Staying at Nektario`s place was a pleasant and interesting experience :-)
It is about a 30 minute walk to the city center but there is also a bike to use. For a foreigner from a flat northern country it was quite a journey to navigate between the hills by bike. But totally worth it. Bikes don't have locks but luckily it is safe in Heraklion and nobody just takes your bike.
The environment is eclectic. There was a horse living in the backyard (at neighbors`s land) and also a highway near the house. Nice combo of farm yards with lemon and olive trees and luxury houses.
The apartment has a very good price for a longer stay. Almost all we needed was there.
The minus sides of the apartment for us was that there were 3 small knives (one of them a pocketknife). As we made Greek salad for dinner, it was difficult to cut/chop cucumber and tomatoes. The sheets were 100% polyester which was a bit uncomfortable.
But the host was helpful and communicative :-) Thank you!