We greatly enjoyed our stay at Vagia’s house in Zerviana, a very peaceful village, conveniently located for Falassarna and Balos beaches, but also scenic journeys through the mountains towards Elafonissi and Kedrodassos (which we drove to twice). The town of Kissamos is within a five minute drive, and has many shops to choose from. The house, which belonged to her family for generations, is renovated in a rustic style, tastefully decorated as the photos suggest and impeccably clean. Vagia’s kindness and hospitality were outstanding: she waited for and welcomed us at the house as we arrived very late (at around 1am) due to a three hour flight delay; she provided many traditional Cretan products throughout our stay, such as bread, olives, fruit, cheese, honey, wine etc; she gave us a tour of some of the distinctive and perhaps less known/visited landmarks in Chania, explored together architectural gems of the city and described historical events and culinary traditions of this region of Crete. We found Vagia’s house child friendly, despite the low edge on the terrace; there were many toys our girls enjoyed playing with as well as books for children in English (and other languages). Overall, it was indeed an unforgettable experience for us and we hope to return one day.