We rented the villa for a week at the start of September for 9 adults to celebrate one of the party's 40th birthday.

Mrs Eleftheria, who looks after the villa has an apartment below the villa but it has separate entrances and the villa was lovely and secluded. The villa is located very near the main Crete trunk road and road noise at the front is noticeable and could be intrusive. However, all the bedrooms are at the rear with terraces overlooking the pool which is much quieter and peaceful at night.

The entire week was sunny and hot, hot, hot so the pool was fantastic. Its not heated but it wasn't cold but it is quite deep at 1.5m to 1.8m approx.

The villa was spotlessly clean, with bedding and towels supplied, and we were left with a lovely bowl of fruit in the fridge, some soft drinks and lots of water which was very appreciated, and later in the week with some raki, but otherwise, foodwise the kitchen is bare so buy/bring salt, sugar etc if you need it, along with your other food. The bedrooms had good air conditioning units, and the windows/shutters were good quality for keeping out heat/light/noise. The beds themselves are on the firm side.

The villa is about a 5/10 minute walk up a hill from Panormos village, which was a delightful little place, and perfect for our group, with a good selection of restaurants and bars and nice little, calm sandy beaches at the harbour. There are a couple of well stocked little supermarkets in the village too which weren't too expensive.

We all had a great time - thanks so much!