I can wholeheartedly recommend CostAnita Villas in every respect. Meike Lechat, my personal agent, has provided me with excellent service ever since our first phone call. She is very friendly, knowledgeable, and extremely considerate. Even people who know nothing about real estate can be sure they will receive comprehensive and expert guidance here. All my questions were answered quickly and clearly, no matter how many times I asked. An added bonus for me is that the support is provided in German. I feel completely in good hands and professionally guided. Highly recommended!
Our CostAnitaVillas Team
Kostas Krasakis
Kostas is the local Greek owner of our Cretan Real Estate and Construction Company with in depth knowledge of the area and Cretan properties. He is always looking for new opportunities and happy to help everyone looking to buy or build in his beautiful area of the Crete island.
Anita Hamilton-Foster
Anita grew up outside of Sydney, Australia and has been in the hospitality trade for many years. Anita and her mother Janelle had 2 very successful country Hotels in Kent, U.K for a period of 10yrs. With her experience she is the perfect person to help you find your rental property if you want to stay long term in Crete or a stunning place for you to enjoy your holiday in Crete.
Matt Wilson
Matt comes to us from the hospitality industry where he and his wife ran a successful hotel, prior to that he worked as a senior District Manager for the Dollar Financial Group working in the US, Canada, UK and southern Ireland. He earned his degree from the University of Southampton, UK in 2003 and has more than 15 years of managerial and operational experience. Matt has lived in Crete with his family for 5 years and joined our team at CostAnitaVillas as a Cretan real estate market manager.
Georgios Tsianis
Georgos was born in Athens and grew up in Crete. He has been working as a Sales & Lettings Negotiator in Crete and London with 12 years of experience in real estate. He always looking for of the market Cretan real estate deals.
Marilena Klitsa
Marilena was born and raised in Athens and has been living in Crete for the past 15 years. She studied Business Administration at the Technical University of Athens. Before entering the real estate sector, she worked in the tourism industry for over a decade across several Greek islands, including Santorini, Sifnos, and Crete. Her background in tourism has given her a strong foundation in customer service and a deep understanding of clients’ needs. She has a passion for sales and takes great pride in helping people find the property that truly fits them.
Aristea Tzatzani
Aristea, originally from Chania, has studied and lived in several European countries. Since 1998, she has built strong experience in Hospitality, Tourism, and Real Estate.
As our Rental Manager, she’s here to help improve and grow our holiday rental services, making sure both guests and property owners have a great experience.
CostAnitaVillas
CostanitaVillas is a family business run and owned by local businessman Kosta Krasaki and his Australian wife Anita.
As Kosta is a local guy, growing up in Chania, Gavalochori and Almyrida he has extensive knowledge of the local area and a good idea of property opportunities that are available.
Kosta started out working in hospitality for his family business. At the age of 10 years old he began working as a labourer for a local builder to pass the winter months until the Taverna reopened. He realised early on that general maintenance was an ongoing part of hospitality and decided to take on the responsibility himself. He learned the skills of general maintenance and was doing all kinds of repairs with either wood, metal or plumbing. He has been in and out of the building industry ever since.
Kosta’s first major project was building the family home in Almyrida. The following project was 2 luxury villas in Gavalochori and then on to another traditional villa in Gavalochori which was completely renovated and sub divided into 2 separate dwellings.
Kosta’s experience in the building trade grew after meeting Anita. Every winter they travel back to Australia were Kosta works as a carpenter/builder increasing his level of skill. Whether it be building Villas in Crete or luxury homes in Australia, Kosta is always ready to take on a new project.
Anita grew up outside of Sydney, Australia and has been in the hospitality trade for many years. Starting out as a Pizza Chef way back when she was 14yrs old she has now worked in 3 different countries running busy Wine Bars, Cafs, Pubs Hotels and Tavernas.
Anita and her mother Janelle had 2 very successful country Hotels in Kent, U.K for a period of 10yrs. Both had B+B facilities, one hotel with 8 letting rooms and the other with 18 letting rooms. It was Anita’s involvement in the maintenance, renovating and decorating aspect of this side of the business that started Anita thinking about the property industry.
Why choose us
CostanitaVillas team have extensive knowledge of properties for sale in and around the Chania .We have working in Kalyves, Almyrida,Plaka,Gavalochori and around area and we know what restrictions and allowances are required for each property.
Kostas is one of the few developers who grew up in the Almyrida area. As such he has in depth knowledge of the local land and all the best places to build. He is also well known, liked and trusted in the community with both local Greeks and Non Greek residents.
Kostas previously worked for one of Australia’s top carpentry firms working with new materials and learning all the latest building methods. He gained an Australian perspective on unique and individual building styles and detail which he likes to incorporate into his projects.
Kosta is well respected and grew up with most of the contractors in the area. All the local quality tradesmen are happy to work along side our team. This assures our clients that they will not only get the best price but also a quality construction from every tradesman.
Kostas and the design team are always thinking “outside the box”. They have extensive knowledge of modern materials and unique styles that are used in building today.
Our construction team are experienced in all types of work from renovating older properties to building traditional stone villas, modern houses, as well as commercial buildings.
Our statement is:
LET’S DO IT RIGHT OR NOT AT ALL!!