Crete is really beautiful and this must have rubbed off on the inhabitants, as they are really lovely people. Always helpful and warm. Beaches and facilities are very well organised.
Our host at the place we rented was really helpful and available. Thanks for all your help. We really appreciated everything you did for us!
The house was really spacious and well equipped. We had fun playing pool and babyfoot. There are two terraces which means one of them is always in the shade. And what a view of the sunset! There is also a cool hammac, which we all enjoyed for relaxing. The bedrooms were large with comfortable beds and each room had air conditioning which worked fine. There are mosquito protections on all the windows, which was great (though there were not too many mosquitos). Just inside the front door there is a toilet and shower room which is really practical when you get back from the beach and want to rinse the sand off before really going into the house.
You need a car to go to the good beaches and shop for food. This is not a place you can access easily by foot. But we could park right outside the house and the roads were easy.
Rethymnon is a great town. The old quarter is really pretty with plenty of shops and restaurants. Then there is a whole part of the town which goes along the beach front, with bars, ice cream parlours etc. The beaches have sun loungers and bar service etc. It’s all well organised.
Then the drive to Chania or to Heraklion and Knossos is really not too long, on easy roads. So it was a perfect central point.
Overall, a great holiday.