We had a lovely family holiday at the Manos Apartments. It is a very basic, self catering accommodation. However, Nikki (the owner) and her family were the most welcoming and friendly family you could wish to meet.

Agios nikolaos had great restaurants - there was no-one pulling you in to eat, the beaches were lovely and very safe.

Since returning we have been unable to find Manos apartments in any brochure - luckily we have Nikki's email address to book another holiday which we will be doing in the near future

We have just returned from a weeks holiday at the Manos apartments and they were simply great. Nicky who runs the apartments is so friendly and helpful, nothing is too much trouble. The apartments are basic but are very clean , they are all air-conditioned which has to be paid to Nicky when you arrive. It cost us 35 Euros for a week, which was money well spent as it was reaching nearly 45 degrees every day!!!!!!!!

When the day came for us to go we did not want to leave, because we had such a brilliant and Nicky was a star.

Ignore all the bad reviews it was brilliant!!!!!

if you are looking for a value for money clean but basic accomodation go elsewhere.the apartments are dirty and beds are a health hazzard.air conditioning is available but is just not powerful enough to cool the rooms.each appartment is divided in two by a sliding partition if this is closed you can cool one side however anyone sleeping inthe other side will roast.the furniture is at best shoddy and falling apart,how this accomodation can be described as two star is beyond me.I MOVED OUT after eight days. Would i stay there again? QUITE FRANKLY I WOULD RATHER STICK A FORK IN MY EYE.

This was our first holiday to Crete for myself, husband and 14 yr old daughter. We were given a room which was crowded with 3 single beds, every time I turned the kitchen tap on I splashed my daughter with water when she was laying on her bed! The toilet made a terrible noise when flushed so the day after arrival we asked for a room change. Our new room was more spacious and had a double and single bed with lovely views out over the mountains. Nikki was fantastic and treated us more like friends than tourists. The first night we were there her father Manos who has a hotel in the town, spotted us from his balcony and invited us in for a glass of raki!
If we did not laze by the pool we walked to the nearby beach of Almiros with sand, shallow sea, snackbar and sunbeds. It is such a cosmopolitan area we used to play "Guess the nationality" games, usually the only clue was the language of their reading material!
Each night we walked into town to have a meal then on our return we would gather at the snack bar to talk to the other guests and Nikki. We were among the last visitors of the season, on our last day Nikki made a tiramisu for all to share. She also encouraged us to speak Greek, giving us a list of Greek phrases and was a fount of useful information.
We took local buses to Elounda (well worth a visit) and Kritsa (too touristy).
We would love to go back to Manos Apts, it is a perfect place for a relaxing holiday, and Ag Nik is a charming town, not a lager lout in sight!