Chania- an ancient melting pot built over even older Minoan ruins, on the Greek island of Crete; the mythical birthplace of Zeus. We spent a few days exploring this intriguing town before we checked into Agora Suites.
To start things off, the location is superb. A few minutes walk from the old Venetian Harbour, and with a balcony overlooking the Chania old marketplace- we sipped coffee in the cool October air and watched the people stroll by between delicious spoonfuls of cake (from Monterno bakery in the New Town, which you simply must try while you're in Chania).
Agora Suites is managed by Kostas Protopapadakis and family, and Mr Kostas especially was.... to say he was thoughtful and helpful would be an injustice to him. In fact he was like a loving uncle to us. (Though he probably isn't that much older than we are 😅)
We visited Chania during the Oxi day long weekend and there were traffic diversions etc, and so Mr Kostas called the bus station to get us the revised bus schedules etc - he even presented us a bottle of his own Agora Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
The actual apartment is a modern and well thought out duplex with a well equipped kitchen that can be sealed off from the rest of the living space, which means we could comfortably try our hand at cooking some simple Cretan food.
We were a couple, but from the two double beds and an extra single bed, it was clear that the suite can probably cater to at least five adults. Each area has a separate air-conditioner- coming from a tropical country where air-conditioning is almost a way of life, this was important to us.
We don't game much, but there's a PlayStation in the living room and ample books including what we took to be the Greek encyclopedia in countless volumes- you know, in case you get tired of watching boats sailing in and out of the Harbour and devouring scrumptious Cretan delicacies and you want to just relax indoors.
We were sad to leave Crete, but we are thinking of visiting again in the future. We aren't sure when, but when we do return, one sure thing is that we will be booking ourselves into Agora Suites.
So if you're thinking of booking this place, you've got to beat us to it! 🤣