The holiday was more than we could have hoped for when my wife first had the idea, a special treat to celebrate her birthday. Three generations of the family (12 of us) from 3 to 70 years old. The villa was spacious and extremely well equipped, it was spotlessly clean when we arrived, it is well maintained and a credit to the owners. The pool was enjoyed by all of us - sufficient sunbeds and inflatables for the children to play with. We cannot thank Esther and Demetris enough for the generosity shown to us throughout the week, starting on arrival at 00.30 in the morning after a 3 hour flight delay to find hot food in the oven. The hospitality shown to us was absolutely first class. They were very thoughtful and made sure that our every need was catered for. So much kindness shown to us to make sure we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday, and we did, so much so, we will return. Would recommend this villa to anybody without reservation. Thank you Esther and Demetris.

We had a great stay in villa asteri. It's a spacious villa with lots of privacy , Nice swimming pool, large garden , just 10 min driving from the old town of ghania. If you don't want to go to the old town,it's just 500 m walk from the beach and Some restaurants. You Will find a small supermarket 200 m away, and a very large one About 1,5 km away Villa is Very complete furnished including baby beds etc etc. Fresh drinking water from the tap is really great. If you need something additional, no problem. Everything can be arranged. just ask.

We were to families with 6 children from 2-11 years. We really loved the house and property. The house was large and clean, and the owners provided an excellent service to us. The best part was the large garden og two pools which are suitable for children at all ages.

Our extended family had a wonderful week at your villa. A spacious, clean and modern villa with all the facilities one could hope for (the water purifier was a pleasant surprise as it meant we didn't have to carry water from the supermarket!). A very large pool, with a smaller pool/jaccuzi which was great for the children. Four tavernas as well as shops, supermarkets, beaches, all within easy walking distance of the villa, meant that the villa was ideally located. The centre of Chania was just a short bus ride away so no car was needed. Esther and her husband were wonderful hosts; the regular supply of apricots, oranges, grapefruits as well as jams and honey, were a most welcome bonus! A truly memorable week. John and Jan

We stayed at Villa Asteri for our week-long vacation this year as we do every couple of years - all 14 of us: grandparents, 3 daughters, their husbands and 7 grandchildren. We found the description of the villa accurate, the villa was immaculately clean (and was cleaned once during our stay); the owners very hospitable who did everything to attend all our needs and to make our stay memorable. Esther, the owner, guidance to places which we could tour was also very helpful. The large pool, the garden and the BBQ were all used by us on a daily basis. We also enjoyed the relative short distance to the sea. We have already recommended the place to some of our friends and will do so in the future. If there was a down side to the villa it is its location in a village that was not as beautiful as the village close to the villa we rented a couple of years ago – the village of Elunda on the eastern side of Crete. Villa Estari is definitely a place to go for a vacation of a large family!

My family and our friends (4 adults 2 children) stayed at Villa Asteri (ground floor apartment) one week in the middle of May 2009. This was a fanstastic stay. The villa was perfect for us with two children of three years old; they loved the pool. We were lucky as the upper apartment was empty so we could have the whole yard and pool area for our selves. The Villa was in excellent standard, and we were pleased to see that the pictures didn’t lie. Kalamaki was just the perfect little village with some nice restaurants and bars and a good beach (sun chairs free of charge if you bought something from the beach bar). Esther was the perfect host and especially when giving us tips of trips – especially the mountain village restaurant she recommended (Picasa) was wonderful. We would definitely recommend a stay at Villa Asteri and we hope we could come back some day.