Great villa with lots of living areas (huge indoor dining table, a kitchen table and lounge). The outdoor areas are brilliant. Multiple different terraces, whether you want sea or mountain views. A pool area and deck with 8 sun loungers, and a lower deck area with snooker table and ping pong table, along with a built in brick BBQ, a sink and a stone worktop for outdoor food prep, along with another 8 seater table.
We used each area depending on the time of day, pool deck during the day, bbq area during dinner time, and the upstairs terrace for after dinner drinks looking over Rethymno town and bay.
Only very small downside is the distance from the Old Town (which isn’t far, about 8 minutes in a cab). We just used taxis to get in and out as we didn’t have a car. But if you had a car this would be no problem at all.