Tasmania Village Hotel
Elounda, Crete

Mr J Gray, Hartlepool

Good clean apartments with wonderful views.

Mr R Williams, Ferndale

Mrs D Taylor, Huddersfield

Best place in the world to stay.

Mr P Nicholson, Castleford

Excellent, the views and staff.

Mr R Vincent, Leatherhead

Very friendly and helpful owners apartment. Great value for money and spectacular sea views.

Mr P Baggott, Smethwick

The part owner Anna and her family were very welcoming and helpful throughout our stay, it was like staying with members of your own family.

We had one of the newer 1 bed apartments which has a double bedded room and 2 single beds in the living area. The kitchen area had enough utensils for 4 a fridge with small freezer and 2 hobs. the bedroom has a fitted wardrobe with cupboards, bedside table and dressing table. There is a safe at an extra cost as there is with the air con. Each room has a sea view and either a patio or balcony. The sheets/towels were changed 3 times during our stay.

The pool is well maintained and kept clean opening times as per bar. Sunbeds/parasols are provided free. There is a bar providing drinks and food between 9 am and midnight. We tried the hot snacks and they were good value as were the drinks compared to places in Elounda.

Excellent location about 2km from Elounda and 2.5km from Plaka. The local bus can be caught at the bottom of the drive for both directions. The nearest supermarket is about 10 minutes away, 15 to the nearest restaurant and 20 to the nearest beach apart from a small one at the bottom of the drive. The hotel is in a quiet location but near enough for anything you want.

Mrs E Childs, Bromley

The accommodation was what I had expected for Greece. Basic but clean. Linen and towels were changed 3 times in 10 days which is very good. Kitchen basic, but not a problem for me, I only make coffee! The staff were lovely and of the guests I met, many had been there before. Apartments were a 20 minute walk from Elounda, but the view from my balcony easily made up for that small inconvenience.

Mrs D Heaton, Rotherham

We (2 adults, 2 children) had a fabulous 2 week holiday at Tasmania Village in Elounda and would recommend it to all.

The apartment was very large - one big room with two single beds at one end and the kitchenette at the other with lots of space in between and we actually had a kingsize bed in the bedroom (we've never even had a double in other self catering apartments so this was a big plus).

Kitchenette, simply equipped with decent sized fridge and two ring hob. Not much space but still manageable for preparing snacks. There is a snackbar next to the pool too if you don't want to cook at all.There was a safe and air conditioning available, both payable locally. Clean bedding and towels twice a week.

The views from the apartment were stunning, with the balcony screens open we could lay in bed and see the sea! You get a wonderful view of Spinalonga too. And at night time you can see so many stars - we actually saw a meteorite shower when we were there which was magical.

Everyone was very friendly and the owner is great and happy to help with any recommendations of places to visit - she also organised car hire for us which was excellent.

Location wise, there is an incredibly steep hill to climb up to the pool and apartments but you can take this slowly (why rush on holiday) or get a taxi back from town in an evening to take you right to the top. It's a 30-40 minute stroll into Elounda town itself and the walk is delightful, right along the sea edge and never too busy.

Mr P Nicholson, Castleford

Great holiday, Anna and Maria make you very welcome and the view is excellent. Apartments are as you expect in Greece, clean tidy and comfortable.

Mr P Nicholson, Castleford

Maria, George and Anna are excellent hosts and made us feel welcomed from day one. We stayed three weeks and Anna was our main host and is an extremely warm, friendly and hardworking individual who takes great pride in Tasmania Village and the family business. Sharon who works for the family is amazing and I hope she is valued highly as a staff member and is there for many years to come looking after the housekeeping. We met a great crowd of regulars who made our stay even more enjoyable not to mention amusing. Air con, safety deposit box etc. was extra but not an unreasonable cost and we would recommend use these. Anna cooks to a very high standard and even made sandwiches for our journey home that were very tasty and half the cost of the airport food. We arrived late when reception was closed but Maria had left a note with room number so we had a smooth transition; the one thing that would have helped however was if a bottle of water had been placed into the fridge so we could have had a cold drink before bed. The views are stunning and the gentle stroll of twenty minutes into the centre of Elounda did wonders for keeping our weight the same; perhaps not so good for children aged 2-12 who don't like to walk although it is very flat once you leave the apartments. The pool is very clean but not suitable for non-swimmers due to the depth, lots of loungers with umbrellas.