We had a great time on Crete staying at this home in Agia Pelagia. A word on Agia Pelagia: turned out to be just what we were looking for. A relaxing beach town with restaurants and drinks, 30 minutes driving distance to the ferry port (for a day trip to Santorini) and Knossos. After seeing the more typical beach / boardwalk scene in Rethymnon, we were glad to be staying in a smaller town. The beach is smallish, but uncrowded before 10am, and even then not too bad for August. Getting down to Agia Pelagia is a learning experience; there are some main roads coming in, but getting around once you are off the main road took us a few tries to get right. The sunrises and morning swims at the beach were lovely.
When we arrived -- an hour late -- our hosts were there to greet us pleasantly with the keys and some nice welcome treats. They were available nearly every day to offer advice and answer questions.
The home looks nearly new, with very modern furnishings and appliances, and marble throughout. There is an excellent cross-breeze if you don't mind leaving some windows or doors open (they all have screens, so no worries about mosquitoes). There is A/C as well, but we didn't use it much because it cooled down nicely in the evenings.
This home is probably the nicest place you can book within walking distance of the beach. There are hotels and other bookings around, but most of them are bigger hotels. The supermarket is literally down at the corner, so it was easy to buy groceries for breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
There were a few beach towels available for our use. In general there were enough utensils and pots/pans for our purposes. Plenty of dishes as well. And we used the electric kettle quite a bit for tea.
In general we found our stay to be very relaxing, enjoyable, and with all the amenities of home. Thanks Andreas for such a nice stay!
--David