The villa was great and the location is fanatstic: 2 min walk from restaurants, grocery store and bus stop to Chania. The main street in Platanias is full of activities for the kids, bars, restaurants and souvenirs shops. we relied on the public transportation to go to Chania, there are buses every 15 min. We did rent a car on 2 different occasions at the car rental company at the end of the driveway, it was very convenient as well and there are lots of choices of cars.
Having to pick up the keys at another location was a bit of a hassle as we let our taxi go and had to book another one to get to the villa after, and it was expensive: 8€ for a 5 min drive. And as we were 5 people in the family, we needed 2 taxis, so 16€! There is no A/C in the main living space which was ok since we would leave the patio doors and windows open to hear the waves. There is A/C in each of the bedroom however. There is daily housekeeping too (except on Sunday), which was really fantastic! The beach is OK, don't expect a white sandy beach, it is mostly pebbles and rocks. The water was warm though. All in all, a great place, very quiet and inviting!