It will take you around a two hour drive from Heraklion Airport to get here, but it's well worth the drive. Myrthios is a small village located on a hillside about a 5 minute drive from the coastal resort of Plakias, which contains all the usual shops and tavernas associated with a beach holiday, though not too many I'm glad to say.
If you are self catering, a car is really essential. There is only one grocery shop in Myrthios, run by a rather stern looking Greek lady in her 70's/80's who does not speak a word of English. It's good fun trying to communicate with her but all the goods are on display so it's not too difficult to understand each other. Whatever you ask for, she usually doesn't have - easy really!
We went to one of the large supermarkets in Heraklion from the airport and stocked up as much as we could - it saves a small fortune compared to the resort prices.
The Apartments are very clean, spacious and adequately furnished. The only slight criticism I would have is the kitchen area. You need to have very good organisational skills to cook because there is little space to put anything. A small niggle though. Great fridge freezer.
The view is fantastic. We were in Room 4, a one bedroom apartment, with balconies to the front (facing the village) and rear (facing the sea), from which you can see all of Plakias beach - one of the longest in Crete. I'm sure I spotted Shirley Valentine dawdling along a couple of times.
There is no reception as such at the apartments. When you arrive you simply make your way to your room and will find the key in the door. There are phone numbers to contact if you need further assistance. Our room was cleaned daily and the towels changed daily. Impressive! With Olive Oil and Raki thrown in!
Myrthios is a good central point for exploring the area. I would say Micro Amoudi was the best beach which is only about 15 minutes away. Prevelli is worth a visit but a real trek from the car park to get down to! Go by boat instead! Frangokastello was a big disappointment. The castle is an empty shell. I blame the Turks. Spili is inland and worth a visit.
We celebrated our 29th Wedding Anniversary while here and this holiday and these apartments will keep us together a while longer yet!
Finally, what can I tell you about the wind which wont blow you away...conjour up an image of a clothes airer taking flight, with towels on board, and winging its way from the top floor of our balcony to the garden down below, with traumatised guests nearby who only wanted to enjoy a coffee al fresco! That's how windy it gets round here!
