We stayed here with friends as a base for a few days hiking. We had a fabulous welcome from Marina who is bubbly, warm and very friendly. As there were only a few rooms occupied at the time, Marina showed us several rooms and let us choose which ones we wanted. We chose 2 rooms on the ground floor as they had terraces in the garden and we could move from room to room easily. The rooms were both very spacious (one with a fireplace) and spotlessly clean. The bathrooms were clean with plenty of hot water. There was a small kitchenette with fridge and hotplate but a larger pan to boil water for tea or coffee would have been useful as there was only the traditional pan to make coffee and they are quite small - having read about the lack of a kettle in a previous review, I took our kettle from home! Obviously this isn't an option if you don't live on Crete! A teatowel and dish cloth would also have been helpful for washing and drying up breakfast dishes.
Overall we we were delighted with the hotel, unfortunately, we weren't so impressed with Anogia, not many tavernas around and those that were around had a very limited menu, I love lamb chops but not every day!
Good value for money. Basic furnishings; kitchenette a plus but no cooking utensils despite the stove. Exquisite view, extremely tranquil but unless you come for the quiet and nature, not much to do. Very friendly host but not always around so best to coordinate your arrival in advance! Also, if you want a double bed, make sure you specify that in advance. We had 2 singles.
Vi skulle besöka Timios Stavros, berget Idas högsta topp, och dÄ ligger det hÀr hotellet utmÀrkt. Vacker utsikt över berg och dalar, bekvÀma och rena rum. Enda felet var vÀl att pentryt var lite dÄligt utrustat. Man bor ocksÄ lite avsides, med i stort sett egen ingÄng, sÄ man ser mycket lite av personal o andra gÀster. Inget hÄlligÄngstÀlle med andra ord, men det Àr inte Anogia heller.