Dia Apartments

Dis apartments is an excellent place to relax and enjoy the heat. With the fresh water pool and pool side bar/ cafe. My wife and I spent 6 days within the four bed apartments,these are exceptional clean with regular maid service.They are basic as a self catering apartment with everything you need for basic needs. As with previous reviews take your own toilet roll and washing up gear. The air con is a must and priced at €50 for the 7 days. The staff are extremely friendly and are a family unit. You can walk 15 minutes to the new town and 15 minutes old town in the opposite directions. The food within both locations are excellent with bars and drinks. We’ve booked Dia apartments for 2025 as well loved it so much.

Beautiful surroundings & the perfect base for exploring the eastern side of Crete. I spent a week here as a solo trip exploring the history & culture of the island - a nice bit of solitude after a busy period at work. The grounds are impeccably well maintained, reflecting the pride the owners take in this place. I was staying in a 1st floor split level maisonette with charming wooden ceiling & wonderful views across the Mediterranean & the pretty villages of Piskopiano & Koutouloufari perched on the slopes of Mount Harakas (a landmark geological feature illuminated at night & accessible by pathways for the more adventurous walker). The apartments are located between the old town of Hersonissos high up on the hillside and the old port - now a seaside resort (officially called Liménas Chersónissou) which mostly lacks the charm of the hillside villages (but the old harbour is nice for a wander). The modern resort is good for shops & is where you can catch KTEL buses (most are really comfortable coaches) that run half hourly (most days) to Heraklion to the west (c 40 mins if the express service €3.50 single) & Agios Nikolaos to the east (c 45 mins €4 single) which a pretty town surrounded by water on three sides with good beaches. The place is full of archaeology but you have to make the effort to look for it & plan an itinerary. The Bronze Age palace of Malia is just 15 mins by KTEL bus (€2 single ask for stop no 36) and just 400 metres from what I thought to be the best beach in the vicinity with a good taverna, with countryside around you as the area is pregnant with archaeology preventing mass development (thankfully!). Most of my days were spent exploring followed by relaxing by the swimming pool in the late afternoon sun enjoying the serenity of Dia Apartments under palm trees with the only disturbances being the sound of birds & the meow of a friendly black cat popping by to chill under a bush. It really is a charming place if you like to swim, read and relax …followed by an evening meal in one of the many tavernas in the hillside villages. Island life!! The Dia Apartments staff recommended David Vegera (aka David’s) which I found to be the absolute best in the area & made repeat visits. Great staff serving good traditional Cretan food. It is one of the closest tavernas (just 5 or 10 mins walk away in Piskopiano, near to the church (wonderful atmosphere with the bells ringing as you enjoy a glass of something cold). Eating out in Heraklion is also highly recommended- especially Ippokampos at the Venetian port if you like seafood (the octopus is amazing!). I had a great time at Dia Apartments - it really did exceed my expectations. A lot of that is down to the charming & friendly staff that create such a safe and enjoyable environment.

Four plug sockets in the apartment, two flashed every time you plugged something in, water pouring out of the kitchen tap with more going on the floor than in the sink. The bathroom sink plug jammed and was then removed. All reported, nothing repaired. It was allegedly a self catering holiday but as no cooking utensils were provided it was impossible. Doors are not very secure and the air conditioning is expensive and loud. We tried to make the best of it but you shouldn't have to after you have spent so much money.

Home from a two week stay at the Dia our second visit We love the apartments the pool is very nice and well maintained the gardens are beautiful the rooms are very clean and maintained daily The pool bar is great for snacks and drinks We used the near by local bus service a few times to spend days at Stalis Beach and Analipsi and we took the bus to walk around Agias Georgias A special mention to all the staff , The wonderful Angela and Billy and the lovely Maria We will be back

Nice pool area, pool is remarkably warm. Basic but useable apartment. Good breakfast at the bar and nice price. Do feel drinks are overpriced though and kind of encourages sneaking your own by the pool ( which is forbidden) Resort is hilly. Best restaurant in area is Mythos down the hill . Fantastic family owned restaurant. All food is fantastic with their version of Lamb Kleftiko amazing. All reasonably priced and great portions. All

Just back from 11 nights at Dia Appts. Lovely place, clean, quiet and pleasant place. As noted these are basic apartments but comfortable enough for a summer holiday. The self catering facilities are basic but were doable, eg, we self catered our own breakfast every day, had lunch there when staying poolside and had two evening meals. However it would be helpful to have a chopping board and some cleaning utensils, we noted previous reviews and brought our own cleaning stuff and tea towels. Staff are all nice and accommodating and happy to help when approached all in all a very good value stay . The area is good , a 10-15 min walk downhill to Hersonosis or a 10-15 min walk uphill to Piskopiano. Hersonosis is a busy holiday town and where you get public transport if busing it anywhere . Piskopiano is a pretty wee village with a number of good restaurants , immediately next to Piskopiano as you walk through it, is the village Koutouloufari which is prettier in our opinion and also has a wide variety of restaurants. Worth noting though is , that if you walk up to Piskopiano and rather than go in turn right as though walking away from it you’ll end up in Hersonosis old town , which has a beautiful square with its focus on restaurants and lovely setting for your evening meal. Hersonosis old town is about a 20-25 min walk from the apartments. Places to see, If you don’t want to lay by the pool every day , there are plenty excursions available we did two through Orange Travel who provided a door to door service , reasonable prices and good tours . We also used the local bus in Hersonosis to visit Heraklion, Knossos palace, and to head to Stalias beach . The bus is cheap and reliable running every 20mins and pretty much on time. All in all Dia apartments are ideally situated for a quite relaxing holiday with quick and easy access to a number of different areas for alternatives .