A very comfortable and peaceful stay in a spacious apartment with a fantastic view from a hill.
The apartment is located on a hill. There are 3 bedrooms there and possibility for a group of 4-6 or even 8 (children counted) people to stay there. The area is safe and calm.
The beds are comfortable, there are blankets and bed linen enough if you want anything extra. A powerful air conditioner in the living room and one of the bedrooms makes it easier to live during hotter days and so do the fans in the smaller bedrooms. We did not have to use them (fans) at all because our stay was in the beginning of october.
The kitchen has everything one would like to have at home. Plenty of everything. The communication with the owner was fast and useful - she gave us advice and booked us an airport transfere for a set price of 100 (from Heraklion). Taxi in Rethymno is another topic. We found out that the prices are made-up by drivers themselves. So before sitting in you must bargain for the price which we found a bit unfair. We had to ask the owner of the apartment for the taxi, it would be a smarter option. The apartment is 5 min away from the main street with public transport, 15 minutes away from a rather big food supermarket (direction of the centre), 15 min away from a bus station where you can take a bus to many places in Crete, for example - Xania. The ride takes about an hour, costs ~6 euros one direction, the bus goes every hour.
The old town is 20 min away and the sea is 5 minutes from the flat.
It was a pleasure to be there. Thanks!
About tavernas and restaurants.
The reastaurant "Galera" that we visited 3 times during one week has the most delicious sea food offers, it is situated 5 min from the flat and has a terrific view over the sea. The prices there are very decent and the service is excellent and fast. We did not find a similar place in the old town, "Galera" is the best sea food place we visited during one week stay.