First of all: Lara is an angel! We can only agree with all her reviews. The location is beautiful, has an amazing view and interior design and a cute village. She just took in another dog, so you can prepare for a very enthusiastic and warm welcome by all parties living in her house ;)
Lara is a wonderful host and was very understanding for whatever worries we brought to her attention. She is always trying her best to figure out a solution for any problem.
We were not aware of how much you are dependent on a car in Crete, from Lara's place there is no bus (at least nothing dependable) to get outside of the village or to the beach/nearest town, Kalyves. So renting a car or a scooter is almost mandatory if you want to get around, from our experience.
We took the bus from Chania airport to Kalyves and then a cab from there to Lara's place, which worked out very well.