I want to be very balanced and give the facts with no judgement. We found this place to be good value for the size and pool, and we loved being near the best beaches. The taverna nearby is fantastic. The grocery store is just for emergency supplies. There are so many delicious tavernas within 10 minutes. All the beaches were outstanding.
There is a major ant problem in the house. You can’t leave any food out for long enough to eat it without them swarming. The drains smell bad and when you shower or do laundry a sulphur smell fills the air. There are cobwebs and dirty floors although the bedding was clean and the towels were too. There is a dog tied up just where you park at the entrance to the house and it poops all around it’s area. This is not a secluded area but there is a house right above you so if you want seclusion be aware that people will come through your yard to go to their garden. The village is not very charming aside from the taverna. This isn’t a high end area. This is just a fact but you can still have a nice holiday if you aren’t expecting the perfect luxury villa. The trampoline in the photos is unusable and filthy in a corner.
In general this place must have been nice when it was first built but it unfortunately hasn’t been maintained to a high standard.
I struggled with how much to say because first and foremost the people we met in Crete and who run this house are so so nice and so hospitable. But I would have liked to know this information and many of the other reviews are ambiguous. I didn’t complain to them or ask for a refund because again I believe we paid a fair price. I just thought others should know the good and bad.