We've spent amazing 2 weeks in Villa Marina. It's a 2-storey house, and you are settled on the 2nd floor. We were 3 adults and 2 children and the house was exellent for our company. There are 2 bedrooms, a big balcony with table and chairs to have meal outside and looking right to the sea, fully equipped kitchen in nice country design that makes a great pleasure to cook there, 1 bathroom, big living-area, also with table to have meal in the inside. My friend, a home designer, told that Villa Marina is an ideally designed house. Airconditioning is in every room. The house is situated in a small village Gerani, 10 minutes' drive from Rethymno. In the village you will find 2 supermarkets, a couple of cafes, small beach in a cute laguna which was never overcrowded. Michalis met us on the arrival and welcomed with home-made wine, fruits, Raki - a nice present from his family. He explained how everything works in the house and was very kind to have written a list of nearest sightseeing places for us. Every 3-4 days they came to clean the house,to change bedlinen and towels - which was an unexpected surprise for us, and what is more, everytime they left for us nice gifts - eggs, or homemade pie or whatever. For any urgent questions Michalis was always online. This house will be your best choice if you prefer serenity and quietness at nights instead of noisy and crowded towns. You will have 2 options for nearest beaches there: the Gerani beach is small and can be reached by foot in 5 minutes, and another - 10 minutes'drive to Chania direction, a long sandy beach with several beachbars. Both beaches were never crowded! Beaches are a mix of sand on the seashore and stones in the water. For restaurants\dancing\shopping you should go to towns like Rethymno. If you stay in this house, it really makes sense to rent a car for your convenience. Although we saw busses from Gerani to Rethymno very often. I definitely recommend this house. Dear Michalis, many thanks and all the best wishes to you and your nice family!