The Artemis Apartments are very basic (like normal self catering in Greece) but there is the added benefit of the very happy and friendly family that run the apartments.
Me and my partner didn't spend much time at the pool or bar as we went exploring on most days or headed off to the beach. But the hotel was a perfect base for what we wanted. I could also see how the hotel was perfect for families that didnt want to go far. It was very quiet so the children had plenty of space to run around and the parents could feel relaxed about the area.
There was a shop near by where I bought fresh bread every morning for our bacon sarnies which I cooked back at the apartment, but the pool side bar do a continental and english style breakfast for less than 4Euros.
The air conditioning is extra and works out about 5Euros each day and worth every penny in mid August.
The BBQ night was fantastic and a great opportunity to meet everyone else.
Overall the holiday was great and would go back.

me and my family have been here about 7 times we love it . it is so so friendly and you can sit back and relax can't wait for next year

I stayed at Artemis Apts with my wife and 1-year-old son. It is a family-run business and all the owners are friendly. However one thing that really put me off was the fact that they charge extra for the air conditioner. They don't mention that anywhere on their webpage, or on arrival, but they DO mention that all the rooms are air-conditioned. And travelling to Crete in August, you really can't survive without airconditioning. They don't tell you about the extra charge until it's time to check out and pay, at which point you're rushing to catch your flight back home and there is no time to argue. On the other hand the hotel itself is great and the rooms very spacious for the qyuoted prices. The location is quite convenient, being close to the capital Heraclion. What I really appreaciated is that the hotel is family-orientated and they will give you a baby's bed free of charge if you need one. On arrival the room wasn't very clean but after the first night the owners realised it and made sure the room was properly cleaned every day. Overall we had a great stay but I found the incident with the air-conditioner very unprofessional.

Apartment basic (but nothing unusual for Greece). Cleaned every day apart from Sunday. Our apartment was just 5/6 steps away from the pool. Pool and surrounding area well kept. The advantage of the pool is that it has actual steps going into it from one side as well as the usual ladders which was great as you could just sit on whichever step suited you to keep cool. Snack bar food really nice. Stavros, Artemis, Sotiris and Ieva look after you very well. Sotiris makes a point of coming to greet you on your arrival - if its a daytime flight. Sunday BBQ well worth it, plenty of food and drink and Karaoke afterwards is also good. Restaurants we visited: Atlantis, Feloxina, and the Chinese Restaurant (there are 2 but the best one is next door to the Indian Restaurant where Den (the owner) is a fantastic chef - the food brilliant. Really didn't want to come back to Scotland. It's a shame that all the All Inclusive Hotels have ruined business for restaurants and self catering establishments.