Overall summary: Would recommend this place

Breakdown
Location: Perfect. Close to the highway making this an ideal base for checking out South and West. Also only 20 mins from Rethymno old town
Hospitality: Only interacted with host on Day 1 for key pickup but that's ok, he was prompt on email, gave good restaurant recommendations
Apt Aesthetics: Very good. Extremely baby friendly, opened into a garden with a view of the sea extremely relaxing
Apt functionality: microwave was a life saver, comfortable bed and comforters. 3 issues atleast for us may not apply to average traveler a. don't forget to take & use insect repellent b. around 75% of apt is dead zone when it comes to wifi. Full disclosure host did mention wifi challenges but you don't realize how challenging it is till you have to step into the garden in the middle of the night just to use the internet. c. Given that the whole room from living to bedroom is one long space, you cannot use your laptop in one corner without waking up your daughter in the other.

But overall this is excellent Value for money and a strong recommendation from my end.