About Us

We are a small privately owned limited company registered in England and Wales. Our company registration number is 5207604.

The company was started in 2002 by the current managing director, Janet Stimson when she began renting her own house in Kokkino Chorio, near Chania. The company has grown gradually since then as other owners approached us to rent out their properties for them. We only work with owners who aim for the same high standards as ourselves. As every owner has his/her own property manager we make sure that the standards we set are applied throughout eg in respect of general maintenance, pool cleaning and linen changes.

A personal message from our managing director:

Our ethos has always been to offer a high quality personal service and to provide you with a well equipped, well maintained holiday villa. We know all of the villas that we feature on this website and we are in regular contact with the owners, many of whom use their villa as their own holiday home. You can therefore expect a house or villa that is furnished and equipped to a much higher standard than you might expect in a “standard” rental property. You can normally expect to find a full cooker, fridge/freezer, washing machine, iron, ironing board and hairdryer in all of our properties. If we say that the villa is in the luxury category this may be due to its location, magnificent views and/or additional facilities offered eg dishwasher or entertainment features.

Crete Escapes prides itself on its personal touch and therefore we like to communicate with our clients directly, whether by email or telephone.  We have made a conscious decision not to provide an online booking facility as this is contrary to dealing with each booking on a personal basis. To us you are an individual, not a number. 

Reasons to Book with Crete Escapes :-

Specialists – we are specialists, only renting villas that we know in the area around Chania in North West Crete; you can talk to us about the specific property you want to book.

Quality – we have high standards for our own property and ensure that these standards are reflected in all the houses and villas we feature

Inclusive Prices - prices on our web pages are inclusive and are free from hidden extras – the price includes the use of the air conditioning, all linen except for beach and pool towels *, a welcome pack of at least basic items to get you started and end of let cleaning*.

 *In some of our larger/luxury properties the owners have thoughtfully provided beach and pool towels and regular maid service is offered – full details are given with the villa description.

Peace of Mind – your booking is safe with us. We are a fully insured, UK registered company working directly with the property owner

Emergency Help if you need it – even though you are “independent” and won’t be hassled by a holiday rep trying to sell you excursions, all owners have to provide details of an English speaking contact in case of emergencies. Most of the villas will contain our villa information folder which includes a comprehensive list of useful / emergency telephone numbers

Friendly, Informal but informed Service – we hope that you are able to find answers to your questions on this website but if you need more information please do ask, we will be pleased to help - e mail us at info@crete-escapes.com or call us on 01332 880413.