Stayed here for a week in May 2018 with 15 adults and 7 children under 5. Had a fantastic week and the house was excellent. We had the whole place booked out, which is 4 distinct appartments, each with their own bathroom and kitchen facilities. This was great for each having a bit of our own space, especially with so many kids. The pool is great, it's a good size, it's 1.4m at the deep end, which is fine. There's only a ladder in and out, so slight issues if you have mobility issues with your legs, but fine for most. The water was warm from about 11am onwards, and the pool is out of the shade for most of the day, so gets a lot of sun and warms up nicely. We weren't sure how much we'd use it at this time of year, but in the end we used it every day. There are no railings or anything though, so you need to be careful with young children unattended. The house felt very private. There was some noise from the main road along the front side, but nothing that most of our guests felt bothered by. It's a busy like "1 car per minute" road, not like a motorway. The local beach is lovely. Really sandy, super shallow so not a worry with kids, and has a nice restaurant at one end, with an ice cream and drinks shop at the other. Also has a beautiful tree to sit under on the beach. There is reasonable parking there, but it's on the road. We found we needed a car for the whole trip here. The beach is technically walkable, but with small children I wouldn't recommend walking down the road. The cars are fast and there's no pavement. Mini-market is 8 minutes walk away though for an adult, or 2 mins in the car. We visited Chania a few times, and the old town is beautiful. Took a boat trip out as well and that was fun. Also went to Elephanisi, which was good, but it's a long drive. 2 hours, and some of it on not great roads. Not as pink as it's made out either, and in truth doesn't add a huge amount more to other more local beaches. Stavros beach is beautiful, but shingle-y. There's a nice (but slightly pricey) restaurant next to it though. There's also a much more sandy beach just a bit further on from the shingle cove at Stavros (2 mins further). Babis and Katerina were great. Babis is around every day, usually just to take the rubbish and water the plants. Not intrusive at all, but good to have around for any slight issues (one of ours accidentally pulled a blind off the wall...). Also provided some nice nibbles and Raki on the first night at check-in, along with good tips for the area and where to go. He then ran a BBQ for us one night, which was great...