The house is an absolute gem in the beautiful village of Stavros. It takes less than 2 minutes to walk to the white sand beach with sparkling clear water (a blue flag beach), which meant that we were able to spend every morning at the beach, walk home for lunch and then walk back to the beach in the afternoon.
The beach is shallow and protected and perfect for babies and toddlers as well as getting deeper further out to keep swimmers of all abilities happy.
The house itself is beautifully equipped and spotlessly clean. Being on the first floor (with no-one living below) it is cool and comfortable even in the height of the August heat. The beds are comfortable and the showers superb. The kitchen is very well equipped, and as a result we visited the local shop and cooked more often than we had planned.
The shop is a 10 min walk away and very friendly and well stocked.
We took a taxi to Chania a couple of time which cost 22 Euros each way - Chania is lovely and well worth a visit to break up the beach holiday. A taxi from the airport we pre-booked cost 25 Euros each way.
Stavros was said to be quieter this year due to the pandemic so fewer eating out options were available but there was still a lot of choice. Mama's by the beach was pretty ordinary and empty in the evening, there is a hippy beach bar on the other beach - about 10 mins walk from the house which is spectacular .. but then so is the bill and the food was overpriced and not great quality. The perfect place to eat good local food at a very reasonable price is the Koulieris Restaurant which is next to the shops, 10 mins from the house. We ate here loads and it is popular with locals and tourists and despite our best efforts we could not spend more than 50 Euros for a family of 4 including drinks! The food was superb and so was the atmosphere and service.
Our hosts Stella and Antonios could not have done more for us. Met us on arrival, stocked the fridge with the first few days necessities, advised us on restaurants, gave us fresh fruit from the garden and sorted out a couple of minor queries very promptly, and came to say goodbye.
I would recommend this house to anyone looking for a relaxing beach holiday in luxurious surroundings in a truly beautiful part of Crete.