This was the perfect spot for us and Maria was a great host that responded to all our questions very quickly. She even sent me the address in Greek to show the taxi driver at the airport (a taxi will cost you between €25-€30 from or to airport) The apartment is away from the busy tourist strip of Ammoudara, but still close enough to walk down (about 20mins/1 km) to enjoy the beach and shops, etc. The apartment is in a residential area and you are in the midst of Cretan life. The Gazi main road is only a few minutes walk away with restaurants, shops and even 2 big Supermarkets a bit further down the road. The apartment has a spacious open plan kitchen (with a big fridge/freezer), dining and lounge area and the two bedrooms have direct access into a courtyard that was private. The bathroom although dated compared to the kitchen was clean and functional and the washing machine was a blessing. We cooked a lot for ourselves which was lovely and easy with a proper cooker and lots of pots, a great pan and lots of crockery. The aircon was useful at night, but during the day the apartment was cool enough if you opened the windows. We walked into Heraklion old town a couple of times which is about 7km away, but you can easily get the No.1 bus into Heraklion from Ammoudara main strip and get back with the No.6 bus. You can even connect with bus No.2 in town to go up to Knossos Palace. If you buy a bus ticket before hand at a supermarket or tourist agent you pay €1.50 for a single trip, but on the bus it will cost you €2.50 (masks are mandatory on public transport). There is even a €5 day ticket that you can buy from the bus driver that gives you unlimited bus travel for the day.