The apartment is amazing! Perfect for up to 4 people. We were 3 women and stayed for 4 nights. The sofa folded out into a sizeable double bed and the main bed was large and comfortable too. Airconditioning in both the living room and bedroom was ideal. The balcony is large, had really comfortable furniture, and table and chairs, and of course the hot tub which was really easy to use and the views were incredible. You can watch the sun set every night.
I would say there isn't really a beach directly near the apartment though. There is a very small one that's quite secluded and there's a wall in the sea to make it safe, ideal for small families, only a 5 min walk down the road. But we ended up walking East past old town for about half an hour to get to the proper tourist beach in Rethymno which had shops and cheap sun loungers you could stay at all day. Perfect.
The shops in Old town are lovely, and there are lots of restaurants and bars to choose from. There was also a couple of really nice restaurants just 10 mins West of the apartment.
The hosts had great communication, we thought the aircon had stopped working at one point but they helped immediately and we fixed the problem. Clear pictures were sent to help finding the entrance and lockbox.
Overall it was the ideal place for us to explore Rethymno and relax, would highly recommend.