Vangos restored GrottoHomes, a stone built olive factory, to its modern version with vision, patience, and love. Every detail in the house is taken care of, I could almost snap a photo in the house and get a painting like picture.. This spacious, beautiful villa has 2 swimming pools and is equipped with modern ammenities so living in it is comfortable; though we had a busy schedule, we managed to enjoy our time with the outdoor pool. There is an organic garden in the house with herbs and fruit trees, if you are at the house at the right time you can enjoy all the fresh fruits.

Then of course I have to mention the Goules Taverna with its simple and delicious dishes and the generous chef Kostas. Like all the restaurants we had been to in Crete, Kostas offered us free desserts after our meal; in our final meal in Goules, Kostas offered each of us 2 desserts instead of 1..

The villa is 15 km from Rethymno, so if you get around alot it would be better to rent a car; another option is just enjoying your tranquil time in GrottoHomes, and having food at the excellent Goules Taverna.

Vangos is the fit host for the beautiful Grotto Homes. He gave us lots of care without being intrusive. He answered all our questions about places to visits, helped us to book our tour, and made great efforts to help us in all of our requests. We forgot some small belongings (headphone,..) at the villa when we went to Heraklion and thought we would lose them; then we had a really nice surprise when Vangos offered to bring our stuffs to the Rethymno bus stop so that we could collect them during our bus trip from Heraklion to Chania. The hospitality of Vangos and many other Cretan made our holiday an amazing experience.