We chose it for the view and convenience and it excelled in both respects.
My wife, 6 year old daughter and I had a wonderful stay at Elizabeth’s. The apartment is brilliantly located for the old town, with a great sea and port view, there are good restaurants and it is a short stroll to the main beach. The apartment is very well equipped and was well stocked. Elizabeth regularly dropped off home made food treats - we ate out for lunch and dinner but only had to buy bread and milk on day three and had plenty for breakfast every day. You couldn’t ask for a more generous and helpful host.
We loved Rethymno. It’s lively and noisy with music at night along the bar strip but there is good quality dining, it felt safe and is very relaxed. There were no binge drinkers and stag/hen dogs etc. It’s not a place for 24x7 tranquillity but if you want a quiet and relaxed day with no hassle, then fine dining and some buzzing atmosphere at night, go for it. There was enough going on for our young daughter to love it but we could unwind. Everyone we dealt with was helpful and friendly too.
The terrace at night may be a marmite thing. The bars below pump out music but with our daughter in bed, we enjoyed soaking up the atmosphere with a drink on the terrace and all the lights of the town for a view - it’s like a VIP box. You can almost completely shut the noise out for sleep at the back of the apartment - I slept very well, my wife was more conscious of the bass-line just making it though the double glazing. I probably wouldn’t recommend it for the very lightest of sleepers but it should be fine for most.
Overall, I highly recommend Elizabeth’s apartment - we just loved the view and convenience, a great host, and the mix of relaxation and lively atmosphere.