I loved staying at Christos' apartment. It has a lot of little conveniences that you can't take for granted: lots of places around to park, a mall in front of the place, super markets, etc. Having said that, it's a 20 minute walk from the apartment to Heraklion city center, and it can be a daunting walk at night. Just by looks though, as the city is overall extremely safe. All in all, the apartment was clean and it's accurate based on the photos posted on the website.