We were looking for a quiet rural house a short drive from some nice beaches away from all the masses of tourists. This villa provided exactly that! The welcome was great and the villa had everything we needed, bedrooms had aircon. Area is a farmland, Neighbours were friendly locals gave us fresh grapes and local wine. We asked Mario for a BBQ and he delivered one with charcoal so we spent our evenings in the courtyard barbecuing and drinking the homemade Raki. We managed to visit Rethymno, Matala, Plakias and Kaloi Limenes. Some really great views driving around. It was a very hot week so we didn’t do everything on the list as we needed to cool down in the sea all the time! Our local beach in Tympaki was nice. The local people in this area were so nice and relaxed, we felt our time in Crete was quite authentic. If we were to be back in Crete in the future, we would probably stay here again but choose a cooler month!