The apartment is really nice, the view from the balcony was more beautiful than expected. You can see the sunset from the balcony and hear the sound of the waves from the bed. Marlene is an amazing host, really lovely and helpful. There are two supermarkets right nearby, a couple of restaurants (lots of Pizzerias), souvenir shops and two bus stops only a few minutes from the apartment (Bus tickets to Heraklion and the airport are only 2€ per Person). So don't take the taxi, you can easily save the 25€ drive. The luggage is no problem either, there is space for that on the buses.
There is also a nice sandy beach two minutes from the apartment and we were allowed to use two umbrellas for the beach from Marlene.
Things we didn’t like/wish we knew before:
The biggest flaw was the bathroom. The shower is right next to the toilet and is extremely small. The shower curtain sometimes sticks to you while showering and the water floods the floor. The next big issue was the toilet. Apparently the pipes are very tight, that’s why it was recommended not to flush the toilet paper down the toilet, instead you are supposed to throw them in a bin after using, which is quite unpleasant. To be fair it is like that all over Crete, so if you would rent another apartment it would probably be the same there. If you have an issue with that you should probably go to a hotel.
Besides that there were quite a few ants in the apartment, but again these things just come with renting apartments, especially if they are on the ground floor, so if you also have an issue with that you should rather go to a hotel.
Airplanes fly over you every 5-10 minutes which are a bit loud, but we didn‘t mind it that much.
Overall we had a very nice trip and the view from the balcony is something we will never forget.