This stunning property is owned by an award-winning garden designer and his partner, who is also a gardener.
If you love being surrounded by foliage and flora, birds singing and scenery, then this villa is definitely a place for you. Enjoying a privileged and peaceful location in the heart of the countryside at the end of a 300 m track on the very edge of the small, quaint, and typically Cretan village of Paleloni, but only 1.8 km from the 4 tavernas and 2 minimarkets in Kefalas, 6 minutes’ drive from Ombrosgialos Bay with spectacular, crystal clear turquoise water, upcoming diving park and a lovely taverna nestled on the rocks. Only 15 minutes from the many amenities and soft golden sand, blue flag beaches in Almyrida and Kalyves.
Villa is set on two levels. It consists of 3 double bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
The layout is as follows:
Main house door opens to front covered area leading to garden, pool and outdoor dining area.
On the ground floor there is kitchen equipped with fridge/freezer, brand new dishwasher, microwave, electric cooker/oven and sink with drainer. It offers plenty of storage cupboards and workspace. Dining area with 6-seater round table and chairs.
Lounge has 3 sets of double doors that open to covered area and sea views. There is a TV in the lounge. Windows open to pool view.
There is also first double bedroom on this level and a bathroom with walk-in shower toilet and sink with vanity unit and cupboard below sink.
Internal staircase leads to the upper floor, where there is a master Bedroom with en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower toilet and sink with vanity unit both top and bottom. Wardrobe in the bedroom. Double doors open onto roof terrace. Sea views. There is also a TV point.
Moreover, there is a third bedroom with double doors that open onto roof terrace with sea views.
There is also a family bathroom with a bathtub and shower, toilet, large sink with double vanity and cupboard under sink.
Villa features:
- central heating throughout with 1000 l oil tank
- air conditioning throughout
- all doors and windows are aluminum powder coated
- wood burn stove
- storeroom under the stair – there is a washing machine
- solar water heater
- extra 5000 l water tank
- large BBQ area with built in cupboards and sink
- large store room for the garden furniture
- irrigation laid out in the garden with digital timers
- many taps and sockets around the villa on the outside
- outdoor lighting. Some with sensors
- boiler room
- carport with pitched roof and a secondary carpark space
- plenty of terraces and seating areas around the house
- private swimming pool with an outdoor shower
Villa is undoubtedly welcoming and stylish, cool and airy, and ideal for laid-back summer living. The tasteful design cleverly fuses traditional elements including stone archways and nooks, and beamed ceilings made from fragrant local cypress wood, with contemporary furnishings and every modern comfort including gleaming bathrooms, a fully fitted kitchen with a comprehensive inventory, air conditioning throughout.
With the owners being professional gardeners, it is no surprise that for the different sections of the grounds, they have carefully selected a multitude of typically Mediterranean flora that will flourish in the long, hot summers. Growing up the exterior walls of the villa are colorful and fragrant cape honeysuckle, climbing roses, and bougainvillea. There are terracotta pots with geranium and succulents, well-tended gravel flowerbeds encircle the house and pool terrace and are planted with lavender, oleander, pride of Madeira, aloe ferox, aloe arborescens, tulbaghia, dasylirion, gaura, palms, pomegranate and bitter orange trees among others. The north side and the rear of the plot have almond bushes and are blessed with shade from olive, pine, and cypress trees, whilst the lower level of the slope that drops away below the villa and pool terrace has been left natural with wildflowers and shrubs which are at their most vibrant in the spring.
The private parking area is set just outside the main garden gate and has a shaded area for 1 car and space for 2 further cars.
The property was used for personal use by the current owners and for the last few years have had successful rentals every season.
This villa couldn’t be more perfect for anyone seeking quality accommodation, in a quiet Cretan hamlet where it is easy to leave behind the hustle and bustle of daily life yet is well placed for a short drive to a choice of village tavernas for a delicious meal, and for exploring west Crete. CMSH00347
