Elea apartments was all we could have hoped for a holiday with two small children. Peaceful gardens with huge olive trees offering natural shade from the deliciously hot Cretan sun. A large clean pool with an interlinked baby pool and a gated glass screen enclosing the whole swimming area. The lovely onsite taverna offering nice food throughout the day, pleasing Cretan wine and particularly good freshly squeezed orange juice. Michalis and his family were incredibly welcoming and readily able to offer information or suggestions about the local area. They were also able to wash and dry clothes which was very helpful with a baby in tow. The location was perfect, no more than a 10 minute walk to sandy beaches with warm seas, beds and umbrellas and plenty of buckets/spades/bats/balls/lilos. The bus stops for Chania and Platanias (15/10 min rides respectively) were a five minute walk away, as were two large supermarkets (closed on Sunday) and a smaller 24-hour grocery store. Our ground floor apartment was just as the pictures showed; simple and clean, and was quiet and with an air-conditioned bedroom. The terrace provided a lovely spot for taking in the early morning sun and a rear balcony from the bedroom allowed for a breath of shaded morning air. We couldn't have had a nicer time and having many other families from around the globe also staying made for an especially nice time for our daughter; playing with the cats and kittens that roamed the garden, talking in the sunshine on the swinging seat, creeping round with torches after dark and of course the hours spent jumping, diving and splashing in the pool.