This is one of the most beautiful houses we have ever rented for our vacations. A typical Crete stone house, very well built and thought through till the very detail. It is fully equipped, everything is there. Stelio's and his wife give you a very warm welcome. They provide food from their yard, fresh baked cookies by grandma, which you cannot buy that delicious. Once you are in the house, you don't have to go shopping for basic things, because they are all there.
It is clean, twice a week comes a lady to clean the house and change linen and towels, if you want to. We were fine with cleaning once a week, if was just perfect.
The terrace is beautiful, the view great, the grill functions well, everything is decent. No plastic equipment, everything is made of good quality, inside and outside of the house. 2 additional terraces in the second floor are inviting and give a little privacy, if you travel with a larger crew. We were a family of five, with 3 adult children, having a great time. The location is about 20 minutes south from Heraklion. It is a very central location to explore the island. It took us 1,5 hour to get to the southern beaches, about the same time to reach the Lassithi-plateau and the cave where Zeus was born by legend. Rethimnon can be reached in a little more than an hour. Hiking possibilities are right by the house. If you have any questions, Stelio can be reached easily, he is very helpful, and responds quick.
If we go back to Crete, we would definatly come back to this location, although it is not located right at the beach, but has a nice pool and outside shower.