We had a really pleasant stay. The location is perfect. You can easily walk to the Stavros beach, which is perfect, especially when you are traveling with small children. Our son is 2 and really enjoyed going for walks with us at the beach in the evening.
There are 3 decent restaurants in walking distance, so one does not have to go to Chania.
You will still need a car there. Parking next to the house was no problem.
We couldn’t use the garden much, due to a wasp plague. However, this was a problem everywhere in Chania.
And we could use the garden after dawn.
The stairs are quite steep, so you need to pay attention when staying there with small kids. But altogether it was fine.