Set in an olive grove with a vista out towards the ocean we completely loved this place.
The apartment sits on the edge of town down a short dirt road. Janis’s wonderful Mum met us in town so we could follow her the short drive to the property. The apartment occupies the upper level of a wonderfully rustic building.
Oozing charm and personal touches, we felt completely at home.

While the bathroom is the usual small Greek wet-room the kitchen is more than just a 2 burner and mini fridge in the bedroom - it is an actual kitchen.The bedroom is adequate sized with a lovely little private balcony, the doors providing a fresh nightly breeze. We’ve been mostly staying in studio type places, so it was great to have a seperate bedroom and big living room area. The living room opens onto a large balcony out the front looking out over olive trees to the endless sea. With the shade cloth rolled out we enjoyed it for breakfast and afternoon drinks. In the evening we rolled the shade back and I practiced my pre-bed yoga under thousands of stars.
Out the back is an enormous balcony with an incredible view of the towering mountains. Seriously you could hold a small dance party on it!

The apartment is very private. Janis’s delightful Mum was staying downstairs and only engaged with us to offer us awesome, unexpected cooking (we were spoiled) or when we found her to ask a question.

The beach is a 5minute 30second stroll (yes I timed it). It has stones, then a sandy strip wide enough to lay on. The water is the clearest we’ve seen anywhere in Crete (at least when we were there) and there are spots with only sand (no rocks) on the sea bed.

There a couple of good tavernas in town, a small supermarket down the road, extremely beautiful views and endless sea to enjoy.
It’s 13min 30sec walk to closest Taverna which has great food (and yep I timed that too).

The steep drive down the mountain into town is vertiginous and spectacular. This is place you come to and stay. In there area there is hiking and fantastic mountain biking (if you bring bikes with you like we did - we rented them near Heraklion before coming over, they came with a bike rack). Otherwise expect to do nothing but relax. Or maybe you want to get stuck into that novel you’ve been meaning to write - this is the ideal place.

Though he was not there, Jannis could not have been more helpful with local info and suggestions.

This place would suit a couple who want to get aways from it all. Who aren’t so fond of resorts and like places off the beaten track with lots of local character.