This was our second visit to Rethymno, first time to this house. Babis was very helpful with the booking, then helped us negotiate a good fixed price for parking with the car park manager (which we pre-paid for the duration) so we could come and go and we pleased. Never had a problem finding a space.
What can I say about the location of this lovely traditional cottage! It's absolutely perfect. Less than 1 minute from some of the best restaurants in old-town Rethymno, 2 minutes (tops) from a secure, manned car park and 2 mins from a fabulous supermarket stocking all your daily food / drink/ toiletry etc requirements. Despite being so close to the centre of town, there was hardly any noise from bars etc.
The house is so quaint and charming with character features and vintage furniture. Bathroom is old-fashioned but everything worked so no complaints at all. Brilliant washing machine with 30 minute wash and plenty of space outside on the roof terrace for drying clothes. House has excellent wifi - never had a problem with it.
Roof terrace is lovely - it's on a corner so there was always a bit of a breeze which was pleasant on the hotter days. Nice bit of shade from the pergola and gorgeous (almost panoramic) sunset views.
There's so much to do on Crete. Apart from eating lots of amazing Greek food and enjoying the many lovely street restaurants in Rethymno for lunches and dinners, we visited the absolutely stunning Elafonissi beach (make sure you walk across the lagoon to the other side), Souda and Plakias beaches, all with lovely (and extremely reasonably priced) places to eat. We also did a great wine tasting tour (with lunch) at Douloufakis Winery and spent a day visiting Knossos. The island just grows and grows on you! Have to note that all the Cretans we met were extremely hardworking, friendly, polite and helpful.
Thank you so much Babis. We loved staying at the house and will definitely look you up if we revisit Rethymno!