The villa was beautiful and Anastasia was a wonderful host. We arrived - two couples and one toddler - rather late, to find a delicious warm dinner. The house was very comfortable, and located in a tiny street in a small village very near the highway, so there was easy access to the road for day-trips.
The garden and balcony with the pool are lovely, but regrettably we didn't get to use them much because we arrived at the very end of the season (beginning of October) and it was a bit rainy and cold in the evenings and mornings (and we were away most of the day).
The village itself is very nice (and picturesque), people are very friendly, and the taverna about a minute walk away is excellent. Nearby Atsipopoulou has supermarkets, pharmacies etc. and Rethymno itself is 15 minutes away by car.
In short:
Pros:
quiet location
very comfortable house
lovely balconies
lovely garden & pool - would probably allow for great barbeques in the summer
great hostess
good access to main road
Cons:
Being with a toddler we were constantly on our toes with the stairs inside and the pool outside
no dryer (actually, this probably wouldn't be a problem traveling a few weeks earlier, but as it was, laundry and towels just didn't dry).