Within 450 meters from the sandy Agia Pelagia beach in Crete, Pennystella apartments features a pool with a sea-view sun terrace and a snack bar. It offers self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi and a furnished balcony or patio. Overlooking the Cretan Sea, the pool or the surrounding area, the studios and apartments of Pennystella have a kitchenette with dining area. Each air-conditioned unit is equipped with a fridge, cooking hobs and a TV. The private bathroom is stocked with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Guests can start their day with a continental breakfast served daily at the dining area. Cretan and Mediterranean flavours are served at the on-site restaurant, while drinks and coffees can be enjoyed at the poolside bar. Pennystella apartments is situated 9.3 miles from Heraklion City and 13 miles from Nikos Kazantzakis International airport. The seaside village of Panormos with its sandy beach is at 19.3 miles. Free public parking can be found on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Pennystella Apartments, located at Main Road, Heraklion, 71500, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Pennystella Apartments, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Pennystella Apartments are revisited so often.