This a very nice comfortable house with two terraces and a lovely garden with a swimming pool and spectacular views especially from the lower terrace. It is in a small mountaintop village far away from the tourists yet in easy distance from the sea and Heraklion. The village has a great taverna in the little square where you get home cooked Greek food and a real sense of village life. We visited the wonderful archaeological museum in Heraklion where you can see the amazing frescoes from Knossos. We also took a boat trip from the port of hersonissos - we swam off the boat and visited Sissi, which is very pretty.
You do need a car and you need to be an intrepid driver - the roads leading to the villa are very narrow and steep. You should use the directions from google maps that the host will send you and follow them even if you are doubtful! We used apple maps and got lost!