Our stay at Nikos' place was lovely. The house is gorgeous and only a few minutes walk from a beautiful beach where we swam in the warm water almost every night. There was a bit of a heat wave while we were there and it was such a luxury to have air conditioning. Nikos left wine and Raki in the house for us and we enjoyed many warm evenings on the balcony sipping wine and watching the neighbor kittens play in the field next to the house. There are several wonderful restaurants walking distance from the house and more in the harbor nearby along with good markets where you can get coffee and milk and such. We rented a car from the agency right down the street and saw much of Western Crete. Nikos is a very nice host and the house is great. I would definitely recommend staying at Nikos' place!