We had a wonderful time here. We were greeted on arrival by Dimitris, who was extremely accommodating and gave us lots of tips on the best beaches and places to eat, as well as historical places of interest in western Crete. He also left us lots of food, including olive oil and olives from his land, homemade wine, bread and biscuits.
The historic house is beautiful, spotlessly clean and exactly as it looks in the listing pictures. It has everything we needed, felt very spacious for a couple like us, and the air conditioning made sure we were very comfortable. The upstairs terrace with sun loungers and hammock was delightful—to read by day and stargaze by night!
Dimitris was very responsive if we had any queries, approachable and friendly and helped us when we had questions.
The area is only 7 mins drive from Almyrida beach and easily accessible from Chania airport by hire car. We’d say it’s essential to hire a car if you want to stay here. There is a good parking space with shade from the sun. There is a lovely restaurant (Monica’s Tavern) in the village and several mini markets, and stunning mountain scenery.
Overall we absolutely loved our stay here and were very sad to have to leave!