From the minute we arrived, we couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. There were so many thoughtful touches.
Maria seems to have thought of everything, from the welcome cake, wine, fresh fruit and pastries to providing beach towels and beach bag, hair dryer, ironing board to name a few.
The property itself is very large and spacious and was impeccably clean. There are a/c units in every room. The outside space is great with the balcony at the front catching the morning sun and the large private terrace at the rear catching the afternoon sun.
The location is ideal, with Falassarna beach being a 5 minute drive, Balos is about a 10 minute drive (to the toll road, then it's about a 30 minute drive up the dust track and then a 25 minute hike down the cliff to the beach. They don't tell you that in the tour guides! My advice would be to get a boat trip round to Balos beach from Ki ssamos.)
The local amenities are good too, there is a little supermarket within 2 minutes walk and a Taverna called Motakis a short 5 minute walk, where again the hospitality, welcome and food is very good.
We wish to extend a huge thank you to Maria and her family for making our two week holiday in Crete so special, we definitely intend to return.