We very much liked this place . Without further ado these are the reasons why:
1. The house itself: it offers a lot of space (with two nice balconies/terrasses at each floor). Inside it makes you feel you are in a real home and it has a lot of character . It is fully equipped , including the kitchen which has everything you need. Also, whilst the landlord very transparently mentions one can hear the church bell ringing, it did not ring at night, and we found it quite charming to have it during the day .
2. The location: it is located in a small, quite and charming village from where we could reach (with a rented car) all the places we wanted to see in less than (or close to ) an hour, i.e. elafonissi beach, balos bay, Chania, Samaria Gorges (which we did in one day back and forth). It is also located not far from Kissamos where you can find some nightlife or restaurants if you want to eat out (see next point on this).
3. The village itself: it has a charming "taverna" located 50-100 meters from the house, it functions more like a "pension", i.e. selected dishes of the day which you can even suggest/order beforehand if you have specific wishes. The owner is extremely kind speaks perfect English (studied in Schotland) . There is also a baker opposite the street with excellent bread and, again, with very kind people running it. Finally there is also a small supermarket that we did not have the opportunity to visit.
4. Last but not least, our host Anastasia who took care of us from beginning to end: tracing us from departure to make sure we were managing ok and making it to the house without difficulties. She also catered for a fridge generously filled with fruit, vegetables , water, beer, butter, cheese, etc.. really nice to find after a long journey from abroad.
In short, this was a very nice experience.