Eliso Studios & Apartments

My wife and I stayed here at the beginning of July 2018. There are so many good things about this place but there is one potential issue which I will save to the end. The apartments are located up what seems like a bit of a track, and are in a lovely peaceful setting which, unless you knew where it was, would never find. There are two 2-storey blocks and a pool with a bar area. There was always space at the pool and always loungers to be had. The rooms are perfectly clean and perfectly adequate. They are larger than some and have good size balconies or terraces. The place is family run - and it shows. These people have so much pride in their place and so dearly want their visitors to have a relaxing time. For example, one afternoon, the shower hose started leaking. At first, I just thought, this is Greece, that’s a normal Greek shower, live with it. The following day, it was getting worse. So, whilst we were leaving the pool that afternoon, I thought I had better mention it to the staff. To be honest, I thought that it would be looked at as and when, in typical Greek fashion. Oh,no. Immediately after I had mentioned it and before we had walked from the pool to our room, someone was there waiting for us with a new shower attachment, ready to fix it, which was done in 3-4 minutes. It might not seem much but it impressed the hell out of me. The track that I mentioned is actually a path between Koukonnaries beach (nice, sandy but busy) and Elias beach (brilliant, sandy, shallow depth going out for at least 100m, to my mind much better than K beach). It is a nice sheltered walk through the forest, say about 30 minutes walk to Elias beach and probably 10-15 to K beach. Take your pick. There are plenty of tavernas along the road where the coach drops you off. I think that you would have to be pretty unlucky or overly fussy to have a bad meal at any of them. You can cover most of the island just using the bus but if you decide to go independent, I would seriously recommend paying a little bit more and going for a Suzuki jeep. This is because most of the tracks to places on the north of the island are barely passable so the off road capabilities of a jeep do come in very handy. Now for that potential issue that I mentioned. The only downside is that Skiathos, and this place in particular ticks so many boxes that when you’re looking to book your next holiday or actually on holiday after being here, you won’t be able to help comparing everything, from flight dep/arr times, transfer times, location, facilities, proximity to shops and tavernas, etc. I know that we will. I am totally certain that this is one of the best small and friendly places that we have been to. It is easy to see why so many people return year after year. I know that we will return in due course. Thank you!

We visited last year. Rooms and public areas all very clean. Bar and pool area was perfect, shade if needed, a choice of snacks and drinks from bar at reasonable prices. Owners all welcoming and knowledgeable of the area. In a quiet area but not to far away from main road. Would visit again if stopping in the area.

Where do I begin? This place is the loveliest, friendliest Holiday location I have ever been to. Firstly the Location, It is in the quieter area of Skiathos but with two under 10's it was ideal. 5 beaches within walking distance with crystal clear water and safe swimming everywhere. Only a 5 minute walk from the main road and you enter your own little paradise. The apartments are clean and are were ideal for what we required. Who goes on holiday to sit in their apartment anyway? The bar and pool area is absolutely first class and was a joy to spend time there each and every time. My children absolutely loved it and spent hours on end in the pool whilst we topped up our tans. The food and drinks at the bar were well priced and as good as most meals we had in various restaurants. Finally, and the most important thing. The hosts - Costas and Savvas would go above and beyond all the time to make our stay comfortable. We, as a family feel incredibly blessed to have met these genuinely wonderful people. We were incredibly sad to leave and will remember this holiday forever. A quick note also. My children absolutely loved Papous who is also an incredibly lovely man. He is now my children's Greek Grandad. A very special holiday that was made even better by our amazing hosts. We cannot thank them enough and hope to go back soon. P.S - Costas, the mini West ham kit will be in the post out to you soon.