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Our story

It was in 2003 when Audrey first visited Crete and it was definitely love at first sight! Moving to the island and establishing her own business there, seemed only natural to her. And it was meant to be, since over the years, one villa led to another and a huge, inclusive/broad collection was built. More than 180 villas all over Crete, from Lasithi to Chania, from mountainous areas to “by the sea” locations, hidden gems, popular destinations, you name it!
Each villa in our luxury private villas’ collection is hand-picked, meticulously inspected by us personally and thoroughly matched to your needs and wishes, according to your brief.
And this stems from building our relationships with the villa owners in solid and honest grounds, treating them as partners, ensuring they treat you, our guests, as family and providing you with premium quality services.
However, Luxury Villas on Crete is not just about villa scouting. We are next to you every step of the way, infusing your precious vacations’ planning with valuable input, tirelessly answering your questions and guiding you through decision making. Even special personal moments such as your wedding, can be left with our team of exceptional wedding and event planners! (For more information, please visit our Weddings section.)

Offering exceptional service
to our guests

We understand that all our guests' needs differ, and we offer bespoke assistance in anything you require.
180+

Villas

2500+

Customers

18

Years of experience

Our team

Audrey Thomassen


  • Position: Director
  • Languages: Dutch, English, German
  • Contact details: info@luxuryvillasoncrete.com, +30 6947 191 456

She is the heart and soul of the company! A welcoming hostess, a resilient and committed manager, a good listener and a passionate visioner!
With travel and touristic studies and over 18 years of experience in villa rentals, only the highest quality of customer service can be delivered by Audrey. And she proves that to you right upon your arrival, since she most probably will be the one to personally welcome you on the island!

As her team confess: “Her determination to make everything happen as well as her attention to detail sometimes can be hard to handle, but her humility, empathy, honesty and respectfulness can only be highly inspiring for the rest of the team.”.
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Maria Hronaki


  • Position: Office Manager
  • Languages: Greek, English
  • Contact details: info@luxuryvillasoncrete.com, +30 6953 049 798

She is the contact person of the company! The one to answer all your emails and phone calls, to welcome you upon arrival, to take care of company finances. Half British, half Greek, Maria grew up in England, but Greece won her over!
She is professional in handling complaints and always puts clients and their needs first, however she also has an excellent taste in interior design, which has proven invaluable in our business. Luxury villas on Crete is both in villas rental and re-design, so as to make your property marketable, ready to match our clients’ high standards.

As her colleagues state: “What more to ask from a colleague than being loyal, polite, outgoing and adaptable as Maria is.”

George Zervakis


  • Position: Reservations
  • Languages: Greek, English
  • Contact details: info@luxuryvillasoncrete.com, +30 6955 185 748

Actively involved almost in all daily company’s operations, including emails, reservations, website updates, and welcoming guests. His focus is attending to our clients’ wishes. Boasting a sparkling personality and a good sense of humour, he is a valued & intrinsic member of LVOC’s team. After his long career in a completely different sector, he decided to make a huge turn in his career, by applying at the university of Rethymno and being involved with tourism and hospitality.

George was born and raised on Crete so inherently portrays the Cretan hospitality that is so important to our company, offering of a relaxing and attentive service.

As his colleagues state: "We adore his sparkling and unique personality, sense of humour and the way he communicates with people."
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Emmanouela Gemitzaki


  • Position: Digital Marketing
  • Languages: Greek, English, Dutch
  • Contact details: info@luxuryvillasoncrete.com, +30 6953 049 798

She is the creativity behind Luxury Villas on Crete, being qualified at a high-level in both ‘Graphic Design’ & ‘Media Arts’, Emmanouela excels with talents from social media posts to client relations.

She was born and raised in the beautiful island of Crete. After finalizing her degree in Graphic Design and Media Arts, she moved to the Netherlands. She spent three years living there, and then decided to return as she believes that there is no place like Crete.

Being a local will always be a strength to both Emmanouela and LVOC, adding regional knowledge and understanding of how important it is for our clients to enjoy the Hellenic experience.

As her colleagues state: “We admire her creativity and sense of humour. Her positive attitude and hard work make her a significant member of our team“

What do people say?

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Just home from 10 nights in Villa Hera. Can’t remember the last time I felt this relaxed, we didn’t want to leave! Beautiful, clean, well equipped villa with a stunning pool. Air con in all rooms. Pleasant 15-20 mins walk to the charming village of Sissi where you’ll find plenty of restaurants, bars, shops, bakeries etc. Received a warm welcome from Audrey &am ...

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Jo Holliday
Sep, 2022
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We had a wonderful stay at the beautiful Villa Aquarius in Sisi. The location of the villa is great with short distance to Βoufos beach and the downtown village. In walking distance you can also enjoy dinner at a local Tavern. One of the highlights of the villa is the pool that ideal for swimming & water fun. Another highlight is the outdoor kitchen with a BBQ pla ...

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Niedermayr Ulrich
Sep, 2022
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We’ve just got back from a wonderful trip staying at Villa Dyonisos in Sissi. We’ve stayed in Sissi many times before and this visit was just perfect. The location is excellent, near the shops and tavernas but also far enough away that you have your privacy. The team at Luxury Villas could not be more helpful and were always very responsive. Thank you for a memorabl ...

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Samuel
Sep, 2022
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Villa Bella Estate is a high quality accommodation in Crete. We had a great one week vacation with our children and grandchildren. The house is brand new and each family had a comfortable bedroom with a private bathroom. An amazing pool with a great view. Nearby we had high quality dining nice beaches and all the quiet surroundings and privacy that we needed. The staff responde ...

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Yuval
Sep, 2022
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As a three generational family we have just spent a week in Villa Tetragon.
The villa was perfect. Stylishly minimalist, with excellent bedrooms and en-suites( no discussions as to who has the best room). A bonus was the air conditioning, which was highly efficient and SILENT.
The outside space was superbly designed with a large pool area and the BBQ with covered ...

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Kath Johnson
Aug, 2022
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Spacious, modern & ideal location near to Sisi! We spent one of our best holidays in this villa! We stayed with 11 people, the house suite perfectly! ...

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Noor van der Vijver
Aug, 2022
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We stayed in Villa Dyonisos for 10 days in early August 2022 to celebrate a family anniversary with 3 generations staying in the 6 room villa. The villa was perfect, roomy, clean and with all the possible facilities you would need for an incredible holiday.  LVOC could not have helped more providing cots, high chairs and very discreet but attentive support throughout our s ...

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James Richardson
Aug, 2022
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The Villa was everything you could ask for and the team were all magnificent which meant we had a wonderful time.
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Steve
Aug, 2022
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I would highly recommend Luxury Villas, Audrey and her team were fantastic, they could not do enough for us, it was beyond expectation's. From airport pick up, car rental, Taxi arrangements to anything that needed sorting at the villa. The Villa is very spacious for a family of seven, and many different area's to sit outside. The BBQ and pool area was exceptional a ...

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Lisa
Aug, 2022
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Our stay at Villa Tyhgi has been eveything you would expect and dream when you decide to book this villa. The location is so nice and relaxed and you helped us in every way that you could (for example with planning our boat trips and you also gave us a really good list for things to do/see/eat).

It has been a pleasure for us and we will come back here for sure. ...

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Banfi
Aug, 2022
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Beste Audrey en team van Luxury villas on Crete,  names de groep willen we jou heel erg bedanken voor een onvergetelijke vakantie in één van jullie prachtige villas! Van communicatie tot service was alles echt top geregeld wat er voor zorgde dat onze vakantie nog beter was dan we in gedachte hadden. Wij zijn ook zeer dankbaar dat wij gebruik mochten maken van ...

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Brogan
Aug, 2022
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We were a party of 5 adults and 6 children and booked Villa Aphrodite over a year in advance. From the outset Audrey and her team were incredibly helpful in assisting us in selecting the right villa to suit out party's needs. Aphrodite is a beautiful villa! Clean, spacious, peaceful and with plenty to keep the kids entertained. It was just as good if not better than as desc ...

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Katie
Aug, 2022
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Wow. What an amazing villa and booking experience through your company.
Thank you.
The villa was exactly how the images on your website showed. Spacious. Super clean. Cool. Airy. Amazing views.
Air con was very good in all rooms. Amenities are fantastic. Pool is perfect and the pool shaded area - just brilliant.
So many different parts to sit and rel ...

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Paul
Aug, 2022
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For the third time, we stayed in Sisi and rented again a beautiful villa via Luxury Villas on Crete.
Again an excellent villa. We really loved villa Tetragon.
We spent one week in the villa with two families with teenagers and up, and one grandmother (blind).
The villa has excellent facilities:
- the kitchen is fully equipped and centrally located in ...

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Liesbeth & Toon
Aug, 2022
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This is the second villa we stayed in from Luxury Villas On Crete and like the first, it did not disappoint. The outside space was incredible - the bar and outdoor kitchen with a sea view, the fantastic pool, the wonderful home grown vegetable plot that the kids collected for us daily, not to mention the chickens which laid fresh eggs for us daily. A real treat! Sisi was a love ...

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Charlotte
Aug, 2022
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We had a wonderful stay in Villa Elounda II, the view was so beautiful and the villa was lovely. Daily cleaning was great and the staff were very friendly and discreet. The beds were really comfortable too! The pool and hot tub were kept perfectly clean and Anna was super friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend this villa! All the staff that we have deal with have been lov ...

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Charlotte
Jul, 2022
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Super space for family of 5 with 3 big lads. Proper sized beds and rooms. End Villa in set of 3 but not overlooked. Very responsive and helpful host with strong links into local services to add to the holiday experience. 10 min walk to Sisi bars and restaurants. Jolly Roger recommended for any sport you don’t want to miss! ...

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Ed
Jul, 2022
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Villa Dyonisos was perfect for our large family group. The villa itself was large and clean but it was the outside space that impressed the most. Lovely pool with plenty of seating and shaded areas to avoid the sun. The best part for us was the outside eating area complete with bar and BBQ facilities, even a large fridge for those cold drinks. Sissi is within a fairly short wal ...

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Rachel
Jul, 2022
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Es war ein wunderschöner Urlaub mit Freunden. Die Villa war in echt noch besser als auf den fotos, die Kommunikation mit der Agentur war super, es hat an nichts gefehlt. Unsere Wünsche wurden erfüllt. ...

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Antony
Jul, 2022
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Just spent a wonderful relaxing holiday at Villa Tyghi. The villa itself is spacious and well equipped. The outside space and pool are great. We loved Sissi! An easy 10 minute walk to shops, restaurants and bars. Would recommend Paradise Cove. The local taxi company were great and a 10 minute journey takes you to Malia. The old town is lovely and we would recommend Odas for gre ...

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Sue
Jul, 2022
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We had such an incredible stay at Villa Tetragon with 12 persons. It’s  a beautiful new and very clean place nearby the village of Sissi. The pool was fantastic for the kids, but also for the adults. We couldn’t wish for more! Thanks  to the team of Luxury Villa on Crete for their service (great commun ...

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T.K. van den Brug
Jul, 2022
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What a stay! Villa Dyonisos is just awesome. And it’s not only the villa itself – clean and well equipped - it’s also the great surroundings (olive trees), and the vicinity of a beautiful Potamos beach.
We stayed there end of June/ beginning of July, 8 persons (2 families with grown-up kids). When we arrived, there was a person who showed us around and ...

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Piotr, Poland
Jul, 2022
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A wonderful week in a fantastic villa.
We stayed at Villa Bella estate for a week in July 2022. We were a large group of 11 adults and one baby. The villa is brand new, and all the rooms have their own bathrooms. The outside areas are incredible! There is a large tiled outside area with a beautiful infinity pool, a barbecue and a large stainless counter with a ...

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Knud
Jul, 2022
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A wonderful villa and location in a quiet spot in Kissamos. We had the pool heated and it was gorgeous whenever we used it (all the time).
We visited 2 beautiful beaches that were well organised, took a day trip to the islands and enjoyed every minute of it.
Cleaning was excellent and our manager on arrival.
Thank you for our 2 weeks stay.
Love Ei an ...

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Ei and John UK
Jul, 2022
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What a stay ! Villa Dyonisos is just awesome. And it’s not only the villa itself – clean and well equipped - it’s also the great surroundings (olive trees), and the vicinity of a beautiful Potamos beach.

We stayed there end of June/ beginning of July, 8 persons (2 families with grown-up kids). When we arrived, there was a person who showed us ar ...

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Piotr
Jul, 2022
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Andromeda was everything that was advertised as per the website to a T.
George is 100 % professional and available at anytime for all enquiries, though we had none because they are so thorough.
Stunning location, clean, safe, quiet, professional.
That says it all my friend.

And of course your excellent service with your team getting us set up ...

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Eva
Jul, 2022
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Plethora was everything that was advertised as per the website to a T.

Eleni is 100 % professional and availabl ...

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Eva
Jul, 2022
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We just want to thank you for a fantastic week ( 2. July – 9.) a wonderful house. Everything in the house was in order, house was wery clean and we did not miss anything.
We were 6 kids and 7 adults and everything worked nice.

Just fanstatic and we come back next year for sure! ...

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Eivind
Jul, 2022
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We had a fantastic holiday in Villa Lofos with our wider family including a 2 and 4 year old. We loved the peace and quiet of the location with no buildings in sight and only olive trees, mountains and sea views. With tavernas and beaches in less than 10 minutes drive there was plenty to keep us occupied. We had a very special day on a yacht organised by Audrey and her team and ...

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Humphrey family
Jun, 2022
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Just returned from a two week stay at the beautiful Villa Lofos. From the outset the service was beyond expectations. Nikos met us at the airport with the hire cars and we followed him to the villa. A godsend when arriving at night. Nikos also runs a very reliable taxi service. Audrey met us at the villa and nothing was too much trouble for her. The villa itself is beautiful an ...

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McBurnie
Jun, 2022