Our group of 6 adults had a wonderful time staying here! The house is incredible. Beds were comfortable, comfy linens, bathrooms were nice (and stocked with toiletries, hair dryers, etc.) and a fully stocked kitchen, including bottles of wine (for 10€ each). The view from the house of Falassarna Beach was stunning, especially at sunset. The beach and a few restaurants are walking distance from the villa.
Stella (our host) was very communicative and gave us a few great recommendations for restaurants and beaches. She greeted us with local Cretan snacks and a bottle of wine. We can’t speak to the pool being heated because a part hadn’t arrived so our experience with it was unheated. Balos Beach parking lot is about 40 mins away by car. Highly recommend Gramvousa restaurant which is near the villa and on the way to and from Balos Beach.
**Since it is so new, and if you are coming from Chania, I would very strongly recommend you set your navigation to drive to Platanos (it’s not that far out of the way, maybe 10 mins) and then from there set it to navigate to the villa to avoid the very, very rocky road in the olive groves that our navigation directed us through. Do not drive through the olive grove.**