We truly enjoyed our stay at Villa Balcony. The house is spacious, the beds are comfortable and the kitchen well-equipped for cooking (albeit no kettle; however we learned that using a small pot to boil water is actually the Greek way to do it!:-)). The bathroom inside the house also contains a washing machine! (Very handy if you've been travelling for while and need to rinse some basics!)
As South Africans love to braai (BBQ), we particularly enjoyed the outside BBQ facility, not to mention the beautiful view of the ocean from the veranda/dining room.
Our stay here was peaceful; it's an ideal place to rest and relax, very 'homey'.
Our hosts (Konstantinos and his family) are also wonderful people. We received a very warm welcome at the airport on the day of our arrival. Having a local available to help with the check-in and navigation to the villa was especially handy and really took the hassle out of the whole check-in process. In addition, we were also treated to an authentic Greek dinner and a welcome basket with fresh fruit and snacks the night of our arrival - much appreciated after a tiring journey!
I would recommend anyone to book a stay at this villa. There are some nice beaches near Heraklion that are only short driving distance from the villa and the fact that it's so close to the airport makes the location very practical.
Also worth noting is that there's a tiny Greek shop within walking distance from the villa that is surprisingly well stocked - we were able to pick up some delicious breakfast supplies our first morning there (convenient considering we had arrived very late the night before and hadn't had time to explore/find a larger supermarket yet).
Thanks again; we had a wonderful time!