Is Escape to Blooming Gardens & Village Charm! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Onsite parking is available at the property.

Where is Escape to Blooming Gardens & Village Charm! located?

This family-friendly Rethymno villa is located in the mountains, 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Ancient Lappa, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Episkopi Beach and Petres Beach. Georgioupolis Beach and Argiroupoli Springs are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Escape to Blooming Gardens & Village Charm! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

10/10 Excellent

Edmund V.

26 August 2025

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Villa was perfect. Lovely surroundings, beautiful garden and house.The owner was really good at communicating with us. Changing of linen, house cleaning and pool cleaning were great bonus’s throughout the stay. The location is great for visiting the Northern coast (15mins) and the Southern coast (45mins). We had 2.5 year old, 11year old, 14year old as well as four adults including grandparents and villa catered for all. Would definitely recommend to anyone and would stay again if came to the same area.Thank you for a brilliant holiday!

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ray B.

2 September 2025

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We had a wonderful stay at Villa Lambros in August 2025.Firstly the weather was superb!Sure the villa is a bit out in the sticks, but its an easy enough drive of 20mins to Rethymno. There is a Lidl on the way in for shopping, also a mini market 400m up the road from the villa which is also well stocked and reasonably priced.The villa is wonderful, spacious and clean, gardens and pool area beautiful, BBQ and outside eating areas are fantastic alsoThe concierge service was exceptional, communication was great. We had a medical problem whilst there and they helped us sort it out in the middle of the night, can't speak highly enough of them.The area of Rethymno is lovely especially the old town and the beach areas, lots of things to do outside of the villa, especially recommend Rethymno, Episkopi and Lake Kournas.Would definitely recommend this villa to anyone.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophie G.

27 August 2023

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Wonderful villa, great location

We had a fabulous holiday at Villa Lambros. The house itself is beautiful, really well equipped, very clean. It’s about 20 mins drive from the coast road, easy to get into Rethymno and an exciting drive over the hills to Plakias. There is a little shop in the village 1km away and a handful of excellent tavernas within 30 mins drive for great food. The property is managed by Etouri who were really helpful. They answered my queries promptly and offered lots of advice. We would recommend this property and will certainly be keen to stay in ab Etouri property again.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah W.

15 June 2025

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A fabulous villa which is so comfortable and offering plenty of space. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and were made to feel very welcome. We loved it all!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda B.

30 July 2023

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A great get away

The house was lovely and clean with awesome outside space. Lovely little touches and for us it was lovely not to have neighbours. The air con was very welcomed as it was so hot , topped out at 42. The communication was fantastic and they kept checking to see if we required anything, which is something we have not had before. You will need a car because of the location but we would always have a car anyway.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave C.

10 July 2023

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Lovely Villa in the Cretean Coiuntryside

Villa Lambras is a beautiful property in a quiet location about 10km from the beach at Episkopi, and the main coast road which takes you to most places on the Island. The Villa is beatuifully presented, with plenty of space, both inside and out, and with all the equipment you could wish for. The Pool and Garden are just what you need to relax after a a trip out exploring the Island. The pool was cleaned twice in the week we were there, so it was already to use. The owners were very helpful when we had a problem with the wifi, caused by a power cut, and with two teenage boys the wifi and internet certainly got a lot of use. Overall I would thoroughly recommend this property to ayone who want to enjoy the beautiful Island of Crete with the noise and bustle of the more popular resorts.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carsten U.

16 July 2018

Realxing, peaceful and very comfortable

We stayed for one week, with 4 people in this lovely and comfortable house. It is in a quiet and very natural location, far off any hustle and bustle. The pool was gorgeous in the heat and the house spacious, spotlessly clean and well equipped. A small supermarket, which provides everything you need, is 10 minutes walk in the next village. Try buy some fresh lamb meat for the BBQ!. Restaurants are about 15 minutes drive in Episkopi, but you may want to try Agrimaki farm just outside the village, 30 minutes walk or a short car drive. Very homely cuisine, and you can choose your meal straight from the kitchen. The gorgeous beaches of Episkopi and Plakias are 20 and 45 minutes away. The Plakias route to the south traverses a very scenic country road through the mountains. Knossos is about 90 minutes, and Ancient Lappa a short 25 minutes. The owner and the travel agent Kostas did everything to make us feel at ease. Thanks for this great stay!

10/10 Excellent

Sebastian S.

6 October 2022

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Sehr schönes Haus im Hinterland von Rethymno

Eine sehr schöne Unterkunft auf Kreta, etwas abseits gelegen, was aber den Charme ausmacht. Die Unterkunft ist wenige Fahrminuten von ein paar schönen Wanderwegen entfernt und ebenfalls ein paar Fahrminuten von einen kleinen Supermarkt entfernt. Das Haus hat alles was man benötigt auf zwei Etagen mit 4 Schlafzimmern. (Zwei Doppel/zwei Einzel) die Küche ist gut eingerichtet und der Pool ist super. Die Kaffeemaschine hatte nicht funktioniert und wurde sofort von den Vermietern ausgetauscht! Alles super, sauber und reibungslos!

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bradley A.

24 July 2022

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July 2022

Lovely property and lovely island. Kids loved the pool (adults too). Property was regularly cleaned and the garden and pool well maintained! Good comms from the property manager. We loved our stay.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise K.

24 June 2022

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Urlaub wie bei Freunden

Ich kann nur von diesem Urlaub schwärmen. Wenn man ruhigere Orte liebt, nicht davor zurück scheut etwas (Fahr-)Zeit einzusetzen, um zu verschiedenen Sehenswürdigkeiten zu kommen und einen wunderschönen Garten mit Pool zu schätzen weiß, ist man in der Villa Lambros genau richtig aufgehoben. Der kleine Kinderpool (60cm tief) ist perfekt für Kinder die noch nicht so mit dem Wasser vertraut sind und der große Pool kann für die größeren genutzt werden, um das Schwimmen und Tauchen zu üben oder zu verbessern. Man kann sich aber auch einfach nur herrlich darin abkühlen. Für Sauberkeit im und außerhalb des Hauses sowie im Pool wird laufend gesorgt. In dieser Villa trafen wir auf solch herzliche Gastgeber die einen den Urlaub zusätzlich verschönert haben. So dass man schon fast das Gefühl hat Urlaub bei Freunden zu machen.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Helmut H., Illmitz / Austria

10 October 2021

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schönes Haus

Schönes Haus und nette Besitzer

Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Jan N.

10 July 2021

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Great place

Everything you want in a house, just like at home except for the great pool!!!

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume P., Choëx, Suisse

5 July 2021

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Très bon séjour

Très beau séjour dans cette belle maison. Beaux espaces. La piscine est top. La maison n'a aucun vis-à-vis, perdue dans les champs d'olivier. Calmissime. Excellent accueil des propriétaires / gérants.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gerrit S.

17 June 2021

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Beautiful place on a beautiful Island

We enjoyed our time in and out of the villa very much. The garden is outstanding and so are the friendly people we met there. Wifi works great and we could use our fire tv stick for streaming without interruptions. One thing that could still be better is the communication relating to spontaneous visits for pool and garden maintenance for example (the times that were written on the existing schedule were not always right). On our last day the telephone company showed up with three men, asking us to come inside and look for the landline. The information about that visit followed later by a short message, when they were already there.

Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Philippe D.

30 July 2020

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excellent

superbe piscine terrasses agréables environnement calme situation idéale pour visiter l'ouest de la Crète

Stayed 21 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin D., Schwerin

27 November 2019

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relaxing holiday in a great ambiente

The house, the equipment, the garden, the pool, the hosts ... everything is fantastic! We had a wonderful time in September 2019 and highly recommend the resort and hosts. The equipment of the villa is great ... we have never experienced that before. When we arrived the fridge was very generously filled and we did not have to go shopping immediately. Also spices, vinegar and oil as well as coffee and even cereal were available. The rooms and beds are clean and the garden invites you to linger. There are enough beach chairs and umbrellas at the pool available. The nearest town is just over a mile away ... and in less than 20 minutes you are by the sea. The direct location of the property on the street did not bother us.You can also be very brief ... we have missed nothing this week and we can recommend the Villa Lambros 100%. Thank you so much for a wonderful time!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Franz B.

10 October 2019

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Luxus auf dem Land

Wir haben mit 3 Personen einen wunderbaren Urlaub in der Villa Lambros verbracht. Die Villa entspricht voll und ganz der Beschreibung und den Bildern. Sie ist perfekt ausgestattet und es fehlte an Nichts. Der private, sehr gepflegte, Pool ist das Highlight. Wir haben die absolut ruhige Lage genossen. Die Villa liegt sehr zentral zur Erkundung des Nord- bzw. Südwestteiles von Kreta. Ein Auto ist aber zwingend für den Aufenthalt dort. Die Betreuung vor Ort war perfekt und sehr gastfreundlich. Die Besitzer - Familie war stets für uns da. Wir haben die Zeit in der Villa Lambros jede Minute genossen und können sie ohne wenn und aber weiterempfehlen.

Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

8 August 2019

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Spacious house in beautiful surroundings

Very spacious house, very well equiped and clean, in beautiful and preserved surroundings. We were welcomed by the Owner who was kind, generous and very helpfull. The fridge was full. Numerous gifts were offered on arrival and departure. It was a pleasure to be concerned like that ! Thank you to the Owner and to Etouri Agency for your availability and kindness. We spent a very pleasant stay in the house. See you one day maybe ! MERCI et à bientôt

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chantal V.

14 July 2019

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Highly recommendable!

We had a really wonderful stay at Villa Lambros! We were a family with a small child (5y) and everybody had a great time in the beautiful pool. The house was also provided with everything you need and more. Great service at arrival, during the stay and at departure. It was very nice to have a personal Holiday Advisor. Robert gave us some good tips on which activities we could do! Also the owners were the most kindest people. The location of the house is very private but we really enjoyed this and got really relaxed from the beautiful surroundings. With a (renting) car you are easily in Rethimnon where you can enjoy the city life. We would love to come back someday!

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christiane N.

3 May 2019

Einfach nur schön!!!

Wir waren 11 Tage in dieser sehr ruhig gelegenen Villa und haben jede Minute genossen! Es ist ein sehr gut ausgestattetes Ferienhaus: gute Betten, eine perfekt ausgestattete Küche und ein wunderschöner Garten. Ausserdem 4 Balkone in fast jede Himmelsrichtung mit herrlichen Ausblick auf Olivenhaine und in die Bergwelt Kretas. Die Wirte sind extrem gastfreundlich. Ein Minimarkt und ein Bäcker sind in 15min zu Fuss bequem zu erreichen. Der Standort der Villa ist perfekt um den Nord- und Südwesten Kretas zu erkunden. Es war einfach nur schön!!!

Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

M O.

24 August 2018

Heerlijk huis met idem zwembad en omgeving.

Het verblijf in Villa Lambros was van aankomst tot vertrek Perfect!! De Bbq, het zwembad en de omgeving hebben ons een week lang vermaakt.... we hadden graag nog langer gebleven....

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

M O.

23 August 2018

Beautiful house, Peaceful and Relaxed atmosphere

We (4 adults and 3 kids from Holland) had an amazing time in Villa Lambros. The house is really private and very clean. With a great pool and nice garden it has everything you need to relax. Dimitri is a great host who brings by delicious cookies and icecream. We really liked the barbeque , but also the restaurants in Prines have great traditional food for a good price. Beaches and big supermarkets are only 15 minutes away. We recommend this villa to everyone who wants to get away from the hectic live and relax the Greek way. Etouri bookings stayed in contact all the time and surprised us with a day out to the beautiful Baja Beach Club, Rethimon. Efcharisto!

10/10 Excellent

Antony C.

16 April 2018

Excellent villa, close enough to everying, but far enough away for some quiet rest.

This is an excellent, spacious villa. It is difficult to think of any negatives. The interior is well appointed with modern equipment. The kitchen had everything we wanted. I was particularly impressed with the large fridge. The beds were comfortable. There was wifi which worked well enough to be able to watch the odd Netflix movie in the evening but it was a bit slow by UK city standards (although about on-par with UK rural speeds). The garden was lovely with plenty of flowers, a swimming pool and best of all some resident sparrows nesting high in the roof space. They were a constant source of entertainment. The garden fronts onto the road with a sliding automatic gate to keep any goats out. There is minimal traffic on the road. We very much enjoyed the location of the villa. You can easy go into Rethymon for a trip to the supermarket or lunch, and equally easily travel to the other side of the islands were the best beaches are (our favourite was Plakias). When we went (April) you had a nice view of the snow-covered mountains from the villa, but the weather was warm (20 deg plus) and almost always sunny. The pool was just about warm enough to swim in (well the kids did it anyway – it was a bit cold for me). The best thing about this place was the owner and his family. They were very helpful. When we had a small problem they came around immediately and sorted it out. There is a ‘hotline’ in the villa to call them (but mobiles work fine too). They brought us lovely cakes and other goodies and kept the pool and villa clean. They were never obtrusive. In summary, I would very highly recommend the villa. We will definitely be going back again.

Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2018

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10/10 Excellent

Lucy S.

2 August 2017

Villa Lambros was wonderful.

We were very impressed with Villa Lambros. It was situated inland but not too far from the beach (10-15 min drive) in a very private and rural setting which we loved. We had the sheep and goats as neighbours and we were not overlooked. The villa had all the facilities we needed and the pool was a welcome relief at the end of a day sightseeing. We enjoyed our stay here very much as did the children (10), (9) and (5). We had a cleaning service every 3 days, we appreciated the welcome food in the fridge on our arrival and the delicious Cretian pastries the owner, Dimitris, delivered from time to time when he came to clean the pool and water the garden.

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10/10 Excellent

Piet V.

11 July 2017

Great villa!

This is a great place to stay. The villa is located in the mountains (thus quiet) but very near to Rethymon (15 minutes by car, a car is needed!). From the villa you can easily reach other places like Chania, the beaches or the south side of the island. The pool is great when it's warm and surrounded by a nice garden. The villa is spacious, has 4 bedrooms and air conditioning! The owner is a very kind man who takes care of the garden and pool AND you: ice cream and cake is waiting for you. We also like to stress te very kind and helpful service of Kostas and Sophia from Etouri (booking agency).

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