Athina 4 · Mountain Air, Sea Views, Space
Villa Athina 4
Mountain air and space · for families and friends who walk, swim and sleep well
Cool nights, moving air and nothing above you but mountain: at 300 m, Athina 4 is the villa guests sleep best in. Two en-suite bedrooms, 110 m² inside, a 300 m² gated garden and a terrace over the bay. The resort adds a saltwater infinity pool, tennis, basketball and a gym. Caves, gorges and hill walks start minutes away; beaches and restaurants are 10–15 minutes down the hill.
Kounali, Lasithi, Crete, Greece
At a glance
- Villa name
- Athina 4
- Property type
- Entire villa · Kounali Mountain Resort
- Location
- Kounali, Lasithi, Crete, Greece
- Guests
- 4 · two double bedrooms · two en-suite bathrooms
- Size
- 110 m² interior · 300 m² private walled garden
- Setting
- Hillside plateau, approximately 300 m above the bay
- Pool
- Shared saltwater infinity pool, May–October
- Resort facilities
- Gym · tennis · basketball · playground · snack bar
- Comforts
- Air conditioning · Wi-Fi · washing machine · BBQ · parking for 2 cars
- Check-in / out
- 15:00 / 11:00 · self check-in with resort staff
- Best for
- Families, walkers, two couples travelling together
Documented amenities
- Shared saltwater infinity pool, May–October
- Air conditioning
- Wi-Fi
- Laptop-friendly desk
- Washing machine
- Full-size fridge-freezer
- Oven and hob
- Dishwasher
- Coffee maker and kettle
- Hairdryer and iron
- BBQ
- Parking for 2 cars
- Gym
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Playground
- Snack bar and lobby bar
THE SPACE
Athina 4 sits in the Athina row at Kounali Mountain Resort, on a plateau above the village where the heat of the coast does not follow you home.
Room by room:
Living and dining — open plan, cool tiled floor, a sofa for four, a dining table that genuinely seats four, doors opening onto the terrace
Kitchen — full-size fridge-freezer, oven, hob, dishwasher, coffee maker, kettle, and enough pots to cook a proper meal
Bedroom one — double bed, en-suite shower room, doors to the garden, mountain side
Bedroom two — double bed, en-suite shower room, sea side
Terrace — shaded pergola, outdoor table and chairs, barbecue, and a long view across the bay
Garden — 300 m², walled and gated, with parking for two cars inside
Practical — air conditioning throughout, Wi-Fi, washing machine, hairdryer, iron, laptop-friendly desk
The house does simple very well. Nothing is fussy, everything works, and after a long day on the trails that is exactly the right combination.
GUEST ACCESS
Inside the resort, included with every stay:
Saltwater infinity pool with sunbeds and umbrellas — shared, seasonal (May to October), and rarely busy
Gym with treadmill, spin bike, free weights and squat rack
Tennis court and basketball court, free of charge
Children's playground for the small ones in the group
Snack bar and lobby bar on site, no need to drive for a drink
Self check-in at reception from 15:00; check-out by 11:00; linen and towels provided
INTERACTION WITH GUESTS
We answer messages promptly and the resort has managers on site during the day, so anything that goes wrong is dealt with the same day. Ask us before you arrive for walking routes, taverna recommendations and which beaches suit children — we know the hill and the coast well.
NEIGHBORHOOD OVERVIEW
This is walking country first and beach country second, which is rather the point of being up here.
Milatos cave is 1.8 km away: a vast chamber in the hillside with a hard history and an easy path to it. Around the resort, lanes thread through olive groves to villages where nobody is in a hurry. Further out lie the Lasithi plateau with its windmills, the Cave of Zeus at Diktaio Andro, and the gorges that cut down towards the sea.
For swimming, the beaches at Milatos and Sissi are ten to fifteen minutes by car, with tavernas, harbour tables and beach bars on the sand. Malia, twenty minutes away, has the supermarkets, bakeries and pharmacies. Agios Nikolaos, half an hour, has the marina and the lake. Heraklion airport is fifty minutes.
GETTING AROUND
You will want a car: the resort sits above the village and the coast is a drive, not a stroll. The road from Milatos climbs for about six kilometres and, after the first trip, it is simply the road home.
Free parking for two cars behind the gate. Heraklion airport (HER) 49 km, roughly fifty minutes. Nearest beach: Milatos, 6 km.
OTHER THINGS TO NOTE
Sleeps four: two double bedrooms, both en-suite.
Air conditioning in every room, though at this altitude you may not need it at night.
The pool is shared with the other villas and open seasonally, May to October; sunbeds and umbrellas included.
Family-friendly throughout: gated garden, playground and courts inside the resort.
Please keep noise down after 23:00.
Pets considered on request.