A great respect to Georgia and her talent to communicate with guests and organise everything. She was always in touch and ready to solve even a minor issue so it was very comfortable to stay at her place. The house itself is very cosy and spacious. I have stayed there from 16th till 29th of June 2019 with my wife, my son 8 years old and my parents. The kitchen is fully equipped with cutlery, plates, pans, mixer, toaster, microwave, kettle, napkins etc. Georgia has even bought us some food for the beginning and a backed a very nice traditional meal. Thank you Georgia!
Every corner of the house is very well elaborated: on the bed we have found the set of towels for every guest and spare bed sheets, even every box in a wardrobe had a wardrobe scent. Apart from 2 bedrooms and very spacious living room there’s also a dressing room with many shelves and vacuum cleaner in the corner. Each of two bathrooms has plenty of toilet papers, shampoos, shower gels etc. Outside the house you have a nice terrace for a breakfast with some space to dry you washed staff. In the backyard there is a grill but we didn't have time to use it.
The house is located in a very quiet and almost rural area of Galatas with a lot of greenery outside. In the morning you would hear a crow of a real rooster! .-) 700 meters away from the house you would find Glaros beach. The local supermarket is even closer, just 5 minutes of walk. For the perfectly comfortable stay I would still recommend to rent a car as it allows to visit more places with a great ease and is much cheaper then taxi.
Among all the all beaches nearby we preferred Agiοi Apostoloi Beach (2 km from the house, 10 minutes by car) as it's cosy, comfortable, clean, compact, not overcrowded and has all the facilities like showers and toilets. You can also find there some spots with shadows. The Monastery Agia Triada Tzagaroli is another must see suggestion. It has a very beautiful and well maintained yard. There's also some monastery wine, honey and olive oil for sale. In Jumbo you can buy some stuff for the house and toys for the kids. Municipal Market of Chania is open from 8 to 15 and can offer you fresh local fish, cheese, sweets and more. Non-food goods are available in the market till late evening (21 o'clock if I'm not mistaken). Feel free to chaffer with sellers for a better price especially with those who sell fish and see food. I would also recommend to have a dinner at Manos restaurant. The fish and see food are very well cocked there. We have also visited Elafonisi beach once. This place has a very nice view and it is very pleasant to have a walk around there and take some photos. We did have a walk in the water by the rocks like many others. Very fascinating. Another town to visit is just 2 km away from the house and called Platanias. This place has hundreds of cafes, shops, playgrounds, clubs, hotels and very loved by local youngsters.
P.S.: I have rented a car directly in the airport of Heraclion as the transfer from there is very expensive. I have used rentalcars.com for this. DO NOT buy a full insurance in the internet. If it’s required, do it while you’re here otherwise you have insurance from rentalcars.com not from the supplier directly. In this case if you will be in involved in the accident, you will be charged by the local supplier and then you would have to negotiate with rentalcars.com about the payback. I did not have an accident but nevertheless it was quite inconvenient to get that information at the beginning of our holiday.
That's about it. I wish Georgia a lot of luck and all guests - a nice stay!