If you want to see the sun set on the Akrotiri Peninsula from the terrace of a tastefully decorated apartment and with all amenities, on Rethymon on the island of Crete, you couldn't do any better than stay here.
And by the way, although Chania a priori has more attractions, Rethymno doesn't suffer so much tourist pressure, it has a good beach in the town centre and a very nice old town.