We had a lovely stay at Maria's apartment in Heraklion. As we were arriving very late, she offered to come and pick us up from the airport. After this she drove us around a little to show us where certain things were/how to get in to the town centre, which again was very helpful.
The apartment itself is spacious and clean and has a cute balcony which is a great little sun trap! Upon our arrival, Maria had made us a cake, which was delicious, and afterwards brought us through a fresh cheese pie. There was bottled water available should we need it also.
Maria was very helpful throughout the rest of our stay and whenever we asked a question was more than happy to walk us through the answer, including driving us to the bus station when we wanted to go to the aquarium!
Both my boyfriend and I are big foodies and so tried many of the top tripadvisor rated restaurants during our stay. Our favourites were Kastella and Amalia's, both of which we returned to for a second visit!
Overall we had a lovely stay at Maria's and she was a gracious and generous host.
Big thanks from Scotland!