Had a wonderful stay here the family were so inviting,the son Tony is the one who speaks English and is so lovely his mum cooks the breakfast which was delicious and really tries to have a chat and dad likes to just say 'cala mera',as for the situation of the Astir you are away from the main beaches but close enough to get in,you are on a busy road but there are underpasses that take you safely across no problems and with a bakery and supermarkets and small tavernas which we ate in it was a truly wonderful stay for us and would have no hesitation in staying again.You can get the little train if wanted or walk as we did to visit Malia & Hersonissos..there is a great museum of old village life here worth a visit. Thank you to the family!!!