Charming and serene villa with pool, lush garden, sea and mountain view
Charming and serene villa with large pool, lush garden, and stunning sea and mountain views
Experience Vamos like a local in this charming and serene three-bedroom villa, with private pool surrounded by a lush garden, wild and cultivated with flowers, herbs, fruit trees, and harmonious growth.
With three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, ample patios and balconies, as well as a serene poolside garden, this fantastic home is perfect for couples, families, or groups of friends.
Enjoy the peaceful surroundings overlooking the White Mountains and views of the Aegean Sea, plenty of outdoor lounging, grilling, and eating areas.
Our fully renovated kitchen and modern amenities, such as WiFi, a washing machine, and AC, will ensure our guests can relax in style and convenience.
Located in Apokoronas, this villa is in a rural area, surrounded by mountains and sea. Dourakis Winery and Port of Souda are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore White Mountains Protected Forest and Kera. Discover the area's water adventures with snorkeling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and ecotours.
The enviable location and quiet grace of Drydakia Villa is a gift, lying above the charming village of Vamos in the prefecture of Apokoronas. Experience what Crete has to offer with a stay, sure to relax and inspire, at our memorable villa.
There are stunning uninterrupted views over the magnificent Lefka Ori Mountains (The White Mountains), Souda Bay, and the Aegean Sea.
Drydakia Villa stands isolated and fully harmonized on a 2000 sqm private hilltop, surrounded by mature trees, herbs and flowering shrubs. This unique site, with its views and its privacy, is the ideal place for a truly magical vacation, far away from the sounds and lights of the city.
ABOUT DRYDAKIA VILLA Drydakia Villa is a charming three-story villa.
The Villa's middle level includes an open plan, airy and spacious area consisting of a kitchen, dining room, living room and full bathroom.
This level leads via sliding French windows to the terrace, swimming-pool and garden. Another French door leads to the front balcony with a direct view over Souda Bay and a breakfast hatch to the kitchen.
Kitchen includes top of the range Indesit cooker, fruit juicer extractor, food processor, micro oven, coffee machine, hand electric blender, multi chopper and an Indesit fridge/freezer.
The swimming pool is large (12meter x 3.75 meter; 1.45 meter max depth) and includes a 2 meters paddling pool for toddles. Sun loungers, parasols and chairs are placed around the pool, the pool patio has a spacious shaded lounging and dining area, perfect for day and nighttime.
On the top floor level there are two double bedrooms with comfortable mattresses and top mattresses, built-in wardrobes, air conditioners, ceiling fans and adjoining toilet, bathroom/shower with bath. Hair dryers are provided in each of the three bathroom.
The bedrooms have a large balcony with stunning views overlooking Souda Bay, the Aegean Sea, and the surrounding area.
On the ground floor there is a large bedroom with a double bed, a double sofa bed, a single bed, built-in wardrobes and air conditioner. There is a separate bathroom/shower room. The bedroom has direct access to the pebble driveway and front garden.
Also, on this level there is a laundry room with washing machine, ironing facilities, and an extra refrigerator.
All windows and doors in the Villa have shutters, insect nets, and are double glazed.
The garden is extensive and layered, boasting both cultivated and wild trees, shrubs, and flowers, with mature trees especially Mediterranean oaks (hence the Villa’s name), wild flowers and herbs. There are many ways to enjoy the garden, including in seated in the lounge and cafe tables underneath the shady canopy.
The pebble driveway area is large and gives direct access the Villa’s lower level and to steps leading to middle level.
ABOUT VAMOS VILLAGE Vamos village is around 800 m down the road. It is an active cultural village with a Jazz festival, Greek musical evenings, cooking & art lessons, tours into the mountains and local industry visits.
There many tavernas, two minimarkets, a bank with ATM machine, an English butcher, baker, cake shop, grocer, tourist office, hair dresser/barber, two petrol stations, as well as a variety of small and charming shops.
Also the regional Health Centre and Dentist surgery is based in Vamos.
No. 1045897.001.
PS; The neighboring Villa Chrysoula can be rented in connection with Drydakia Villa if a larger group, say up to 14 persons, is of interest.
Samankaltaisia majoituspaikkoja
Georgioupolis Plaza Suites
Apokoronas
Georgioupolis Plaza Suites
Apokoronas
Ilmainen Wi-Fi
Ilmastointi
Mikroaaltouuni
Keittiö
9.6 kautta 10, Poikkeuksellisen hyvä, 50 arvostelua
Huvila sijaitsee vuoristossa. Kulttuurikohteista kiinnostuneiden kannattaa lisätä Gavalohorin kansanperinnemuseo ja Eleftherios Venizelosin asuinpaikka ja museo listalleen, ja jos kaipaat aktiivisempaa lomaa, Sudan satama ja Dourakisin viinitila ovat hyviä kohteita. Tutustu alueen vesiaktiviteetteihin, joihin kuuluu laitesukellus ja snorklaus, tai ulkoilma-aktiviteetteihin, joihin kuuluu ekokiertomatkat ja pyöräily. Vieraile matkaoppaassamme kohteeseen Apokóronas
Hania (CHQ-Ioannis Daskalogiannis) – 46 minuutin ajomatka
Ravintoloita
Αρισμαρί
4 min ajomatka
Obrosgialos
14 min ajomatka
Καφέ Ουζερί Καλή Καρδιά (Kali Kardia)
7 min kävelymatka
Heliostasi
5 min ajomatka
Elia & Thyme
9 min ajomatka
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Arvostelut
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Fabian R.
29.8.2025
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Really nice location
Yöpyi 7 yötä elokuussa 2025
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Keith M.
27.9.2022
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Great villa, great location
Lovely villa with excellent pool and outside space
Yöpyi 7 yötä syyskuussa 2022
Tarkistettu arvostelu
8/10 Hyvä
Rebecca C.
17.9.2022
Hyvää: Sisäänkirjautuminen, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Really nice home for the week !
Villa super , pool perfect with a backdrop of beauty.
Lovely place to relax nestled in the hills with the friendly village of Vamos down the road
Yöpyi 9 yötä elokuussa 2022
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Marc D.
16.8.2021
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Super séjour.
Superbe séjour. Magnifique maison qui correspond exactement aux photos. Bien située. Nous recommandons absolument.
Yöpyi 7 yötä elokuussa 2021
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Helen C.
20.8.2023
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
5 stars all round
Stunning villa. Fabulous location. Everything we could ask for was there.
Yöpyi 14 yötä elokuussa 2023
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Frederick T.
13.7.2023
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Excellent
This was a perfect venue for a family holiday the child friendly pool was ideal for young children and adults. The accommodation was excellent with lots of sunny and shady sitting and dining/barbecue areas. The hosts were excellent. We will definitely return.
Yöpyi 14 yötä kesäkuussa 2023
Tarkistettu arvostelu
8/10 Hyvä
Leo R.
26.8.2022
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Nice and calm area
We enjoyed ourselves in the villa, which was well equipped, clean and nice. No unannounced workers.
Yöpyi 4 yötä elokuussa 2022
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Caroline P.
9.6.2023
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Brilliant and firmly recommended
Villa Drydakia is amazing.
All facilities needed are in the property for a great stay.
Pool is lovely, large and refreshing.
Gardens and wildlife are awesome.
Location is superb - less then 5 minutes drive and about 10 minutes walk into Vamos centre.
Cannot recoomend highly enough and will definately try to stay there again !!
You will not be disappointed
Yöpyi 7 yötä toukokuussa 2023
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
mirjam a.
22.8.2022
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
beautiful and welcoming Villa
we stayed with the family for one week in the villa and had a great time. The villa is beautiful, the house was very clean, nicely furnished and the view was stunning! The Wifi did not work very well so we used our mobile hotspot. The pool is fantastic and the kids spent most of the day in it.. the villa is much nicer than on the images! We will definetly come back.
Yöpyi 7 yötä elokuussa 2022
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Ben M.
12.6.2022
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
A relaxing villa with a beautiful view!
After a week in and around Athens, this villa was exactly what the doctor ordered! The perfect place to sit back, relax, and enjoy the beauty of Crete. Everything was as described or better. The villa was in immaculate shape, perfectly clean, and equipped with everything we needed to make our trip spectacular. I’m not sure when we will get back to Crete but I definitely know where we will stay when we do!
Yöpyi 3 yötä kesäkuussa 2022
Tarkistettu arvostelu
8/10 Hyvä
Laetitia D.
26.8.2021
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Ravissante maison, très bien équipée, en bord de route.
La maison de Jane est ravissante.
Tout y est très propre et en bon état (sauf peut-être le lave-vaisselle un peu vieillot et le séchoir à linge rouillé...).
Tout y est pour cuisiner, avec tout l'équipement que nous avons chez nous.
La décoration est raffinée.
La piscine est grande, propre et chaude.
La terrasse est magnifique, pourvue de nombreux sièges et tables, à l'ombre ou au soleil.
Le linge est fourni, jusqu'aux serviettes de plage.
Les moustiquaires sont bien venues.
Quelques points négatifs cependant :
Le bord d'une route assez passante a été compliqué à gérer pour nous, car nous ne sommes pas habitués à vivre avec les voitures, et que les chambres dominent cette route. Heureusement, j'avais amené des boules Kies.
La chambre du bas donne sur un mur, ce qui n'est pas trop agréable.
Les climatisations sont bruyantes. Heureusement, il fait frais le soir (même au mois d’août, nous n'avions pas plus de 19 degrés dehors en fin de soirée).
La maison est loin de tout. La première plage est à 12-15 minutes. Par contre le petit village (2-3 tavernes, une boulangerie, un mini-market, un bar) est proche.
Hormis cela, la maison est vraiment agréable, et Mary et David sont sympathiques.
Yöpyi 11 yötä elokuussa 2021
Tarkistettu arvostelu
8/10 Hyvä
Maria B.
26.8.2020
Hyvää: Sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Huonoa: Siisteys
our stay
Lovely Villa & gorgeous pool area. Jane was fantastic in helping with car hire and any other holiday info.
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
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26.9.2019
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Relaxing holidays in a beautiful villa!
Jane and Richard's villa is delightful and cosy, with lovely "feminine touches". It's bright and spacious, with three bathrooms and enough space for the four of us to not be on top of each other all the time. It has all you need to have a wonderful holiday: fully equipped kitchen (although a draining board would have been a handy thing to have), a nice sitting area with a flatscreen TV, DVD player and router. The WiFi was very patchy at first and this was a bit of a disappointment, since it was impossible to watch Netflix or have a decent Internet connection and I had to add extra data to my 100GB mobile data dongle! However, during the last week we were there the connection picked up and we were able to use Drydakia East, which had the best reception. Being on holiday with two teenage boys, their main requirements are sun, pool and WiFi, and the first two were there and enjoyed the full two weeks we stayed. The pool is wonderful and really made our holiday, we were very happy just lounging about, also because of the hot temperatures which didn't inspire much site-seeing. The views to the sea from the front and to the White Mountains from the garden are stunning, as are the beautiful pink and white oleander shrubs and, of course(!), the bougainvillea, that adorn the house.
My only negative point, which has nothing to do with the owners, was the constant attacks by mosquitoes. I suffered their bites from morning till night, even though we used burning coils and anti-mozzie spray, they are relentless! The caretakers Jane and David were very friendly and helpful and it was nice to be able to speak English with them. We loved the little village of Vamos and its hospitable and welcoming inhabitants! Stella, who runs the local museum, is quite a character and I found it rather amusing to see Socialist and anti-Farage magazines lying in the window. After I enquired about that, she said that she is "leftist" and supports Jeremy Corbyn... She asks 2 euro for a visit and for another 2 euro she serves a delicious Greek coffee! George of the "Douwe Egberts" café is lovely and his Dad makes the most delicious ice cream! On the other side of the road, in the Minimarket, you are helped by lovely Irini at the till. Most people speak (some) English, but with Google Translate you can get by very well. There's also a nice artisan (work) shop where a lady called Natasha makes beautifully painted earthenware. We want to come back to Crete for sure!
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Sabine B.
10.9.2019
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Entspannter Aufenthalt in wunderschöner Ferienvilla!
Ferienhaus genauso vorgefunden wie in der Objektbeschreibung. Erwartungen wurden in Sachen Ausstattung noch übertroffen. Der Pool ist das absolute Highlight! Durch die Alleinlage ist ein Mietwagen zu empfehlen.
Kontakt sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Haben uns durchweg wohlgefühlt und empfehlen diese Ferienvilla gern weiter.
Yöpyi 7 yötä elokuussa 2019
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Barry D.
20.8.2019
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
August in Vamos
Everything about this place is great. The Pool, the gardens, the comfortable interior and the lovely cool breeze that blows through the place when the windows are open. We loved it. The only drawback were the vicious mozzies which loved us !
Yöpyi 7 yötä elokuussa 2019
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Joanna G.
31.7.2019
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Wonderful!
We had such a wonderful time. The villa was in a perfect location with stunning views and felt like home the minute we arrived, nobody wanted to leave. It was perfect for the whole family and we will definitely revisit sometime in the future. Communication with the owner was brilliant from the moment of booking continuing throughout our stay. Can’t recommend this villa highly enough. Thank you so much, we had a wonderful holiday.
Yöpyi 7 yötä heinäkuussa 2019
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Keith M.
18.7.2019
Hyvää: Siisteys, sisäänkirjautuminen, viestintä, sijainti ja listauksen paikkansapitävyys
Wonderful villa on outskirts of traditional village
Lovely villa with views over Souda bay from the northfacing rooms and the White Mountains everywhere else!
Great pool, lots of outside seating areas, all in excellent condition. The villa is just outside walking distance from the village and beaches are a good drive away, but the villa more than makes up for it. We had a brilliant relaxing time here. No hesitation in recommending it.
Yöpyi 7 yötä kesäkuussa 2019
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Kimon F.
26.8.2018
Wonderful spot, amazing views from the house
Really nice villa. Very well maintained. Beautiful views. One of the most important things for us was that it was COOL in August. Not easy to find on Crete in August but that's because this is up in the mountains. Still only a 15 minute drive to the beach. Vamos is lovely, great old Greek chorio.
Yöpyi 14 yötä elokuussa 2018
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
lynn lipscomb L.
9.8.2018
Beautifully presented family villa
An idyllic location, beautiful views, spacious and well equipped villa with very private and welcoming pool. Very well presented, spacious villa with many personal touches and everything you need for a very relaxing holiday. Located half a kilometre from very friendly village of Vamos which has a mini market, a few bars and tavernas, an excellent health centre and many streets to wander and explore. Lovely beaches within a 15 minute drive at Almyrida and Kalyves with sand, sun beds and a good choice of tavernas and restaurants. Only 35 minutes to the charming town and port of Chania. Thank you for a wonderful stay and would definitely hope to return.
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Phil P.
7.7.2018
Can not beat this villa. It has everything needed for a great family holiday.
This villa and location is perfect to enjoy an old world village with a modern, everything you possibly need villa. The pool, lounge chairs and umbrellas made it for our family. The views of the Mediterranean Sea from the front balconies and the White Mountains from the backyard are incredible. The Vamos Information Office was incredible and steered you in the right direction based on your interest. We would definitely stay here again and would recommend it for anyone that wants to be away from the beach front hotel crowds and want to experience the real Crete.
Yöpyi 7 yötä kesäkuussa 2018
Tarkistettu arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Arthur D.
1.6.2018
Everything going we expected and more - loved it the villa was perfect for our needs
We did have difficulty finding it though. We think instructions could have been clearer esp as we were driving at night. A good map would have been most helpful and we found one in the house !
But don't let that affect anybody's
judgment as this is a great place and we will certainly go again.Only regret is that we didn't have more time to explore !
So, to sum up great villa nice situation lovely locals cheap meals and good restaurants nearby. We'll be back for more next year - despite the mozzies - ha - ha !
Yöpyi 10 yötä toukokuussa 2018
Vanha arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Andrew C.
26.6.2017
Everything that was promised and more. Stunning location.
Simply wonderfull
Vanha arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Sandra M.
25.6.2017
Quiet, rural villa
Comfortable private villa near a charming rural village.
Yöpyi 7 yötä kesäkuussa 2017
Vanha arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Annette V.
3.10.2015
Perfect peace and relaxation.
Having stayed at a number of villa's on holiday letting sites this is easily our favourite. The Villa is high spec and exceptionally well equipped.
It's location is perfect being an easy 10 minute walk into Vamos but with only it's sister villa as a direct neighbour it's very private and peaceful.
The outside areas are lovely and we found it difficult to drag ourselves away from the gorgeous pool area with a variety of seating areas.
The welcome pack of local goodies including a bottle of local wine was a thoughtful touch and gratefully received. The care takers Mary and David visited a couple of times to clean the pool and check everything was ok and we were given their contact numbers in case of any problems.
Vamos is a lovely Greek little village with a handful of tavernas, a couple of bars and a few shops including chemist and a great bakery.
Couldn't fault the villa or location for a peaceful and typically Greek holiday and would highly recommend.
Vanha arvostelu
10/10 Loistava
Charlie P.
10.9.2015
Little Cretan paradise!!!
The villa itself was absolutely perfect. It was just as described and more. It was spacious inside and outside, which was great as there were five adults and two young children. Our daughters who are two and three were very entertained by the different toys that were there at the villa. There were shady spots throughout the day, which was brilliant for the girls to sit and draw and keep cool. The views were amazing and the villa and garden were very private. having two small girls that was a great thing as we didn't have to worry to much about them making noise and disturbing others trying to relax. The décor was perfect, very neutral and to a great standard and very clean everywhere. It has everything you would need in the kitchen to make delicious food. the front balconies were so beautiful in the afternoon onwards, so relaxing to sit and watch the sunset.
We did not have a car for the first few days of the holiday so we were relying on what we had in the local shops in the charming town of Vamos. The road to to Vamos square had so many different fruit trees everywhere, lemons, figs, plums, pomegranates, grapes and of course an abundance of olive trees. You could find everything you needed in Vamos, mini markets/bakery/English butchers/phamacy but we did find that we needed to go further afield for a bit more choice. All of the tavernas in Vamos were perfect, very friendly people and some very good food which was better than by the coast and a lot cheaper. A restaurant you must visit is Parasia Rakadiko, easily the best food we had on our trip and for fantastic value. We found ourselves ordering half of the menu just to try as much as we could.
We then found that we had to rent a car for the second half of our trip so we went to Kalives an hired a car. Very pleased we did this because we managed to get to all the beaches, supermarkets and as many local attractions as we could squeezed in. Lake Kournas was a great day out, kids loved it and we hired a peddalo boat and saw turtles!!! Would recommend longer than an hour though as we found it wasn't quite enough.
The caretakers Mary & David were very helpful and useful. They had a great knowledge of the local area and if we had any problems they were always at hand.
Overall we were over the moon with our Cretan Holiday in this property and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.