Hotel Aegean Suites

My wife and I visited the Aegean Suites In August for one week. The hotel is perfect both elegant and understated. It’s the type of place where you can totally unwind. Service is outstanding and all members of staff simply cannot do enough for you. We shall return!

This was our first time to Skiathos but we will definitely return as we loved it. We are well worn travellers all over the world but Skiathos stole our hearts and the Agean Suites was outstanding, absolutely perfect. This adults only boutique 5* hotels location is approx 10 minutes bus ride or 20 minute walk (beach or road) from Skiathos town/port where an abundance of shops, bars, Tavernas & activities can be found. We purposely booked B&B in order that we could sample a variety of Tavernas & our favourite for excellent food & great service, was Siferi (a short walk downhill from bus stop 4). We also enjoyed a bottle of wine with lunch watching boats & planes come & go at The Bourtzi. Our 'Suite' which had a large beautifully furnished lounge, big bedroom with ocean views to die for & modern bathroom with all amenities, was up several flights of steep steps designed to get your heart pumping but to provide the most stunning 180* view of the ocean. We can recommend suite 103 as it had a wonderful balcony over looking reception, open air reaturant & terrace & pool area. This is a quiet, luxurious hotel with an excellent breakfast choice. Food was ordered from a menu & delivered to the table whilst we took in the fabulous views of the coastline. Everyone at Agean Suites worked their socks off to make our stay perfect. I cannot speak highly enough of all the staff because each one of them did everything in their power to ensure we had a perfect stay. Other suits were higher up the hillside with still more steps & great views. We cannot speak highly enough about Agean Suits & would not hesitate to recommend this wonderful establishment.

We had an enjoyable 10 night stay at this hotel. Having stayed in many 4/5 star hotels in skiathos before it was interesting to make comparisons. The positives have been outlined by previous reviewers so I’ll focus on areas where the hotel could improve. The white wire chairs on our terrace looked very trendy but were terribly uncomfortable and needed pads. The sitting area of our suite had no tv or footstool so we always ended up sitting on the bed watching the news or reading. The hotel is devoid of atmosphere in the evening and desperately needs some live music or a managers cocktail party - something to engage guests and encourage them to stay on site. I would have expected a hotel of this calibre to offer complimentary water by the pool? Our welcome drink was ... a glass of water! For £350+ a night, surely a glass of bubbly wouldn’t be too much to ask. A shuttle bus into town each evening would be useful? The hotel does have a minibus which we used for our airport transfers. We thought it was complimentary until we realised we had been charged 56 Euro’s for the return trip on our hotel bill (40% more than local taxi). Cheeky. Yes the steps are a killer. We were lucky enough to get a lower floor room but still had to tackle 60 steep steps to access it. If you are at the top level , get down to the pool and find you’ve forgotten something ( in 35• heat) you will curse yourself. WiFi is erratic. Given there are many well heeled guests wanting to stay in touch with their business interests , this was an issue for some. The two guys at breakfast worked terribly hard but just couldn’t cope. A third person is needed. 5 star normally means a high staff to guest ratio? It’s the same at the pool bar at lunchtime . They try their best but they are overstretched. Breakfast was served on the same stained placemats every morning. This review may sound negative but this is an charming hotel with great pool area , friendly staff in a top location. It’s a good 4 star really by international standards, but will suit those looking for a more intimate experience. The clientele is mainly 40+ couples with the odd honeymoon couple thrown in. Traffic noise was really not a major issue. Top tip - stay B&B and don’t waste your time on the poor beach below the hotel. Jump on a bus and visit Achladies/ Kanapista / Koukounaries or any of the other spectacular beaches along this coast. Walk or taxi into skiathos town at night and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere.