Villa With a Private Padel Court in Agia Galini, Sleeps 12

01 Hideaway Included

Every villa is read under the same seven categories. This is this one, in full.

The Villa for a Group

Sleeping and en suites: Six bedrooms, six en-suite bathrooms. Four of them run along the sleeping wing, each opening onto its own shaded terrace and its own piece of the sea, and two more take the group from eight to twelve on COCO-MAT sleeper sofas. Every bed in the villa lies on a COCO-MAT topper. The last two are rooms of their own with their own bathrooms, not a bed found in a corner.
The kitchen and the long table: A Scavolini kitchen with a wine cabinet, open to the dining table, and a second full kitchen outside under the canopy with a grill and a table of its own. Lay twelve indoors at dusk or outside under the pergola. Most weeks do both.
Flow: Three hundred and thirty square metres indoors against more than six hundred of paved terrace, which is the ratio that decides how twelve people live. The studio is the room everyone lands in: a fireplace, window fronts the length of it, a staircase down to the entertainment room. Twelve can split into three and nobody feels sent away.
Design: Michalis Tzagkarakis and Associates drew it, and took the Big See Architecture Award for the work. Board-marked concrete carries the beams and soffits, local stone builds the walls, and the bathrooms are finished in Kourasanit, the crushed-ceramic lime plaster Greece used long before cement. The Minoan Horns of Consecration stand at the entrance.

The whole villa from directly overhead at sunrise, alone on its headland above the Libyan Sea

A king room in the sleeping wing, slatted light falling across the bed

A king room with its terrace doors open to the sea

The lounge, a curved banquette under slot windows cut through the concrete

The studio, a corner sofa turned to a full-height window

Round armchairs in the living room, turned to the sea

The lounge sofa, looking out to the ancient olive in the circular courtyard

The same olive courtyard, seen from the kitchen island

Two terracotta urns close up against the stone

The master bathroom, a bath and twin basins against Kourasanit walls

The studio behind full-height glass, a telescope turned to the Libyan Sea

A round armchair in the living room, the sea through the opening

Dining chairs and a terracotta urn in the shaded afternoon light

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The Setting

Seclusion: Ten thousand square metres of hillside, off the paved road, and no neighbour anywhere in the frame. The villa was sited so that what you look at is the Bay of Messara, the Libyan Sea and the two Paximadia islands out in it.
Light and the land: It faces south, which on Crete means light from breakfast until it goes. Olive terraces, bare rock and low scrub fall away from the paving, and the sea changes colour three or four times between lunch and dinner.
Quiet: This is the far side of the island from the crowds. The village is close enough for dinner and far enough that nothing arrives at the gate you did not ask for, and the nearest restaurant is a little over two kilometres.

The garden behind the villa, the planting grown in around the stone

The Bay of Messara from the air, the headland and the mountains behind it

The ancient olive standing in the circular courtyard

A board-marked column and the pergola against the Cretan rock

The curved concrete soffit against the sky

The facade at dusk, the curved opening lit from inside

The canopy and the stone volume at the entrance

Loungers on the terrace, the Paximadia islands out on a flat sea

The cantilevered corner of glass over the scrub

The terrace edge and its canopy, the hillside falling away below

Column shadows across the olive courtyard

The sleeping wing at sunset, seen through glass

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The Padel Court

Private: A full court on its own terrace a level below the villa, on the property, yours for the week. Nobody books it and nobody shares it.
The surface: Terracotta inside a full mesh enclosure, with nothing behind the back fence but the Libyan Sea. It can be re-lined for pickleball.
Evenings: Four floodlights over the court. On a south coast in summer that is the difference between playing and waiting, because the hours worth having are the early morning and the hour after the light has gone.
Where it sits: Cut into the same terracing as the pool rather than parked on a lawn behind the villa, so it reads as part of the building. From the main terrace you look over it to the sea.

The padel court with the sea on one side and the Cretan mountains on the other

The headland from directly overhead at sunrise, the padel court on its own terrace below the villa

The padel court at dusk, the floodlights burning and the sea behind the back fence

The outdoor calisthenics rig: pull-up bars, rings and a climbing rope

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The Kitchen

Who cooks: Nobody lives here to cook, so a chef is brought in and the standard is whoever I bring. Say early how the week should eat and it gets built around that rather than around a menu somebody already had.
Eating out: Agia Galini, seven minutes down the hill, for the harbour tavernas and the fish off the boats. The village butcher is the one the villa uses and it is worth doing the same. Matala is forty minutes if you want the day out with lunch at the end of it.
What grows here: This is the Messara plain. The oil, the greens and the tomatoes come from within sight of the terrace, and there is a wine cabinet indoors for whatever you carry back.

The Scavolini kitchen and the dining table, open to the terrace

The dining table, framed on the opening to the Paximadia islands

The outdoor kitchen and the long table under the canopy

Dining outside under the pergola, the Paximadia islands beyond

The table laid indoors at dusk, the sea behind it

The table outside under the pergola, the pool alongside it

The bar pantry, its glass shelves stocked

The outdoor kitchen, its table and beanbags on the terrace

The outdoor kitchen lit after the sun has gone

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The Relaxation

The pool: A hundred square metres of infinity pool with a shallow end for small children, and a jacuzzi beside it that is heated. The pool is heated whenever you want it and nothing is charged for that, which is the whole reason the winter weeks here are worth taking seriously: it makes March and November swimmable.
Sauna and hammam: Both indoors in the wellness wing, both in daily use rather than ornamental, and there are fireplaces indoors and out for the evenings that want one. Massage and yoga are arranged at the villa.
Sleep: COCO-MAT toppers on every bed, blackout drapes, triple glazing and fan coil cooling. A room here is dark, quiet and cool at three in the afternoon, which in August is what decides whether anyone plays again at six.

The heated infinity pool and the hot tub, the Paximadia islands beyond

The pool terrace at blue hour, the mountain behind it

The pool at blue hour, the villa lit behind it

The telescope on the terrace at blue hour

The glass edge of the pool, a single tree beyond it

Twin basins and round mirrors in the wellness wing bathroom

The walk along the pool, olive terraces falling away below

The curve of the pool along the stone wing, the sea beyond

The pool against the stone volume, cactus planting at its edge

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The Service on site

Who is there: The Grove Crete Hospitality Services manage the villa. The clean before you arrive is in the rate, and the gardener and the pool are looked after. Housekeeping through the week is not: it is arranged with the villa and charged separately, which is worth settling before you come rather than on the second morning.
Upkeep: It is two years into its life and kept the way a place is kept while its owner still comes. Solar carport, a rainwater cistern for the garden, filtered agricultural water, LED throughout.
How much you touch: You can take it staffed to the point where nobody in the group picks up a plate, or take the keys and be left alone. Both are a stated option, not a favour.

The long table laid at dusk beside the pool

Someone walking the terrace, the Paximadia islands out beyond

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The Feeling

Arrival: The road runs out, a concrete beam comes up over the scrub, and then the sea arrives all at once through the entrance.
The shape of a day: Court before the heat, pool through the middle of it, hammam before dinner, the long table outside until dark.
What it feels like: Twelve people, one gate, and nobody needs a car until they want one.

Two people toasting on the terrace at dusk

The group toasting at dinner, after dark

Chairs on the terrace, the Paximadia islands framed between them

The sunken fire pit under the stone colonnade

A sofa and terracotta pots, seen through the glass

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The features

Everything in the villaroom by room

The villa

6 bedrooms, all en suite
Sleeps 12 · eight in the sleeping wing, four more in the basement and wellness suites
330 m² indoors · over 600 m² of paved terrace
10,000 m² of private clifftop
Studio with a fireplace and full-height window fronts
Entertainment room on the lower level
Triple-insulated glass · fan coil heating and cooling
BIG SEE Architecture Award to Michalis Tzagkarakis and Associates · two silver Tourism Awards 2026

Sleeping

4 king rooms in the sleeping wing, each with a private shaded terrace and a sea view
Basement suite with a COCO-MAT sleeper sofa and en suite
Wellness wing room with a COCO-MAT sleeper sofa, en suite, sauna and hammam
COCO-MAT toppers on every bed, the sleeper sofas included
En suites with double basins, walk-in rain showers and Kourasanit walls
Bath in the master suite
Robes, slippers and toiletries
Blackout drapes and movable shades
Baby bed on request

Kitchen & table

Scavolini kitchen, fully equipped
Wine cabinet
Indoor dining table
Outdoor kitchen with a large grill, fridge, dining table and sofa
All day food and drink on request, with the kitchen staffed
No resident chef: the kitchen is staffed to whatever level you ask for

Court & outdoors

Private padel court, LED lit, re-lineable for pickleball
Outdoor calisthenics park: pull-up bars, rings, climbing rope, bench, punchbag, weights
Infinity pool, 100 m², with a shallow end for small children
Pool heating whenever you want it, nothing charged
Heated outdoor jacuzzi
Sunken outdoor lounge with a fire pit
Shaded terraces on every side
Walking trails from the villa down to the beaches and to Agia Galini

Wellness & tech

Sauna
Hammam
Fireplaces indoors and out
Massage and yoga arranged at the villa
Video projector and cinema screen
Sound systems throughout
Fast wifi throughout

Service & stay

Cleaned before you arrive, in the rate · housekeeping through the week arranged and charged separately
Gardener, pool maintenance and a property manager on call
Service packages from keys only to full board
Minimum 4 nights in every season · any arrival day
25% on agreement, the balance 30 days before arrival · taxes inside the rate
Solar carport · rainwater cistern · locally sourced materials
Heraklion airport 90 minutes · Agia Galini 7 minutes · nearest restaurant 2.4 km · Matala 40 minutes
Children welcome

Anything in outline is not here, and it is stated rather than hidden.

02 Concierge Included

Two sets of hands, and they do different jobs. The Grove Crete keep the villa running. I build the week that happens inside it.

Before you come: The package you want, the food, the coaching, the boat and the transfers, all agreed before you leave home.
While you are there: The Grove Crete run the villa day to day and the property manager is on call. I am the number for anything not going the way we agreed.
What it does not cover: The villa's own upkeep, which is the garden, the pool and the cleaning. I get whatever you want of that agreed with them before you land rather than after.

03 Driver On request

A car for the week means nobody watches the wine at lunch, and nobody drives the mountain road in the dark who did not want to.

Arrival: Met at Heraklion and driven in, seventy-seven kilometres of it. Chania instead if the flights out of it are better.
The week: Agia Galini for dinner, Matala for the day, Phaistos for the palace and Heraklion for the archaeological museum.
Evenings: Back up the hill in the dark with somebody else driving.

A Range Rover parked in the garden, ready for the week

04 Chef On request

The kitchen can be as staffed as you want it, and how staffed is your decision rather than the villa's.

The range: Keys only at one end, all day food and drink at the other. Most groups settle in between, with breakfast laid and two or three dinners cooked.
The table: A chef here gets a full kitchen indoors and a second one outside with the grill, which is the difference between cooking for twelve and catering for twelve.
Provisioning: Agia Galini for the fish and the village butcher, the Messara plain for everything that grows.

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05 Coach On request

You came to play, so I only use coaches I have played with.

The bench: Coaches come to the court, arranged through the villa. English taught.
The format: Your court, your hours. Drills in the early morning, matchplay under the floodlights, and a tournament that can run all week because there is nowhere anyone needs to be.
The levels: Mixed groups read in one warm-up.

Trip Plan

The villa is included, all of it: the court, the pool and the wellness wing. Add a driver, a chef and a coach, tell me how staffed you want the week, and I come back within a day with one price.

Your trip plan

Pick a week to start

A week can start on any day. For Keras Cliff House, minimum night stay can be adjusted, down to four nights.

Temperature and sunlight are averages, not a forecast.

How this villa prices the year

Every figure here has the 24% tax inside it, which is how the villa quotes it, and each is what its own booking returns for that week. The villa is reviewing its winter rates after this season, because the heated pool, the sauna and the hammam all sit inside them, so I confirm your week with them before anything is booked.

Keras Cliff House, a private villa in Agia Galini, Greece with its own court. The whole place, sleeps 12. The week planned end to end.

Select your preferences

Hideaway IncludedThe whole villa and its headland, yours alone. Six en-suite rooms, the pool, the wellness wing and the court.
Concierge IncludedThe Grove Crete are on the ground all week, and the week itself is planned with me before you land.

What it costs

Hideaway, the week: €14,000
Concierge: Included

From €14,000 · about €1,150 per person, every bed taken

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The practical questions about Keras Cliff House

Why book through you?

The villas are looked after by people who are particular about who they work with, and they work with me. That takes time to earn and it is why this collection grows slowly, a villa at a time.

You pay the villa's own rate, and the week costs no more for my being in it: my commission comes out of what the villa already charges. The Concierge, Driver, Chef and Coach are quoted alongside it as one price, and I am on call for them all week. Every enquiry comes to me, so the person who answers is the person who arranges it.

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Is there a security deposit at Keras Cliff House, and what else does the villa charge for?

No deposit is held against the villa, and nothing is taken on arrival. What you pay before you come is the week itself, in the instalments the villa sets out below. One thing you can add if you want it: housekeeping through the week, arranged with the villa and charged by it. It is not on your quote unless you ask for it.

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When do we arrive, and can we book a shorter stay?

Any day, minimum 4 nights. Tell me your dates and I will confirm with the villa.

Which airport do we fly into for Keras Cliff House?

Heraklion (HER), about ninety minutes away by road. Chania is a longer drive across the island and worth it only if the flights out of it are better. Add the Driver and you are met at arrivals and driven in.

What comes with the villa, and what can I add at Keras Cliff House?

The whole villa, yours alone, 6 suites for 12. A concierge comes with the villa. Add a driver, a chef and a coach and I plan the week and come back with one price.

What is added to the rate at Keras Cliff House?

Nothing. €11,900 is the week with the arrival clean and the taxes already inside it, quoted through The Grove Crete, who manage the villa. That is the figure you pay.

Checked 28 August 2026

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When do I pay for Keras Cliff House, and what if we have to cancel?

A quarter of the total on agreement, the rest thirty days before you arrive. Both come off the villa's own booking, and I confirm them with The Grove Crete before you commit to anything. Cancel more than thirty days before you arrive and the quarter comes back in full. Cancel at least fourteen days before and half of it comes back. Anything closer than that is on the agreement the villa issues, and I confirm it for your dates before you pay anything. These are the villa's own terms rather than mine, and what you sign is what holds: I confirm them for your dates before anything is signed.

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Does Keras Cliff House have its own padel court?

Yes. A full court on the property, on its own terrace below the villa, and yours alone for the week. Four floodlights, so the evenings are yours too, and it re-lines for pickleball if the group would rather.

How do twelve of you fit into six bedrooms?

Four bedrooms in the sleeping wing hold eight, and the last four are in the basement suite and the wellness wing room, both on COCO-MAT sleeper sofas with bathrooms of their own. Every bed in the villa lies on a COCO-MAT topper. The villa goes whole, so the sauna and the hammam stay the group's whether or not somebody is sleeping in that wing.

Is it worth coming out of season?

The villa wants those weeks and says so: south Crete is mild well outside the season, and Keras is equipped for it. Heating the pool costs nothing extra, and there is a sauna, a hammam, a heated jacuzzi outdoors, fireplaces indoors and out, and the gym. The court is lit, so the short days cost you nothing. March brings wildflowers and an empty coast, October the warmest sea of the year, and the calendar below prices those weeks as the cheapest.