Third time we have stayed here which hopefully says it all. Renata, Angelos and especially Koulla made us feel so welcome again and we were all very sad to leave after our 2 weeks.
Highly recommend the area. Gavalohori has all the essentials you could need with local shops, bakery and several good tavernas. Further afield there are plenty of nice beaches with Almyrida being the closest. This is a busy but nice child friendly beach resort with plenty of restaurants and bars along the front. Lake Kournas is also a great spot to visit and is around 30 mins away. We can recommend taverna Athitis a little way up the hill as a great spot to eat there.
Chania, Rethymnon and various mountain gorges etc are also pretty accessible within an hour or so by car. Overall we thought this was a great spot to explore Western Crete.
Thanks again Renata and family for making us feel so welcome again. We hope to see you again in the future.