The house is a great place to stay: clean, spacious, practical, and with an authentic feel to it. Perched up on a hill overlooking Chania and Souda Bay, the house has lovely views. The main terrace area is fully protected from the sun so that one can sit out at any time of day. There are other areas outside where you can take the sun if you want to. The garden is lovely: oranges, tomatoes (both of which we were encouraged to eat by Stathis), basil, mint. Outside the garden the house is virtually surrounded by fig and lemon trees... Stathis' father popped in discreetly each morning to water everything. By car, which is a must here, we took just 15 minutes, sometimes less, to get into Chania (we tended to use the municpal car park, which is just a few minutes walk from the old centre of Chania). We drove from the house over to Kissamos one day (interesting place, excellent museum on the history of the local area) and it took just under 40 minutes. Overall, the house is well placed for exploring Western Crete. Stathis was on the spot when we arrived - despite our being rather late! - and throughout our stay always replied very promptly to our questions. He was a very attentive host, too: we would often return to the house and find some local speciality waiting for us on the doorstep! A memorable holiday. thank you Stathis!