The flat is located a hundred metres from the coastline. From the roof terrace you can see the Aegean Sea and the island of Dia.
The flat itself is on the third floor. It is soberly furnished and very clean. It has everything you need and is in correct proportion to the rent requested. One small minus: the coffee machine didn’t work-but the electric kettle worked perfectly! It also takes some getting used to the hot water system. You can't take three hot showers in a row. But you soon learn to take that into account.
We did not go to Crete for a beach holiday, but to get to know the island and its rich Minoan culture. The flat is quite centrally located as a base. Only if you want to go to the far west of the island it might be a bit far. But that is also due to the sometimes lousy condition of the Cretan roads. And Gazi may be about 8 km from Heraklion but it is less crowded.
Unfortunately, we did not meet the host himself. We were welcomed by his friendly and helpful father. We were in touch with the host via Whatsapp and got all sorts of tips. Questions were answered immediately.
In short: very satisfied!