We had a wonderful few days at Villa Castello.
Christos' father has created a beautiful oasis in the midst of a quickly developing village. When you are sitting on your balcony on the ground floor, or by the gorgeous pool, you can enjoy the dappled shade and scent of orange blossom to relax after a day of sight seeing. His choice of natural materials and plants throughout the property is wonderful.
We found that although the village of Istron was not idyllic, it had several convenient and friendly tavernas and was a great spot from which to explore this side of the island.
Christos was quick to respond to our questions in advance of our arrival, and put us in touch with a brilliant local car hire company, and his father was very warm and welcoming in spite of us not speaking any of the same languages (he speaks Greek and German). He allowed us to switch apartments on the second day as we preferred to have a double bed. We would recommend choosing the ground floor flats, because although you can't see the sea from these balconies, we found the view of the garden much more attractive than that of the busy skyline of the village.
All in all Villa Castello was a great place for this type of holiday.