The Traditional House Penelope w/ pool – Home 3026418 House
- 3 bedrooms
- 6 sleeps
- 3 nights min stay
The Traditional House Penelope w/ pool – Home 3026418
- House
- 3 bedrooms
- sleeps 6
- 3 nights min stay
Key Info
- Child Friendly
- Air conditioning
- No pets allowed
Description from manager
Description
Our beautiful home offers great panoramic views over the whole area with olive trees and the mountains in the background. It is located at the edge of Mavrikiano, a small settlement built on the top of a hill, over the Mirabello bay and the seaside village of Elounda. Even though this area lies, practically at the edge of Elounda, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Mavrikiano village, manages to keep its character of a typical Cretan village and thus you, our visitor, can wonderfully combine, the simplicity of village life with the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Elounda. The beach lies just 8min walk away.
''Penelope'' used to be part of an old Church demolished by the Turks at the end of the 15th century. It has been rebuilt using only stone and wood. Reverence and respect of the old structure has been exercised with the help of the local people and their stories.
Going up the stairs you'll come into the front terrace. Here lies the kitchen of the house together with the dinning table for 6 people. Here you can dine while admiring the olive groves in the day, or the stars in the night. Up two steps is the main entrance, which brings you to a sitting area with two single beds and a fireplace. To your right is the bathroom with jacuzzi. At the room's other end you can either go up the wooden stairs to the Oddas (attic/loft) with a double bed, or open the door on your right to the master bedroom with a double bed and an arched patio door onto the balcony.
All rooms are laid out just as they were originally built in the old days for a Cretan family, meaning that you must walk through one space in order to reach the next. The rooms are separated with doors, unlikely most of the traditional houses in the past.
Kitchen utensils are copies of originals and the plates are of a type still in use in most villages of Crete.
All the furniture are copies of originals found in the Historical Museum of Heraklion, Crete, but the lamps and fittings are original. The tiles used for the house reconstruction are hand made, dated c 1920, and were taken from old demolished houses in the area. The marble sink was found in a Turkish Hammam. The taps are copies of those of the 1920's. The reddish plaster on the walls is made of ground tiles, the same material that was used in the monasteries of the period 14th - 16th century.
The pool and summerkitchen with the oven and BBQ are shared with the house Dimitra, at the ground floor, if it is occupied during your stay.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- No pets allowed
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: King bed
Bedroom 2: King bed
Beds in other rooms: 2 Twin beds - 1 Full bath
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioning
- Grill
- Patio
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Stove
- Fridge
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Iron
- TV
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Policies
- Check in time: 16:00, Check out time: 10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
- This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
- Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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100% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least two weeks before check-in.
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No refund if cancelled less than 2 weeks before check-in.
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* The booking fee is stated in the cancellation policy information on the payment page. This fee helps us run our secure platform and enables us to provide 24/7 customer support
About the manager
Anemos Epe-The Tradional Homes Of Crete
Tourist License
030903ΤΆΞΕΩΣΑ
- Response rate:
- 50%
- Calendar last updated:
- 07 May 2024
- Years listed:
- 10
- Based in:
- Greece
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English, French, German
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“Poor quality ... looks much nicer on pictures than what you get”
The swimming pool was nice ... and the house was, well, a traditional, old house ... but that's all positive I can say. We stayed in "Penelope": small house, small beds, too many beds i… More
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.
Response from the manager Dear Raf thank you for letting us know of your comments having stayed at the traditional home of PENELOPE . Had we known of your disatisfaction , we would have reacted immediately and the least we could have done was to change immediately the accommodation by providing another home with Pool . Regards . ARGIRO
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.
FAQs
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