Our family - two adults and a teenager - spent about two weeks in Maria’s house in the first half of September. We have been in Greece for our summer holidays more than 15 times in total, and the hospitality and friendliness from Maria and her family was by far the warmest we have ever experienced! Basically, they treated us like we were their relatives all along our stay. Maria and her mother Eleni prepared varied sort of traditional Cretan food, which was incomparably more delicious than equivalent dishes tasted in tavernas! In one word, they contributed to make our holiday unforgettable. In addition, the house is located in the rural village of Platanos, only 10 minutes away by car from the stunning beach of Falasarna. At the same time, the position is strategic to reach the famous SW beaches (Elafonissi and Paleochori can be reached in roughly 50 minutes by car), the unforgettable Balos lagoon (40 minutes by car), the enchanting town of Chania and the nearby Akrotiri peninsula. In the village and the immediate surroundings there are good tavernas (we had dinner in three of them, all highly recommended), markets and a bakery. The house is located on the first floor, it is spacious and homey, and we found it sparkling clean, with comfortable beds and large closets, and the kitchen was equipped with everything you may need. We enjoyed our breakfasts and dinners eating outside in the courtyard, and we had lunches in the shadowed balcony. The wifi was effective through the house, the breezy weather made the house fresh in the evening, while the air conditioning was reliable on the warmest nights. We conveniently parked our car along the street under the house, shadowed under a couple of sycamore trees. If you are planning to visit the western part of Crete, we definitely recommend Maria’s house: if you are lucky and you find it available, do not hesitate to book it: it is perfect, and you won’t regret it!