I had a lovely stay at Vagelis’s place. Just 30 mins drive from Heraklion yet in peaceful countryside, birds singing, surrounded by grape vines and fruit trees.... a place to relax in a hammock or in the pool (which has an amazing view!). Short walk to village cafe and basic village shop, short drive to Knossos, Archanes, bigger towns.
The house is simple but has everything you need - downstairs one room well equipped kitchen/dining room with a sofa - outside covered veranda to dine on, bbq, hammocks amongst the shady olive trees, grassed pool area - half way up the stairs bathroom with good shower - two bedrooms upstairs, first with a double and two twin beds (plus a baby’s bed), second with a double bed, and you have to walk through the three bedded room to get from the one bedded room to the stairs, so if you’re here in a group you’ll need to be aware of that.
Thanks to Vagelis and family for gifts of homemade wine, eggs, raki - eggs from the hens out the back of the house! Two lovely dogs though one is young and over enthusiastic so had to be kept on a rope. Many cats and kittens. For those not used to the sounds of the countryside dogs barking and cockerel crowing at dawn might be disturbing, but after my first night, I slept through it all!
The road from the village to the house is a dirt road, and fairly steep but short, but my hired Nissan micra coped with it fine (it was dry weather throughout)
We had som last minute miscommunication about check in, but all was ok in the end.
Also I have let Vagelis know that the insect netting on the back window in the room with just the double bed isn’t secure, needs fixing.