I stayed in Stavros Guesthouse together with my daughter and we had a really wonderful time! It was very relaxing in Malaxa - away from tourism, only natural sounds: birds, goatbells, a dog barking, an owl far way... the church bell reminding us of time and occasionally a car passing by down the road below. The appartment is spacious (bigger than it looks on the pictures), clean and very nice to live in, furnished and decorated with care and originality; everything was there and if we needed something extra, we'd just ask and it was provided. Katerina and her husband Dimitris are lovely people, very friendly, caring for people, animals and environment. To us always available for questions, tips and advise to make our stay even better. There is wired internet. The tap water tastes very good so no need to buy bottled water. The appartment has a beautiful balcony/terrace with comfortable chairs, sunbeds and a great view of the White Mountains! With our rental car we explored the West of Crete, but also the middle part of the island is very well accessable from Malaxa. I will come to Malaxiana again and next time I'll bring my hiking shoes to do some of the numerous and diverse hiking trails in the West of Crete...