aaron jugroop
Had a great stay at Skiathos Palace for a week bed and breakfast with my wife (May 5th). I gave it a 3-star rating because of its location. It's a bit far out to do things, and there are only a few bars and restaurants within a 10-minute walk. There is a bus route that goes from Skiathos town all the way past Skiathos Palace (bus stop 22) and a few more stops past, then goes back the other way, so the buses are good and on time. The buses from this hotel are €3 per person each way. The hotel rooms (room 408) are a good size and cleaned every day. The bar service is good for snacks and drinks but a bit steep for a beer (€7)! Breakfast is okay but the same every morning. I've heard from some people there that the meals at teatime were the same and basic. There always seemed to be enough sun loungers available while we were there. The pool was an okay size but freezing! If I come to Skiathos again I would probably get a hotel nearer the town with a bit more to do...unless you like the quieter hotel and area but still it was a great place to stay....top tip for a restaurant is book in to The Windmill Restaurant in Skiathos very near to bus stop 0. The food and views are stunning and well worth it!
Angela Euesden
I’ll start with the good. It’s a lovely clean hotel and staff are very helpful and friendly. The pool is lovely but freezing and the pool bar area is fabulous. The food is excellent. I really liked the range and quality. We had some early issues with our room. The water from the hot tap was running brown and it took a few attempts and our fabulous Jet2 rep to get it sorted.
My biggest issue with this hotel is how noisy it is at night. The doors to the rooms cannot be fire doors they are too flimsy and they don’t fit into the surround. Light from the corridor beams through the bottom top and sides as the doors are too small and overnight and every single word uttered in the hallway is heard in room. The bathroom door is at least 3 inches short too meaning everything is heard in the bathroom from outside. The corridors at night are noisy with groups of people stopping to chat throughout the night. We were woken 3 or 4 times a night every night from around 11pm through to 5am. Raucous chat and laughter and it feels like it’s in your room. The doors being changed to good quality hotel standard doors would make a massive difference here, so in short a nice hotel but if you are looking for peace and rest you will not find it here sadly …
Kevin Beecher
It's a fantastic hotel and it's massive the outside space was great. Nice pool bar but stops doing food at 7 so you have the buffet for the rest of the evening. I asked 2 people how much the buffet was but they couldn't tell me but also didn't offer to find out. The buffet was OK but we had been spoiled over the last week with some amazing restaurants in skipolos. It's very near a great beach and they do run busses to the main town.
B Gosling
Honestly one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed in! We stayed in the newer part of the building and it was beautiful, we had a large balcony with views over the coastline and a great sized room with a shower and bath.
The hotel itself was brilliant, great food and drinks and the more ‘premium’ restaurant was a lovely evening treat for the views alone! The swimming pool was great and never too busy. There’s also a shuttle bus to the 2 nearby beaches as well as the town centre, and the option to hire bikes/quads/cars from the hotel was greatly appreciated.
Honestly for a relaxing holiday that still allowed you to experience the wonders of a Greek island, this is the location for you.
Bridget moody
Spent 3 nights here whilst waiting to go to our chosen accommodation that had suffered as a result of the floods a few weeks ago.
Whilst this would not normally be the type of hotel we would have chosen (a little too big for our liking), this was a lovely place to stay. The rooms were clean, bright and well equipped, we had a fantastic view over Koukounaris beach and the bay.
The staff were friendly, helpful and always cheery.
Breakfast was well laid out with chance to sit in or out on the terrace, lots of choice, from fruit and yoghurt, to hot options and the omelette chef was great. Plenty of different breads, jams and croissants or other rolls.
The views from the terrace and round the pool were outstanding.
A word of caution, the mosquitos were horrific, particularly at dusk. This appears to have been more of a problem than normal this year due to the high temperatures back in July, and we wondered if the floods had made them worse. Whatever, we added antihistamines from a local pharmacy, as well as using lots of insect repellent (which wasn’t totally effective!)
Don’t underestimate the number of bites you will get, or how itchy they can be!! Strong antihistamines were essential for 3-4 days at least. Lots of other people were suffering as well as us!