Evge Experience Boutique Hotel

All of our visitors are driven by the same need to escape the busy city and discover the raw, unexplored beauties of the Cretan countryside, away from the extremely crowded touristic spots. Each and every guest has their own special place in our hearts. Our philosophy is to showcase the most genuine and authentic side of Crete, one that allows our guests to fully experience the globally renowned Cretan hospitality, as much as Chania’s unique delicacies and notably diverse landscapes. Drawing inspiration from the Cretan culture, architecture, and tradition, our purpose is that every guest becomes one with our land’s values and customs. Our hotel’s operations focus on environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, and the utmost respect for nature’s numerous offerings. Our vision is to create a pleasant hospitality experience for every guest all throughout the year while refraining from pervading the environment. With an eye to a green future, we also aspire to become a role model of the hospitality industry, in terms of energy self-sufficiency. All of our rooms are thus equipped with double-glazed, thermally efficient windows, so as to maximize energy performance even during the winter. Furthermore, our solar water heaters provide our visitors with warm water, and our 550 Kw photovoltaic panels meet the hotel’s energy needs in their entirety. During the winter, fireplaces and high-quality, energy-efficient stoves make reliable sources of heat, while our pool’s temperature is adjusted through a heat pump, while a second heat pump is reserved for cases of emergency.

Due to its exposure to weather conditions over the years, as much as its complete lack of maintenance, the former Evge residence ended up completely devastated, up until we turned the page and gave it the opportunity to narrate its fascinating and turbulent history to its guests. An authentic Cretan establishment with evident Turkish influences, our hotel’s story can be traced back to the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. Both of Evge’s south-facing rooms, Thalassa and Nephele, constituted its Turkish fabrika, an old olive press used to process the abundant amounts of olive trees fruits that the area is graced with to this day. In the beginning of the 20th century, countless of settlers from around the Samaria Gorge arrived to the fertile lands of Platanias and Kydonia. Among which was the Kalogerakis family, which settled where our hotel is located today. Making use of the existing facilities, they proceeded to build the central building of the former residence, where our rooms Gaea and Aether are located today. Both of these rooms’ east to west orientation creates the ideal climate conditions, on top of the unparalleled living room view of the Cretan Sea and the surrounding lowland areas. A kitchen, a small storage room, and a toilet could be found in front of that same building, where we have set up our hotel’s indoor breakfast hall, outdoor dining area, reception, kitchen, and bathroom. The former residence’s roof has now been transformed into an elegant common area where our hotel’s hot tub is located. From this area, our guests can enjoy a view of the endless blue of the Cretan Sea and infinite lowlands, while savoring their cup of coffee. Two more rooms, Lava and Dasos, are to be found towards our hotel’s Northern area. Both of them initially served as utility spaces. In 2022, we took a leap of faith and decided to breathe new life into a traditional way of living that somehow managed to last the test of time, in the most sustainable way possible.

Our hotel is located in the village of Voukolies, in the center of the regional unit of Chania and, simultaneously, right in the heart of nature. A village filled with lush greenery, in close proximity to paths of unparalleled beauty, groves that make fantastic day trips, and awarded beaches with magnificent azure water. Fields of numerous orange and lemon trees, as much as an abundance of olive trees and the deep blue sky are also parts of a landscape that changes colours along with the seasons. Evge’s location makes it an ideal destination for the ultimate relaxation experience, during any season of the year.