In fact " Leonidas " is the most " honest " of the three properties. The reason being that most of materials used, wood and stones, belonged to the original House and the ones added originated from Old Houses which had been put down in deserted Villages scattered in the region of Elounda.

The Sofa Area, Master Bedroom and Balcony have been added to meet the modem needs, but Door Handles, Lamps, Staircase, Bath Tabs and some of the wood are all original pieces as well as the Basins in both Kitchens, with best feature being the Fireplace Typical in Cretan Houses of the last century.

The original House was bought in 1905 by Sfirakis family from a rich Turkish Landowner who owned it for the last 10 years. We assume therefore the House was built in 1895. The sale, although completed, only some of the money were given to the Turk as he fled back to Turkey in a hurry, due to the exchange of population arranged by the two Countries and Turks leaving in Greece departed for Turkey and Greeks leaving in Asia Minor returned to the fatherland.

During the German occupations in 1940 the House was seized by the Italians, who ruled the region Agios Nikolaos / Elounda and when they left the house became uninhabited as partly destroyed. The family restored the House and lived in it for a while.

In 1985 they sold the House to Margarita Elliot, an American citizen, working at the American Embassy of Athens holding the title of the Consul and later on after she resigned from her post and used it as annex to Margarita, the House next door.

She sold the House in 1994 to its present owners " The Traditional Homes of Crete " and the company is renting the House from now on, having made extensive preservation works at the Terrace, constructing Kitchen on it, wood and stone repairs all over the House having respected the Traditional style and history of the property and region.

Leonidas Stone Home is situated at Mavrikiano Traditional Village, 1 Km from Elounda Village and 10 minutes walk from the Beach. The area attracts many visitors and a lot of VIPs choose to enjoy their vacations here. The Mavrikiano Village overlooks Elounda Bay and the Village of Elounda.

The Stone House is a traditional one, well preserved originally built in 1905 and rebuilt to its present stage in 1997.

The Entrance leads directly to the Sitting Room which comprises of a complete Kitchen with Refrigerator, Sink, Electric Kitchen with Oven, a Table for four persons, Fireplace and a Sofa Bed that can sleep one child.
The Door to the left leads to a small Bathroom with a Shower. On the right of the Room there is a Stair of Stones that leads to the Upper Floor which accommodates in the Sofa Area a Single Bed and in the Master Bedroom a large Bed ( Matrimonial ) and a good seized Wardrobe with Drawers.
The Door to the left leads to a Veranda where there is a complete Sitting Room and a small two eyes Kitchenette with Refrigerator and Sink.
There is an ample View to Elounda Bay and an unobtrusive View to Elounda Village. The Veranda is covered with tiles for protection of sun and wind the same as Argiro and Margarita Houses ( 15 m2 ).

The House can accommodate three adults. ( one couple and one single plus child ).
The Ground Floor is 20 m2, the Sofa Area is 10 m2, the Master Bedroom is 15 m2 and the Veranda is 15 m2, where is also a complete Kitchen with Dining Facilities.