The patio overlooking Souda beach and the Libyan Sea is incomprable and is a hilite of our trip.. Sitting under an olive tree eating breakfast or having sundowners transports one to a quiet, gentle place...Jeronimo's house is set in a semi rural setting with few houses close by, and a few olive farms as well as small goat and sheep farms. A quick 10 minute walk gets you down to Souda beach.
Jeronimo is easy to communicate with (his English is pretty good) and is quick to advise on activities you are interested in. He helped us arrange a captained boat trip with LB Ferries from Plakias to Agia Roumeli so we could see the whole coast line from the water (highly recommend it). We chose not to rent a car, so we used the local taxi service of Kiriakos, a neighbour of Jeronimo's. He also recommended Smernas cafe as well as Sirocco's restaurant (very highly recommended).
The house is furnished in an eclectic Souda/Crete/Greek style, with some amazing wood furniture/tables he made. The beds have superbly comfortable mattresses with crisp white linen. The bed bases and head board he made from repurposed wood. The bathroom has deep blue tiles, and the shower stall as well as toilet stall have doors so providing privacy in a multiuse room.
He is a gentle friendly man that you can't help but like. We miss Souda/Plakias, Jeronimo's house, and Jeronimo. We hope to return and enjoy this slice of Cretan paradise again.