The hosts were fantastic. They were very responsive making sure we had a good stay, gave us recommendations, and came by with some sweets. They also left us a fruit basket, homemade raki (was really good) and other stuff. It was all very appreciated from our side.
We were five adults staying for a week in Vasilis villa and when we arrived we thought that the couch in the living room was a sofa bed but it wasn't so Vasilis opened up the below living area (in the cellar) and fixed an additional room for us with an extra bed.
The villa is pleasant with large enough indoor space and ac in each room. There are three toilets and two of them contain showers. Location wise the villa is a bit further away in the village so you basically need a car to travel. Taxi into Heraklion costs 25 euro for 4 persons one way and approx 45 euro for more than 4 people.
There is a beach about 500 m but we never used since it's quite small and we like sandy beaches. Good beachrs nearby is Lygaria (15 min away by car) or Karavostasi Beach (best one we found).
There is a small store in the village but if you need groceries you need to travel to Gazi which is 8 min by car.
Our stay was overall great but why we didn't leave a five-star is because of the following:
- the kitchen is well-equipped but it wasn't fully equipped such as lack of some kitchen ware (for example only one cutting board and few kitchen ladles)
- the pool is not 25 sq m but rather 12. This villa is divided into two similar houses with pools and together maybe they are 25 sq m but since you only rent one part it's not
- location wise it is a bit further away into the village than we thought so you need a car to stay there.
I would say that 4-4,5 rating is appropriate for this place. The pricing for our stay was also good