If you are looking for a beautiful place to stay in Crete, in a perfect location, you are a water baby and want to be woken up by the sound of summer and cicadas in the morning - look no further!
Smaragdi's place is located very close to Chania, the airport, so even if your flight gets in to Crete late, you won't be travelling to the apartment for more than 12 mins, taxi for 4 pax + luggage was 25 Euro (cash). On the arrival, we were welcomed by a carafe of raki and few bits in the fridge which was such a lovely thing to do, considering we traveled long hours due to our flight being massively delayed - joys of summer 2022, yay!
There is a good size pool outside, which is a massive plus. Morning swim becomes very addictive :). The place suited our party perfectly and we had everything we needed in terms of cutlery, crockery, pans and loads of space in cupboards and wardrobes.
The apartment is located in a close distance to two local shops (about 6 mins walk), beach (about 15 mins walk) and local taverns (about 20 mins walk), serving delicious food for a reasonable price. We also cooked our own food and made the most of eating fresh veg and fruits - they tasted amazing!
Smaragdi is an amazing host, very helpful and responsive. Nothing was a problem for her, when we asked for assistance, and I think I broke a record in the amount of texts sent asking for help with various things.
One comment here - I would recommend hiring a car if you are planning on exploring the island - there is so much to see around! On the other hand, if you are only after chilling by the pool, you have literally everything you need there!
I will definitely be back, no doubt about it! Ofcharisto, Smaragdi!