This house is very pleasant. It is fully equipped with a clothes washing machine,
a dishwasher, and a modern stove and oven plus microwave oven, toaster, coffee
maker, etc. The hosts thoughtfully provided us with basic food items (eggs, bread,
cheese, jam, butter, sliced cold cuts, etc.) and there was olive oil, sugar, etc. available
too. The house does not have air conditioning but you can keep it cool by closing the
shutters to block out sunlight at appropriate times of the day and opening the shutters
and windows at night to let night-time breezes cool the house down. It is conveniently
located a short drive into Rethymno (approximately 10 minutes) and just a short
5 or 6 minute drive to a supermarket nearby. There are several balconies on two levels
with lots of nice places to sit outside. The nicest aspect of the house is that it has the
feel of being a real home with nice furniture -- very different from typical holiday rentals which have cheap plastic furniture. The road leading to the house is a bit bumpy but if you have a navigator or google maps on a phone or ipad you can find it quite easily. It's
a short 3-minute drive from the "national road" connecting Chania, Rethymno, and Heraklion.