We loved Alex's place. It took under 10 minutes to get off the ferry and walk to the apartment. There was a supermarket and laundromat nearby (if you didn't want to use the washer in the apartment). It was short walk to the bustling city center with tons of restaurants and shopping- all the sites we wanted to see excepting Knossos were in walking distance.
Alex was very helpful and had some great recommendations for restaurants that we thoroughly enjoyed. We would definitely stay there again.