We had the pleasure to stay at Casa Galatas with a group of four people for about 10 days. The house is located in a calm area only about 15 minutes by car from Chania center. It is definitely the perfect location when you want to have quiet nights and beautiful views but still want to be close to the lively city. The half of a freestanding semi-detached house has a modern and very tasteful interior design, is well equipped with all you need for a comfortable and smooth vacation (like a fully equipped kitchen), is spacious as well as very tidy and clean. The owner must definitely be a perfectionist (we were told that he has created it all on his own). All living and sleeping rooms have an AC that works perfectly well, the beds and sofas are comfy and the bathrooms are perfect with nice showers. The house has two large balconies with enough space for bigger groups and one small balcony (all balconies have a beautiful view on the surrounding area, Chania and the mountains and you can even see the sea on the horizon). We spent most of our time there. We were really stunned as - which is probably quite rare - the house looks in real even better than on the pictures. Theoretically, you can stay at the house with 8 people. Though, it is in our view probably ideal for up to 6 people, 8 people would make it too crowded. Make sure that you travel there with people who know each other well like groups of close friends or family as the house is partly an open house and not so well soundproofed. This is probably the only thing on the negative list besides the fact that there is no dishwasher for now. The very friendly, warm and helpful host told us that there is even a swimming pool about to come. That would probably make it a 5+ stars house. Long story short: Strongly recommendable.