Metoche Penthouse

Metoche Penthouse

B category - Sleeps 2/4

Offering outstanding views over Souda Bay and within five minutes drive of the secluded Blue Beach is Metoche Penthouse.

A flight of external stone steps leads up from the courtyard to the entrance of the Penthouse via a roof terrace (first 2 photos) with southerly views across the village to the White Mountains complementing the northerly panoramic views across Souda Bay from the large second terrace at the rear of the property (3rd photo).

The accommodation has two twin bedrooms, a spacious living/dining room with kitchen area and a bathroom with shower. The larger private terrace has breathtaking sea views, is ideal for eating 'al fresco' and has sunloungers provided .

The Penthouse has marble floors, thick stone walls and beamed ceilings to keep it cool in the summer months with ceiling fans in the bedrooms.

The Family House is one of three romantic dwellings each of unique charm and character. Each has its own separate patio for private sunbathing and sea views. The three individual properties (below centre) - the Family House, Farmhouse and Penthouse - are in the Eastern Metoche part of the village, towards the Aptera ruins. The original large eighteenth century farmhouse has thick stone walls which ensure it is cool throughout the long summer months. Each enjoys its own privacy and separate entrance from the pretty courtyard. Aptera village is 1/2 mile with a choice of tavernas and village store with nearest sandy beach about 4 miles away at Kalives (below left).

REVIEWS

“The Penthouse was much appreciated with its lovely view overlooking Souda Bay.” – John Black

“This was our 3^rd holiday with you and we very much enjoyed our stay in Metoche Penthouse. View of Souda Bay superb” - Mrs C, Nottingham

There is nothing joyous about being woken up by a screeching cockerel at the crack of dawn. But in rural Crete you come to accept it, like the sea of bleating goats which block the mountain tracks every morning. The rustic charm of the island is epitomised in the village of Megala Chorafia near the Venetian port of Chania. With its cinematic backdrop of the White Mountains, the hamlet has a thriving community who farm the olive groves and vineyards. We stayed above a farmhouse, complete with donkey and goats, owned by the local Botonakis family; its balcony overlooking the deep blue bay of Souda was a haven of calm – despite the cockerel.

The holiday was organised by Pure Crete Ltd.

THE INDEPENDENT

We ate every night at the tiny Taverna Aptera where the food was the best I have ever had in Greece. Not a sign of moussaka or souvlaki. Instead there was lamb with lettuce in an egg and lemon sause, black-eyed beans with fennel, salt codfish in filo pastry.

The taverna made all the difference to our stay. It meant minimal shopping (bread, yogurt, oranges - all local - for breakfast) and no need to use the car at night. It was a full moon while we were there and the walk back up the track to the house, if occassionally unsteady, was always a pleasure. Anna Pavord

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