We spent an absolutely wonderful two weeks at Giannis's house. All the rooms are spacious and airy, with their high ceilings and all are immaculately clean. There are stylish, creative touches throughout such as vintage postcards of Chania, bunches of dried herbs and flowers hanging from a bough in the kitchen and a thick, creamy lace curtain at a bedroom window. The windows in all the main rooms have mosquito guards inbuilt.
The bed linen and plentiful supply of towels are of excellent quality, as are the soaps and toiletries provided in the contemporary styled shower room. The kitchen is very well equipped.
The house is in a very good residential area away from the hustle and bustle, yet only a ten minute walk to the Old Town.
There is an amazing market along the road outside the house on Wednesdays. You can just step outside to find wonderful fruit, vegetables and cheeses at excellent prices. We were never disturbed by noise from the market and the road is cleaned of any litter immediately after it ends.
But by far the house's greatest assets are Giannis and his wife Anna. Our flight arrived late evening and Giannis was at the house to meet us and welcome us with a delicious custard pastry (still warm!) that Anna had made and a little decanter of raki. There was a basket of fresh fruit and honey.
Throughout our stay, Giannis called every few days with more treats - sometimes Anna's home made little cheese pies and sometimes traditional Greek breads and cinnamon rolls from the local bakery.
Giannis is rightly proud of his Greek heritage, his island and his town - and wants his guests to have the best experience of all these. Without his advice, we might have missed many things which made our holiday so interesting, enjoyable and memorable. High on the list is the restaurant Giannis recommended to watch the sun set over the bay with a drink - it was exactly as he described!
We cannot recommend Annie's House highly enough and would love to return.