Staying at Asteri cottage was one of the main factors that our holiday in Crete turned out to be amazing.
It’s located in a rural area without any tourism around. The cottage itself has everything you need and you could imagine, e.g. full-equipped kitchen, plenty sitting & chilling opportunities and a totally matching and inspiring interior design. A bluetooth speaker, beach&pool towels, yoga mats and a handbook full of recommendations made the stay perfect and will safe you to bring too much luggage. We spent (some) entire days there, at daytime we relaxed at and in the pool and in the evening we had a barbecue. When it got dark, we could turn on all the lights (even in the pool). This contributed to have a cosy atmosphere.
The hosts Jude&Andreas are really lovely people. It started with a warmhearted welcome and they were helpful at any time.
There is a typical Greek Taverna nearby where you can get authentic Crete food with many locals around. There, it feels like you are part of a greek village.
So all in all, if you like to relax, explore Crete and want to free your mind it is the perfect spot to spend your vacation (at least out of our point of view).
If we could we would take the cottage home with us :)