We were welcomed by Maximos down in the village and taken up to the villa, the driveway up is very narrow but this isn't a problem. We found that it was much easier leaving our car in the village car park and walking up as it's not far at all and the walk up is lovely and goes through the village square with beautiful water features and traditional restaurants. Maximos showed us around the villa and his wife had baked us a delicious cake and left jams and bread which was very appreciated. The downstairs was very nice and cool, with perfect facilities, excellent air conditioning and fantastic wifi both up and downstairs, and the view from upstairs was phenomenal. The hot tub was really refreshing when we were lounging on the roof terrace, an absolute sun trap! Maximos was the perfect host, we had a couple of issues that were entirely out of anyone's control and he came out right away and fixed them even though it was late at night. If you're looking for a luxury rural spot in Crete with easy access to all areas of the island, this is it!