My wife and I had just three nights in Crete and decided to stay away from Heraklion and at Rethymno instead. Good call! It's a great little town. The apartment is exactly as it looks in the photos - super clean, very modern, exceptionally well appointed. It's comfy, has a great bed, good security, air con and a good kitchen too.

We never got to meet our host, but the friendly next door neighbour greeted us and showed us around (and introduced us to his dog and three kittens, which made our day). The location is good - about a five minute walk to the old town, maybe 15 minutes to the main beach, only a couple of minutes to the bus terminal too. It is only 100m from the sea, but it's not a beach as such - you're better off walking to the main Rethymno beach.

All up, a really nice spot, and a good change of pace as we'd just come from Istanbul, so having a nice, modern apartment in a more relaxed town was fantastic. I'd definitely recommend this listing.