SLOW LIVING

UNSPOILT NATURE

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Welcome to Maison Meltem



On a vast plot, overlooking an unspoiled bay, Maison Meltem invites you to reinvent your Cretan holiday... just a few minutes from the small seaside town of Agia Pelagia.

Meet The House



Clinging like a balcony to the Aegean Sea, Maison Meltem exudes a sense of well-being, calm and freedom.


An offer exclusively dedicated to adults looking to recharge their batteries in a relaxed and eco friendly atmosphere.


Somewhere between a top-of-the-range hotel and a guest house, with just 8 rooms, Giannis and Olivier will share with you their sense of Cretan hospitality, their experience of a warm and personalised welcome.

Meet your room



Maison Meltem offers 3 different types of accommodation.



King Sea view room with private pool



6 independent suites of 33m2, with terrace and swimming pool to oriented on the sea


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Queen panoramic sea view room



1 panoramic bedroom of 21m2 on the ground floor of the guest villa, with its own entrance and uninterrupted views over the bay.


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Corner Sea View lodge



1 Studio of 40m2 on the garden level of the villa, with separate entrance, private terrace and uninterrupted views of the sea and hills.


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Exclusive Villa



Rent the whole villa with is 10 bedrooms.


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Meet The Facilities



Maison Meltem also offers access to a fitness room, a guest swimming pool, a yoga area, a Finnish sauna and a jacuzzi on the lower ground with a sea view. Sauna Will be open from October to April. Fitness room opens in 2025



Fitness room

Swimming pool

Yoga area

Finnish sauna

Jacuzzi

Meet the Cretan food



Your breakfast, included in the price of your room, will be served every morning in the shade of the olive trees, facing the sea.

Cretan and Continental buffet.

A la carte options.


At lunchtime, a snack menu is available.


In the evening, a unique Cretan menu is available upon reservation. It is served in the Guest house around a large table in a spirit of exchange and conviviality. Local products are cooked with Cretan olive oil!


Giannis, your Greek host and chef, will cook all the meals for you:
Born in Heraklion, he learned Greek Mediterranean cuisine in several Greek establishments, then worked for several years in Lyon, and attended the Paul Bocuse Institute.

Meet the people



Giannis & Olivier, 2 hosts with atypical backgrounds....

First pharmacists, then restaurateurs, and now owners of a guest house, they will welcome you in their home, in a corner of paradise, in the calm of Giannis's native island.


"Maison Meltem is an opportunity for us to meet other travellers, around the bar, the swimming pool or the brazier lounge, to share and discuss our experiences. 

Meet Cretan Island



Crete is Giannis' native island. He will be able to recommend the sites to discover during your stay at Maison Meltem.

Here is a List of the most beautiful sites in Crete within 90 minutes of Maison Meltem.

More into beach:

# Small Psaromoura beach 5 minutes away by car (our favourite).
early in the season...

# Family beach of Agia Pelagia 10 minutes away, a charming bay lined with restaurants.

# Ligaria Beach, same layout, 15 minutes away

# Chelidoni Beach, beach bar atmosphere between the rocks, also arrive early, 15 min towards Heraklion

More interested in culture and history:

# Heraklion Archaeological Museum ***, a priceless collection of artefacts from the Minoan and Cretan civilisations

# The ancient site of Knossos, the cradle of Minoan civilisation, near Heraklion***.

# Archaeological site of Phaistos, on the road to Matala, 1 hour's drive away, which we prefer, away from the hordes of tourists.
far from the hordes of tourists and much wilder.

# Arkadi and Preveli monasteries

If you prefer nature and discovery:

# Matala, a former hippy village on the south coast of the island, 1 hour's drive away, which can be combined with the site of Phaistos. Beach and restaurants often crowded in season, prefer the beach of Kommos 5 minutes by car, immense beach of wild blond sand, calm and naturist in places

# Preveli beach and palm grove, below the monastery of the same name, on the south coast opposite Rethymnon

# Small town of Rethymnon with a Venetian flavour

# Agios Nikolaos, Elounda & the fortress of Spinalonga