Tasmania Village

Just returned from a fabulous holiday at Tasmania Village. It was our first visit and will definitely not be our last. We were made to feel very welcome by the family owners Maria, George and Yannis. We had one of the studios at the front of the building looking out onto the bay and Spinalonga. It was basic but adequate for our needs. Beds were extremely comfortable and there was a fridge, cooking facilities and kettle. The bathroom is a wet room and the water was hot all the time. The food at the pool bar is delicious and reasonably priced. Always able to get a sunbed whatever time of the day. The apartments are between Elounda Village (30 minute slow stroll) and Plaka (40 minute slow stroll). The walk at night back from Elounda is well lit and I would have felt safe even on my own. We did it a few times well after midnight. As advertised the apartments are on a steep hill therefore may not suit those with walking difficulties but the view is worth the climb. Local taxis are very good and not expensive and they will drive up the hill for you. Until next time, thank you to our Taz family for a lovely holiday. We will see you again

I have lived and worked in Greece for many years and so hope I give a fair review. This was our first trip to Elounda. The description of Tasmania village was accurate with a large steep hill to the apartments. We arrived at 10.30pm and were very surprised that there was no one available on site to greet us. The pool bar is advertised to be open until 11/12 pm depending on signage but was closed. We had to find our way to our room and had no water or food. We wandered around trying to find a shop but there is nothing in the location. Facebook comments indicate that you can request water for your room from the proprietor if you know this in advance. The rooms are basic as expected in Greece. There was a kitchen with electric rings, fridge and kettle. The shower was a walk in with no shower curtain. We only had our bins emptied once during the week including sheet and towel change. The pool bar opens at 9am and you cannot access the pool before this. We are early birds so found this a little late for us,. The food was good and reasonably priced. There was a lack of atmosphere in the evening so best to visit Elounda for entertainment. Elounda is a 15-20 min walk along the beach which had all the shops, restaurants and bars. You can catch a boat here to Spinalonga. The two hotels next door to the apartments can get noisy late at night but it is generally peaceful with excellent views. Overall we had a pleasant stay - although the weather was changeable! The thing which we found the most unpleasant was the way the 2 dogs were treated at the property. They were the most gentle and friendly dogs but were chained all day and night. During the week, they went out once in the truck but that was it. Their water was changed every other day when their outside pens were also washed down. They both had wounds where they had to sleep on concrete. They were fed once a day and were not skinny but lacked interaction and affection from humans. Yes this is Greece but minimal care should still be provided. Whilst we were in Crete, we visited Takis’ shelter in Lerapetra. Worth a visit as Takis is doing great work! We also saw a lot of pampered Greek pets in Elounda being walked by their owners! They don’t poo pick though so expect lots of poo around !

The most amazing staff, such a peaceful location we had the best time. Maria was so helpful with booking us taxis and other stuff. Was so quiet hardly anyone sat by the pool. We stayed in apartment 23 which unfortunately didn’t have a window in the bedroom but that was okay, aircon was not needed the apartments are naturally really cool. Bar had a good selection of drinks and nice food too! Would say it’s about a 30/40 minute walk to Elounda depending on how fast you want to be, we walked it the first couple of days but taxis are only about €8 so we got taxis there and back. Thank you to Maria for such a wonderful stay we hope to be back