Our family of 4 adults and 3 children (aged 9,7 and 5 years) from Australia stayed at Villa Eligia for 2 weeks in June. It was a fantastic experience. Lena was very easy to communicate with, the house was clean and had everything we needed and nothing was too much trouble - from recommending local hairdressers to where to get the best honey. We stayed in Spili and travelled to Heraklion, Chania, and the beaches along the south coast. It was lovely to come home to our quiet, friendly, beautiful village every day after a day exploring where there was a pool and room for the children to run around outside. If you want the experience of a staying in a genuine, beautiful Cretan village, with all the resources travellers could want and are happy to drive and see the country on your way to the big museums and cities, then Spili is a perfect base and the charming, warm hospitality of Lena and Villa Eligia made our Cretan holiday utterly perfect.