Rock House's Villa Melody (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) with private garden and pool.
Villa in Platanias
5 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area
Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
About this villa rental
On the ground floor(55m²) of each villa you will have a fully equipped luxury kitchen with refrigerator, electric oven and ceramic plateau, microwave oven, multi coffee maker, toaster, juicer, dishwasher, air condition and independent heating system for the winter. In the living room you can enjoy watching the satellite LCD TV. DVD, audio stereo system, as well as the fire place during the cold winter days. You will have special relaxation moments in the bedroom with its king size bed, the romantic bed cloths and the sensual candle lighting reflecting on the stone walls. Also in the bedroom there is a TV set and a stereo system. In the sun bright bathroom you can relax in the jacuzzi bathtub and considering your personal needs we have at your disposal hair dryer, a personal treatment kit, towels, bathrobes and slippers. As you walk up the stairs from the living room, you get to the attic(13m²) of the house with its bedroom, which can be changed from a king size bed to two single beds.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Platanias
Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 5.0
Outstanding(22 Reviews)5.0 / 5.0
Just amazing !
We have had the most fabulous time at Villa Melody. Spacious, well equipped, peaceful and the loveliest owners who were incredibly helpful. We will be back!
5.0 / 5.0
Magical Villi
Villa Melody was a fantastic place to stay. Comfortable and characterful, perfectly situated and Yioula was a warm and welcoming host. Wonderful!
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful Villa, brilliant location, lovely owners
The villa itself is absolutely beautiful and the location is ideal. It feels very quiet and secluded, but you are literally just down the driveway from the main street and all the Plantanias facilities.
Yioula and Agi are extremely welcoming and helpful hosts and have obviously put a lot of time and care into the villa to make it a real home from home. The bottle of wine and home made produce awaiting for us on arrival was a lovely touch.
The pool is fantastic and an ideal size for a family of four and there are loads of pool toys, inflatables etc. provided. The villa itself is a lovely size and all the fixtures and fittings are of a very high standard and very well maintained. Make sure you visit the owner's Rock House bar as well at the top of the drive - well worth a visit especially when there is a band on.
All in all a beautiful villa and many thanks to Yioula and Agi for a wonderful stay.
5.0 / 5.0
Rach hayley
Second time staying here. It is perfect, beautiful villa, clean, beautiful, own pool. Couldn't ask for more. To top it off Yioula and Agis are very welcoming and make you feel at home. As 2 young women travelling alone, I can honestly say that this is the only place that I've travelled to that I feel safe and at home. Yioula and Agis (villa owners) are always there should you have any queries. The welcome is amazing with amazing home cooked foods (thank you Yioula! We need the spanokopita recipe) and bottle of wine.
Sofia visits to change towels, empty bins and mop etc. She is so friendly and lovely too.
There is nothing to fault at all. I have already recommended these beautiful villas to friends and family.
II've also travelled with our little boy (8yo ) and he thoroughly enjoyed it.
Can't wait to go back!
5.0 / 5.0
Perfect place for your holiday in Crete
We had a wonderful time staying in this beautiful and well designed villa. We found everything we could possibly need and found the owners very welcoming and helpful. Looking forward to going back one day. Highly recommended.
5.0 / 5.0
Better than expected (and we had great expectations!) Most of the times pictures on a website or in a brochure gives a prettier view than you find when you actually get there. Not Villa Rhapsody and Villa Melody, they were splendid, with an atmosphere hard to capture in a photo. They are situated in the middle of Platanias, close to a very nice beach, with everything just around the corner. But when you step inside the gate of Rock houses it´s like an oasis. Quiet (except from the not-annoying crickets;-), peaceful, clean, cosy, everything we wished for on our holiday! We can really recommend the villas to anyone who enjoys a Cretan holiday with a high-class accomodation
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful villa, lovely welcome
Thank you to Yioula, Agis, Aris, Sophia and not forgetting Chester, for looking after us so well. As a family of four with two teenagers we stayed at Villa Melody for a week in early April. We had a lovely warm welcome and the villa was just perfect. The pride and attention to detail with which it was built and presented showed through. It was spacious, very well equipped and with some top quality hotel finishing touches, not to mention the basket of home made produce, wine and something a touch stronger!
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful!
Wow! We arrived at this beautiful, authentic greek house, where we felt very welcome by the sweet and helpful owners. The house is very close to shops, restaurants and the beach, but because it is located a couple of houses from the main street, it is very quiet and peaceful. I was there with my family, which the house is perfect for. Our four-year old daughter and one-year old son enjoyed the pool and the room down-stairs, which had a lot of toys for both of them. We adults very much enjoyed the jacuzzi, relaxing on the terraces and the fact that there was wireless internet access...perfect for planning trips.
I would really recommend this house to anyone who wants a vacation where they can stay in a quiet, charming place, where it is possible to walk to restaurants, shopping, beautiful sunsets at the beach, or take a drive up to the breathtaking mountains or into the city of Chania.
I would definitely love to go back.
5.0 / 5.0
The perfect holiday destination
This was our first visit to Crete and we had a relaxing and wonderful stay in villa Rhapsody! It was clean, well equipped and even better then described on the website. Fantastic villa - superb location within walking distance to supermarkets, restaurants and the beach. We would definitely recommend it to anyone who is planning to travel to Crete. Yioula and her family were perfect hosts – thank you for everything!
5.0 / 5.0
The best holiday EVER!!!
We would like to say thanks to Youla and Agis for a wonderful stay in their villa Melody!! Homemade cake and wine was waiting for us when we arrived!!!
It was perfect for the four ladies from Norway who wanted to have a vacation to relax and party at the same time!! Relaxing in the jaccuzi while the rest cook dinner at the barbeque, or having a great time at Rock House with Manolis`great drinks!!!
Go for a swim in the pool to wake you up in the morning before you make espresso for the girls and wake them up for yet another great day!!!! It doestn get better than this!!!
We will be back next year!!!
Best regards from Lisa, Sissel, Grethe and Ann-Torill
5.0 / 5.0
Villa Melody - a great find
My husband and I rented the villa Melody in May 2011 and can thoroughly recommend it. Everything is finished to a really high standard and with a lot of thought. Despite us having rain on a few days we were more than happy to chill out on the veranda which has comfy sofas. The pool is a good size and the gardens are well-kept. Yioula and her family made us feel very welcome and really want their guests to have a good time. The resort itself is very built-up and we chose it as we have a baby daughter and wanted to be close to amenities. The villa is luxurious and tucked away so it was a haven for us with the privacy we wanted despite being in a very touristic town.
5.0 / 5.0
Stunning villa, great location.
Stunning villa, great location. Quiet and extremely comfortable. We had a fantastic time.
The villa was spacious and super clean as was the pool and the grounds. It was equiped with everything that we needed and we had a really fabulous holiday. I wouldn't and won't hesitate to recommend this villa as a great place to stay in Crete. Yioula, her family and all the staff were really super nice and made us feel so welcome.
Thank you Yioula and team for making our holiday so pleasant. We will hopefully return to you again soon.
5.0 / 5.0
Perfect In All Ways
It is not often that one's expectations are exceeded upon arriving at their holiday accommodations. Our stay at the Rock House Villa was one of these exceptions. Well equipped, spotlessly clean, well-maintained, and above all comfortable, our week's stay in Crete was perfect. The warm and tremendously hospitable villa owners Yioula and Agis made our experience truly special. We have already recommended the Rock House Villa to friends and will continue to do so.
Enjoy!
The Bougie Family
Amsterdam, NE
5.0 / 5.0
Crete - Spring Break 2010!
From the moment we walked through the door the house was 5 star! The owner's had some homebaked Greek treats set on the kitchen table and every amenity and possible need was met. They even had cd's of greek music and rock bands to play to further set the tone for our time in Greece. The beds were very comfortable by european standards and all linens were top quality. The weather was a bit chilly for spring and the owner's even provided us with wood for the fireplace. The kitchen was more than adequately furnished for cooking and the refridgerator was stocked with Raki!
The location was perfect for a beach holiday as it is an easy walk to the sandy beach in the heart of Platanias. The village itself is very nice with many restaurants and cafe's - some set high on the streets above with magnificent views.
We will definitely stay in the Rock Houses if or when we return to Crete.
5.0 / 5.0
Great house, great destination
We spent 8 days in Villa Melody in July 2010. We were extremely satisfied with everything and I could say that it is even better than it looks at web site. With two kids 9 and 5 we enjoyed all the time. Everything is next door, beaches are fine, especially Gerona beach which is 2 minutes away with local bus. This beach has les waves and that was great for kids. Chania is aslo not far away and is beautiful old town. We would love to come back again.
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful!
Beautiful house:well equipped, functional yet elegant. The house is well located, very clean and the owners are the most helpful, warm and friendly.
We came in November and being and off-season time, there was not much to do in the village. We did not rent a car but took the bus to Chenia and other cities. If we came back, I would rent a car. Yioula and her husband took us to a lake we could not have reached with the bus- I think- and provided us with a "real Crete" experience. Thank you Yioula and Igis, you have made our trip and we won't forget you.
I would recommend the Rock house to anyone !
Love
Nicole
5.0 / 5.0
Villa Melody September 2009
This was the first time we had booked a private villa with pool & came upon this one via an internet site recommended to us. We chose the villa because of the wonderful photos and wealth of information about the villas. We were not disapointed in the least! From the moment we stepped into the villa my husband, son & I all flopped down onto the cosy sofa & breathed a sigh of bliss quickly followed by a dive into the pool. We had a warm welcome from Yioula together with a hamper of goodies.
The villa was everything we imagined it could be and more, my son (aged 3) had his own special playroom downstairs with numerous toys & games to keep him occupied. The villa was fully equipped with everything you could wish for including espresso machine! And was spotlessly clean.
We did hire a car but it was not needed as your are in the middle of the village close to all amenities but it was nice to explore the island and drive up the mountains with the spectacular views (ok if like my husband you like heights, he's a roofer, if not don't look down) and don't mind shoving away the odd goat who refuses to leave the 8 foot wide road so you can drive past.
Overall we had an excellent holiday and like everyone else didn't want to go home, usually miss my home comforts but had them on holiday with me!
5.0 / 5.0
Perfect relaxation
We enjoyed a very relaxing week in Villa Melody. When we arrived the house was spotlessly clean and fully lived-up to our expectations. (The multi-room sound system is a great idea). Lovely pool to cool off and float around.
We enjoyed simple food in nearby restaurants - we weren't very adventurous and flipped between a couple of restaurants that we liked and didn't venture far.
5.0 / 5.0
Villa Melody Spring 2009
We came across the Rock House website when we were searching for villas near Chania and were very taken with the website, its design, the pictures of the two villas and their high specification. Booking the villa was straightforward and right from the beginning Yioula, the owner, was delightful to deal with - everything happened as arranged, paperwork arrived when expected and Yioula was easy to contact by phone to answer the odd query before the holiday. It's particularly convenient if you are able to fly into Chania airport rather than Heraklion, as it is only 20 minutes in a taxi. So often the pictures advertising villas are 'imaginative' to put it mildly - but these villas are just as they look on the website, if not better, and you could not ask for a more tastefully appointed, comfortable and intelligently laid out place to have a holiday. The quality is first rate throughout and it's clear Yioula has gone to a great deal of personal trouble to make it so - and quite rightly she asks her guests to treat it like their own home. We walked through the door into a typical Greek welcome - flowers in a vase, a bottle of raki, wine and, best of all, home baked pastries and a cake made by Yioula herself! She was always around if you needed her advice or help. Even though we were only there for a week we still had a visit from a cleaner mid-week, and the general cleanliness throughout the villa was outstanding. The villa is set back from the main road into Chania and Platanias is a lively place full of good reasonably priced restaurants, as well as one or two suitable for a special night out. There are plenty of supermarkets, chemists and so on within a few minutes walk and a lot of really good jewellery shops. As always seems the way in Greece, you get such a warm welcome where ever you go. There is a car rental company a couple of doors down with excellent rates and the buses into Chania and beyond are good. The beach, which is sandy and clean with amazing views and spectacular sunsets, is less than 5 minutes walk from the villa although the pool at the villa tempts you to stay put. There are many nightclubs if that's your bag but noise doesn't reach the villa in the evening if it's not. We have already recommended this property to friends and bored them to death with hundreds of photos of our visit. We will go back without question - it was a privilege to stay in such a beautiful place and be the guest of such a lovely, warm person as Yioula.
5.0 / 5.0
VILLA SPLENDIDE
Bonjour,
nous avons passé un séjours de 15 jours a la villa melody et franchement ç'est un endroit magnifique la villa est superbe il y a tout le confort nécéssaire c'est très bien meme l'entretien de la villa c'est très propre vous avez besoin de quoi que soit ils sont la et surtout ils sont aimable et agreable et le jours de votre arrivé vous avez un acceuil comme nul part ailleurs une piscine privé a la villa la mer est à 2 min a pied vous avez tout les commerce a coté de la villa des restaurants tous très bon. Je vous conseille la villa vraiment vous ne le regreterez pas nous nous comptons y retourner l'été 2010.
5.0 / 5.0
Our Holiday
We stayed at Villa Rhapsody at the end of May beginning of June 2009.
This villa was lovely. Although it is central in Platanias you enter throught the large wooden gates at Rock Houses and it is your own quite oasis. You would not know you were in the heart of the town. Even in the evening you cannot hear anything.
There is such a lot to do from boat trips and water activities, the beach is only 5 minutes away. Jeep safari trips into the hills with breathtaking views. To see the island hire a car and explore, its buitiful and the people are really friendly. The town offers all the amenities you could want.
Although in our experience if you want the best authentic food, take a trip up into the hills and find a little restaurant of your own, great food and good value.
The owners of these two lovely villa's were very friendly, helpful and always available.
So whether you want the nightlife or the original Crete culture this location is great, and should meet all tastes.
The Villa's were of a very high standard with all the facilities you could ask for.
We hope to return soon (If there's a space) I think future booking will be well sought after.
Mick, Sue & Harry
FAQs
How much does this villa cost compared to others in Platanias?
The average price for a rental in Platanias is R 1,859 per night. This rental is R 1,162 above the average.
Is parking included with this villa?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Rock House's Villa Melody (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) with private garden and pool.. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this villa?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Rock House's Villa Melody (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) with private garden and pool.. Enjoy the water!
Is Rock House's Villa Melody (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) with private garden and pool. pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this villa is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Rock House's Villa Melody (2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4) with private garden and pool.?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and fireplace.
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