My only regret about Villa Eolia is that I did not book this place for a longer period of time! One week was not enough in this incredible home and village. When I initially booked this villa there were no reviews so I was a little concerned but I saw the many positive reviews on Valia and decided to take a chance. Everything exceeded my expectations from the moment of placing the booking. Valia was always incredibly quick to respond and was helpful with all of my queries and strange requests. All of her suggestions from car rental, private chef to restaurants were fantastic. Upon arriving in Crete we had a delay at the airport and arrived at the house quite late. Despite being so late we were given the warmest greeting by the wonderful owner of this home and her son. They were so kind, inviting and helpful that we were immediately relaxed and happy about our decision to stay at Villa Eolia. They even had wonderful welcome baskets waiting for us with cake, wine, cheese etc. The villa is incredible, exactly as the pictures, if not better. Everything was clean, beautiful and incredibly well decorated by the owner. The Korres bath products in the bathrooms were such a nice touch! We were a complicated family of 10 people consisting of Germans, Indians and Americans coming from cities such as NYC, Orlando, Trier, and Frankfurt. We ranged in age from 30 to 80 and we were there to celebrate the 70th birthday of my mother (they even surprised us with birthday treats on the day of her birthday!). Needless to say we were a complicated group with many needs and preferences but everyone was thrilled with Villa Eolia and did not have a single complaint which is very rare for my family! ;) Not only was the villa amazing but the beautiful little village near to the home was perfect as well. There were wonderful restaurants, shops and cafes with lovely people working at each place. We loved spending time at Panormos village and it was even better that you could easily walk or drive there. I honestly could go on and on describing our amazing experience at this beautiful villa in the lovely seaside village of Panormos. I would come back here in a heartbeat and definitely plan to spend many more vacations in Crete!