The owners of Kampos Villas were lovely and very generous and the house was very nice too. You could spend days just lazing by the pool looking at the amazing views.
We were lucky to be told about a great beach about a 15 minute drive away called Spilies which wasn’t touristy at all and had a taverna, I would really recommend visiting!
We visited Rethymnon a few times as it had lots of places to eat and shop, it’s not far by car, maybe around 25 minutes. There’s a restaurant there called Lemonokipos where you sit outside under lemon and pomegranate trees. They have very good set menus but be prepared to eat a lot of food!
Another restaurant which was amazing was called Prima plora and it’s situated right on the sea edge, good for couples.
By car it’s very easy to get to the top of the famous Palm Beach but expect a 10/15 minute downhill climb to get to it. I would also recommend visiting.
Oh and you should definitely visit lake Kourna and rent out a pedalo to scour for turtles, eels, goldfish and tiny red snakes!
In all, the villa was perfect, had an amazing location and lovely hosts. And the surrounding areas were beautiful with lots of places to visit.