Fotini's place is a lovely interesting house with a beautiful roof terrace furnished with a table and lots of chairs. It is charming, simple and authentic, with all the necessary modern facilities.
This is a perfect location to explore all of the centre of Heraklion within the Venetian Walls, the museums, churches, port, shopping streets, stalls and the numerous cafes and tavernas. It's within easy walking distance to the main bus station from where you can get buses to the West, South and East of Crete. The bus to Knossos and the airport runs from the local square next to the archeological museum just 5 mins walk away.
We stayed for one week, without a car, and found it surprisingly easy to visit many places by bus. The bus journeys takes you through the wonderful landscapes of Crete, which is a great experience in itself. We went on day trips to Agios Nikolaos (1 hr),
Elounda and Spinalonga in the East, Gortis (Roman Capital of Crete), Festos, Mires and Matala (Lybian sea, 1 1/2 hrs) in the South, Rethimno (1 1/2) to the West. It's easy to explore a good distance of the northern coastline, and my son stayed a night in Chania to walk the Samaria Gorge the next day. There's also local horse riding and we spent a lovely evening
trekking in the Finikia foothills.
We really liked staying in Heraklion, it's an interesting and pleasurable city. Fotini's place was key to our trip, and I really highly recommend staying there. Fotini is happy to engage with any questions or interests you might have, from general travel to Cretan culture and history, and she took me on a memorable walk along the top of the Venetian Wall from the house to the sea. Thank you Fotini! All in all it was a most wonderful trip.