This place is an absolute gem! We had read the glowing reviews already and were not disappointed. We felt completely at home from the time we arrived, to Maria’s warm and generous welcome. The house is very prettily and thoughtfully arranged for maximum ease and comfort and we never lacked for anything. Maria kindly even brought us gluten-free food to start off our holiday when she found out we needed it!
It was wonderful being able to sit on the sunny patio and gaze at the fruit trees and distant mountain view with a cool drink. It was also quiet at night.
The village is really sweet- not a place to come for high-energy nightlife, but we really just wanted to chill, so eating at the local tavernas at night looking over the sea with the moon rising... perfect! Great food, a convenient supermarket and pharmacy and a bus to Heraklion made it a good base. The beach is truly stunning for swimming and snorkelling and we also rented a motorboat one day which was a blast. It was very hard to say goodbye...