I spent a week with 3 friends in Maria's house. The host is very kind and always available to help and give us informations (she also helped us finding the bus stop and time table for the airport and after 4 days from our arrival she changed our sheets and towels). Also the air conditioning (very important) works perfectly. The house is not very big but lovely and comfortable for 4 people. The city and the beach of Rethymno are not spectacular but it is close (by car, which you can rent in 2 minutes by walking from the house) to a lot of different and beautiful places. We would recommend it!!