Casa dei Mezzo

Makriyialos, Crete

Rooms

Step inside the main entrance, past the specially commissioned icon of St. John who blesses new arrivals, and you’ll find yourself in a funky glass corridor which connects the two parts of the building. On one side, in a separate wing from the main house, are 2 bedrooms (which can be double or twin bedded); on the other, leading towards to the sitting room, are the other two (both double-bedded).

All 4 have A/C and ensuite shower / bathrooms. Décor is clean, white and modern, with a minimum of furniture: wide sprung beds, ample pillows, a cushioned chest at its foot, two bedside tables and generous built-in wardrobes. Full-length cream curtains keep the sun out by day; ceiling downlighters give halogen brightness after dark (there’s nothing dingy about these rooms). One room has sliding French windows to lordly views over the coast of Makriyialos and its shimmering olive branches; the other three are side-facing, but still have good views and plenty of sun. Most bathrooms have power showers and heated tiles for the cooler months.

For more details on the common rooms see Features.

Features include:

  • Phone
  • TV
  • Satellite/Cable TV
  • CD player
  • DVD player
  • Internet Connection
  • Safe box
  • Air-Conditioning
  • Terrace/balcony (private)
  • Full Kitchen
  • Fridge
  • Oven
  • Coffee maker
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Tumble dryer
  • Iron
  • Grand Piano
Save to favouritesPrintMailCasa dei MezzoThe wooden roof casts slatted shadows across the pool, while marble columns bisect the backdrop of silver-green olive trees and blue-blue sea. Water trickles from a carved conch down a tiled flume into the pool. Behind, dry mountains rear up; below lie the fishing town and beaches of Makriyialos. This casa, built on a Venetian olive estate (there are still 10,000m² of trees), stands out from the island’s many identikit villas and restored farmhouses like the Acropolis above the hoi polloi. It was designed by two architects in tandem with the Norwegian owner, and they have been bold and original in their vision. Stone-clad wings enclose green lawns and a raised patio-cum-pool. Interiors are clean and cool, with white walls, varnished floorboards and sliding picture-windows. The 4 double [r:GR024:bedrooms] have air-con and ensuite showers, while the kitchen fittings put other villas to shame. Team up with some friends for an indulgent week of swimming, boating, hiking, sunbathing, lazy lunches and fish dinners.

Book this hotelRates from 664EUR

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