We stayed almost one week in the Lemon Tree House and we really felt at home! It is a good place, you feel like in someones home and we found everything we needed! Agia Pelagia is a beatiful, this touristic place. You find everything, you need in a walking distance, even in the end of October, a lot of Cafés and Tavernas are Open. You can enjoy the beach which clear water and if you've got a car (beware of the serpantines down to Agia Pelagia...), you can make a lot of trips, it is ideally located (30 minutes to Heraklion, Knossos and to other beaches, and about 60-90 minutes to the south of Crete).
Nikos is a great host, he even met us early in the morning, when we arrived after the ferry! Also, we could stay longer and he left us something for the First breakfast. I could higly recommend this place for the start of a trip to Crete or even for the whole period of time!