Mare Nostrum Villas - Loutraki (Marathi, Chania)

				Mare Nostrum Villas Pictures: Where it is: Loutraki, see map Open: April to October  Type: Villa, Apartment Number: 4 Villas or 2 Villas & 4 Apartments 2 people/night: 230 to 612 € Why we like it: Floor to ceiling sea views, on tiny bay next to the beach, pool, well equipped CreteTravel.com guests say: Read below

OUR REVIEW

Leave Chania behind for a while and return to your own villa or apartment just above a small sandy beach with full, panoramic sea views and...there just out in the blue water an islet is visible. Whether in the pool or on the all-surrounding balcony areas - there are always panoramic sea views. Early morning before the others are up and about, you might just want to sink into one of the leather sofas and alternate your glance between the pages of that book you promised yourself to read for months and the vista through the sliding doors as the early morning breeze, the freshness of the sea wakes you softly, gently.
 

Mare Nostrum offers you a travel picture-book image of the great place by the sea. A glass fronted restaurant just to the left of you - on the way to the beach - which is 30 seconds away - serves your desired dish of the day. A cafe bar provides coffees, drinks and light snacks. The sea is protected from any rough waves and storms.
 

Mare Nostrum is four different two-storey buildings. So if you want the capacity of a villa for a larger family or group, take two of the apartments that are one above the other and have the exclusive use of one of the pools. The kitchen area, living room and bedrooms, all allow plenty of magical bright sunlight in, tempting you towards the pool, the beach or just to gaze out of the large windows at the view, a boat out at sea, the islet outside.
 

Decor is modern, spacious, light, bright, clean and designed to highlight the sea, the sky, the views. You should enjoy comfort on your travels, so every bedroom has its own bathroom and there is a separate WC for visitors. A clothes washing machine is provided. Good closet space, fair-sized bedrooms and enough overall living space to feel very comfortable, spacious (you don't need to go out just to break out!)...add the terrace and pool areas and you feel free and un-crowded.
 

Take the footpath down to the beach and feel the sand beneath your feet....swim, relax, take a walk via a fresh juice at Mare Nostrum's cafe and go back to see the others at the villa. Perhaps in the afternoon you will just swim in the pool and watch the sea, enjoy the picture of children playing on the beach below, watch the sky and that one lump of a cloud reflected in that perfectly colored water.
 

Nearby Marathi, a droplet of a village, has two fine sandy beaches and three waterfront places to eat. The above average and delightfully water's-edge positioned Loukoulos, serves very good salads and meals ranging from fish to meats, crisp courgettes and more (that is if you can manage to pass your very own Mare Nostrum restaurant which you can take a few steps to at any moment you choose).

Chania, its shops, restaurants and cafes hugging the Venetian harbour is 25 just minutes by car.
 

Mare Nostrum Villas Photo Gallery 1  { Interior Photos }
Mare Nostrum Villas Photo Gallery 2  { Exterior, views & beach Photos }
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THE VILLAS/APARTMENTS
4 two-storey buildings in total. 4 villas or 2 villas & 4 apartments.
The 2 upper buildings have each 3 bedrooms & 1 studio on the first floor and private pool (the ground floor is unused).

The studios are self-contained, with bedroom and living space/kitchenette combined and its own bathroom.
The 2 lower buildings have 3 bedrooms & 1 studio on the ground floor and 3 bedrooms on the first floor. They can be rented as a 6-7 bedroom villa with private pool, or, alternatively, as two independent apartments with shared pool.
Mare Nostrum is very helpful for large families or groups of friends, who can have a villa with up to 7 bedrooms & private pool - or, if even more people, take more than one building.

All villas and apartments have wide sea views from the living areas and bedrooms.
The pools have a protected children's area.

Air conditioning in every room, safe in every bedroom. Living/dining room with fireplace, TV and mini-stereo. Windows and doors with mosquito nets.
Kitchen is equipped with: full-size cooker/oven, microwave, full size fridge & freezer, dishwasher, coffee machine, kettle, sandwich toaster.
Bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms with bathtub or shower. Washing machine in one of the bathrooms. 1 separate WC. 1 double and 2 twin bedrooms is the usual configuration.
Bedrooms lead on to balcony, which is continuous (communicates with all other rooms).
Each building has its own phone line & number. Outgoing calls can be made with the use of a prepaid calling card.
Parking is available outside your villa.

DISTANCES
Chania town - 12 km, Chania Airport - 6.5 km, Souda port - 13 km. Marathi beaches - 2 km.
We recommend that you rent a car, other means of transport are limited and/or infrequent (you cannot reach Mare Nostrum by public transport).

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RATES 2010 (rates include our Superb, All-questions-answered Personal service)

Rates are per villa/apartment, per night. They include air conditioning, heating, firewood and all taxes.
MINIMUM STAY: 4-7 nights, depending on season.

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