Yiannis was a lovely host, very friendly and extremely helpful both leading up to our trip and whilst we were in Crete. Yainnis provided answers to all of our questions leading up to the stay, offered to book us a taxi from the airport and even came to find us when we got a bit lost looking for the apartment despite it being past midnight! The apartment had an amazing view of the sea and is situated very close to the beach. The flat is relatively spacious, and the value for money is really quite good. Air conditioning in the upstairs bedroom was glorious and kept the room extremely cool. Kokkini Hani itself has quite a few restaurants (mostly local tavernas, and the food was relatively good), and two good-sized supermarkets for all types of food. If you’re looking for a beach holiday, it really is on your doorstep, and you’ll have most of what you need in the area. Overall, we did enjoy our stay, but there were a couple of problems.
Although the apartment has everything you need and is reasonably priced, we did have a few difficulties. Firstly, the air conditioning unit was not working downstairs for the entirety of our stay. However, we are confident that Yiannis will sort this out for future guests. Yiannis did come in and reset the electricity, but it would shut off quite quickly and the same problem would resume. It is also worth noting that downstairs, the only air conditioning unit is in the communal space at the entrance to the apartment; the furthest point from the second double bedroom that is situated downstairs. As it wasn’t working during our stay, we have no idea how efficiently it would cool the second bedroom. Although there was a ceiling fan in the second bedroom, it was too hot to sleep in there without air conditioning.
If you are looking for some traditional culture, car hire is a necessity. There isn’t much in the area, and some of Crete’s finest places (Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos, Chania) are a reasonable drive away. If you want fine dining within walking distance, this wouldn’t be the best place to stay.