This airbnb is perfect. Apart from the spectacular view (which is even better than the photos), it is in a great location away from the crowds and has absolutely everything you could possibly need. The place is spotlessly clean and Ioanna even arranged cleaning halfway through our stay. Any questions we had were quickly addressed, and Ioanna also provided some great tips on places to eat and things to do throughout our stay.
We loved cooking some simple meals at home and enjoying them on the balcony. There is a great SYNKA supermarket within walking distance that has a good selection of local wines and ingredients for cooking, and Ioanna's kitchen is well equipped.
We rented a car which we found really useful for getting to Chania and other sites, but as others have noted make sure you hire a small car and are a confident driver. I have ~10yrs experience driving through narrow streets back home, but was incredibly anxious making the drive up to the parking spot from central Platanias as the streets are not only narrow but there is a steep incline and the roads are not great quality (plus the small car I booked got "upgraded"!) We ended up parking at a public parking area halfway up to the house that always had a spot and it meant we could walk off what we had eaten that day as well!
Would definitely stay here again if we are back in Crete!