Avdou Villas

Set in an organic farm in the ever-green valley of Lagada, Avdou villas is the place to rest, heal and, maybe, change... An eco-tourism facility, Avdou villas offers an alternative way of getting away from it all. Avdou village lies deep in the Cretan inland, right at the foot of the Lassithi plateau mountain range...

Avdou lies deep in the middle of the "Lagada" valley, 33 km from the city of Heraklion, with about 600 inhabitants. The earliest recorded reference to "Avdou" is in 1381, in a Venetian state document stating the area as a benefice belonging to Michel Quirino.

Excavations in the area unearthed a building with mosaics, probably part of an extensive complex of an early-Christian basilica. The village is dotted with frescoed Byzantine churches.

Near the Avdou settlement there are two caves, Faneromeni and Haghia Fotini, where archaeologists found artefacts dating back to the Neolithic period, in Minoan Crete when they were probably used as worship grounds.

Avdou probably took its name from the prophet Havdeu whose church existed in nearby Kontaria.

Avdou village lies deep in the Cretan inland, right at the foot of the Lassithi plateau mountain range. Avdou is only a 15-minute drive off the Northern coast, 30 km from the Heraklion airport and 32 km from the port.

The Hotel is situated in a 2.2-hectare organic farming estate at the south end of Avdou village. Olive trees, oranges, tangerines, apricot trees, kiwis and a vegetable garden grow all over the estate.

The complex consists of:

• 2 Studios up to 3 pax
• 3 One-Bedroom Apart. up to 4 pax
• 1 Two Bedrooms House up to 6pax
• Total Number of Rooms: 8
• Total Number of Beds: 30

The Two Bedrooms Apart. features: A ground floor with 1 master bedroom (with 2 single beds), WC with shower, kitchen, 6-persons dining room, living room with 3-seat sofa (converted to 2 singles or 1 double bed), arm-chair, fireplace and terrace. A first floor with a second bedroom (with a double iron-rail bed), WC with a bath and a large terrace. - Total capacity: 6 persons.

The One-Bedroom Apart. up to 4 pax. features: A ground floor with kitchen, dining room for 4 persons, sitting room with a 3-seat sofa (converts to 2 single beds or 1 double bed), an arm-chair, a fireplace, a WC and a terrace. A first floor with a master bedroom (with a double iron bed in one of the houses and 2 single beds in the other), a WC with a bath and a large terrace. - Total capacity: 4 persons.

Each of “One-Bedroom Apart. & a Loft “Ondas” up to 3 pax” and Studio up to 3 pax” features: Kitchen, a dining table for 3 persons, an arm-chair that converts to a single bed, WC with bath, one of the studios has 2 single beds, the other studio 1 double bed and a terrace. - Total capacity of 3 persons.

• All houses and studios are equipped with: An electric kitchen, Refrigerator, Cooker-hood, Kettle, Coffee-maker and other equipment. All houses also feature Telephone, Central heating, Safe, Iron-board and Iron.
• All boudoirs have a magnifying mirror for make up and all WCs provide a hair-dryer.
• House litter is collected daily and disposed at the organic farm compost.
• House cleaning service twice a week.

Rooms’ Surface ( m2 )

• One-Bedroom Apartment: 30-70
• Two-Bedroom Apartment: 80

In-Room Standard Amenities

• WC / Bath or Shower
• Air-Conditioning – Heating
• Satellite TV
• Radio or Music TV Channel
• Direct-Dial Telephone
• Mini Fridge
• Hairdryer
• Laundry / Dry-Cleaning Service
• Balcony or Terrace
• Safety Deposit Boxes
• Fireplace In Maisonettes
• Oven with Grill and Hotplates (Cooker)
• Cooker-hood, Kettle, Percolator
• Iron Board and Iron

• Gardens: 20.000 m2
• Bio Vegetable Garden
• Lobby lounges
• TV Corner
• 1 Floor ,maximum
• First Aid
• Parking
• Quick Check-in Service
• Internet Access
• Photographer - Florist
• Mailbox
• In Room Safety Deposit Boxes
• 1 Outdoor Swimming Pool
• Baby Cots

In-Hotel Health & Recreation

• Free Sun chairs
• Free Umbrellas
• Free Towels

• 1 Restaurant with Traditional Food
• Cretan Traditional Breakfast
• 1 Bar