A great apartment in a great location. Situated in the ground floor of a two story stonehouse just 2-3 minutes on foot from the Kalamaki beach and the restaurants and shops on the coast. Parking is directly in front of the building.
The appartment is furnished in a stylish rural Greek design and well equipped. There is AC in every room and a spacious roofed terrace with garden furniture. The bedroom window has shutters so you can sleep in complete darkness (if you are sensitive to noise, however, bring earplugs - the corner where the house stands can get mildly busy during "rush hours").
We were simply blown away by amazing hospitality! Upon arrival we've been welcomed with the fridge full of fresh fruit and local vegetables, as well as variety of drinks, pastry, sweets and much more all over the appartment. As if that wasn't enough, the host's wife brought us a delicious fresh home cooked Greek meal whenever she noticed we stayed in during lunch or dinner time! And to top it all, upon departure we recieved a farewell package with local culinary products and crafts.
There is a lot of trip options in close proximity. The Kommos beach (optionally nudist) is reachable on foot. There is Minoan Palace of Phaistos 15 minutes away by car and Roman excavations in Gortyna ca. 25 minutes away - we highly recommend visiting all these places.
There were few minor issues during our stay though. Directions we recieved from the host were unclear and we had troubles finding the place. In google maps it is listed nondescriptively as "Apartments" (we wrote the Airbnb name in our google maps review for others' benefit). The fact that the host didn't communicate at all after the initial confirmation (neither on chat nor on phone) also didn't help. Only the host's wife was present at the appartment, but she didn't speak a word of any language but Greek.
The hot water supply, though described as "available any time", seemed to depend on the amount of sunshine. On cloudy days we got just few minutes of warm water and then it was lukewarm for the rest of the day.
The bed in the bedroom was rather narrow, a bit springy, and a little uncomfortable, but ok for a few nights.
To sum it up, the few flaws were more than outweighed by extraordinary hospitality and cordiality of the hosts. We loved our stay in Kalamaki and we definitely recommend this appartment.