Despina and her family are absolutely lovely! They have a beautiful baby who just smiles sll the time. The apartment was perfect for us, and it is a very comfortable big bed. There is excellent quiet running air conditioning and WIFI. It's a lovely walk through the village to the beach. We went to Athina by the beach everyday for sunbeds, showers, toilets and breakfast and lunch. The village has about 10 taverna / restaurants to choose from. Despina helped us a lot with local knowledge and even cut us fresh aloe Vera from her garden to help with prickly heat. Oh, and gave us a wee homemade present on departure. Lovely lady!
Finally, the sea is a great temperature and if you swim out about 200 metres over the rocks there is pretty good snorkeling. We had a great time in Crete....meeting locals, chilling. its a million miles from the madness that is Malia. ..so perfect for anyone over 21!