The villa with the swimming pool is a very enjoyable place to stay in Crete near the north coast about 20 minutes from Rethymno. From this point, we visited several nice beaches: Spilies beach which was about 10 minutes by car, Karavostasi beach near Bali about 30 minutes by car, Glyka Nera or Sweet Water beach on the southern coast near Chora Sfakion, about 1 hour 45 minutes by car and a 30 minute hike, and Elafonissi beach about 2 hours by car. We also visited the Knossos archeological site which is about 1 hour by car. Supermarkets, farmacies, and a bank ATM machine were a few minutes from the villa, so it was easy to get what we needed during our stay. Villa has plenty of rooms and bathrooms for our family of six people and a private driveway which should fit two cars. The staff were available when we checked in late in the evening, provided quick answers our questions, and helped keep the swimming pool clean during our stay. We enjoyed the villa very much.