We had a lovely stay at the villa which included excellent communication and accomodation by the host. The town is a several block walk down a steep hill. There are a myraid of lovely restaurants and small shops in town. And everybody is very welcoming. We had no trouble renting a car for a few days to see some of the Crete sights including Zeus's cave, Knossos, dinner in Heraklion, and wine vinyards where we did wine tastings. The exterior of the Villa is practially perfect and we could have spent the entire time there relaxing.