Our experience at Villa Smaro was simply fantastic. It is a lovely property set up in a hill overlooking an amazing bay and surrounded by olive groves. The hosts were great in answering our questions in advance and were most welcoming to us when we arrived at the Villa. The drive from the airport was fairly easy and traffic free; it took about 15 minutes. We quickly learned that it is difficult to plot greek addresses on to our Garmin, so I navigated using google maps on my phone (Villa Smaro appears on google maps) and had no issues with signal reception. The house was well stocked when we arrived with cooking essentials like oil, salt, sugar, and all sorts of goodies, like bottles of wine, beer, coffees and teas, and a bottle of Raki. I won't repeat the same things other travellers already noted, but I will emphasize that the pictures do not do the house justice, that everything looks more amazing when you are there, and that the location is fantastic. The beaches of Loutraki (down the hill) and Marathi (left after leaving the villa) are both amazing and reachable by foot (I do recommend you drive to Marathi instead for convenience). There are several restaurants in both beaches and a taverna at the foot of the hill, guaranteeing you will have good choices to eat and drink. I had no issues paying with credit cards at either beach for food or drinks. When travelling to Chania, I recommend the car park at the Carrefour at Mitropolitou, which stays open until 2 am. My favorite part of the house was the pool deck, the water felt great day and night. Be warned that the pool gets a lot of attention from wasps, who seem to like the pool water, I did not have any issues with them and noticed that after a few cannonballs dives into the pool, they get the hint and leave or at least stay in the sidelines. It is a property set in the countryside, so expect the odd mosquito, ants (mostly outside), and cicadas--tons of them. So, like I said above, we had a fantastic experience, this was a great villa that I will be certain to book again in the future and one that I cannot recommend enough. Thank you to Klerhos, Costas, and Nikos for your hospitality and if anyone out there is still thinking on whether or not to book, hesitate no more and book this place.