We had a wonderful stay at Villa Chrissi, and Doris and Manolis were very welcoming hosts. As other reviewers have said, they went out of their way to help us settle in, and were incredible helpful with their recommendations of places to eat and visit. After a long day's travel to get there I really appreciated the basics in the fridge and the fact that the house and particularly kitchen were so well equipped.

The house is very modern, clean and new. All perfectly good but it's the outside space that is the real advantage of this villa. We ate all our meals down by the pool using the outdoor kitchen, and the weather wasn't even that great. It was just so special to be outside with that amazing view.

The location is also great, only a few miles from some lovely beaches and Rethymno town which is good for a wander. The only small negatives for me are that the villa isn't that near the village so you have to drive even to get basics or if you want to go to the local tavern (not a terrible hardship admittedly) and the water pressure and heat for the showers wasn't that good.

But all that aside, we had a wonderful stay and were very sad to leave.