It is a very nice old house newly renovated with care to preserve its authenticity and redecorated with great taste. It is very clean and nicely furnished as expected by the impressive photographs shown on the site. In the kitchen, the guests will find all needed to cook, from spaghetti to Chinese dishes. Iason (the owner) kindly made available to us his garden, on the back side of the house, which was at the time full of tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onions and green peppers, so that we didn’t have to shop to prepare our salads!
Iason and Maria were very kind and hospitable and helped us a lot to select places to visit in the northern (Heraklion) as well in the southern coast of Crete. Extra time spend on diving was worth it. The village (Smari) is very picturesque and unspoiled from tourism. Dining in the local taverns is a must and a few rounds of Cretan Raki are highly recommended.
During our stay in Iason’s house we enjoyed the peacefulness of the Cretan countryside and we experienced the essence of the Mediterranean way of life.