Location location location...where have you heard that before? Well Villa Leone is that place. No it's not in Spain it's in Chania Greece. Approx 12 kms from the old port. After spending 3 days in the majestical old port of Chania it was time for some quiet pool time. Villa Leone is a new airbnb listing and the prices are affordable even for us poor citizens of our Australian currency. This gem of a place is nestled between two hills of olive groves and sporadic affluent dwellings perched in the hillside. I always like to do a google earth search to find the area and hone down into street search mode of the neighbourhood to get a better feel for the area. There's nothing worse than having the best house in the worst neighbourhood....Villa Leone is not the latter. Nikos villa is visually refreshingly pleasing compared to the normal lifeless square apartment blocks that you find on the island. The villa is nestled amongst great landscaping...nothing is forgotten...once you enter the property you're cradled amongst high bushes and stoned walls. Kudos to the landscape designers. The pool is the centrepiece to the surrounding villas...9 in total. Spread over 3 dwellings it's very peaceful...villa guests while we stayed there were quiet and respectful of others but friendly when you wanted to chat. The Host Vangeli...Nikos son welcomes you when you arrive...he speaks good English and is super friendly. The longer we spoke the more we found out our families came from the same mountainous regions of Chania. If you haven't visited the hills/mountains of Chania it's a must. I got to visit the ruins of my grandfathers house in the settlement of Achlades 12 kms above the city of Chania. But I digress...the apartment we stayed in was very comfortable...well equipped with great kitchen facilities and a comfortable queen size bed and a converted couch/bed for our daughter. The pool was the reason why we chose this place and it didn't disappoint...I haven't been so relaxed in a long time and whether swimming or relaxing on the many lounge chairs a long the pool side made leaving very hard. We would come back to Villa Leone in a heartbeat and stay longer this time. Many thanks to Vangeli who made us so welcomed. You should all be proud of what you've created. Wishing you all the very best of success. Giasou Lefteri.