There are so many positive things to say about staying in Ammoudara at Georgios place. TL;DR - this is a place worth staying and booking if you are comfortable with staying in a comfortable studio apartment and waking up to views of the beach each morning :-) This review may be a little longer because we stayed for a while and want to share our enthusiasm for Georgios, his place and Ammoudara, maybe you will find it helpful! For context - we stayed in Ammoudara for 34 days in June - July time frame. We also own an business so access to wifi was important. Wifi ranged between 2mbps to 6mbps down, likely depending on how many people were active on the network. This is pretty good for Crete and Greece apartment living, and certainly enough for Netflix at night. About your host. Georgios is a wealth of knowledge, energy and extremely helpful. I can't imagine a better and more fair host. If you stay for longer than a few days, you'll surely run into him as he cares for the apartment as a whole (always working hard!). We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him and relied on his advice. The apartment - is well equipped with everything you need and the proximity to the beach cannot be beat. The apartment is small, but for a short stay of 4-14 days it should be more than adequate. Even for us at 34 days, we rarely went stir crazy in the space - and even then the beach is just 50 meters away. By the time we left, Ammoudara felt like home and we still miss it! The beach is "organized" meaning there are tons of restaurants (tavernas) and cafes along the beach with umbrellas and lounge chairs to sit on. Just purchase a drink every now and then and you can enjoy yourself on the chairs all day long. Our favorites were Cabana Plage (right out front), Heaven Beach (for the food) and Ammos Beach Bar (they give you a juice drink on arrival - 2-3 euro and amazing + free water). For those visiting Crete for the first time. Ammoudara (the address is listed in Gazi) is like a suburb of the main city, Heraklion. It takes between 15-30 mins by bus to get into the city depending on traffic for a fare of about 3.4 euro round trip. I have to say that after some apprehension, we were VERY HAPPY that we stayed outside of the city in Ammoudara. Truly the beach culture cannot be beat and it was easy enough to visit the city, and it's nightlife when we wanted. There is a grocery store nearby and plenty of tavernas that serve great, authentic food. Some of them feel rather touristic (like Petousis), but as Georgios will tell you, you will find a LOT of locals from Ammoudara and those escaping Heraklion for the day / evening at these restaurants. Also, we thoroughly enjoyed shopping for fresh...