It is a beautiful authentic Greek house with garden, terasse and dedicated place for grilling.
There are a lot of local cats that are walking around neighborhood and are more then happy to became a company if you volunteer to feed them.
Address of the appartment was not recognized by locals , so it is much easier and effective to ask to take you to Knossos Beach , which is in front of this house.
There is a local bus stop(s)(Kokkini Hani Bus Stop N2) to and from Heraklion (on both sides of the street) 100m away from the appartment. The bus goes once in 30m and conductors speak English without issues.
The Airport bus station is located between your bus stop (Kokkini Hani Bus Stop N2)and Heraklion final bus stop, so it is possible to get to\from Airport by bus.
By bus you can get to Aquarium , Dinosauria and Planetarium in 15 mins . These are very nice places for kids and they are located in walking distance one of each other.
There is a "supermarket" shop next to the house on the bus stop , which sells mostly clothes and beach stuff and also water, no food.
In order to buy groceries , you need to take a walk for 1km by main street towards city center , where two real supermarkets are located : Chalkiadakis and Bazaar.
Closest beach is 300m away . There is a Minoan Yard historical landmark on google maps , and the appendix on which it is located , creates a cosy small public beach that is pretty calm even during a stormy weather.
The next public beach is Arena beach , which is 600m away from the house.
We have spent lovely weeks in this appartment and would highly recomment it for everyone.