Myself and two friends stayed in the 3 bedroom Axos Apartments in September 2014. We had a wonderful stay, the apartment is extremely spacious with three big balconies and all the facilities you need and real value for money.
Menelaos and his parents made us feel overwhelmingly welcome and we felt that we got a more personal and authentic experience of Crete for staying in an Air BnB apartment. They had loads of good tips and advice, were ready to help at all times and even gave us a lift to the supermarket and had filled the fridge with essential supplies before we arrived.
The apartments is 5 minutes from a nice pool with a bar and friendly staff. The beach is around 5 minutes and close to a really lovely local restaurant Poppy's. It is a 5 minute bus journey to Platanes a strip of nice bars, restaurants and shops (or 7 euros in a cab). It is then 15-20 minutes to the lively town of Rythmnon on the bus or 12 euro by cab. From Rythmnon it is easy to travel around Crete by bus if you don't want to rent a car.
From the start to finish the family made sure we had a wonderful stay, the only downside being that it wasn't long enough!
Thanks Menelaos!