Summary:
For a short stay, this apartment is 5 stars.
For a long stay, this is no more than 4 stars.
Dimitris is very communicative and responsive. He was flexible with our checkout time which was appreciated. He was also accommodating to requests. In general, he was a great host.
The apartment was very clean and looked very modern. It was lacking: a microwave, a washer, a dishwasher. Other than that, it had everything you would expect from a good listing.
Some things were unexpected from inspecting the listing:
-the description on the pictures stated you would find Cretan goods such as honey, raki etc on the table waiting for you. There is also a picture with description suggesting there would be cooking products available. All we found was a bag of sugar and a bottle of water. We never expect goods from our hosts, but I don't think the listing should suggest you are going to get them if that's not the case.
-you can't flush the toilet paper down the toilet, and the water heater can only be turned on with a timer which will turn it off automatically again later on. It's not always on. You kind of have to plan when you want to take a shower so you turn it on 15 minutes before. Those two facts were only disclosed after we booked the apartment. I wish that was included in the apartment description that is visible before booking.
If you are planning on spending couple of days in this apartment as your base while you visit places in Crete with a car, this apartment is great for your.
If you want stay there for one week or more and also experience the local Cretan live, you may be inconvenienced a bit by the missing appliances and how compact some things are.