Four bedrooms and 4 bathrooms! What a treat! We started as two traveling companions but grew to a party of 4 so I was so happy to have booked the Honeybee House. We all loved the place. The balcony terrace in the morning and evening is such a relaxing spot and the furniture is comfortable! If you’ve stayed in many Airbnb’s then you know that’s not often the case.
There’s an AC unit in the upstairs kitchen lounge space to cool off if you’re staying in the heat of summer. The bedrooms can be a little warm at night but each has a ceiling fan and windows that open wide (and did I mention each has its own bathroom?). Also a washing machine and clothesline. We’re all traveling with one small suitcase/backpack and were in great need of washing our clothes. So grateful for the use of that.
Fotini showed us how to use everything. As Americans, everything works a bit differently in Greece (and Europe in general) so we were glad for the hands-on instruction. I had a wonderful visit with Fotini and got to see the downstairs apartment - also a very cool space - and to see and buy the jewelry that she and her daughter make. What a treat!
Mel arranged for a driver to pick us up at the airport when we arrived and who came back to take us to the port when we departed. It’s really nice when a host arranges reliable transport.
The house journal is very helpful. Here are a few of our local recommendations. We had dinner at 3 very different but all excellent places: Amaila’s Kitchen, Peskesi, Via Pastarella. We breakfasted every day at the Flocafe. If you’re an eggs Benedict fan, you have to eat there. The coffee is great too. In fact, everything we ate there was great plus we sat on the terrace overlooking the main thoroughfare and out to the sea with a wonderful sea breeze.
We had hoped to see a lot more of Crete but were stymied by the heat and public transit. Rent a car if you can. We just drove around Santorini for 3 days so Crete now seems relatively tame. Private transport is also an option but wasn’t appealing to us. Still, we had a wonderful memorable time just seeing the sights around Heraklion.
I would love to come back to the Honeybee House.