From start to finish, our whole experience with Anastasia and Aori villa was wonderful! I was looking for a place where my husband and I and our grown children could spend 6 days living in a home and really getting away from the tourist scene. Aori villa was perfect! It is a very beautiful villa on a hillside overlooking an incredibly beautiful valley. Our host responded quickly and warmly to every inquiry and provided lots of information on hikes. When we arrived we met Anastasia and her husband in a local village and followed them to the villa. There they greeted us with a lovely basket of local products and goodies, explained how everything worked and gave us suggestions about places to go. They even sent along a delicious Greek spinach and cheese specialty dish days after we arrived. They were lovely. The villa is simply GORGEOUS, spacious, very new and spotless. The kitchen is spacious and well equipped. We used herbs from the garden and made a cherry pie from the cherries on a tree in the yard! The pictures are accurate but there is no way to capture the beauty of the area and the spectacular views. For those who want a rural experience, peace and quiet and gorgeous views of olive groves, mountains, the sunset and starey nights, this is the place. It is a gem. The villa is located in the central part of western Crete so it is easy to travel to Hania, Paleochora, different beaches and wonderful rural villages. The lovely town of Kandanos is only minutes away with good food, supermarkets and most everything you might need. You must have a car and be ready to drive the narrow roads of the area. Thank you so much to Anastasia for sharing her home and letting us get a sense of what it is actually like to live in Crete and not just be tourists.