We stayed as a couple 1 week at Grigoria‘s apartment and what should we say? It was just AMAZING!!
Not only because of the dreamy apartment (which looks exactly like on the pics), you really have everything you need there. It has a small kitchen but we didn’t miss anything, as you can cook nearly everything with the provided equipment. (Coffee, spices, oil and vinegar are also provided)
The apartment is furnished with love for the details, beautiful and of course everything was perfectly clean.
The location was also perfect for us, because it is outside of the touristic area but within 10 min walk you are in the center/oldtown.
Grigoria put so much effort into everything! She really cared about us and gave us so many tips and recommendations for restaurants (we had the best food there), bike rentals, beaches... you can ask her everything and she immediately help you. She is really interested that you are fine and have a great stay. I‘ve never had this like this before.
Grigoria and her husband welcomed us together, showed us and explained everything, and they really took time for us.
The bakery at the corner is a huge advantage. The goods there are not from this planet, we visited the bakery daily (or sometimes twice a day :D). In general there are lot bakeries in Heraklion, in the City nearly every 50m.. the same is with farmacies, there are a lot everywhere!
For a quick Shopping there is a mini market right at the corner, but in 5 min walk you have a supermarket with everthing you need.
Most of the time we went to Ammoudara beach - one way with the Bus, one way walking - it was about 45 min to walk to our favorite spot but we had no problem with this. If you just want do go to the nearest place to swim in the sea, you reach the beginning of the beach in 20-25 min by walk.
The beach is very beautiful and calm, not crowded and there are sunbeds for free!
We also recommend renting a bicycle for one day or longer, because outside the city center there is less traffic and it’s really nice to ride a bike.
Of course a motorbike or car is needed if you want to discover the whole island, because the regional busses unfortunately don‘t take you to the great spots.. but we enjoyed Heraklion and the surrounding area as well.
The Utopia Café is also worth a visit, especially for chocolate and beer lovers - the atmosphere is really nice there.
All in all we had a very great stay and I would recommend Grigoria‘s apartment 200%, I think it really was the best airbnb i've been to. You hardly find something better in Heraklion I guess.
Thank you again for everything :)