Absolutely perfect stay. Vaggelis and his family are great hosts (the best we had so far and we had a chance to meet his Mom and two out of three brothers) - they picked us form the airport, bought us requested products, made great welcome basket, brought us fruit/watermelons, even cooked dinner for us, replied to all our questions and requests immediately - we could not wish for more.
The villa itself is very comfortable, shady and the morning and in the evening, rooms are spacious, airconditioned and clean. It has all the necessities, including washer, dish-washer, iron, fan, child crib and stool, weekly cleaning and changing of linen and towels, barbecue, two kitchen areas and two living rooms - which is very convenient when you have big family. The view from front terrace in the morning and sunsets are just beautiful. Villa has some stairs inside and outside as it has 2 floors and a mezzanine inside and several levels outside. It also has many balconies/terraces which is great.
The pool is pretty big and is on the level below on the side of the the villa - so it's not noisy when kids are having fun there and some adults want peace in the house, has sun until 17:00, shady umbrellas, sun deck chairs for 8 people, internet, roofed bar area with high stools, grass, flowers - the area itself is very beautiful.
It takes 10-15 min to get to Rethymno center, or the beach, or supermarkets (it has 2 Lidl stores, several Synka, plenty of fish and butcher shops). Several tavernas in small village are within walking distance on nearly flat surface (which is convenient when your are in a hilly area and when you consume a lot of wine at dinner and don't want to drive). We has 2 cars and were driving a lot, the parking is right near the house and can fit 3 cars.
So, it is highly recommended and we would love to come back and bring gifts and souvenirs to appreciate the great hospitality of the host family. Special thanks to Elizabeth during pre-booking, booking and after-booking phase when she was extremely helpful in answering mane questions we had.