The house is part of a very nice complex of villas and is located in the mountain with an idyllic view of the sea, Heraklion and Dia island. The place is exactly as the photos show, and it was great to be able to lay in the warm Cretan sun during the day. The house is located only a few minutes away from town by car, which was ideal, but a car is definitely needed. The location near the beach was very nice too. The pool was very cold when we visited in October as the pool area was mostly in shadows, so we sadly missed out on using it. There were a few kitchen essentials missing such as salt and pepper and oven gloves, which took us by surprise when we started cooking our first dinner, but overall, the kitchen was well-equipped with modern equipment. Mary and Valia have been very helpful and Check-in was seamless.