We have just stayed at the Apladas in August 2009 myself, husband and two kids.

The hotel is lovely, location great so near to the beach(shingle).
I cant fault the service or staff aor how clean it was. If you have kids that need to entertained then this will be no good for you there is nothing for children to do only swim.

My only fault was the food!!!!! It was buffet (OK) but even the pasta was either luke warm or not hot enough even the kids got fed up.

Onlt stay bed and breakfast some really nice places to eat in the main town.

good location, quite and good beach, nice bar on the beach with very friedly service
sea view of the room
just not a lot of space in restaurant for dinner... normaly all tables re busy ....
quality of food s very good but not a lot of choice ....every day s same buffet.

The Hotel is situated in Platanias (10 min by car from the city of Chania). There room was on the 2nd floor with great view to the pool.(1 pool for babys, 2nd Pool for children and 3rd pool for everyone -adults and children ). Very spacious and clean.Although as a 4 star hotel there was no mini bar and we had to pay extra for the sunbeds and umbrella at the beach. The beach was really very long, but the sea had no clear water...So the most of the days we had to use the swimming pool.We stayed on Halfboard and breakfast and dinner were great ! So was the service from all the personnel.

The Apladas is located just past the densest part of platanias and so has a feeling of privacy, quiet and open space that the other hotels in Platanias do not. However, the sea water is a bit muddy here compared to what you see 500 meters towards the center of Platanias. We chose the Apladas because the design has very private balconies with a sea view in certain parts of the hotel (our room was 232). One should ask for either the 2nd or 3rd floor. On the other hand, the room doors offer virtually zero soundproofing and we were woken up by activity in the hallways. Overall the hotel has a four-star feel, but the rooms are three-star: small rooms, cheap furniture and bathroom fixtures, 13" TV, no clock, and no decor. Nevertheless, the room had a clean feeling, and the couch becomes a bunk bed for two kids. The breakfast is excellent and the staff friendly. Since we looked at several other hotel in the area, I would say the Apladas is pretty much par for the course in terms of price and amenities. If we ever return to Platanias we would probably try another property such as the Blue Dome which has a cleaner-looking sea in front of it to swim in.