Kosta's place is a wonderful apartment in the town of Panormo. It is a 1 hour (easy) bus ride from Heraklion, about a 20 minute bus ride to Rethymno, and about an hour and a half to Chania. The apartment is beautiful and just like the photos. Big balcony where you can see the water and a beautiful hillside. There was a bowl of fruit and bottled water waiting for us there. The apartment has the essentials: coffee, tea, oil, vinegar, butter, salt/pepper. We cooked many of the days, the kitchen has all you need for food preparation. Also a really big plus is that there are blinds that close electrically and the apartment is pitch black at night for sleeping. But beautiful and sunny in the day time.
Panormo is a small village and is such a nice place to stay in Crete, there are two beaches close by, one calm for sun bathing and another which is more wavy. Both are not very busy, much much quieter than the larger cities. Which we loved. Yet at the same time there are plenty of grocery stores, cafes and restaurants in the village.
There are a couple of car rental places in the town if you wanted to go see the other parts of the island, we did that for one day and drove around. However, the best was an excursion we did to the Samaria Gorge, a 10 mile hike through the largest gorge in Crete which ends in the Libyan sea where you can jump in and then go enjoy some beers and ice cream. There are lots of agencies in Panormo that can take you on excursions.
Loved our stay, Kostas was a great host, very responsive and kind. Would gladly come back.