Dimitri's and Anna were very hospitable and helpful hosts and such lovely people. We are very grateful that we were able to stay in their wonderful shepherds hut which has been thoughtfully renovated. They were very generous providing us with lovely food treats. They accommodated us at short notice and gave us an experience that we just loved. We enjoy interacting with the locals on our travels - and we especially loved it when Dimitris took us down to the local taverna to get some lamb chops to "braai", as well as a few other very basic food items. We prefer to go the self catering route - just a suggestion as there are no lights is to have your salads, etc ready before it gets dark. We enjoyed the remoteness of the Shepherds Hut, loved the sound of the bells around the goats' and sheeps necks, the quietness of the outdoors while sitting around the fire at night. The hut itself is very comfortable and suitably decorated and we enjoyed having no lights and just using candles. The fact that we were so close to the Samaria Gorge - 4km - worked out perfectly for us. Our friends dropped three of us off at the top of the Gorge early in the morning - before the bus loads of tourists arrived and then picked us up in Sougia that evening. Staying in the Shepherds hut was probably the highlight of our trip.