Eleana Studios

Spent the last two weeks of September here and thoroughly enjoyed it. The studios are ideally situated with only a short walk to the main street. We used the beach with Milos bar on so again this was quite close to the studios. The sunbeds and umbrella were only 6 euros here. We had an upstairs room with lovely views from the balcony, seeing the sea and an impressive sunrise. The room was spacious with a double and single bed in, it was clean with towels and sheets changed twice weekly, with maid service every day but Saturdays. There were plenty of hangers in the wardrobe. As other people have mentioned limited facilities to self cater, but a good fridge and kettle. Initially had some issues with the bathroom. There was a leak from the toilet and the shower, which was over a bath with no plug, didn't work properly and the bath had a big split/crack in it which made it uneven to stand in. (We had read previous reviews reporting these issues). We reported it to the Tui rep and they were fixed that day. Obviously the crack in the bath remained but the rep said they plan to replace before next season? Reception is at the Marrietta opposite where you can get air con and safe key. Air con cost 98 euros and the safe was 20 euros for the fortnight.You pay the overnight tax when you leave which was 21 euros. We are beach people and the weather was good so we didn't use the pool or the bar. Overall a good stay with typical Greek accommodation.

Just had another sneaky week at Eleana, our 3rd stay here and definitely one of our “happy places”. Rooms are basic and a little dated but very clean. Lovely quiet property, with only a few children who played nicely together. The pool and bar area is kept immaculately by Dina, she is just lovely!

My husband, son and I found a last-minute, discounted Tui package to the Eleanna Studios in July. We weren’t expecting luxury - and didn’t get it! - but what we did get was a spacious room and a roomy balcony with pool views. There was a lawn separating us from the main road; we were worried about traffic noise at first but it wasn’t bad at all. The furnishings were basic but clean; the curtains were somewhat threadbare and if you wanted to fully self cater it would be pretty impossible with only a smattering of cutlery/plates/ glasses and one hotplate. However, the pool area is lovely (the area around the sister hotel across the road seems much noisier and busier). It was absolutely immaculate. The beautiful and charming Dina sees to this - and everything else under the sun! She warmly carries out the meet-and-greets, runs the bar, hoses down the poolside, waters the plants... who knows, she probably built the place too. She never stops! Amazing. Thank you Dina. The middle of Skala is within easy walking distance. There are a couple of supermarkets (quite pricey), plenty of places to eat/drink, lots of touristy shops and a surprisingly pretty little church. If you fancy a walk, there’s a big hill beyond the hotel with a lovely looking taverna some way up. The pebbly beach is quite a difficult experience on the feet, but so worth it once you plunge into the stunningly clear sea! If you walk along the beach about as far as you can there are some nice secluded spots between rocks to park yourself in. We took a boat trip across to Zante to see Smugglers Cove and the Blue Caves -opportunities to jump into the sea too for a swim/snorkel. Absolutely do this! Lovely day out. We had some lovely evenings sitting on the balcony, playing cards, before going out. Very peaceful. In all, yes it was basic but we had a really lovely time and paid peanuts so really can’t complain.