Viletta Gió is a very well appointed, clean and homely place to stay. My daughter has a number of food allergies so the kitchen facilities were brilliant to allow us to cook our own meals. The local supermarkets had plenty of options she could have and many food labels were both in Greek and English which made it easy to check what she could have. At the viletta, the air conditioning makes it a cool haven to return to after excursions around the beautiful island. The bedroom was lovely and cool so we slept really well. The location is perfect - it's a 1 minute walk from a sheltered, quiet beach next to the harbour (which was lovely) and only 5 mins from the main beach with all the sun beds, water sports etc if that's your sort of thing. It's also 50m from the buzz of restaurants, bars and shops in the old town, but being on a side alley it was surprisingly quiet in the viletta. The old town of Rethimno is a beautiful setting full of picturesque alleys, shady cafes, shutters, vines, flowers and street cats. We spent hours just wandering around, drinking in the atmosphere and enjoying superb Cretan hospitality. Nearly all the cafes and shops had staff who spoke excellent English. They also had great knowledge of their food - my daughter found gluten-free, vegan ice creams, waffles etc around the town and there was a fantastic vegan restaurant on the seafront. She had much more choice eating out than in our hometown city of Birmingham! While there is plenty to do within walking distance, the bus station is about a 15 minute walk and the public transport network is excellent. There are also lots of travel agents where you can book very reasonably priced excursions with local pick up to see sights all over Crete. We visited Knossos with an extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, English speaking guide, went snorkeling, scuba diving and on boat trips.
We had the most amazing week - I cannot rate the Viletta Gió or the location highly enough. The perfect spot!