I cannot say enough good things about our stay at Marios's villa! He was there to welcome us and had fresh fruit, honey, raki, loukoumi, gifts for the children - the list goes on! The house is spacious and equipped with everything we needed. The gardens were amazing - shady on hot days and the kids enjoyed picking grapes and tomatoes! The pool was perfect for our family as well. Marios even provided life jackets for both of our kids. It was very close to both the Dinosauria Park and the Aquarium, and only about 25 minutes from downtown Iraklio. You will feel like you are in your own private Cretan homestead at Marios's place - I guarantee you will love it!