Our family of 8, which included 2 parents, 5 young adults and one teen enjoyed 4 days and nights in this villa in early July. The house was magnificent just as shown in the pictures. We particularly enjoyed the balconies and patio, and when we were at the house, we spent lots of time in these various outdoor spaces. We were met by them when we arrived rather later in the evening than we had planned, but they quickly offered us some fruit and drink, and once they had shown us around, asked if we needed a meal. Since we had not eaten, they took us to a nearly taverna, and sat down and ate a meal with us. During our 4 days there, they offered us several opportunities and we took them up on all the offers. They took us to a wonderful traditional village, where we met some of their friends and enjoyed a time of visiting with them. This is one of our families favorite memories of our whole 3 week trip. We were offered fresh fruits and vegetables, and raki, a traditional Greek drink. We also went with our hosts to several other villages, and went for a walk around their village as well. We were taken to a village where we had the most amazing meal of our entire trip, the spaghetti was so tasty and tender, and the cheese and honey dessert was delicious. They also showed us the way to a nice beach, gave us fresh eggs from their chickens every day, and vegetables and fruit from their large garden. We were offered privacy though and never felt pressure to take them up on their offers. We spent 10 days on the island of Crete, but found that these 4 days really allowed us to experience what the island is all about. We would highly recommend this to anyone. Vasilis and his son, Vasi, were wonderful hosts and our entire family had a great time in their magnificent home.