Villa Verna did not disappoint! It looked terrific on the website and was just so in reality. 3 bedrooms each with their own bath/shower room and direct access to the garden, air con throughout, well equipped kitchen (dishwasher included!) and, important for large groups, 4 toilets! Outside there is ample space for relaxing by the infinity pool and a large built-in BBQ and dining area. Plenty of sun shade too. The (very) green lawn was a bonus and a nice area for playing games or lounging in the sun.
We appreciated the well stocked fridge on arrival which included beer & wine. There is a an excellent supermarket 5 minutes drive away towards Kalathos which has all you need for food and other household items. The coffee bar next door to the supermarket, Zucchero, has excellent pastries, cakes & ice cream and should not be missed.
We were very happy with the cleanliness of the villa on arrival and during the 2 week stay we had villa cleaned and bed linen & white towels changed twice which was nice.
Not detracting from the 5 star rating but a few points to be noted
- the WIFI works pretty well in living area upstairs and the bedroom directly below the lounge area but it did not work in the master bedroom (perhaps a booster could be installed?)
- the TV has two satellite connections, 1 German & 1Arabic, the Arabic channels have BBC World News and a couple of channels showing English language films but it's very limited for English speakers
- the infinity pool effectively incorporates a mini waterfall and the pump runs all day from around 5 am till 11 pm - the sound of the water flow is evident in the master bedroom - this was not a problem for us but may disturb some people
- it would be useful if the name of the Villa could be identified near the front door, we had family staying nearby and they struggled to fine the villa, as did we when we first arrived!
- there were a few issues that required maintenance intervention (flat batteries in a couple of air con remote controls & blown light bulbs) but these were sorted out the same day.
All in all we were very happy with Villa Verna and would be pleased to return again one day.
PS: favourite restaurants were Valantina's in Lardos, Philosphia in Pefkos and Konstatin next to Atrium Palace hotel, Kalathos