Nikoleta's place is really nice and in a good location, just a few minutes walk away from the beach. There are also great restaurants along the road where the apartment is, and a great little church and cemetary at the top, where there are also great views!
We got a wonderful welcome by Nikoletas mum, who proudly showed us the sparkling clean apartment. We got a home-made cake, butter, honey, olive oil, juice, fruit and bread on arrival which served us wonderfylly for breakfast the next morning, so we didnt have to go shopping first thing. The amenities were just wonderful, including air conditioning and washing machine! The Wifi was a breeze and never failed us :-) There's a supermarket just down the road opposite the bus stop to buy ingredients if you get sick of restaurant food. Which we did! The apartment kitchen is well set up for cooking dinners etc, no problem at all space - or pot and dishes-wise. We were three people staying for a week.
The place felt rather safe, and we could leave towels and washing outside to dry, over night and during daytime too. It is nice and central, just a three minute walk to the bus stop that leads to Chania or Farlassana beach for example. There are restaurants up the road and next to the apartment too, but there was no noise problem at all as the apartment is well insulated. One could also sit on the little terrace outside and enjoy the sunset and the passing tourists. Nikoleta and her Mum were also really nice in letting us leave our luggage at the apartment until we had to leave for the airport. This way we were able to have another enjoyable day on Platanias. The place really had a good feel, and I highly recommend staying there <3