Rating: Excellent. The Slow Life! My parents and husband and I stayed in the Olive Pickers for ten days, where each day we indulged in extended breakfasts in our private courtyard, took daily drives to the nearby beach, the villages clinging to the southern coast of Crete or ancient ruins peppering…
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Leisa Tyler

Rating: Excellent. Island in the Sun. We arrived on a night flight from the autumnal UK for our first visit to Crete. Awaking to glorious sunshine and the Cretan heat flooding into the rooms of the ‘Wine Press’ – our home for the week. The ‘Wine Press’ is one of three…
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Anthony Scott

Rating: Excellent. The Wine Press – fabulous cottage in Crete. I have long wanted to re-visit Crete, having spent a weekend on the island twenty years ago. This time I would be there solo – for 5 days of self-indulgent relaxation. I envisaged sunshine, lazy lunches, long walks and beautiful…
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Viviene Gordon-Turner

Rating: Excellent. The Wine Press is a delightful house on the outskirts of Gavalohori. Beautifully presented and providing a real home from home feel about it. The verandah was a haven for our breakfast each day and that glass of wine or 2 each night…
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Marion & Tim Kett

Rating: Excellent. We stayed in the Wine Press House 14-28th June 2013 and had the most fantastic time. This was our third visit to Crete but first non-package. The house was equipped with everything we needed, it was very private with our own courtyard and large veranda….
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Jenny & Mick Nottingham

Rating: Excellent. We stayed in the Wine Press House, Gavalohori in June 2013, where we had the most fantastic time! We followed the directions that were sent to us and arrived at the house without a hitch. What can I say, there was everything we needed and more….
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Michael and Jennifer Winwood

We spent a week at The Wine Press and can`t enthuse about it enough. Perfect in every way! Our only complaint was that we couldn`t stay there longer…but we will be back. Many thanks to Jo and Alan for thinking of everything.
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Dave Prevel