Lena was amazing from the moment we arrived to the day we left. She welcomed us to the villa with numerous platters of fresh fruit, Cretan Salad, fresh bread and home made Raki. She showed us around and made sure we were completely comfortable before she left. The villa is situated off the main road from Rethymno to Spili but due to the gated wall and numerous trees we rarely heard the traffic. The location was fabulous for accessing the amazing beaches on the south coast - most with a 15 to 30 minute drive through fabulous dramatic landscape. The villa itself is fabulous - spotlessly clean, airy and comfortable, with great facilities and everything you could need for a 2 week holiday. The outdoor area is particularly special - a beautiful pool, lovely green lawns and palm trees and a pizza oven and BBQ area that we made good use of - we rarely needed or wanted to leave! We had an amazing stay and Lena even came to say goodbye - we will miss Crete but it was definitely made more special by our stay in Lena's lovely villa.