Villa Nicolas was an amazing place to stay for us during our vacation. Nicolas is an amazing host and provided us with a detailed tour of the apartment, and lots of tips for the area, additionally being very responsive with any questions we had.
The Villa is more impressive in person and it's perfectly fine to spend your day relaxing in the pool/garden (pool also was bigger than we expected from the photos!). You can find everything you need a 15 minute walk/5 minute drive in the small town of Plaka, a nice beach in Almyrida just 10 minutes drive and much more in Chania, about a 35 minute drive away.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and should we ever head back to the area, we will definitely look out for the availability of this Villa!