Palakastro is the place to come to recharge your batteries and manos and his family are very kind and helpful . The room I had was a double with two single mattresses on a double bed frame. It was a large clean room with a spacious balcony. If bathroom has a shower and there was a fridge. The room was lesst clean and I was supplied with clean linen every two days. The town is quite small but it has quite a busy road running through it. Fortunately my room had double glazing so I had a very quiet nights sleep. The room also had ac. There was WiFi cutie reception area act not in my room. The beach is about a 45 minute walk. In fact there are a few to chose between. Lovely natural and not too busy. There are also many tavernas in walking distance small shops, an ATM to get what you need. Downstairs on the street there is a bus you can take to see the palm beach, or visit a beautiful gorge etc. The town of sitia is a twenty minute ride away but the time table is difficult to access. From there you can reach the airport after 3 hours.