Absolutely wonderful and as described. Our amazing hosts Yanni & Eva responded quickly to every correspondence and were accommodating of every request. Even though our boat was delayed and we didn't arrive at the house until midnight, they greeted us with a home cooked meal and wine.
The house was clean, comfortably fit our group of 7, and every destination was driveable. The beach that is a 10-minute walk from the house is great, and we also drove to Elafonisi Beach (approx. 2 hours) one day (highly recommend). An hour from Xania and 20 mins from Rethymno. There are also some hotel restaurants/bars that are walkable in Skaleta if you want to stay local, but we didn't explore them too much.
Overall, highly recommend and will be staying here again if visiting northern Krhth.