This place is unique and incredible in so many ways - getting there, the quality of the house and furnishings, the peaceful paradise-like setting upon the sea, the magnificent views of the mountains dropping into the water, all the different places to sit and enjoy this recharging environment.
Must also mention the wonderful hospitality and helpfulness of George, Antonis' Dad, as well as the super-friendly folks at the local mini-mart, and of course of Eva and her Mom Aspasia at the local "cafeteria" where they serve the best Cretian home cooking imaginable.
And we would be remiss not mentioning our delightful newfound friends Rosa and Dolly, George's sweet doggies who came often to check on us.
We spent 3 full days just soaking in the bliss of this place.
Very highly recommended.
With this, a few warnings about getting there (and back):
1. Do NOT rely on GPS to get there. Get a good and detailed map (we ended up using the Michelin Crete 1:140,000 map). We tried first using Apple Maps GPS and wasted 1.5 hrs before turning it off and switching to the map. You need to get to Vagionia, then to Loukia, and then up up and over the top of the mountain to Kapetaniana, and from there 8 km down a pretty treacherous and very steep gravel/loose stone road with many hairpins to Agios Ioanis.
2. You need to be experienced and comfortable on very narrow and steep unpaved mountain roads with no guardrails or shoulders. This "road" descends 800 m altitude in 8 Km, which means an average grade of 1:10, in places considerably steeper.
3. While technically possible to do it in a small car as we did, you are almost guaranteed to bottom out in various places and scrape and dent the underside. AWD or 4x4 is not really needed, but you really need more ground clearance than that of a regular car to avoid very likely damage.
4. If you are not very skilled driving a manual car, rent an automatic. With a low powered manual car you are at risk of burning the clutch while trying to slowly crawl uphill over bumps and ruts.
5. Plan ahead and do not attempt to negotiate this "road" at night.