We rented out "Dream Villa" for 2 weeks in August 2017. The villa was absolutely perfect, it had all the mod cons you could think of (air conditioning, satellite TV in all the bedrooms, washing & drying machines, microwave, oven, hob, mini dishwasher, home computer, free wi fi, private gym down in the basement too.....(the owners have thought of everything you could need). It's decorated beautifully and to such a high standard. We felt like we were staying in a hotel! Everything is brand new. It is exactly how it looks in the photographs. Cleaners come in every four days so the place is constantly spotless. There were three adults, one teenager and one child in our group. The villa was so spacious with plenty of room for us all. It was a joy having our own private pool, being able to chill out in the lovely back garden enjoying the sun, go for a quick dip in the pool, then feast on a delicious lunch made on our very own built-in BBQ....wonderful! The villa is less than 5 minutes drive from the local beach Kalathas which is just beautiful...soft sand with crystal clear water. There you can rent sunbeds and umbrellas. There are also 2 beach bars available for food and drink. You will most definitely need a car to get around. We booked ours before we travelled, with a company called Tellus. We collected the car from their office in Chania (about a 15 minute drive from the villa). There is a local mini mart about a 20 second walk from the villa if you need provisions. The closest village for restaurants, shops, supermarkets, banks, butcher, bakery etc is only 5 minutes drive away. You must visit Falassarna beach (just over an hour's drive from the villa).....it is like the Caribbean - white sand with the most stunning turquoise blue water...out of this world! We fell in love with Crete and will definitely be back. The people are so friendly, the food is absolutely delicious and as for the beaches...well, you'll just have to go see for yourself. I must say a huge thank you to the owner's Chrysa and Chronis for making our stay so enjoyable (and of course to their lovely Mum who very kindly made us a few famous greek dishes and left them in our fridge as a surprise for us when we got back from the beach). They were all so kind and I wish them well with their venture. Thank you also to their reservations manager Peter Apostolakis who was so helpful and extremely efficient with all my queries. An amazing holiday all round. Kind regards, Tara