Kapsaliana Village Hotel

Kapsaliana Village Hotel Review

A 300-year old hamlet set amid the vast olive groves of the Arkadi Monastery holdings has been converted to one of Crete's most distinctive and relaxing lodgings, with luxurious, stylishly appointed rooms, welcoming lounges, and an excellent dining room, all fashioned out of beautiful old stone houses, and positioned, as if in a painting, in a quintessentially Cretan landscape. Surrounding the main lounge of the large Olive Press house are 12 bungalows, most restored historic houses, designed with bold wooden beams, mighty stone walls, and the occasional farm utensil/modern art sculpture. Stone work, arches, cobbled lanes, lovely views of the countryside and sea, terraces, and a refreshing pool all contribute to an idyllic retreat and a taste of Cretan life as it once was—though rural life was never as luxe as this.