Ananda Retreat

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : The location, the pool, the nearby village, the quietness. The villa was clean and airy with a stunning view. It's entered via a winery and there are vines on one side and at the front. The nearby village and a nice bakery /coffee shop was a short walk away but on a busy main road with not much of a pavement! The pool is cleaned every day.
  : Arrive either having shopped or able to go shopping. All that's in the fridge is two bottles of water. There's coffee too. For the price I would have expected more ie milk, perhaps beer, cheese? The kitchen is fine but not for anyone planning on lots of cooking. For four people there were three outdoor chairs. Four sunbeds (great), one parasol. The most annoying thing was the green emergency light in the bedroom which cast an eerie glow at night and meant the room never got dark! I had to wear an eye mask. Perhaps the owner has never slept there! Also make sure you get directions if driving - it's not signposted and the entrance is through a winery which is confusing at first.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : amazing view and perfect position for sunset from the private terrace.very quiet as quiet isolated in vineyards
  : non-heated pool so a bit cold when you visit outside of the peak season (november)

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : Fantastic views

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : views are amazing from kitchen, lounge and bedrooms, really great. Main bedroom very comfortable but very little storage space for clothes even for one person, no storage space in the upstairs bedroom. It would be a good idea to trim the hedges and shrubs in front of the swimming pool to fully appreciate the views and perhaps use the hedges as a partition / fence to afford some privacy between villa M and villa T. I would strongly recommend a car as well. Staff lovely, very helpful and always available, the property and views are superb and you certainly wont be disappointed. Kitchen stuff is limited to about 4 of everything so if youre staying using the villa more then going out youll need to wash as you go.
  : no privacy between villa M and villa T, also the views are a little bit spoilt by the hedge height from the pool level / sun lounge level towards the sea, cut them down it makes no sense, use to provide more privacy between the villas instead. A bit more storage space for clothes main bedroom and upstairs. Location for us was perfect as we had a car but otherwise youll struggle to get around. Could have done with a bigger parasol or even a couple of parasols to protect from the sun, there were only 3 of us and getting some shade having just the one parasol was challenging.

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : The view is a Masterpiece. Must Be the best Spot for the view on the island
  : It was cold By times at Night. There were 2 different air conditioner but they were to Weak

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : Everything it was beautiful and majestic
  : The power issues (but that is how Europe stays usually are) other then that it was amazing

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The tranquility and the view of the Caldera from the rear garden: truly beautiful. However; our experience was greatly enhanced by Mrs Maria who was on hand from our arrival to the end of our stay - she was very professional in her dealings and extremely helpful! She's an absolute asset to Ananda Retreat.
  : The location of the resort is remote: the nearest shop, grocer's and restaurant is a car ride away and unfortunately we hadn't realised and hadn't hired a rental vehicle. Taxis had been affordable in the town centre unfortunately, the taxi recommended and subsequently used was prohibitively expensive.