Hermes Apartments

We stayed at the Hermes for the 4th time and I’m glad to say its back as we remember it, it’s in a perfect spot for exploring, there are 4 great sandy beaches within a 10 minute walk (kolios/nostos/kanapitsa/vromolimnos), there’s a busy stop just outside (no 13) & it’s 20 mins into Skiáthos town (bust stop 1) or 20 mins to the other end of the island (Cookanari beach, bus stop 26). The rooms are traditional Greek decor & size but spotlessly clean, a big thumbs up to the cleaning staff 👏👏👏 The Hermes is so peaceful, there is a constant sound of crickets & birds & is surrounded by lush trees & & foliage, if you have the right rooms you can see the sea (Kolios) & get a fantastic sunset. At night the small bar comes alive and all the guests & staff join in with the chatter & laughter, this year on Saturday nights there was a singer which I must say I was a little wary of but boy was she good, in fact on the Sunday an old American man staying a few houses away came to the Hermes to praise the singer, her name was Dawn Christy (with a Y as she kept telling us 😂) she was good. One more word about the restaurant, the food is A1, you have to try other places when you are there for 2 weeks but we ate in the Hermes in 4 nights and the food was excellent, the the cheesy garlic bread start straight out of the kiln/oven ❤️ if you are eating out you can’t go wrong with Johnny’s (it’s not an English football bar but a brilliant family run restaurant 10 mins away from the Hermes), you have to try Infinity Blue as well, never had a bad meal there. Finally the owners & staff who work really hard & long hours to make our holiday great, many thanks Chryssa, Alicia, Vasilli, Radi & Robin 👏👏👏 See you next year 🌞🌞 Mark & Diane.

The people running Hermes this year are excellent, Vassilis and Alicia in the bar and restaurant, Ratko the chef, Timos the Pizza Man and Mum and Lorenzo in the supermarket. Nothing is a problem for any of them. We spent 2 weeks there, our third time, and it is definitely back to its best with the place back in the family’s hands. We were with Tui but some rooms are available through booking.com which gives a nice mix of nationalities. Other recent reviews give details of the accommodation, excursions, beaches and highlights so won’t repeat them here. However can recommend the yacht trip, we were on Sea Star with Captain George, what a star. Will definitely return.

We have just returned from a great stay at Hermes Apartments and Gusto restaurant .For those guests who had gone in previous years ,there are noticeable changes to staff members .No George! He has been replaced by a more than capable Vaslias and Alicia .With some coaching from Christos (Vasiias's father ) this new team work a treat.Nothing was too much trouble ,you just had to ask.The Saturday night entertainment was very good with a Jazz/soul singer, Dawn Christy. Food from the newly branded Gusto was well cooked well,presented and served promptly. The Lady owner, Chrissa works tirelessly in the background,her staff of room chambermaids and cleaners keep up very high standards of cleanliness.The whole business is is almost back to Tip top excellence.) one or two staff members need to lighten up, take leaf out of Vassili's and Alicia's book. Other wise all is well at the Hermes