Our stay at Andreas’ place was excellent. The house is located in the quiet village of Platanos, only a 10-minute drive from Falasarna, one of the best beaches in Crete. It is also very close to Balos beach and a 45-minute drive to Elafonisi. In other words you have quick access to Crete’s three most famous beaches. The house itself was very clean with a very well equipped kitchen. There is a lovely small space outside with shade throughout the day. The rooms are very spacious and cool - only the bathroom is a bit small but that wasn’t an issue for us. The neighbourhood is very quiet and you are guaranteed a good night’s sleep. We didn’t get to meet Andreas but his dad Manolis and his mum Isabella made sure we had everything we needed - they even gave us some of their own olive oil to take back home with us.