The neighbourhood is not too clean but the apartment is in good conditions. There is everything in walking distance, which is good and the location is near (via car) the city centre. We were visiting a lot of POI around the city and i liked a lot how easy it is to get to the highway from the apartment.
For parking it was easy in front of the building but if you are with a bigger car than a VW Polo then probably should park elsewhere because the street is very narrow.
The coffee from the bakery nearby was very good and cheap.
If you stay in Heraklion, I can recommend this apartment