Mandraki Village

"We chose this hotel with the reviews in mind and on the whole it was a pleasant stay. The hotel is set in lovely grounds with several accommodation buildings, the pool and its surroundings was also lovely. We had a standard room with garden view which had everything we needed, spotlessly cleaned every day by the same cleaner (sorry don’t know name but we stayed in 605) but like to give her a 5* rating excellent service regularly change of towels and bedding changed twice in the period, very friendly without speaking much English but we could understand each other anyway with a laugh and a smile. We found the reception area and staff to be very welcoming. The bar and seating area for breakfast was set up well plenty of space to eat in or out - weather permitting! The breakfast had plenty of choice yes it was repetitive and it would have been nice to have a change in some hot choices eg mushrooms or something else, however we chose what we liked best and stuck to same every day for that reason, particularly enjoyed the Greek yogurt with the various selection of nuts, seeds, dried and fresh fruits. The only negative is we didn’t find the staff to be as friendly, welcoming or as efficient in this area of the hotel with exception of bar man who did do a good job. Some mornings had to ask for cups, cutlery, plates, hot water, tea bag’s, and although they were probably stocked at the start of the service the staff weren’t efficient in checking it and often just chatting together at the bar. The 4 rating given is a reflection of this otherwise it would have been a 5/5. Hotel is short walk to beach, bars, restaurants and supermarkets so in a good location."

"Very 🙂 nice hotel carried our cases to to room managed to get in to it bit earlier than 3pm, huge bed , air-conditioning, fly screens ,booked balcony was great middle of 3 rooms 2nd floor over looking beautiful trees and plants very peaceful, have safe in room , they supply iron and board , had booked breakfast, had choices ..fruit , yogurt eggs different breads , they cater to different nationalitys so cheeses tomato etc jams honey cereal, pool looked great but we hired a quad bike through hotel , the longer u have it it gets cheaper probably pay bit more but they deliver to hotel an pick up so don't have to go to skiathos brilliant did whole island , beaches lots off some lovely ones a very beautiful island, monastery was lovely , watched planes land and take of even had our helmet blown in to the sea, not so clever ..food in restaurants was lovely especially the Greek dishes , an Greek nights great fun , hotel does do event night but we ate out with friends..our friends have booked this hotel for next year after visiting us here, it's beautifully maintained staff pleasant for the amount of time we spent there. We would stay there again didn't realize u paid a government tax on leaving 10 euro a night depending on who u book with but didn't over shadow our stay first time in Greece loved it."

"Just back from 2 perfect weeks in this lovely hotel. The room itself is probably the best we have stayed in in Greece, very clean and quite big. The balconies are more enclosed furnished terraces, really roomy and private and come with a clothes airer. The gardens are kept immaculate and even though they are coming toward end of season there are staff constantly gardening and cleaning. Breakfast was lovely, normal for Greece as in pastries, greek yoghurt, cold meats etc and is open 8am- 11am. The pool area was wonderful, no sunbed wars, always beds available at any time of the day and no towels left on beds, reception supply pool towels every day fresh and for a small fee will supply beach towels as well. Had a few meals at the hotel and found the food to be lovely and priced very reasonably, staff are friendly and attentive as well. We did the Mamma Mia movie night at the hotel which was nice and chilled out, we saw the rock/ jazz night but can't comment on the Greek night as we had gone out. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary here and my husband had asked them to order some flowers for me which they went out of their way to do and also done some lovely swans with the towels on the bed which was a lovely touch. Be aware if you're booking Skiathos some hotels have incredibly steep drives/steps to get up to the hotels but Mandraki if pretty flat and has low rise buildings so if your mobility is not good it's ideal and there are ramps that are perfect for wheelchairs. There are a few restaurants and little tavernas along the main road along with 2 supermarkets within walking distance. The restaurants prices are all much the same, we were paying on average 60 euro for 2 courses, sometimes a pudding and drinks. It's a flatish walk to the gorgeous Koukounaries beach if you turn right and takes about 20 mins, turn left and cross the road and it's at the bottom of a small hill or, there are a few little paths around the lake that will get you there as well. There are some nice beach bars, not too pricey but we noticed sunbeds were 30euro for 2 and a parasol and a lot of the beds did look filthy, there were families buying beach chairs and parasols at the supermarkets and you can always take a towel and just lie on the sand. The bus service is frequent and cheap to get you to other beaches or into Skiathos town as well and runs way into the early hours, top tip if you're coming home from town is to walk to bus stop 0 by the harbour as we noticed a lot of people go to the top of the shopping street on bus stop 4 to go home and it can be rammed by the the time the bus gets there. In all we have done 8 Greek Islands and Skiathos is our favourite so far, very laid back and quiet and very safe for lone travellers, think we saw more here than we've seen anywhere we've been. We'll definitely go back to this beautiful little island and would 100% book Mandraki again."