Fontas and his wife Magda were absolutely wonderful hosts! They are truly very kind and warm people, and made us feel incredibly welcome. An example of this was finding fresh figs, water and homemade cake on arrival, among other things! I would definitely stay with them again if I go back to Crete.

The apartment is a little hard to find if relying only on street signs, so Fontas gave up his time to pick both me and my friend up separately, as we were arriving at different times.

The apartment had a lovely master bedroom and another room with 2 separate single beds. The highlight was an absolutely fantastic terrace where we could relax and have breakfast looking out at the view. The shower works really well and the apartment is equipped with anything you could wish for. Fontas and Magda live downstairs so if we had any questions we could go down to ask them, and they were always helpful.

The area was very convenient for sightseeing on the west part of the island - we hired a car and easily reached Kissamos, Balos, Elafonisi and Chania. Indeed, the house is situated only 20/30 mins from Chania so we often went into town in the evenings. Despite Chania airport looking like it was quite close on the map, I didn't see any planes and certainly didn't hear any, so don't be put off! If anything it was an advantage to be so near. Infant, there were some really lovely beaches on the little peninsula were the apartment is (like Kalathas, for example, which is a blue flag beach). There was also a little centre about 5 minutes drive away, with a big supermarket and convenience shops. I would say you definitely need a hire car to stay here though as I am not sure how easy it would be to go around with public transport, and the landscape is hilly.

I would recommend this apartment for anyone wishing to visit the western part of the island. We relocated to the east side half way through our holiday but I confess I much preferred the west side! I would also say that the apartment is not suitable for people with a party lifestyle but would be ideal for those who, like us, had an holiday of exploration, or for families.

Go and stay there! :)