You need car hire to make the most of this property giving you the freedom to explore although it is possible to walk into the nearby port of Kolympari with its good sea front tavernas (c30 minutes walk). Access to the property was easy despite arriving at around 3am and the property manager easy to contact and responsive. The pool is good and the property looks over the beach although that does sometimes mean you are visible from the beach when sunbathing/using the pool. However the beach is never crowded. The kitchen facilities are perfectly adequate, great wi-fi reception around the house and good bedroom air-conditioning. It isn't the keenest on price (we gave it four stars for that) but to everything else we allocated five stars. With the car hire there were plenty of things to do and see (Impros and Samaria gorges, Falasarna and Elafonissi beaches on the West coast, access to boat trips, vineyards, honey and olive producing farms/factories, the lovely (if busy) port of Chania, the ruins at Aptera and many more we didn't get to). So as relaxing or energetic as you wish. Very enjoyable.