Giogios house is located very nicely between the southern and the northern coast of Crete, which makes it quite unique. A lot of attractions are easily reachable by car. No matter if you like the beach (e.g.Mahapidia east of Ierapetra or Mochlos at the north coast) or you like to go for a hike (The Levadas of Kavousi are a must, the gorge of Kritsa is also very nice). If your are tired of too much nature you could go to Ierapetra or Agios Nicolas.
The house is located a little bit uphill in a nicely renovated old cretan village. It's not really a traditional village anymore. There are less than a handful permanent residents. There's no real kafenion, but two very nice tavernas and a bar/cafe. The house is extremely well equipped with all sorts of technical stuff. One of the sleeping room has a very large flat screen, bigger than ours at home. There's a large collection of DVDs, so if it's raining, you know what you can do, or you light up the fireplace. The cleaness of the bathroom and the kitchen would have needed some more attention.
We haven't met Giorgio in person. We were welcomed by his father, who is a very friendly and kind person. Unfortunatly he only speaks greek. But Yannis, the taverna keeper, speeks English. He translates for Giorgios father and his mother. They always found someone who could help with the translation.