Eleni's Village

We stayed here for a week in July and wish that we had booked a fortnight instead of a week. Eleni's village is a lovely complex with magnificent views. We stayed in room 8 and it was typically basic, but very clean and spacious. It looked like they had carried out some refurbishments as it looked newly painted and the bathroom was spotless. It is located in a great place - right near to bus stop 9, however, if you have mobility issues then this is probably not the place for you as you do need to either go up some steep steps from the main road to get there, or walk up a slope. Because of this, it did mean that our luggage arrived at a different time to us, as the transfer buses can't get up to the entrance. Cases are transported from the airport in a smaller truck, which does seem very well organised, but we did have to wait around an hour for them. That was ok though, as whilst waiting, the owner showed us to our rooms and then we spent some time in the bar and had a bite to eat. Similarly, when it is time to go home, you need to leave your cases at the gate for the truck to pick them up and take them to the airport. On arrival at the airport, they are there waiting for you. It seems that there are quite a few places where this process takes place because of the steep location and small roads. We ate in the snack bar twice and the food was really nice and very good value. The drinks are also reasonably priced. I would say that the pool is probably quite small for the amount of apartments that are there, but due to the steep location, there isn't really anything that they can do about that. The whole bar and pool area is kept very clean and there is a shower room to use on your last day if you need it. They also provided towels. The whole place felt really welcoming and friendly and I believe that people return there year after year. Achladies itself is a lovely place with gorgeous beaches and beach bars. You can get into Skiathos town by bus or water taxi. We even walked a couple of times along the beaches that lead down to the town - stopping off for drinks along the way. There a few restaurants nearby that served delicious food and a supermarket that will deliver if you spend a certain amount of money. That comes in handy as Achladies resort is quite hilly so, carrying a load of shopping back up the hill again in the heat was challenging, at times. Would we stay there again? The answer is a definite yes.

Very helpful accommodation owners /food in the pool bar excellent. The complex was very compact and the pool area was kept clean daily.The sun bed area was limited with only 15 sun beds . The apartments were very clean ,the kitchen area was very basic , lacking in not having a toaster and a number of utensils to self cater. All of the apartments had great views of the sea and surrounding country side. The location of the complex was very hilly and set back from the main road /bus stop number 9 . Both beach areas are in easy reach a few minutes walk away.only one pedestrian foot path runs along side main road so take care with traffic.A tip for cigarettes smokers don’t buy cigs in resort ,cheaper in airport duty free. Used sea taxis from both beaches to main town, takes about 15 minutes 3.50 euros one way better than catching bus .

Eleni’s Village is a lovely little complex with amazing views, a pool and a bar that serves snacks. It is very peaceful there and within easy reach of the bus stop. To get to the complex from the main road it is a bit of a climb but easily achieved if you don’t have any problems with mobility. The apartments are basic but they have everything you need to refresh yourself. Every apartment has a balcony with a sea view and apartment 25 had beautiful views of the sea and hills. The bar area has music, a good variety of drinks but the snack menu is limited - pizza, burgers and toasted sandwiches. There is also a limited breakfast menu - continental, Greek or English.The bar staff were not the most engaging, which we found off putting at times. All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay but will probably stay elsewhere when we return to Skiathos to experience better food and hospitality.