If you are looking for an above average, clean and spacious villa with nothing serious to worry about, go ahead, book your stay at this place. The hosts are very friendly, always on call if you need something and dedicated to making your stay as pleasant as possible. We stayed at the villa for 14 days as two couples and had a good time. We would recommend this place to friends or family.
Highlights:
The pool is cleaned every morning so you don‘t have to do anything here. The basement is full of toys, fitness equipment and features a great pingpong table. A cleaning took place approximately every four days after prior agreement. The villa‘s interior is modern and of high standard. Nearly everything you need to cook and eat is there as well. Although we just used it one, the nice jacuzzi is a definite plus.
Every room that needs it has a working AC - even the garage. There is a lot of space for 4 ppl in the villa. The barbecue area with an extra sink is another plus point.
A supermarket for basic shopping needs is near by (10 min walking). It is about 15 minutes by car to the port of Rethymno. Rethymno Beach is okay, but we recommend a drive to Georgioupolis Beach. A car rental company can be reached in a 9-minute walk.
To watch out for:
Most of things we state here are a bit out of the host‘s hands - just to clarify and be fair.
If you suffer from light sleep and are sensible to noise, be warned. The street right in front of the house is noisy, especially in the morning. There are at least 3-5 cocks in the near vicinity of the villa that start screaming at around 03:00 in the night and continue to do so until 09:00ish.
The pool, nice as it is, is quite cold and in the shadow from around 14:00 onwards (we were here in September).
The dishwasher needs a new front as it is really annoying to open/close.
The lower bathroom could definitely do with more space to hang/put stuff and maybe some additional lights close to the mirrors could be installed.
Also, even more possibilities to hang towels, bathing equipment and wet bikinis somewhere to dry in the house would be awesome.
All in all, a nice place to stay!