Great place to stay on a great island. We spent 6 wonderful nights in manolis and his wife's place, best accommodation possible and the place is like a little oase in the north of Crete. Very tasteful designing and architecture. I guess I can just confirm the positive feedback from everybody who stayed there. They try everything to fulfill everybody's wishes and make you feel like at home. We saw almost the whole northwest and southwest by car trips from this accommodation, it's ideally situated.
Also don't miss manolis (another one!) tavern nearby. Best food we had in Crete.
In the end we went to the south which was also very nice, but the beds were not half as comfortable as the ones at manolis ;) (not to mention the place in general)