Highly recommend the villa, it was very comfortable for myself and my parents for over a week stay. The surrounding area and views are stunning. We very much enjoyed the swimming pool and outdoor eating area. The beds are comfortable and having AC in all of the bedrooms was so nice. The stars were incredible at night, and while you do hear the highway below a bit, it's masked with the sounds of the pool and we hardly noticed it after a couple of days.
George was very patient with us when we checked-in - the ferry was late arriving and so our arrival at the villa was delayed, and it is very hard to find in the dark when you're unfamiliar with the area. They had left fruit and raki, bread, and coffee for us - plus there was local wine to purchase, too - which was really helpful in getting us started on the first night. Communication was very good as well when we had questions about how to use appliances or where things were located.
Only 5 minutes driving, Bali is a nice little resort town with lots of shops and good local souvenirs, tavernas, and tours. We did most of our grocery shopping there as well. We enjoyed the beach across the street - there is a tunnel under the highway from the villa neighborhood to walk there - and wished we had brought snorkeling gear to see more of it. The beach is rock so would also recommend water-socks or sandals that you can swim in, but it was lovely and quiet during our visit in September. There are beach chairs and umbrellas, and a snack bar (wasn't open but we were there after high season). The taverna is also very quiet but we had a good meal there on our last night.
We explored South to Moni Preveli, Plakias, and the Palm Forest at Preveli beach, as well as Rethymno. We visited the palace of Knossos as well one day. Crete is so large, and the weather was hot, that we decided not to spend too much time driving around most days, and were grateful that we had a lovely place to just sit and enjoy the environment. The villa has many fruit trees and beautiful flowers, there is a herd of sheep next door that are very cute, and their bells are lovely in the morning and evening when they're going out to pasture. We saw a lot of small lizards, and doves, too.
Overall it was really a special place to spend several days on our first visit to Greece and to Crete, thank you again to the family for hosting and sharing it with us!