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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."

What do people say?

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Villa Bella Estate and the service from the team at Luxury Villas on Crete exceeded all our expectations.
As a group of nine friends in Crete to celebrate a significant birthday the location, accomodation and recommendations made our stay absolutely perfect.
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Elaine
Sep, 2024
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We had a fantastic two week family h ...

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Femke Hopman
Sep, 2024
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We had a fantastic two week family holiday at Villa Tamara (parents, 4 adult children, and partners of 2 children). Excellent welcome and tour by Audrey. ...

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Femke
Sep, 2024
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We recently spent two fabulous weeks at Villa Aquarius , the villa is luxurious , extremely well equipped and perfect for families or a group of friends and is as good as it looks on the website photographs. The outdoor area and the pool are wonderful and the toddler in our party got so much enjoyment from the egg collection every day from the resident chickens . The villa is a ...

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Cathy Griffiths
Sep, 2024
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Audrey was really helpful sorting out transfers and a shopping for when we arrived. The villa and pool area is decorated to a very high standard. We would thoroughly recommend visiting it is a great holiday location ...

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Richard
Sep, 2024
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We stayed at villa Everlong a few weeks back and absolutely loved it. Nothing was too much hassle for Kim and Yves, it was more like staying at a friends place than someone you didn't know. Everything was in place for a fabulously relaxing holiday. I can't think of anything I would add to it. If you want to relax in style, this is the place for you. ...

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Nick
Sep, 2024
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We were 3 couples and 5 teenagers and spent an amazing 2 weeks at this fabulous villa. It is spacious, well designed and equipped, immaculately clean all with stunning views, the photos don't do it justice. We loved the outside pool, dining and bar area - there is no better place to watch the incredible sunsets, they are truly stunning. Audrey and her team were very frien ...

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Maria
Aug, 2024
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We have had a wonderful time in Sisi for the 5th time staying with Luxury Villas on Crete. We have loved introducing our friends to Sisi and they are already speaking to friends and family about coming back next year to stay with you. Everything has been excellent as usual. The communication leading up to the holiday, including the offers of help to arrange transfers, car h ...

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Cassie
Aug, 2024
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Een geweldig verblijf gehad. Net huis met een prachtige tuin en een heerlijk zwembad. Audrey is een fijne host en goed bereikbaar. ...

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Dennis
Aug, 2024
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A lovely week spent at the villa for our family holiday. The villa is a short drive from Milatos and would highly recommend the taverna No Name. A car is essential as nowhere is walkable, especially in the heat. Crete is a large island, so we were confined to the east of the island to explore. We visited Elounda, Plaka beach for snorkelling and Spinalonga, as well as the water ...

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Annelise
Aug, 2024
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We reached out to Audrey & her team when looking for a destination for a family holiday to celebrate my mums 70th birthday, and from the first contact they were superb. Very quick in answering emails in the lead up, and also when we were on holiday for any questions we had, as well as solving any small issues that had occurred outside their control (powercuts and the like). T ...

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Jonathan
Aug, 2024
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We had a wonderful holiday. The villa is lovely and was perfect for a big family. Audrey is a great host who was so helpful throughout but especially with the challenges of the late arrival and checkout. Location is great and facilities were also great and exceeded expectations. A special mention for Wayne (the handyman), he took care of the garden, pool etc and is a bit of a l ...

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Haydn
Aug, 2024
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We stayed at Villa Tamara in August 2024 for 10 nights as an adult family of 6, and had a wonderful time in both the villa and Sissi. The villa was exceptionally well presented and laid out, with plenty of space for the 6 of us. Lovely bedrooms with very secure shutters that totally blocked out light allowing for easy sleeping even during the day. All beds were en suite althoug ...

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Rob
Aug, 2024
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We had the most wonderful family holiday staying in this beautiful villa. The villa itself is stunning and the pool and garden were lovely. The villa had everything you could need and was clean and well presented. You can catch the sunrise from one of the balcony’s and watch it set over the sea from another. We cannot recommend highly enough! Audrey was an incredible host, resp ...

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Sally
Aug, 2024
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"We are a family of 4 (kids are 10 and 13) and we just finished our second 10 night stay in Villa Hera..... and loved it just as much as our stay the previous year. It has a great little pool and very comfy, quite luxurious sun loungers. The indoor beds are also quite comfy and the Aircon works well. The excellent tavernas, bars and shops of Sisi are just a 15 min walk an ...

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Mick, Sue, Conor & Aisling
Aug, 2024
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Audrey and the team ensured we enjoyed our stay at the beautiful Villa Tamara to the maximum and we are all so grateful!! The excellently located Villa had everything we needed and was perfect for our stay, lots of space, clean and light rooms, towels galore, fabulous!! Audrey and the team helped with any questions, arranging tours, changing lightbulbs within half an hour of as ...

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Adam
Jul, 2024
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We had a great time in Villa Hera sisi, as soon as the electric gate opens you see the huge pool and grounds of the house. The villa has everything you need and is only a 10 minute walk to all the tavernas, shops and bars. The harbour is so pretty and the sunsets amazing! ...

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Lindsey
Jul, 2024
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My family spent two weeks at the villa and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The villa itself is well equipped and comfortable but it’s the outside space that makes the villa. The beautiful private gardens with the pool and outdoor kitchen are where we spent all of our time. The local town is only 5mins by car and has a good range of restaurants and shops. I would definitely recommend ...

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Nadezda
Jul, 2024
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Great stay at fab place - nothing too much trouble for Audrey and George. Thank you both and all the team ...

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Kate
Jul, 2024
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We loved our stay at Audrey’s place. Sisi was a nice location to base with a lovely town and harbour with easy drives to the nearby towns/attractions we wanted to see. The villa was spacious and Audrey was very responsive to any questions / queries we had whilst staying there. The swimming pool and gardens were lovely to enjoy. Would definitely book to stay at ones of Audrey’s ...

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Zelda
Jul, 2024
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We had an extremely comfortable stay at Villa Lofos. Amazing space with fabulous sea views and large garden. Only 10 min drive to Sissi for shops, restaurants and supermarkets. We also loved Milatos (5 min drive) for restaurants by the sea. We used the recommended friendly car hire company and was particularly useful to be met and escorted from the airport to villa, which was ...

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Michell
Jul, 2024
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We loved our stay at Villa Tyghi. The house is beautiful and fully equipped for a big group. Four full bathrooms is a huge benefit when travelling with 9 ppl. The pool is amazing and we loved the outdoor charcoal grill. We dined outside many nights. The beds are single mattresses combined which can be a bit challenging but didn’t take away too much from our stay. Sissi is quiet ...

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Samuel
Jun, 2024
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Our stay in Crete was truly exceptional. The Winehill Villa was amazing, both in terms of its location and the villa itself. We went with our grown children and their spouses—seven of us in total. There was plenty of room for all of us during our 8-day stay, and a bonus was that we could walk to town for the beach, meals, drinks, and shopping. Additionally, we were only 30 minu ...

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Denise
Jun, 2024
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Lovely house, pool and garden, with everything we needed. Peaceful out of town setting, with a lovely view of the surrounding area and the sea. Very relaxing. Close to amenities and beaches. A few minor problems with the house during our stay, which were solved very quickly for us, by our superb host, Audrey. ...

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Peter B.
Jun, 2024
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The finca is in impeccable condition and fully complies with the descriptions and photos. Communication with Audrey and the team went smoothly at all times. It is only a few minutes by car to the small village of Sisi and the nearest larger town of Malia. Also the airport is only 30 mins away. We were very satisfied and would love to come back ...

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Hendrik
Jun, 2024
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5 stars! Ich kann die Unterkunft gerne weiter empfehlen. ...

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Andre
Jun, 2024
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We hebben een heerlijke ervaring gehad in dit verblijf. De accommodatie is erg netjes, schoon en de bedden heerlijk! Het zwembad perfect en ook de locatie is super. We hebben een top verblijf gehad. ...

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Marleen
Jun, 2024
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We spent our 2nd week at Villa Hera having moved from Villa Tyghi when our group downsized. We loved the pool and the amazing outdoor space. The property felt very welcoming and was like home from home. All in all a fabulous 2 weeks holiday. ...

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Cathie
Jun, 2024
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We spent our 2nd week at Villa Hera having moved from Villa Tyghi when our group downsized. We loved the pool and the amazing outdoor space. The property felt very welcoming and was like home from home. All in all a fabulous 2 weeks holiday. ...

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Cathie
Jun, 2024
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Audrey and her staff were extremely professional and helpful, we had a couple of small issues and they helped and responded in a very quick manner. Would recommend a visit to Sissi and Audrey’s villa. It’s a quiet fishing village with a nice vibe and some good local restaurants we enjoyed our stay, thanks Dave ...

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Dave
Jun, 2024