This new boutique hotel in Heraklion is tucked amidst walnut trees and traditional houses in Sarhos village of Krouson. Surrounded by fruit trees and olive groves, Pervola boasts 5 residences of Venetian, Cretan and Turkish architecture. Each of the Pervola apartments offers a full-size kitchen and a seating area with fireplace. The carefully chosen features include built-in beds, rocking chairs and splashes of colour. The modern tiled bathrooms come with courtesy amenities and a hairdryer. Guests are offered complimentary raki drink, nuts and fruit and have access to the fruit-and-vegetable garden. The area offers a variety of traditional taverns and elegant restaurants. The elegant pool features a modern pool bar with bar stools. A playground area and comfortably furnished, shaded areas with chill-out beds surround the pool. The beach is a 20-minutes drive. Activities the Pervola include biking, gardening and yoga and fitness classes with certified personal trainers. Spa treatments are also available. Heraklion International airport is 12.4 miles away. The city of Heraklion is at 15.5 miles. The nearest beach is a 20-minutes drive.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Pervola Hotel, located at Krousonas, Heraklion Region, 70013, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Pervola Hotel, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Pervola Hotel are revisited so often.