I had a great experience Pervola Hotel. I am from New York and my boyfriend and I were looking for a nice, quiet, vacation together in Crete. After seeing such wondeful reviews we agreed on Pervola. It was a great place to relax and exactly what we were looking for. Far away from all the traffic. The rooms were absolutely beautiful and extremely clean. Despoina is very nice and accomodated us any way possible. She cooked every day and everything she made was very tasty. Great cook!!! I would definitely stay there again and recommened it to anyone looking for a quite, clean place to stay in Crete!

My sister and I just spent a wonderfull week at Pervola. It was exactly what we were looking for: a total relaxing vacation, close to nature in the beautiful natural surroundings of the village Sarhos and its valley, full with olivetrees and wineyards.
Desphina has turned the house of her grandparents into a very special guesthouse and every room is special and differently decorated, thanks to her amazing interior design qualities.
We loved to be in this place at all moments of the day: waking up in the morning in the quiet valley and enjoying from a tasty breakfast, hanging out next to the pool during the day or late afternoon and enjoying from a delicious dinner, prepared by Desphina with fresh ingredients, many out of her own, natural garden.
Desphina makes your stay unforgeteable with her warm personality and Cretan hospitaly and many tips to discover non-tourist places nearby.
From Pervola, you can travel easily to many beautiful attractions and sights: some beautiful beaches in the north, more south (Matala and surroundings), Lassithi area, but dont forget to enjoy from the beauty of nearby villages and surroundings.
Best restaurant in Crete is actually very nearby: Earino in Kato Asites with an amazing rooftop view over the whole area and coast.
She is planning on organzing yoga retreats in the near future, this is definetely the perfect place for it.
I would definetely come here again on my next trip to Crete!

We had a really great time at Pervola but there were a few things that could've been improved on. It is literally in the middle of nowhere, not even a mini market in the town so you really need to be prepared either with food or to drive a min of 30mins. We felt that while it was gorgeous that the hotel hadn't fully opened for the summer, the pool was dirty as were the chairs and pillows around the pool. This was a little disappointing for us as we wanted to get away and relax in a bit of affordable luxury.

To make this a five star we would suggest breakfast and a little onsite shop selling Cretan specialties. Despina was lovely however she had an even lovelier guest staying with her for the summer that made our trip most memorable.

All in all a great place that I would love to visit again if ever in the area.