A very convenient location, good hotel for a March visit. The staff recommended a wonderful restaurant located across the bridge and left along the lake, up a few steps. Wonderful food! We had coffee at the top of he pedestrian walkway by the hotel each morning. Nice spot the locals used! Good bake shops in the area around the circle near the hotel, and places to pick up fresh fruit, fish etc if you want to cook your own meals. We took the local bus to Elounda one day...a very scenic route! The bus stop was easy to find...just across the bridge, and the staff checked for times of buses for us and printed out a schedule. Lots of places to walk too....around the marina, down into the town etc. Up and down hills, though. We walked up the pedestrian lane way to the circle. Taxis there to take us to the main bus station.