Maria was an superb host and the apartment was excellent, just right for two people. The location is in the heart of Heraklion, but not at all noisy. There are markets for snacks and refreshments within a few minutes’ walk and other amenities within 5-10 minutes on foot. We even found parking for our small car on the same street, which may have been a fluke as it’s a small street, but Maria gave us maps of the closest parking lots, so we had a back up in case we needed it. Thanks to her photos, the place was easy to locate and check in super smooth with the aid of a lockbox.
The place was sparkling clean and Maria thought of everything to make our stay very comfortable, including coffee (drip and espresso pods) and water in the fridge for our arrival. We brought our own laundry soap, but she even had that. The washing machine took the use of a translation app to figure out, but that was not a problem. The bed, linens and pillows were very comfy, and I am quite particular about this because I will get sore hips on a bed that’s too hard. We had great sleeps, also thanks to the room darkening shades which really do block out all the light and do double duty to keep the heat out during the day. The air conditioner is in the bedroom, which made for a comfortable sleep and also helped keep the rest of the apartment cool, in addition to the fan in the living room. We were not there much during the day, except in the mornings, but didn’t find the place heated up much due to us keeping the blinds down and having the AC and fan going while we were in the space. Though the bathroom is small, there was lots of room to place toiletries in drawers and on shelves and she provided good toilet paper, too, not the cheap one ply variety. The rainfall shower head was also a lovely feature.
We had one small issue the first day which Maria was lightning quick to resolve. Her friendly demeanour and excellent communication made us feel at ease and more than pleased with our choice of accommodation. We would highly recommend her apartment for anyone visiting Heraklion.