Not many airbnbs have hosts as warm as Maria’s family. Maria made us feel at home the moment we arrived. She was also very communicative throughout and quickly addressed any questions or issues we had.
The apartment looks nicer than in the photos. Its also very liveable - spacious, practical, with most of the stuff you need. Feels like staying at an aunt’s place! Especially liked that it has a shower head holder which made showering much easier (many apartments in the Greek islands didn’t have one). Definitely comfortable enough for long term stays. It was also extremely clean!
The apartment is near a very nice city beach. It’s also near a large supermarket. The walk to the old town takes about 15 mins, but there are also decent eateries nearby.
The only hiccup during our stay was that the internet was sometimes intermittent. Because we take video calls while working from the apartment, that posed a problem sometimes. However, its probably a Crete problem because another apartment we stayed at had similar issues. We also heard from others that internet is Crete, and Greece for that matter, is generally not fantastic. In any case, kudos to Maria for being extremely helpful though! She even helped to change the router to see if it made the internet better (it helped somewhat)
Would definitely recommend Maria’s apartment!