We very much enjoyed our stay in the Sea Side Home. It is very spacious and every inch decorated with much attention to detail by the lovely Niki. She has equipped the home with everything we needed for our visit - plus more! We loved our personal visit with her - she even came and cleaned halfway thru our stay which was unexpected and unnecessary but so lovely of her to do. Her sweet parents live next door and brought us grapes and walnuts for an evening snack. We were somewhat unusual travelers for this location I think - the beach was a minute's walk away, but we were mostly touristing around the island. It was a great central location to wander east or west and just minutes away from Motorway 90. (We rented a car from an agency that Niki put us in touch with. They were very flexible in bringing the car to the harbor when we arrived via ferry and picking it up at the airport when we left - both locations in Heraklion.) The home is a few blocks away from a busy street with restaurants and markets. I have to mention Taverna Klimataria - the best and most affordable meal we had during our 2 weeks in Greece! Rethymno has its own charming old harbor with restaurants and old town shopping. Crete was our favorite place from our vacation! I would highly recommend the Seaside Home - especially for families.