I can't really put into words how amazing the trip was. Everything was perfect from the room to the location to the people we met. However I will try in order to give other potential guests an overview of what we found.
Starting with the room, it was immaculately clean upon arrival. Modern and spacious. A good level of facilities, hairdryer, iron, plates, cups, fridge drink making facilities as well os coffee etc. A welcome pack with some drinks. Having stayed in many self catering type of apartments on various Greek Islands, this place set the new "best standard", for us at least. A plug in for mosquitos was already plugged and was available all of our two week stay - which is a nice touch. There is a small extra charge for Air Conditioning, which works well and is easy to use and can be set to your desired settings.
The balcony has a view out to the sea and overlooks the owners garden and a sun bathing area for another hotel which is only used during the day, so it is peaceful and quiet at night.
The beach is a 3 minute walk away, we liked the stretch at Kalhua Beach Club. A supermarket is 2 mins away, a pharmacy 30 seconds away, an ice cream shop next door, a bakery 5 mins away. There are various clothes, jewelry and tourists shops very nearby. The bust stop is just outside if you want to use the bus service to and from the airport or Heraklion etc.
A 20 minute walk away (8 Euros by taxi) is the village of Koutoulafari, a further 5 minute walk and joined on to Koutouloufari is Piskipiano and then a little bit further along the road is Okd Hersonissos. The villages are absolutely stunning and jam packed with amazing restaurants. Many have roof terraces with great views over Hersonissos and the ocean with great sunsets. A special mention needs to go out for Beijing to Bali an amazing Chinese restaurant for when you want something alternative to the delicious Greek food. The food is better than all of the meals I have had in Chinatown in London and the staff clearly love working there and have a great time with the customers making the whole experience.
When we arrived we were warmly greeted by the family who own the hotel, who have years of experience in the tourist, hospitality industry. We were made to feel at home immediately, nothing was too much trouble. This continued throughout or stay and as our stay progressed it became obvious to us that Nick and his family are amazing people and we almost became like an extended family to them. We could have our holiday and do as we pleased, but knew that we could pop in for a chat with Nick at any point for advice, help or just to say good morning and have a quick chat.
I would happily go back tomorrow if I could and in a heartbeat I would stay here again, I would even go so far as to plan any other trips to Hersonissos around availability at this hotel.