We are a party of 5 people - 2 parents an 3 "children" aged 17, 19 and 22 - and we had a lovely relaxing holiday at this villa.
We arrived late in the evening but this was no problem as Google provided us with accurate directions and the owner, Mr Nikos, was waiting for us when we arrived. Mr Nikos was friendly and helpful throughout our stay without being intrusive. He brought us fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and fruit from his garden several times during our stay.
This location is a good base for exploring the island being a few minutes drive from the main East-West highway on Crete, 15 minutes from Rethymno, with its lovely old town and port areas, and 30 minutes drive from the South coast, whilst being about 1 hour from both main airports. A Lidl supermarket is 7 minutes drive away, which is a good place to stock up on essentials.
The villa is reasonably well equipped and comfortable.The pool and terrace area are a good size and share the same panoramic view as the villa. The pool is cleaned every couple of days and the sheets and towels changed twice a week. The villa and grounds are well maintained and the villa is clean and kept in good decorative order. Despite there being another villa next door, the villa is private and is not overlooked (except by the local flock of sheep from time-to-time!)
You could walk to the local restaurants but a car is more practical. We especially liked Thavma - which happened to be the closest and is a 5-minute drive away. The food is good and the people are lovely.
The local beach (which is an extension of the main Rethymno) is sandy and has plenty of space even when busy. Ask Mr Nikos for his recommendations for beaches on the South - he told us about Schinaria Beach, which we really liked. We had a lovely day there and lunch at the Garden Taverna behind the beach was excellent
Valia from agency was very helpful and arranged late checkout on our final day, which helped a lot.
To improve the rating to 5-star we would suggest that a few minor improvements could be made such as: chairs on the balconies to the bedrooms; a few additional items in the kitchen such as baking trays/tins, tongs (for the barbeque), more wine glasses, etc; pool towels; better wifi (it didn't work a lot of the time and it was slow - 4G mobile data is available though). Also, the downstairs shower is a little cramped. As stated, these are minor criticisms and we would go back to this villa and would recommend it to others