The Batilas Garden House is a pretty, quiet and comfortable location with very picturesque surroundings. We, my husband, our thirteen-year-old daughter and myself, enjoyed a lot that it is not only situated in a beautiful landscape and close to some ancient sights and wonderful beaches but also offers to experience Crete where it feels "authentic", even though you can also reach the more touristic places quickly. It is approx. half an hour away from Kissamos, a pretty town to walk around, have a meal or coffee and also about half an hour drive to the phantastic beach of Falassarna. Mini-markets, supermarkets and bakeries are quite close. As we had a rental car we reached out to places and hikes in the North-west and South-west of Crete, the house was quite central for that. Chania is also easy to get to. The Batilas family are great people, very friendly and helpful, they know the area very well and were always there to give useful information about everything. We enjoyed our time in the Batilas Garden house very much!