We have just returned from a 2 week stay at Villa Patriko. We were three families with 5 children (ages 11 months to 9) and Nantia had helpfully dealt with our extra bedding requirements! The villa was beautiful as can be seen from the web site photos and perfect for spending time in and around the pool (there was always some shade to be found!) and eating and drinking on the balcony. The aircon was a welcome relief for the children as we had some very hot days (40 degrees) and definitely needed at night. The villa had everything we needed and the maid service twice a week was great. There are three good tavernas within 2 minute walk from the Villa all offering quite different experiences and there’s a lovely cocktail bar at Mama's Dinner which also has live music some nights. Access to supermarkets is good with a large number in Kissamos (including a Carrefour), which is a ten minute drive away, but no shops in Kaliviani itself so daily trips for bread were required. There is a bakery and butchers in kissmos near the square as well. Nantia had prepared food for our first night which meant a relaxing start to the holiday and also some other supplies of food and drink. We ordered food in from a local cook in the village who makes and delivers Cretan dishes at a very reasonable cost (we ordered three times!). The local beach in Kissamos is small but ideal for a quick visit with easy parking and access to the beach, free sunbeds, and food and drink places on hand. Chania is also worth a visit, a lovely old Venetian port with a pretty seafront and also back alleys with some nice shops and restaurants. We visited Falassarna beach (30min drive) which is very beautiful with quite big waves for the kids to play in. We also visited Elafonissi beach, there are two routes to get there and both take about 1.5 hr drive on breath-taking mountain roads. It’s a great day out not only for the beach but for the drive through pretty mountain villages as well. I would advise getting to Ellafonissi as early as possible (before 11am) if you want to get a sunbed as on our first visit they were all gone, there are umbrellas in the villa that you can take as well though. The lagoon is amazing though and great for snorkelling with the children. I would highly recommend this villa for a lovely quite relaxing holiday in Crete.