If you are thinking about coming to Greece - stay on Crete! and if you are coming to Crete - stay at BioSuites! My family and I rented this home from the lovely hosts Dimetra and George for an entire month. Crete was our home base and we explored the island north, south, east, and west and then went island hopping to Santorini and sailing to different locations throughout the month. The location on Crete was perfect as it allowed us to explore in every direction and be close to an international airport as we had a revolving door of friends and family stay with us throughout the month. We would recommend renting a car as the location is sometimes difficult for a taxi to get to and from but Dimitra was always helpful in getting us what and where we needed, when we needed it. Her Recommendations on restaurants and markets were very helpful and worth trying every time.
Upon our arrival, Dimitra had baked a beautiful pastry, provided fresh milk (seeing we had a baby and would probably need milk for her on the first night) and then often brought us fresh fruit, gave my husband and another guest massages (it's part of her profession). She and her husband George were very responsive to all of our needs and truly treated us like family while we were there. The friends and family that joined us in Greece were so happy and comfortable in this location, many of them changed their flights to stay longer. It's a great place for large groups of people and comfortably slept 8 and provided many great places on teh property for gather, eating, and enjoying life.
It's hard to describe how wonderful everything was individually because it was really the whole experience that made this the best vacation we have ever taken. The pool, the wonderful neighbors we met, the generosity of the hosts, the views, the beautiful foliage and fruit trees, the perfect weather, the location - all of this has made us want to come back again soon. We hope to visit Crete and stay at Biosuites every year. We loved it!