Beautiful villa in a wonderful old village - everything you need within walking distance, although we hired a car for day trips and the beach. Fantastically well equipped and homely villa - very comfortable beds and was great to have air conditioning and mosquito nets. The pool was lovely and outside seating area was beautiful.
Was just pot luck that we found this villa in Gavalochori - we had no idea where we were looking to stay in Crete when we started looking. Ate out at most tavernas in the village - loved Monica's the best, but Arismari also had great setting, food and friendly service.
Renata's mother-in-law, Koula, lived next door and was so welcoming - she cooked us amazing dolmades, gave us figs and grapes from their vines and stocked the fridge with basics.
Wish we'd booked for 2 weeks, instead of 1! We'll definitely be back - thank you Renata!