We had a wonderful 11 days staying in this beautiful house located amongst the olive groves with views over the surrounding hills. The shutters we very good at keeping out the light and any noise (the kids esp. slept SO well) but once opened sun and the sound of circadas flooded the rooms.
The house was clean and well furnished with very effective AC in the bedrooms and met all of our needs. The host has put a lot of effort into providing small touches that make a big difference such as toiletries, mosquito repellers and all the basics required for cooking. He met us in the middle of the night as we had a v late flight and showed to house from the main road and gave a thorough tour of the house and all the fittings.
The host let us know via Whats App about local places to visit and live music that was happening nearby and was always available to answer questions and offer advice.
The house does not have a pool but is only 15 mins from great beaches (Kalyves and Almyrida). If you eat in the restaurants you can use their sun loungers on the beach for free -we recommend Mistrali in Kalyves. Also hotels in Crete will let you use their pools for free if you go for lunch or supper. (We had family staying in nearby Villa Magdelena (Crete Escapes.com) so used their pool everyday.)
We could walk into the village Gavalochri where there is a good mini-supermarket, a baker, amazing taverna - you must eat at Monica's / Gavalianos kafenes who also sells freddo cappuccinos / iced coffees to take away!
Vamos which is a 7 min drive the other way has lots more shops, lovely walks, cooking school, and tavernas. Go to the Tourist Information there for details of what is going on.
We will be going back - there is still so mucht o do in the local area - we hope you have as much fun staying there as we did!