Spending a week or more at a VERY AFFORDABLE price for Heraklion is the top feature of Stelios & Olga's GREAT private balconied, fully furnished roomy studio apartment, on the city's outskirts near the Crete Technical University (TEI). Good location, with free parking, to explore the island by rental car. Otherwise, as I did for a five day stay, plan to travel on the affordable ( €1.2-1.7/€5 all day pass) , 30-45 minutes ride each way to the downtown tourist attractions, and Knossos. If you're lucky, Olga might cook a Serbian dish for you!