💖 Why Guests Love Villa Rousa
• Dual-Villa Estate: Two identical, side-by-side villas rented as one exclusive retreat for ultimate privacy.
• Group Perfection: Comfortably sleeps 13 guests with 6 bedrooms, all featuring en-suite bathrooms and TVs.
• Double the Fun: Two private outdoor pools, a pool table, table football, and a children’s playground.
• Village Charm: Located in Loutra, just 8 minutes by car from Sfakaki Beach.
🏡 Experience the pinnacle of group travel at Villa Rousa, a sprawling 400-square-meter estate located in the traditional village of Loutra, Rethymno. Renovated in 2021, this unique complex consists of two fully independent villas attached side-by-side, offering the perfect balance of social spaces and personal privacy. With sea views and modern amenities, it is an ideal sanctuary for large families or groups of up to 13 adults.
🏘️ Functional Villa Layout
To ensure both togetherness and privacy, the estate is divided into two separate, fully equipped attached villas
Villa 1 (Sleeps 6)
Ground Floor:
•Living Area: Features a comfortable lounge with a built-in fireplace, a 43-inch Smart TV with satellite channels, and air conditioning.
•Kitchen & Dining: A fully equipped kitchen boasting an oven, dishwasher, microwave, and a Nespresso capsule machine, alongside a dining area.
•Bathroom: A WC/Bathroom conveniently located on the ground floor
•Entertainment: This level also includes a pool table, as well as table soccer, for family fun.
First Floor:
•Bedrooms 1 & 2: Two elegant bedrooms, each featuring a King-size double bed. Both rooms include an en suite bathroom, air conditioning, a TV, and access to a balcony. The first bedroom`s en-suite also conveniently houses a washing machine.
•Bedroom 3: Equipped with two single beds, air conditioning, a TV, access to a balcony, and its own ensuite bathroom.
•Security: For your peace of mind, each bedroom is equipped with its own private safe.
Villa 2 (Sleeps 7)
Ground Floor:
•Living Area: A relaxing space offering a built-in fireplace, comfortable seating, air conditioning, and a 43-inch Smart TV with satellite channels.
•Kitchen & Dining: A second fully equipped kitchen with modern appliances, including a dishwasher, freezer, and microwave, complete with its own dining room.
•Bathroom: An additional WC/Bathroom serving the guests on the ground floor.
First Floor:
•Bedrooms 4 & 5: These two stylish rooms each offer a King-size bed and a private en suite bathroom. Guests will enjoy individual air conditioning, a TV, and balcony access.
•Bedroom 6: This guest room features three single beds and its own private en suite bathroom. It is fully equipped with air conditioning and a TV, with direct access to the balcony.
Security: To ensure your belongings remain secure, a private safe is provided in every bedroom.
🌳 Outdoor Paradise
•Twin Swimming Pools: Enjoy not one, but two private outdoor pools (each 6.5m x 4.5m). The pool area is furnished with 10 sunbeds and 4 umbrellas for sun-soaked relaxation.
•Garden & Play: A lush garden area featuring a children`s playground and full privacy for all guests.
•BBQ & Dining: A built-in barbecue area and shaded outdoor dining tables provide the perfect setting for al fresco Mediterranean feasts.
•Parking: Private, on-site parking is available for up to 3 vehicles.
📍 Prime Location in Rethymno
Villa Rousa serves as a gateway to the best of Crete:
•Walking Distance: Just 100m to the local bakery and 300m to the nearest restaurant.
•Beach Access: Sfakaki Beach is a short 8-minute drive away.
•Convenience: Supermarkets and pharmacies are located just 1.2km away in Pigi.
•Rethymno City: Explore the historic center and harbor, located just 20 minutes from your doorstep.
🗺️ Nearby Attractions & Day Trips
Within 15-30 Minutes
•Rethymno City: Stroll through the alleys of the Old Town and dine by the Venetian Harbor.
•Sfakaki Beach: The nearest sandy shore for a quick dip in the Cretan Sea.
•Arkadi Monastery: A historic symbol of Cretan independence with stunning architecture.
•Eleftherna: Explore ancient ruins and a world-class archaeological museum.
•Margarites Village: A picturesque village famous for its traditional pottery workshops.
Perfect Day Trips
•Chania Old Town (1 hour): Visit the world-renowned Venetian harbor and its romantic lighthouse.
•Palace of Knossos (1 hour): Discover the heart of the ancient Minoan civilization near Heraklion.
•Preveli Beach (50 mins): Famous for its exotic palm forest, river, and crystal-clear southern waters.
•Lake Kournas (40 mins): Crete`s only freshwater lake, perfect for pedal boating and lakeside lunch.
•Elafonissi Beach (2.5 hours): A longer drive rewarded by world-famous pink sands and turquoise lagoons.
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To ensure a stress-free holiday experience, we will send you a link to our GuestGuide4u approximately two weeks prior to your arrival. This guide will include many details for the house, recommendations for local activities in Crete, suggested restaurants, and other helpful travel information.
🧳 Included Services
•Welcome Basket: Filled with local Cretan treats upon arrival.
•Housekeeping: Professional cleaning and linen change every 3-4 days.
•24/7 Support: Managed by the dedicated CreteVillas4U team.
•Professional Pool & Garden maintenance.
🌟 Premium Services (Available at an extra cost)
•Private Chef, Wine Tasting, Beauty Treatments, or Personal Training.
•Car rentals and transfers (with exclusive guest discounts), sailing trips, guided tours, and private boat rentals.
•Pre-arrival shopping service
•Babysitting services and in-villa doctor on call.
1. You can arrive at your accommodation after 15:00 on the Arrival Date of your holiday and you must leave by 11:00 on the Departure Date. But in any case if you wish to arrive earlier or depart later than the mentioned hours feel free to contact us and we will fulfill your request if the villa is available with no extra cost. If your arrival will be delayed, you must contact us so that alternative arrangements can be made. If you fail to do so you may not be able to gain access to the Property. If you fail to arrive by midday on the day after the Arrival Date and you have not contacted us, we may treat the booking as having been cancelled by you.
2. People other than those in the Guest party set forth above may not enter the property or stay overnight in the property. Any kind of Party for more than the people staying in the property must be informed prior booking the villa, which in some cases it might not be accepted and if accepted extra charge might apply. In case you do so, we can refuse to hand over the Property to you, or can require you to leave. We will treat any of these circumstances as a cancelation of the booking by you and we shall be under no obligation to refund you for any fees already paid to us
in those circumstances. Any refund will be at our sole discretion
3. Every effort has been made to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable holiday. If however, you have any cause for complaint it is important that action is taken as soon as possible. It is essential that you contact us if any problem arises so that it can be speedily resolved. It is often extremely difficult (and sometimes impossible) for us to resolve difficulties properly unless we are promptly notified. In particular, complaints of a transient nature(example: electric power issues, warm water is out etc.) cannot possibly be investigated unless you will let us know as soon as possible whilst you are in residence.
Also after staying in the property for 48 hours and we have not received any message or email from you about any broken facilities/amenities in the property, we will hold the guest responsible for any damages caused and must be paid or replaced by the guest on spot.
4. Smoking is Not allowed in the properties so we request all of our guests not to smoke in the properties
but to smoke outside on the exterior areas such us by swimming pools, balconies, verandas, patios or terrace
5. Housekeeping: There is no daily housekeeping service. Cleaning and linnen change is done every 3/4 days.
In case you wish for the villa to be cleaned more often, it’s possible for an extra charge.
6. Hot Tub/bathtub: No children under the age of 5 permitted in hot tubs at any time without adult supervision. When using the hot tub, remember there is a certain health risk associated with this facility. Use at your own risk. Our housekeepers drain, sanitize, refill and replenish chemicals in all tubs prior to your arrival therefore it may not be warm until later that evening.
7. Pool: The pool is not covered, built to the standards of the Greek Tourism Organization EOT. Parents have full responsibility for supervision of their minor children No children under the age of 12 permitted the pool at any time without adult supervision. When using the pool, remember there is a certain health risk associated with this facility. Use at your own risk.
8. Fireplace: The fireplace is working with wood which will be provided.
9. Tenants agree to respect the property. In case of any damage that will be made, the tenants will have to pay the cost on the spot and before leaving the villa
10. The owner agrees to provide a clean home, cleaned just before the arrival of tenants.
Cleaning is done by us, changing towels and bed linen is included in the price.
11. The lead guest (the oldest member of the group) must be at least 21 years old.
12. Please respect the quiet hours from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM and from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
13. For your information, the parents of the owner live under the villa. They have a separate private entrance and no space of the villa is shared with them