Milia Traditional Settlement

Rooms

The 14 rooms are spread between the scattered stone cottages of the village, and reached by cobbled steps and steep paths (bear this in mind when packing!). In some cases you get a little cottage to yourself, in others you get half a house, divided into floors or sections. But you always have your own small bathroom, either in the room or just outside, with flush toilet and simple shower. Little changed from the Cretan shepherd homes they once were, you’ll find thick, crudely-built walls, tiny windows, simple wooden or iron beds with firm mattresses, a light-it-yourself wood-burning stove (it’s chilly up here even in April), woven bedcovers and blankets, a table and bench in the larger rooms, and a few rustic tools (for decoration only – you’re not expected to till the fields!).

Most of the rooms have either twin or double beds, but numbers 11 and 12 have a double and a single bed. Larger families should request room 10, which has a double and two singles in adjoining rooms; those travelling à trois can ask for room 7, which has three single beds in two bedrooms. All bathrooms have a handbasin, mirror and hot-water shower, powered by natural gas boilers. Eight of the rooms have fireplaces and all the others new and effective wood stoves.