We had a great week in the apartment. We were made to feel very welcome and communication with both Andreas and Tatiana was excellent, we couldn't have asked for more accommodating hosts.
The beach is just a minute's walk and there's a friendly local shop about 30 seconds away that has great fresh bread every day as well as other essentials (beer, wine, water & chocolate!), there's also a Lidl less than 15 min away which proved handy.
There are plenty of nice tavernas and hotels to eat at as well as a lovely patisserie, all a short walk away.
Local buses and an open top tour bus stop right outside which makes getting about easier. The beach actually goes all the way to Heraklion from the apartment and we really enjoyed walking to the city along the edge of the sea, having a couple of drinks and a bite to eat, then walking back in the moonlight. It's about a 40 min walk each way (we were walking fairly slowly, nothing to rush about for on holiday!).