There are good hosts, there are bad hosts and there is Nikos. He is a WONDERFUL host! He met us on the road from the airport to guide us to the villa and this was the beginning of him being so friendly and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble for him. I feel that he would have willingly supplied anything we wanted in terms of equipment/facilities in the house. He had clearly gone to so much trouble to create a beautiful, characterful environment, and his pride in the place was a delight. And the fact that he and his family sometimes stay at the villa meant that, for instance, the kitchen is really well-equipped; this isn't a place sketchily kitted out for rentals - it is a place to live in happily. The objets and artefacts decorating the house are exquisitely grouped and displayed - so much care and love had gone into their selection. We were very happy to eat in at the villa - good supermarkets and an excellent butcher and fishmonger in Perama, but equally we had some wonderful meals out in restaurants in Rethymnon which Nikos recommended and booked for us. A few little tavernas in Margarites but we particularly liked the one owned by Kostas (he of the huge bushy moustache) with a terrace with amazing views. Sorry can't remember the name - on your left side halfway through the village if coming from the villa. Really good fresh food. So, a lovely lovely holiday; would it have been so good without Nikos? - no, it wouldn't.