We rented the apartement in September, so the big rush of vacationists in this region was over, but there was still much life on the streets around Gournes.
One evening we went to Malia and where very disappointed because of empty clubs - so party time was over.

The house is build in the last years, so there are modern windows and mosquito nets at every balcony door and most of the windows.

The arrival was in the evening, the host arranged a meeting with her mother in the apartment so we could get the keys. The mother had to wait some minutes for us, called and asked if she could help with navigation. After arriving she showed us the whole house with basement, ground-floor, first and second floor. So the house was very big and offered space for 7-8 people. There is also enough dishes for such many people and the guests which left before we arrived left some cleaning stuff, salt,...
There where some cold drinks in the fridge we had for free, very polite.
In the locker of one bedroom where enough towels for all and we got some fresh towels after some days - the mother of the host called us and arranged the exchange.
There is a balcony on each floor with possibility to sit on the ground-floor and second floor.
The bathroom in the ground-floor is very small, only recommendable for going to toilet or brush the teeth, because the shower has no curtain, so after showering the whole bathroom is wet.
The bathroom in the first floor is nice with bathtub and enough space.
WLAN connection was fast and the parking space is big enough for a estate wagon.
The fridge is big enough, also with freezer compartment and the dishwasher is also new and good working.
The handling of the touchscreen stove was not really perfect working, it needs some experience.

We would definitely recommend a car to make some trips around the are and other cities!

But there where also some points which where not really nice:
The airplanes are really loud when they fly above the house, we woke up at night and when they cross it's also not possible to talk on the terrace. That's sad because we asked before our booking if there is some noise of the airport and Stella denied it. I guess if we would live the for some weeks or month we would accustom with the noises.
It's annoying that there are many homeless cats which are begging for food and get feeded by the neighbors, so they come every day, sleep on the terrace, chairs, desk, walk into the house,...
For older people it could be difficult to walk the stairs up and down, because there's not everywhere a handrail.

Altogether it was a nice trip to remember, we would like to stay there again and can recommend it (despite the loud airplanes).