July 2025 was our 4th stay at Skiathos Palace hotel, which in itself speaks for how much we enjoy it. The hotel is very well maintained & clean. The rooms are lovely & comfortable. The communal reception, terraces, pool, pool bar, restaurant ... are all really great. The staff are outstanding. Everyone from receptionists, cleaners, waiters and waitresses, bar staff. Without exception all are genuinely friendly, helpful and guest-oriented. I recognise many of these people from previous years which indicates they enjoy what they do and this clearly shows in their attitude. The panoramic position of the hotel is wonderful with views over the busier Koukounaries beach and also the quieter but lovely Maratha beach. However the elevated views come with the price of many steps to get to and from the hotel. So if you're not entirely comfortable with steps then maybe this isn't the place for you. Otherwise, it's glorious. The public buses run every 10 minutes all day til after midnight from the main road directly outside the hotel, so it's cheap and easy to travel the 20 minute journey up to Skiathos main town. Also the hotel run shuttle buses and there's a €7 water taxi too from Koukounaries if that's your preference. One gripe would be about sunbeds. I'm told people are up at 6.30am putting towels down to secure a bed by the pool and by 9.00am they all gone for the day. Some of the reserved beds remain unused virtually all day whilst people go off on trips and come back mid-afternoon. If the hotel discouraged this by, for example, ruling that any bed remaining unused for an hour is made available for other guests then that would overcome the 6.30am nonsense. Who wants to be getting up to grab a bed at that time whilst on holiday ! Sunbeds aside, the place is excellent and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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