We travelled as a group of 5: 2 parents and 3 young adult children on a " family" holiday
. Astro House was a great , good value place for us. Well laid out, everything you might need provided, including a well equipped kitchen , and very clean. Being an older house in the older part of the large village of Gerani , it had some character. We loved the large roof area( great spot to sit and look at the stars, and excellent for drying washing) and the balcony , from where of an evening the happenings in the village could be observed and which was a nice, peaceful breakfast spot.
The only negative was the 5 th bed being in the living room -but the description had made that quite clear, so not a complaint. Just be aware that the room does get very light, which is not great for some people for sleeping.)
Being next to a small Taverna, selling good, basic local food at great value with friendly staff was a plus. We also liked strolling to the bakery every morning for bread and pastries hot from the oven . Having a well stocked supermarket in the village was great ( although a trip to Lidl on the outskirts of Rethymon made our Euros stretch a bit further) .
Gerani is a large, friendly " real" village with a mixture of resident locals and ex-pats and tourists. A stroll around in the morning cool was always pleasant. The village bus to Rethymnon was great-cheap, reliable and quite quick and fairly frequent. We hired a car for part of our stay ( easy to park a very short walk away) and being close to the National Road meant it was quick to get out and about to explore ( although once you are off the main roads the lack of signage means it really is and " explore"! ) The local driving style , while a bit erratic at times is not aggressive or impatient.
We loved the beach/cove at the bottom of the hill ( shame the taverna there closed down ,but we hear it is getting a new owner so should reopen) -great for swimming, snorkelling, some sand and places to sit in sun or shade. There is a church right by the beach and we enjoyed watching two weddings!
Michael was a great host -attentive but not intrusive. We paid him to fetch us from/ return us to the airport which was helpful and stress free. When we had a minor problem with the cooker it was sorted quickly.
All in all a great Airbnb " find" .