Firstly, we are Aussies who love the beach and traditional Greek food. We also have a 2yr old baby that sleeps for 4hrs a day - so every second of our holiday that he's awake counts!
In light of this Marili Apartments was probably a little isolated for us given we did not want to hire a car. Parasporos beach was beautiful though the journey to the beach just didn't suit us. It is about a 10-15 minute walk but the road was too bumpy to take the pram & the distance too far to carry a heavy 2yr old baby the entire way. Notwithstanding this, Marina and her husband were delightful & so accommodating - they are truly lovely people. They went out their way to drive us into Parikia every day. The apartment was very nice, clean and had wifi access. Very good option if you had your own vehicle.