My partner and I stayed in Villa Aeria for a week at the end of October after deciding to grab a last minute break away. Michael - the Villa's owner - was very helpful throughout the booking process answering questions and getting our stay setup very quickly - we first contacted him only a few days before our first night.

A real bonus of this Villa is that Michael allowed us to use his car which negated the need to hire one separately (and you'd definitely need a car to stay here). He added us to the insurance and provided a cover-note. Michael and his wife met us at the airport and escorted us to the Villa where they showed us round and then left us to it. He collected the car from us at the end of our stay at the airport which made things very easy. He also provided us with a few provisions and recommendations for places to eat and was very helpful throughout.

The Villa itself has three bedrooms (two upstairs, one downstairs) each with an en suite bath/shower room). A large, open plan kitchen/dining room/living room with stunning views down to the sea completes the indoor accommodation. Outside there's a shaded, comfortable seating area with a coffee table, a couple of sunbeds, a small dining table and the pool. On the roof terrace (accessed via the two upstairs bedrooms) there's hot-tub spa. The view over the bay below from the outdoor space is stunning. Although the Villa faces north we had the sun for the majority of the day (until about 4pm). We also found that being a little higher up it seemed a little cooler than by the beach.

The location of the Villa means you definitely need a car - we visited Latchi or Polis most days which were about 15 minutes away down the hill (via an unmade road in places!). There were enough restaurants by the marina in Latchi and a little further a field to mean that we tried somewhere new each evening. However if you're looking to be able to walk to a restaurant / bar you'll be out of luck - it's definitely a car journey. As such the Villa is very quiet and peaceful - although it sits on a complex of around 18 Villas. When we visited the Villas either side weren't occupied - which was good for us!

All in all we had a very relaxing week at the Villa and would happily recommend it.