I visited Chania with colleagues for a combined conference/holiday stay.

We had a great trip - Chania is an amazing place, and we enjoyed being there.

The location of the house is great - we really liked the little square with the bars and cafés. It feels local and much less touristy than the old harbor side. Also, there's free wifi at all the cafés.

We tried a place called "All Day 53 Bar" on the corner of the square, that had apparently just opened. They make great cocktails, so we ended up coming back multiple times. We also ended up falling in love with the "To Stachi" restaurant, near the harbor.

We started out staying 6 people in the house - this was a bit optimistic. By happy coincidence, two of the people staying with us got access to a free hotel room, so they moved into that. In the end we stayed 4 people at the house; 1 couple and 2 singles, which worked out fine.

We enjoyed our stay (perhaps with the exception of the morning church bells - light sleepers beware).

The local host was kind, arranged for extra keys quickly and was generally very helpful.

All in all a good stay in Chania!