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OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage

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A stone deck with lounge chairs and a thatched umbrella, overlooking a turquoise sea and distant hills.
A compact kitchen with wooden cabinets, a built-in oven, a microwave, a refrigerator, and a dishwasher.
A coastal view with a clear sea, rocky shore, and a wooden fence.
A wooden pier extending over a body of water with a view of a distant island.
A cozy room with a stone wall, a wooden bed, a small table with a vase, and a view of the sea through a window.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Facing the beach, this 1-bedroom cottage accommodates 3 guests. It offers beach views from the patio and balcony, along with a yard for outdoor enjoyment. Adventure travelers will appreciate proximity to Plaka Beach and Spinalonga. Enjoy your stay in this ideal location by the sea.

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • On the beach
    A rare beachfront property in the area - enjoy direct access to the beach and sea.
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 3

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue
  • Balcony or patio

Explore the area

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Plaka, Crete
  • Place, Plaka Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Spinalonga
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Place, Spinalonga Fortress
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sitia (JSH)
    ‪117 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Studio

1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen

About this property

OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage

400 sqft Studio with integrated kitchen and separate bathroom, large double bed and extra sofabed, seaview, 2 private gazebos and private sunbathing terrace directly on shore. Brand new renovated 2022 with new kitchen new appliances etc!

50 ft. from the waterline a small flock of three separated cottages on a beautiful and safe plot of land. (Fenced) Few steps to the sea. Nicely brand new renovated 1 studio cottages with vaulted high ceiling, ca. 400 sq.ft. (about 37 square meters), large comfortable double bed (King size), separate sofa/bed, view to the sea, inside and outside eating area, built in brand new kitchen, separate windowed bathroom with marble tiling, Shower, sink, toilet. Studio room has full A/C. Private outside Gazebos with table and chairs, with unobstructed view to the sea. It would be hard to be closer to the sea or in a more relaxing spot with the soft sound of the waves around you. And it would be hard to find such a safe location far away from the big cities but still in short walking distance (ca. 650 ft, ca. 200m) of a friendly little fishing village with many original tavernas and cafes. A bus stop close.

You will have your environmental friendly (complete photovoltaik autonomy) private studio with seaview, a private outside area that is separated from the 2 other cottages with tall natural stone walls. Your outside area has an esting place, shade by a pergola as well as a private sunbathing platform with seaview directly by the sea!

You have an english and greek speaking host that lives a few miles away. she can organise for you e.g a rental car and is there for you regularly.

The cottages are located ca 100 meters from Plaka village, just a short walk along or behind Plaka Beach. Plaka has many taverns and cafés as well as a beach bar. On very rare occasions (2-3 times during the whole summer season) there is life music in one of the restaurants or beach bar that can be heard over the bay also in the cottages. It usually stops at 23.00

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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Property Registration Number 1222423
Property # 11171644
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Agios Nikolaos

Located in Agios Nikolaos, this cottage is on the beach. Alykes of Elounda and Elounda Windmills are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Port of Agios Nikolaos and Sissi Mini Golf.
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Plaka, Crete

What's nearby

  • Plaka Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Spinalonga - 16 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Spinalonga Fortress - 16 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Stalis Beach - 48 min drive - 40.9 km
  • Star Beach Water Park - 50 min drive - 47.7 km

Getting around

  • Sitia (JSH) - 93 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blend - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Tholos - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Nikos Fish Tavern - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Alyggos - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Mezzo Bar - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage?

As of 3 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage on 15 May 2027 start from NZ$1,920, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is OLONDI: Spacy 1 Studio Plaka Beach Cottage located?

Nestled on the beach, this Agios Nikolaos cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of Plaka Beach, Spinalonga and Spinalonga Fortress. Hiona Beach and Kolokýtha are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 59 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
You can’t find a better place to stay in Plaka. Private and beautiful! Will definitely plan to come back here on a return trip.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Amazing

Beautiful property in a cute town with amazing access to the beach, port, and town of Plaka. Will definitely be staying again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Outstanding property

Amazing place to stay for a week of relaxation. I cannot overstate how immaculate and beautifully kept the cottage is. We stayed for a week for mostly just winding down after a stressful few months and this place really delivered.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Perfect Stay

The property was well maintained and had all necessary amenities. The location is absolutely perfect, quick access to Plaka beach and an array of local restaurants. The villa was private and quiet and we cannot wait to come back. Christine was incredibly helpful and we would 100% visit here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great value!

This is a great property for couples, with lots of privacy, good view and beach access, and restaurants within walking distance. Unfortunately for our stay, it was generally too windy to properly sitting outside or the swimming.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Fantastic!

Walk to everything in Plaka!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning - can't wait to come back

This place is beautiful, such a good find! We will absolutely be staying again. The terrace gets the sun right up until about 5pm (June) and its lovely and private. The accommodation itself is SPOTLESSLY clean, one of the best I've ever stayed in. Communication with the host was fantastic including during a hiccup we had with our keys late at night. Such a great stay, cannot recommend enough!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Even better than expected!

Perfect for 2 people. Obviously its all about the location, but add in spotless accommodation, a comfy bed and a decent shower, excellent communication with the owners/manager. It's everything you need.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic place with an absolute privacy

Hallo Natalia and Christina, thank you for a WONDERFUL holiday on such a fantastic place like your house was! We enjoyed it so much and did not miss a thing there - we will remember it for a long time... Hope we all will come back when our kids are a bit older. Lenka and Michael, CZ
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10/10 Excellent

Olondi

Very nice !!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017
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10/10 Excellent

Incredible! Like living in a postcard!

We are three friends travelling around Greece and spent a few days at the cottages. It was an amazing experience, perfect for our group. The host/staff were very friendly and provided more than what we needed. The location couldn't be better and was a highlight of our trip to Greece. Highly recommend visiting Spinalonga and reading The Island. Thank you again for everything. We hope to return someday with our families.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Magical

We spent a magical week at this cottage in Plaka. The view from the terrace is amazing, so secluded. The cottage has everything you need,and is just a short easy walk to the tavernas and small supermarkets in Plaka. There is an easy bus service to Elounda, for more shops and restaurants. The island of Spinalonga is well worth a visit. We found everyone in the village so friendly and helpful. We would definitely want to return again.
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location, location, location!

Wonderful cottage in an an amazing location. Christine was a great host and everything was perfectly arranged, including transfer from the airport. The village is peaceful, but with plenty of good restaurants (we liked Ostria, Paliria and The Carob Tree). Spinilonga is lovely to visit and there are plenty of other places of interest nearby like Knossos. Our favourite trips were a Land Rover safari into the mountains, and a brilliant horse riding session in the local countryside (with Fourni Horses). A really lovely place to visit - thank you.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful and relaxing

The cottage was perfectly positioned and very well equipped, beach towels and hairdryer being very welcome additional facilities. The cottage was also cleaned and linens replaced twice in the week we were there, which reflects the attention to detail and thoughtfulness that have been put into making these a relaxing holiday location. Plaka is beautiful and charming, we ventured further afield a couple of times but everything we needed was within walking distance. We never tired of the stunning views from the terraces and cottage. We will definitely return.
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10/10 Excellent

Beautiful

I will not give this property a detailed review.I will just write that, during the second day of my stay, i booked this place again for next year . The one and ONLY downside was the poor internet connection. That is all :)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful Property in a Stunning Location

We had an absolutely wonderful time in Olondi - the accommodation and outside areas were superb, really clean and well maintained by Jimmy and Lela. On arrival, there was a lovely welcome pack with essential items. The view from the sunbathing terrace was just so beautiful (even better than the photos) looking across to Spinalonga and the beach is literally on your doorstep. We could not fault any aspect of our stay and Christine, our host, was very attentive - arranging our flight transfers and checking in on us the day after arrival to check everything was ok. Thank you Christine, Jimmy and Lela for making our stay such an unforgettable one - we hope to return again in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Beautiful location

Beautiful location, very restful. Confusion on arrival as didn't know what house we rented. Didn't know the name but was sorted out. We were put in the house for 10 days that we thought we rented then moved to the rear property as that was the house we rented. Although all lovely properties if you want to have a seaview from your cottage make sure you rent a front property not the rear property. The cottage manager was very helpful so was the cleaner. Overall lovely stay will return
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Amazing week at Olondi Cottage

The cottage is exactly as described - the private terrace overlooking Spinalonga is perfect for spending the day relaxing and its only a 5 minute stroll from Plakas tavernas. The cottage is bigger than I expected, freshly redecorated and immaculate with all you need. Totally private with no intrusion from the other cottages and a good stone BBQ for the nights you want to relax. Must recommend Marias taverna just 2 minutes from the Cottage for slow cooked clay pot dishes! The best place to us in Plaka is the Green Tree - sit outside with a cold beer or wine and tapas comes with the drinks, watching the shoppers and boats come in. We were there every evening watching Plaka go by! A fabulous week and will definitely visit again.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Truly marvellous location, great private terrace.

Just on the edge of the village, our villa was close enough to Plaka so that we could easily get to restaurants and amenities, but far enough away to ensure quiet and privacy. The villa itself was immaculate, comfortable and very well equipped. Best of all was our huge, private terrace overlooking the sea - we'd made plans to investigate the area by car, but chilling on our terrace proved a much stronger draw. 'Management' was Christina, a lovely Welsh woman who gets the balance between attentive service and just leaving you to get on with it just right. Combined with our own private beach - midnight swims highly recommended - and we couldn't really have asked for more. Five stars, no question. Gavin and Clara
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic - highly reccomendable

Everything have been excellent: The houses are actually on the beach (do not expect sand) - the view fantastic. Small, sleepy village, nice restaurants. The houses: High quality throughout - nice welcome (indeed pleasant to have basic food available the first night) - cleaning just perfect. And everyone friendly and welcoming. The three houses are built in such a way that you will get privacy and a great stay whichever of them you choose. Olondi had the largest terrace - with a nice breeze which was just perfect for hot August days. In addition to sun, sea and nice food, we have been to great closeby mountainwalks, used the services (e.g. water jet) from the water-sport center which is the closest neighbour. When we stayed, we had sun until approximately six in the afteernoon, which was fine.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Location, location, location.

We were blown away. What a perfect location overlooking Spinalonga and the bay with our own private terrace and two eating areas. The cottage, we loved it more everyday was spotlessly clean with everything you could possibly need. Christine came by and checked everything was ok and was lovely as was Lela the housekeeper and husband Jimmi maintainance man. Nothing was to much trouble. Plaka is just the best place, small, good tavernas, couple of supermarkets and the people are very friendly. Close enough to Elounda and Agios Nikolaos if you fancy a change. Thank you for a wonderful two weeks. Plaka beach cottages are the business. Don't forget beach shoes and maybe a torch for late night walking home and the stones are there for a reason, it can get breezy!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Everything PERFECT

From the moment we booked this beautiful place and until we left, everything was just perfect. First we received am email with all the details we needed in order to find the place, the key for the studio, where the private parking is situated ... Thank you for the water, bread, cheese, tomato, cucumber and biscuits you offered for the first day, it was more than appreciated! After a tiring day of travelling by plane and then by car, it was a nice touch not to worry for the next morning breakfast 😊 We had a very nice conversation with Cristinne, who visited us just to see if we need something and if we are happy with our accomodation. Please aware that of the three bungallows, Olondi is the one in the back, the other two bring in front, just by the beach. The upside of renting this bungallow is that you will have the largest private sunbed terrace.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great Time in Plaka!

We stayed in the Olondi villa for two weeks and loved it! The villas are even better than we expected. They are right on the water with beautiful views of the entire area.The host Christine is very friendly and truly helpful. The housekeeper does an incredible and thorough job keeping the villas spotless. The small village of Plaka is a very short walk and has many tavernas and gift shops. The Carob Tree was by far our favorite. Be sure to stop in and say hello to Malcolm for us! We took the boat trip from Elounda to Spinalonga and had a good walk around the island. Elounda is about 5Km away and is a larger village with LOTS of tavernas and fun little shops. Our favorite coffee shops were Captain Longa in Plaka and Fresco in Elounda. We had a car for the entire trip so we drove to Hania and stayed a couple nights to hike the Sumaria Gorge. Very impressive hike and beautiful scenery. Overall we had an awesome vacation and our time in the Olondi villa was the highlight of it all!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Plaka Beach, Olondi Cottage.

This was our first trip to Crete, We were not disappointed , the area around Plaka is lovely, there is a lot to see and do with or without a hire car, we hired a car from the airport and used it for six days of the ten , we drove up behind the cottage and followed the track upto the top of the hills where you will get spectacular views of the peninsula and the interia of the island there are a lot of caves around the cliff face to view. We had a trip to spinalonga very interesting . Olondi cottage was our home for the duration of our stay and it really did feel like home, there was everything we needed . Around the outside of Olondi there are lots of areas to sit and read or have your morning coffee or take oppertunety to bask in the sunshine, Fantastic just been transported back to the sun loungers, there are steps leading down to the beach where you can swim for hours, i recommend taking you goggles and snorkel as you can see all kind of fish, crabs, octopuss and huge sea snails the size of a melon. The Tavernas in Plaka are very good expensive at the harbour end though, we found a taverna that was perfect for us excellent food at a good price, the owner was called Nikos it was half way down on the sea front fourth place walking from the car park, the staff were excellent we had a lot of laughs with them and miss them . Our Contact when we arrived was a lovely lady called Christine, she was there when we needed her very knowledgeable having lived on Crete for a good time, it was also a pleasure to meet Christine, and all the cleaning staff for the cottage always clean sheets and towels a real pleasure of a holiday, we will be back, efharisto to all we met. Mark and Mandy Salmon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Un petit coin de paradis

Le cottage était parfait!Le bruit des vagues, le calme et les équipements simples mais suffisants nous ont permis de passer un excellent moment reposant et rafraîchissant.Un endroit idyllique !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

About the host

Hosted by Christine

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I am the property managers for several very selected properties in different European countries continously and reliably since 2007. Please take a look at all the positive reviews on the properties I manage here. I very much look forward hearing from you!

Why they chose this property

You cannot find a better location

What makes this property unique

Closer to the sea would be in the sea ;)
Extremely clean sea

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