This was truly a 5 star experience from booking onwards with a beautiful villa , in a lovely little village, and with a wonderful host.From initial booking George shared lots of details about the villa, the village, and the area and this really whet our appetite. He was there to meet us on arrival and always available during the vacation though we didn't have any issues. He brought us food gifts from his mother 2-3 times which was a wonderful gesture. The house was beautiful, the final house of 3, off the main village road but so set back (maybe 80 mtrs) it was wonderfully secluded and peaceful . The house is modern, kept spotlessly clean, and has great facilities including air con , a large pool, sun beds and a large outdoor eating area. We also shared our vacation with a couple of very friendly stray cats who got very well fed during our stay .The kitchen was well supplied with all the normal facilities including a dishwasher and nespresso machine . A safe deposit box was also provided. The village is small but nice , a lovely bakery 10m from front gate , a decent supermarket 50 m away, and two nice local restaurants with authentic cuisine and another cluster a mile up the road in Prines.It was only a 10 min drive into beautiful Rethymo which certainly exceeded expectations and only 15 minutes to lovely open beaches and of course a similar drive into the hills. The Cretan culture and hospitality is unsurpassed and we had a wonderful time.