This Airbnb is the best Airbnb we have ever stayed at.
Location:
The location of the Airbnb is very well located near national road of Crete, which gives you fast access to Chania, you can reach Chania in15 minutes by car.
The Airbnb as an amazing view over the sea.
A car is needed to stay at this Airbnb.
10min walk from the Airbnb, there is a small local food store that has to most essential stuff. To find bigger supermarkets, you have to drive 10min.
The village of the Airbnb has some very nice local restaurants with excellent service and Cretan food.
Approximately distances by car:
Chania = 15 minutes
Heraklion = 1hour 50min
Balos beach = 1hour 30 min
Elafonissi beach = 1hour 30 min
Samaria Gorge = 1hour 10 min
The house:
The house has two floors with a kitchen and living room and a toilet on the ground floor, and there are two bedrooms and a toilet upstairs with big balcony. At our stay there were a third bedroom, but that bedroom was locked during our stay. The bed are very hard, took a few days to adapt to the beds. Every bedroom plus the living room has its individual air-conditioning.
The kitchen really has everything you need, all the utilities that are necessary to cook whatever you want to.
Every window has a mosquito net to prevent mosquitos to enter the house.
There are a lot of cats in the area, unattended food on the terrace might disappear of you are away from to food too long.
On day I was preparing breakfast on the terrace and went inside to collect water and when I came back, a cat was up on the table and going through our breakfast.
During the night there is the countryside silence, no sounds to keep you up during the night except sometimes during the early morning, there are neighborhood dogs that starts to wake up and make noises.
The host:
Stella has been a very good host and has always been quick to reply when I have contacted her. She is a very friendly and caring host, that wants to make sure your stay is perfect.
Upon our arrival Stella had filled up the fridge with some basic food/breakfast for our stay, plus she had adapted the food for my wife that is vegetarian.
What made this Airbnb the best Airbnb, is truly the location of the Airbnb, close to everything. And the house, the house is truly equipment with everything you need for your stay.
We will for sure come back.