We loved the location of the apartment - it's not even a 5 minute walk to get to the main "downtown" street of Chania, with shops and restaurants - and within 10 minutes you're to the harbor. We also loved the fact that it had a kitchen (coffee!!!) and a washing machine - which allowed us to bring fewer clothes (= less luggage weight on our budget airline flight) and run one load while there. The balcony is great for drying towels after the beach. Communication with John was excellent.