The resort is very small with a few tavernas and a couple of shops. If you are looking for a lively holiday this is not the resort for you however it is fantastic for any family or couple after a pleasent getaway!!

The beach is clean and very typical of a Greek Island.The sand is white and the sea is very blue!!!

Altogether a nice friendly resort.

I have literally returned from Skiathos within the last 24 hours. The holiday was a wonderful experience.
The island of Skiathos closes down for the winter season mid October, so my travelling at the end of September was a very "laid back" time to go. The whole island is just so delightful, very, very pretty.
Go into the capital Skiathos Town, where you will find a very cosmopolitan atmosphere. Wonderful yachts moored at the harbour, where you will find lovely cafes and Tavernas right on the quayside. Just sit there with a drink or eat a meal and watch the world go by! Bliss!
I cannot recommend this island highly enough. Do go!
Take a trip by boat around this small island, and visit wonderful beaches only accessable by boat.

Skiathos town is fab, it is clean and has plenty of bar and restaurants ranging from casual type places to more fancy ones - but all great. Sitting around a lovely harbour with plenty of choices of bars and the side steets have lively bars. So many beaches and all great and clean, best beaches at the bottom of the island. Most have beach tavernas for that much needed cool beer! Would definately return

The resort is well located, 10mins ride on the bus to the town centre and if you went in the opposite direction then its only 15mins on the bus to the furthest beach which is Banana Beach (thats one for the lads ;-)).
If your wanting a relaxing holiday, Skiathos is the place to go.

Skiathos Town, clean, beautiful, safe. Didnt go looking for a clubbing holiday went for peace and quiet, found it here.

Travel on the local bus and visit different beaches everyday, nearly every stop has a beach, koukanaries worth a visit but found other beaches just as nice( achlaides, kolios), skiathos town is lovely to explore the narrow alley ways, the windmill restaurant is a must for a real treat and the views(booking a must).

Will visit skiathos again soon I hope.

This is not a resort - just a hotel a few kilometers from town with no shops, bars etc nearby.

This is a really friendly resort where English is the second language but if you can muster a few words of Greek ('please' and 'thank you') this is very much appreciated.

The beaches are some of the best in Europe but be aware that the appraches may be littered by tourists.

We have visited many times and intend to go back.

Skiathos is a truly cosmopolitan resort.

Skiathos Town is an excellent base for the whole island of Skiathos. The town is clean, numerous tavernas & shops. With the old and new harbour always plenty of activity with people,sailing boats,ferries etc. Transport around the island is no problem bus every 20 mins,water taxi to 3 nearby beaches 1-50 or 2 euros, boat trips round the island stopping off for swimming or sightseeing, and full day boat trips to Skopelos & Alonnisos, well worth 20 euros, if only to watch the dolphins. The resort itself is the entertainment. Ate at a different place every night,from harbour front to 3 streets back not one bad meal & good house wine. 25 to 40 euros 2 courses & litre of wine for 2 people, and take as long as you want.We felt totally safe and comfortable in Skiathos can't wait to get back.

This was our first visit to Greece. We chose Skiathos as we wanted a scenic island where we could relax for a week in September on picturesque beaches. We were not disappointed, and look forward to returning one day. The options seemed to be (1) stay in Skiathos Town and travel out to the beaches during the day, or (2) stay in one of the beach resorts and travel into town at night for the bars and restaurants. We chose the former, and used the excellent bus service to travel to the beaches, Banana being our favourite. We experienced a few showers and the odd thunderstorm, which are to be expected at the end of September. However, we still managed to enjoy the beach, get a tan, and swim in the sea most days.

Skiathos Town is a charming place with an attractive harbour area and narrow pedestrianised streets. It felt very safe, and everyone was polite and helpful. Our favourite restaurants were Dionysus and Asprolithos. The food and service were excellent in both, and the prices very reasonable.

If you enjoy the town, you stay here because you want to be part of the community. So you will here scooters and locals talking late into the night outside your window.
If you are in the acropolis (Old town)the walk back on the cobbles from the tavernas will make you fit by the end of the holiday. Nearest bus stop (4) and beach (Megali Amos)are 10 minute walk away.

Not enough time in a week to try all tavernas.
Nectar & Ambrose very accommodating. ( Opened specially in the afternoon for my wedding reception - at one day notice!)

Easy access to Skiathos Town. Bus frequent, but often crowded. Taxi inexpensive and best option.

Good central location for best of both beach and nightlife.

we stayed at according to our brochure at kolios but we found that to be a couple of bus stops further on to where we stayed at the hermes. there were 2 lovely beaches. nostos and vromolimnos. it was early may so the beaches were very quiet and there was no charge for the sun beds.skiathos town was a 10 minute bus ride away with plenty of shops and tavernas.

We hired a Suzuki Jimny to get to the out of reach places, from a friendly guy Tommy at Mamamaras Tours Skiathos Town car hire near Bus stop No 1 the New Port of Skiathos. The main tarmac road is 14 miles long and runs from Skiathos Town to Koukanaris and has 26 bus stops. The rest is just one big adventure! Get a free map from Skiathos town and start exploring don't forget to explore the old port/town you'll get lost. Taverna Portabello (in town)do a mega breakfast, eat all you want from 8.30 till 12.30 for just 7 Euros (not sure if its like that all season though). Get a boat trip from the old port at Skiathos to take you around the outside of the island, beeeautiful! when the water is calm. Seen the Dolphinos. How clear is that sea?! Last thoughts... we'd go there again tomorrow if it were possible.

My friend and I travelled with my parents and were looking for a holiday of late night clubbing! Skiathos town fit the bill perfectly and was just a short bus journey away. The beaches are close by and are fantastic. There is also a very wide range of restaurants. I couldn't have hoped for a better place to spend my holiday.

Skiathos has an excellent bus service so it is easy to get around and visit lots of different beaches. We would also recommend the boat trips from along the harbour.

Vroliminos has a beautiful sandy beach and an excellent beach taverna where you could easily think that you were in the caribean as you take in the view.
Nearby Kolios is quieter and has a sand bar and beach taverna which are open in the evening.

Skiathos town is lovely. The harbour is great and lined with some nice tavernas and bars. Not rowdy at all and the old town is pleasant to walk through, lots of twisty, cobbly streets. Sheer pleasure to be in. 2005 we even saw the arrival of Posh and Becks to one of the yachts. Lots of show biz people stay there on their luxury yachts, some massive ones some owned by Greek tycoons. Bus rides or water taxi's will take you to the numerous beaches.

The resort of Kolios is small, it was very quiet when we were there, with not a lot going on, some of the hotels and apartments were still closed. It was very handy being by bus stop 13, but because we went early in the season the buses were running to a winter timetable, but there is a very good taxi service which cost us 4 euros to Skiathos Town and 5 euros to Koukanaries Beach. If you stand at the bus stop the taxis just pull up and say 'special price!' The beach at Vromolinos and Kolios were a short walk away about 10 mins but no facilities early season. There is a nice walk around Kanapitsa peninsula by bus stop 12 about a 2 hour walk. The resort is approximately half way between Skiathos town and Koukanaries, making it convenient to visit anywhere on the island. We hired a jeep for 3 days, but wouldn't think this necessay in the main season when the buses and running more regularly. We would visit this resort again, this was our second visit to Skiathos.

A beautiful resrt & Island. We would not hesitate to reccomend Skiathos & Skiathos Town. Great beach (Megli Amos), Great Bars on the old harbour front & in the old port side of town (Rooftop Bar, King & Queen, The iold Port House, & also numerous resteraunts, Including Marias where you may have a wait for a table but the food & wine was excellent.

Skiathos is a fantastic island! It was our first visit and Skiathos had been recommended to us by my parents!
We stayed in Skiathos town, there are endless amounts of taverna's, all serving excellent food and lots of bars/lounges with comfortable seating, overlooking the old and new harbour!
There are so many beaches to visit around the island. We hired a 600cc crosser motorbike for the week costing just over

Food, restaurants, people and beaches were all excellent. The Roof Top Bar is a must. The owners are from Huddersfield? Very frienly and welcoming and love to chat with visitors from home and if you like John Smiths beer then definatley go there. Dinos is another must, such lovley people. Second time we have been although eight years inbetween visits but just as beautiful as I remembered it the first time. Wont be eight years before we go back thats for sure!

beach is clean not over crowded few tavernas on the beach just at the end of the beach there is a taverna that is very reasonable priced nice food at lunch times there are a few tavernas and bars couple of karaoke bars n one sports bar we travelled on 11th june its still pretty quiet but gets much busier in july august n september if you like a good meal n quiet drink you will love it here or a 10 minute bus ride will bring you to skaithos town that has everything shops rooftop bars and restaraunts selling fresh fish on the harbour overlooking the bay contemporay bars with beautiful leather settees and chandeliers you can sit in a little taverna and watch the planes land truly an adrenalin rush they practically land infront of you but be ware when they take off the engine blast can knock you over its a very small island but we hired a quad bike and went into the mountains beautiful scenary would definatly go back but the worlds a big place and want to see more of it

Skiathos town is a great base to stay.Its easy to take a water bus or bus/taxi to everywhere from there.

Skiathos where ever you go is a wonderful island, the apartments are very basic, but very clean. The people in Skiathos are very friendly and I would go back there again and again. What a lovely place to holiday and wind down.

Skiathos Town is gorgeous. Loads of shops, restaurants and bars. One of the classier Greek islands and caters for all ages nightlife-wise. Lovely harbour for walks and there's the forest walk also, at the other end of town. Will be back for sure. Having been to more than a dozen Greek islands so far and enjoyed them all I'd certainly recommend Skiathos for a first time Greek island goer and for those who did the usual island hopping of the more basic islands in their youth Skiathos is the next step up.

We absolutely loved Skiathos, it was our second visit to the island. The previous time we stayed in Kolios and much preferred to stay in the town and catch the bus out to different beaches each morning, rather than stay out of town and try to catch the bus in for the evening.
The only downside we could say about the town is the motorbikes/scooters that scoot up and down the alleyways.

We stayed close to the top of Papadiamantis Street so it was very convenient for bars and restaurants as well as bus stop no 4 to get to the beaches along the coast.
We ate at some really good restaurants, including:
Asprolithos