Erato is a lovely apartment in a small family-run boutique hotel of five apartments. Beautifully restored period building, centred around a lovely big pool. Areti and her family are lovely hosts, and the daily clean of our apartment was an unexpected bonus.
The location is great - 2km drive from the small enclave of Maleme (coastally, a continuation of Platanias, but a lot lot quieter), which has five or six lovely beach front restaurants. The Chania region has some stunning beaches - take a drive to Phalasarna, Balos, the world famous Elafonissi, and my favourite - tiny Ravdoucha beach.