" Our cooperation with Stelios Badogiannis started in 2005, when he took over the difficult task to renovate our house in the neighbourhood of Nea Chora in Chania.

The house had been built in 1959, its layout was unpractical and it was in a bad shape, due to years of renting.
The talent and ingenuity of Stelios and his new and original ideas provided the ideal solutions to renovate the house and to preserve its original atmosphere and style.

We would like to thank him for the joy he gave us and for the opportunity to live once again in an unique house..”

"Stelios is a bit of a rarity in Greece: He grew up on Crete but has studied,lived and worked abroad for many years. His portfolio ranges from large commercial developments, to palaces, yachts and villas - including his house in Italy for which he has a great passion.

He has recently returned and set up business in north west Crete, a place where he is very much at home. He is up to date with the latest developments in building methods and materials, energy efficiency and aesthetics whilst at the same time he takes a practical approach about what is actually feasible in Greece.

Stelios has helped us with the conversion and upgrading of our ageing beach house near Kalyves (a challenging project with restricted access) and we are now working with him on our new build retirement home in the hills behind Platanias.
We have found Stelios to be punctual in his appointments, straightforward and totally trustworthy. He takes the long term view, complying with local regulations and refuses to break the rules, and this ultimately protects his clients from problems in the future.

He has set very high standards for his building crews. We are very pleased both with what he has done for us and with the way he has done it, so we have ended up being good friends and would unreservedly recommend him to anyone considering building a home on Crete."

We had decided to find a house in Crete – we wanted a cosy, enjoyable place, easy to live in: but we wanted it ready, to be renovated or modified. We did not want to build a new house, because we were frightened of the problems we would have to face.

However our extensive search yielded nothing we really liked. So, reluctantly, we decided to look at a few land plots and started visiting a few real estate agencies. When we stepped into Critiland, we immediately got the impression they were competent and trustworthy. They showed us a plot with a breathtaking view on the Souda Bay and the White Mountains, and we decided to buy it on the spot. We charged Stelios Badogiannis with building the house and dealing with all the inherent bureaucracy and legal procedures, and went back to Italy in September.

The building works began, and in December we received the photos of the shell, in January we went back to Crete for a few days to choose tiles, bathroom- and kitchen fittings and household appliances. No problems, no nuisances, things were done with courtesy and competence, our needs were met promptly and the few changes we requested were readily implemented.

When we came back for our holidays in July, our house was ready: we were thrilled, it was like magic, everything worked and was exactly as planned: it was our dream house… and it came with no worries, no stress and no nasty surprises of extra costs!