The place was great. The hotel is perfectly located next to Chersonissos and all its bars and shops (more or less 10 minutes by walk with some kids)
but the hotel is quiet (except the quads which use the small road between the hotel and the sea.. but it is the same everywhere and it is far from being a permanent flow) and it has a great view on the sea so you have both the sea and the swimming pool.
Regarding the purchase of food to cook within the apartment, you just need to go to by walk (10 minutes) to the nearest shop which propose a free delivery (convenient when you need to bring bottles of water). The fact that the hotel is next to the sea makes that thanks to the wind, it is not too hot during the day.
To sum-up, it is a good balance between the need for quiet and the advantages of being next to a touristic city.
Katerina and Manolis were very friendly (they speak english and our messages on AirBnb before our arrival (we had many) always were replied quickly.
(One more tip, at the airport in Heraklion, don't go to the main "bus stop", the one to go to Chersonissos is a smallest wooden one just next to Europcar where you need to take the "green" bus. It costs 3,30 euros per person to reach the Belvedere bus stop in Chersonissos - more or less 35 minutes).
We had a great time!!