This is a great apartment right in the center of Fira about two minutes from the central square and the caldera. It's very close to everything, but the apartment faces a side street and is quiet. Communication with Manolis was easy, and we met him at a laundromat around the corner for check-in. He helped us take our bags to the apartment, which far exceeded my expectations. To get to the apartment, one walks up a flight of stairs to a patio overlooking the street. The patio is shared with the neighboring apartment, but there are two sets of tables and chairs. It's a nice place to sit with a drink, and the patio has lovely landscaping. In fact, two gardeners came to tend the plants while we were there. One enters the apartment on a lower level into a foyer with a beautiful antique table and space to store suitcases and hang coats. A flight of stairs leads upstairs to the apartment. They layout is very nice. At the top of the stairs is an area with three doors: one in front of you, one to the right, and one to the left. The door to the right leads to the main bedroom. It is big and bright with a glass door that leads to a small balcony. The balcony offers views of the Pyrgos village, the airport, and the sea. The door in front of you leads to the main full bathroom. The door to the left leads to a living room with a desk, TV, and fold-out sofa bed. On the far side of the living room are two more doors: one to a small kitchen, and one to another full bath. The nice thing about the layout is that two couples could stay and each have privacy at night and each have their own bath (the main bedroom couple using the hall bath, and the living room couple using the attached bath). Manolis has completely refurbished the apartment. Almost everything is brand new and of high quality. The floor are marble and granite. All of the plumbing and fixtures are new and nice, and some of the furniture is nice antiques. The lights are recessed LED’s and he’s installed some kind of false ceiling that allows a second set of lights to illuminate the room indirectly (you can’t see the light bulbs, but the light comes out from about the false ceiling to create a nice effect). One small thing to be aware of is that the two showers do not have bathtubs or any kind of base. So, when you shower, water goes directly onto the bathroom floor and down a drain. So, your feet are going to get wet if you go into the bathroom after someone has showered. Since the floors are beautiful polished marble, walking on them with wet feet can be very slippery. So, one needs to keep a towel handy to dry feet, or walk carefully. Manolis was immediately responsive...