The 3 of us arrived to Heraklio on the '5.15pm' boat from Santorini: it was 30 mins late, therefore we arrived quite late at the Stone House. Since Nikos had explained exactly how to get from the port to the house, we followed his very clear instructionsl & easily got there. It was getting rather late but Nikos waited and welcomed us very nicely. He is a very charming person.
He sat down with us and shared a vast amount of information that we found very useful and interesting: we did take some pieces of advice into consideration & it certainly made our time in Heraklio better & more efficient.
The accommodation is wonderful: it is beautifully renovated and there is everything you need there. Even more. It was also very clean & looked really smart & cosy!
You get your own entrance, your own terrace and the 2 top floors of the Stone House. We loved our time there. It was quiet at night. The beds are good & comfy. For the 3 of us, we had plenty of space both upstairs & downstairs. The 2 mezzanines offer a lot of upstairs space & add a lot of character to the house.
There are loads of interesting little things & objects as well as features in the house & you feel home rather than in a holiday place: a lot of thought have gone into doing the house up & decorating it.
Nikos had left lots of goodies for us & we really appreciated it: thank you again Nikos!
The area:
We felt totally safe at all times. We never came home before midnight & went everywhere on foot, feeling completely at ease. We do travel a fair amount & therefore can compare with other towns / cities / capitals / countries & we definitely felt safe everywhere we went in Heraklio.
We used the reliable & on time bus service to visit Knossos & it was all good.
It barely took us 10 mins to get to the town centre from the house where you will find lots of restaurants. And listen to Nikos: he knows some great restaurants very close to the House.
And to finish with:
- plenty of hot water at all times.
- great to be able to use the washing machine & put the washing out to dry on the terrace.
- shampoo, shower gel / washing machine stuff provided
- good to have air condition.
- Nikos was very flexible on the day we departed (thank you so much!).
- And also, his communication was excellent before & during our stay.
All in all, a wonderful stay for us & we would most definitely recommend you to stay at the Stone House.
Thank you for everything Nikos!