We stayed one week at the Orgon Farm in Apostoli. In the traditional stone house with the little patio we 4 had enough space and the house stayed wonderfully cool during the hot days. The kids loved to feed the chickens in the morning and another highlight was the little pool/jacuzzi we hopped into after a day full of adventure and enjoyed the beautiful view. The breakfast basket Manolis brought us was filled with plenty of tomatoes, cucumbers, melon, bread and sometimes eggs. Even it didn't turn up daily we had plenty to eat. Apostoli is a little village where you can experience the real Cretan life. Everything is nearby-restaurant, supermarket, bakery...but a car is definitely necessary. There are beautiful mountains to hike in the area, Knossos is 35 minutes away as well as Cretaquarium. Manolis invited us on two evenings on the big terrace where we could watch the moon through his telescope and sat together with a glass of wine and a good chat.
For us it was the perfect place to finish our vacation and we can highly recommend the Orgon farm.