Kosta’s place is a beautiful old house in a very Italian type village about 15 min drive from Chania. We enjoyed being in a small country village (complete with kafeteria in the square with people nursing a coffee under a central tree til all hours) and we felt safe enough to send our 4 and 7 year olds to the bakery every morning for fresh bread. Very close by is the town of Vamos, which has a good tourist office with recommendations for local walks and restaurants, but there are also a few taverns in town. We enjoyed the ‘historic’ one down the lane way which also has a kids park at the end of the garden but only really does food when they do a big Sunday lamb on a spit. Good for afternoon beers most days though!
Kosta’s place has all you need as a base for the area, with beaches 2 kms away, a butcher and cheese shop in town, and the main road easily accessible.
The house is very pretty inside and much more welcoming than the pictures. The PS4 has disappeared, but that wasn’t a bad thing!