Location location location. All the reviews say it and I will say it again. Just a ten minute drive from a very happening scene in Agio Nikoloa is the quiet Amoudara Beach area in a horseshoe shaped cove. Apartment One sits on top of the cliff on the southern end of the horseshoe. It is an easy, lovely, five to ten minute walk back down to the beach. The beach has good sand, clear, calm water and is excellent for swimming. There are two tavernas with excellent food and a mini-market. From your perch on Apartment One's patio/balcony you can look back and see the beach. You can look over across Amoudara Cove and down and see the nothern leg of the horseshoe on which sit three luxury villas. Your perch is better. Before you there is nothing but sea and sky with mountains to the right, rose-colored at sunset. Lie on the comfortable bed at dawn with the curtains open (in utter privacy) and watch the sun rise out of the Aegean Sea. Make your way down the stone steps and dive into deep clean water. Even when it is windy (and it can be very windy), there is no strong current or dangerous undertow. And then there is Ioannis, your caretaker on site. His hospitality is legendary. If you get an invite for lunch, you best say yes and arrive promptly. Such a good cook. The apartments are built into the face of the cliff and Ioannis goes out of his way to keep everything very ecological and running smoothly: solar electricity and hot water. Any issues with those things and call Ioannis day or night. If you are looking for a place to absorb Crete's spectacle beauty in peace and quiet, yet have quick and easy access to the bustle of modernity, please consider Apartment One. Thank you Ioannis!