Michael is an excellent host and I would wholeheartedly recommend him and his apartment.
The apartment was exactly as described, with everything you could need; spacious, clean, great balcony, very well appointed kitchen, plus many lovely “extra” touches – homemade olive oil, soap, marmalade and flavoured raki. They very generously gave us little extra consumables during our 5-night stay.
Michael, and his girlfriend, were always on hand (but never intrusive), with helpful hints before arriving and during our stay. Nothing was too much trouble.
The travel from Heraklion airport was simple, and Michael sent a great video of directions once entering the village with waymarks to look out for which made finding the house very easy. As our stay was out of peak season, and we arrived on a Sunday, I was concerned whether local shops and restaurants would be open. Michael checked that the local taverna (5 minutes’ walk and excellent value, service and quality) would be open, and let us know about provision shopping in the village. The local supermarket had everything you could need and more and was open all day and until late in the evening.
The local beach (about 130 steps) was secluded, sandy, gently shelving into slightly stony sea, which was very calm with hardly any waves.
Wish we had been able to stay longer.