Skiathos Holiday Resort

The hotel is very clean with lovely well kept gardens, but I think the cost was expensive for what you got. Location was about 10/15 mins flat walk to town but down a small dirt track with a few pot holes. Our room was extremely dark and the view from our balcony was a big lime tree with no view either way. The room was spacious but had very dated decor with dark wood furniture, the bathroom was extremely small and needs updating the shower was hanging off the wall (which was rectified by the next day) but was fixed so high up on the wall I was unable to reach it, there was a shower curtain which got wrapped around your legs, the sink was cracked and had a mixer tap that dripped constantly and there was never any hot water in the mornings. The breakfast was very basic no fresh fruit, tinned peaches everyday, cereals, yoghurt, some small pieces of omelette, small sausages and beans which were only luke warm, bread and jams, NO TOASTER! If you were not up early you had no chance of a sunbed around the pool (of which there were only 20 for the whole hotel). The pool area was so quiet you were afraid of making a noise. Getting in and out of the pool was tricky if you are a little unstable, problem would be solved by installing a small hand rail by the steps. We spent most of our days at the tennis club around the corner, very welcoming, lovely pool, lovely food and some back ground music and you could reserve your sunbeds for the next day. I feel for the money we paid for this hotel there are better options available, we would not return here.

I would like to start by saying that skiathos is a beautiful island and would 100% return but not to this hotel (Kostas and Mary’s) The hotel is spotlessly clean but that was the only positive. It was a very unfriendly hotel. Was unable to get a sunbed the whole 2 weeks we were there. The pool is very small, no music playing and nobody talking. Very awkward in my opinion so wouldn’t use the pool even if I could have got bed. There seems to be regulars there that get the best rooms and reserve beds early. The breakfast was awful! Cold beans, cocktail sausages and small pieces of omelette, cereal and some tinned fruit. The breakfast would only be topped up if asked even though Mary and another member of staff stood behind the table and knew exactly what was left. The breakfast room was absolutely boiling and not one fan on. The bar by the pool was very limited with drinks and snacks. The guy behind the bar was very rude and unfriendly. We spent our pool days at the tennis club who were very helpful and friendly. Our room was clean but towels were covered in bleach stains. The beds were very uncomfortable and the aircon was useless. For some strange reason they don’t open the main gate of the hotel, so you have to use the other gate which means a longer walk to supermarket and town. The walk to the town is along a very long dirt track with lots of potholes. The traffic was quite busy up these roads with no pavements. I will definitely be returning to skiathos but will not be staying at this hotel.

This was a return visit to this hotel mainly due to the close proximity of the town and all amenities. The hotel is exceptionally clean and tidy although a little dated. The rooms are tidied daily and there is a regular change of bedding and towels. The pool and garden areas are also beautifully maintained. Despite the occasional towels placed out before breakfast there was usually a sunbed to be found at some point during the day. My room was at the back of the hotel and could be quite noisy sometimes due to local building work going on. The bathroom sink plug was broken and also the shower did not fit on the wall hook so there is a need to certainly repair or update the bathrooms. The breakfasts were adequate for me but always the same and limited choice. The staff and family are lovely and all in all I had a great time in Skiathos.