A friend and I stayed at Andreas's place for a couple days while traveling to Greece from Ireland. Andreas was extremely helpful in answering questions about how to get there from a different area of Crete as well as things to do around his apartment. It is right at a beautiful beach and is not in the center of Heraklion so it was quieter than I'm sure the city is. We felt comfortable and safe in that apartment and that section of town. Would highly recommend!