Lemon Garden Residence

We had an awesome stay at Lemon Garden. Great thanks to Manos who really helped out with lots of useful tips including restaurants and beaches nearby we should go to. He suggested an amazing breakfast place and also arranged a taxi for us which was very kind. The place itself is bang in the centre of Heraklion old town and a walk to the Morosini Fountain. Highly recommended.

Loved everything about this property, including the banana tree which we ate fresh bananas from. My only issues were the extremely small shower and no ac in the bedroom. Once in the shower, it is difficult to move. You are unable to bend over, there's limited space for turning around, or lifting your legs. We eventually figured out a system but it was messy. And just in case you are wondering, this was also an issue with my very slender daughter. I would still recommend it because it was just a unique apartment, there's a cool shaded garden and the host was very friendly and helpful.

This was absolutely my favorite place to stay in Crete. Absolutely loved my stay in Heraklion. Manos is fantastic. Excellent host. Nice spacious room with a kitchen and fridge. Excellent cannister of coffee, and I want to emphasize how good the coffee was. Very good. Espresso machine. Beautiful courtyard, wooden gates that separate the courtyards into smaller enclosures. A second small sit out attached to the room. I loved my morning sitting in what felt like my private very green courtyard with the lemon trees cacti and other plants. Manos deserves special mention as a host. He goes out of his way to make one very comfortable. I asked for help with hiring a cab driver to go to the Palinas monastery. He suggested Bessie who I recommend. He called the monastery on my behalf and spoke to the nun in Greek, asked after the opening times. Lovely place to stay. I would stay there again in a heartbeat. My favorite place to stay in Crete.

Manos is a great host, beautiful courtyard and authentic stay in Heraklion, close to everything! Try Peskesi or Erganos for dinner and Wild Child for coffee nearby.