Skiathos was my best holiday - John Gareth. Date of travel: Sep 2008
The island is really the number one of all the greek islands, many many beaches, very natural, forests, lakes, mountains. Also there are many shops and restaurants and bars to go anywhere that you like. Fresh fish, local lamb and veal, local traditional wine. 2 wonderful Monasteries, one very nice museum in Papadiamanti Str. Was my best holiday. The sunset from banana beach is fantastic and the view from Blue Horizon Studios was magic.

Enjoy It. - love. Date of travel: Dec 2007
Skiathos in Greece is a great place!

Agia Paraskevi - Dale O'Melia and Maggie Baines. Date of travel: Sep 2006
Skiathos itself is a lovely island and it has something for everyone from boat trips from Skiathos Town, to lovely beaches along the Island. There are many lovely tavernas but worth a special mention is Pegasus at Agia Paraskevi - it serves truly authentic Greek cuisine and is set in picturesqe grounds.

Skiathos is great - Rober Williams. Date of travel: Sep 2006
Skiathos is great and if you love the Greek islands this one will be your favorite.This island has more than 60 beaches and pine forests in the hills. Perfect for families and young couples to enjoy the sea and the sun and feel the hospitality of the Greeks.

Troulos - Alan Jones. Date of travel: Aug 2006
A pleasant island with a mix of tourist-type stuff - bars, shops, boats, excursions and beaches. However, the real beauty is a little more difficult to get to. Some of the beaches, like Lalaria, on the west & north are only accessible by car or boat. We hired a jeep for 3 days and discovered that the tarmaced roads don't go very far; we were quickly onto graded dirt-tracks with some quite hairy bends and drops but the views and beaches were stunning. Others, like Mandraki, were reached with a bit of a trek from the bus stop. All the beaches we visited were remarkably clean and the water, especially off the shingle beaches, was clear and blue - ideal for snorkeling around the rocks. We paid a few visits to the dog shelter in the mountains and walked a few of their dogs; they're always grateful, having anything between 30 and 50 dogs in the summer and only 2 fulltime workers. I'd go back but would want to stay some distance from the main road. Tour Operator: Olympic

Beautiful little island! - Naomi and Darren. Date of travel: Jun 2006
Skiathos is a little slice of paradise! I am somewhat confused when I read bad reviews of Skiathos; it makes me wonder if we visited the same place. Don't get me wrong, it is not a holiday for everyone but I think it's ideal for couples of all ages. It is essentially a beach holiday and with over 60 to choose from, you're spoilt for choice! The food on the island is beautiful! There's so many restaurants to choose from! If you like Pizza, I would recommend Maria's pizza-the best I've ever had! You can watch her make your pizza fresh and enjoy it at the quaint little tables on the backstreet cobbles. It is worth doing a couple of boat trips, to see some of the beaches which can only be reached by boat, such as Lalaria, which is stunning! I would also recommend a trip to the outdoor cinema-it plays recent movies in English with Greek subtitles-it's a totally different experience watching a movie with a glass of wine or a beer and having the moon and stars above you-perfect! If you like dogs have a walk up to the dog shelter near troulos and walk a dog in the picturesque mountains-stunning views and good exercise! In the evenings the best place to go to is the rock and roll bar-they do amazing cocktails and you can enjoy them whilst sitting on plump colourful cushions and beanbags on the slabs outside-it’s so comfortable and relaxing and the novelty doesn't wear off-we visited during happy hour (7-9) almost every night! What can I say? If you want a relaxing holiday with beautiful beaches, great food and drink and superb weather than go to Skiathos-you won't be disappointed. Tour Operator: Olympic

Koukounaries Skiathos - Jurassic Spark. Date of travel: Jun 2006
If you like the Greek islands you will like Skiathos. Koukounaries beach and Maratha beach next door are excellent. We used the very good local bus service to visit lots of restaurants and tavernas along its route into the main town. Two very good ones are The Asprolithos 50 mtrs to the right at the top of Papadiamanis Street (main street) and The Windmill if you fancy a treat. Well worth the trek up.

No chance of a romantic or intimate - Miss B Warren. Date of travel: Sep 2005
The whole purpose of Skiathos is to gorge you from the first taxi, who recommends very anglicized restaurants. 80's music blares from most pool side bars, walls are thin and allow no chance of a romantic or intimate holiday in the abundantly built up apartments, and chips and lager will be snuck into every Greek dish you order. The beaches on the other side of the island are nice, but the accommodation is hard sets of single beds. Boats are rented out at 90 euros per day plus 20 euros petrol. Get there at 9:30. A rep will wake you up 3 times in the week trying to punt various holiday maker products,trips to Athens to view the stray animals or to take you places to try out more overpriced and burnt souvlaki. Forget getting peace to relax, this is all about getting your cash and punishing you if you don't play along. The high street is likened to any tourist high street punting plastic beads and t shirts, more chips and lager. Most people speak English, most food is English. Banks shut at 2 and no one ever has any change. Do not take 100 euro notes. You will waste a day looking for change. You won't be in real Greece. The flights are appalling, and will take up to5 hours to get home, after refuelling in Thessalonika. Small cats run about all over the island. Don't expect to see one past 2 years old. In the winter, the flats are abandoned and the cats starve to death,or are poisoned; so think before you buy that 'Cats of Greece' postcard to send home to your beloved family and pets. No one cares about them when you have left. They are just an instrument to pander to tourism. The beaches on the island were nice. Hide out there to escape sharing your holiday with what seems like the cast of coronation street. Banana beach was nice, apart from getting followed about by a fat hairy naked old man. I don't know what he thought he was going to get out of annoying us apart from a thick ear. I got stung by a wasp as well and all my luggage got lost. I wish I had just gone to Cornwall instead. Tour Operator: OLYMPIC TRAVEL / XCEL AIRWAYS

Jane and Bill Reilly. Date of travel: Sep 2005
Skiathos is lovely, lots of nice restaurants if you look for them and the grill houses are good. Taverna Dionysis, bottom of Papadiamentis street, first right turn, and Asprolithos, top of Papadiamentis street behind the school, both great food. Secret Skiathos boat trip is a good day out with a maniac of a captain!! Koukounaries beach is called the most beautiful beach in the Mediterranean, and it might be if you ignore the dirty sand and cigarette ends everywhere, and pine needles rotting round the trees. Beach tavernas can be expensive. Dont go to the Slip In on the front, 5 euros for a small local beer!!!!!!! You must go to the Rock and Roll bar though, good cocktails, try the champagne cocktail or the Day at the Beach! Tour Operator: Olympic

Jane Mitchell. Date of travel: Sep 2005
Platanias is lovely, nice tavernas and a good grill. Beach nice. You have to cross the road which is a bit busy but ok. Platanias is half way up the island so convenient for everything. Tour Operator: First Choice

I love Skiathos - Tracey Boardman. Date of travel: Sep 2005
Skiathos is a fantastic place to go for a holiday and for those of you who just want to chill out and relax but also have a good mix of bars and restaurants in the evenings then it is perfect. Platanias is quite quiet and laid back with only a small selection of restaurants, but it is very easy to get the bus into the town and cheap too. The little cobbledy streets are lovely and there are little boutiques and gift shops to wander round. The harbour is beautiful too and has a cosmopolitan feel with an abundance of restaurants. I have been to Skiathos 4 times now and absolutely love it. I don't understand why people mention cats, wasps, tours etc as a negative thing - isn't that the same with every greek island??? Tour Operator: Olympic

Fabulous sandy beaches - Simon, Janine and Jack. Date of travel: Aug 2005
Koukounaries has a fabulous sandy beach but it does tend to get extremely crowded. It shelves safely into the water and is safe for kids. Apart from the beach which is the main attraction there is very little else to do here. There are a number of tavernas but with children found them limited. For anything more exiciting we needed to take the bus into Skiathos Town, 12 kilometres away. It really buzzed in the evening and there was plenty to see. Being at the end of the line it was easy to get on the bus as it got more and more full the closer to Skiathos Town it got. Tour Operator: Thomson

Jane Froud. Date of travel: Aug 2005
Fantastic - really had a lovely holiday. Our children made really good friends and loved the pool at Areti Studios. It was a really relaxing break. The apartments are really special with beautiful seaviews. Troulos has lots of tavernas all of good quality in our experience. Beaches are lovely with good sand (although very hot in August). People were extremely friendly and welcoming. Apartments spotlessly clean, pool likewise. Excellent holiday. Tour Operator: First Choice

Thin walls and pushy tour operators - Miss B Warren. Date of travel: Aug 2005
Walls of the Kolios self catering apartment we rented were thin and allowed no chance of a romantic or intimate holiday. These types of apartments seem to be legion. The accommodation is hard sets of single beds. A rep will wake you up 3 times in the week trying to punt various holidaymaker products, trips to Athens to view the stray animals or to take you places to try out more overpriced and burnt souvlaki. The first time you will be woken up will be under the supposed welcome meeting, which is for the biggest pitch of tour operator products. Stay in bed for that, you are supposed to be on holiday! Tour Operator: OLYMPIC TRAVEL / XCEL AIRWAYS

Archladies Bay - Hatty and John. Date of travel: Jul 2005
Archladies Bay is a peaceful resort 4.5 kilometres from the lively Skiathos Town. A lovely beach with a few local tavernas although most accommodation is up a steep hill as the beach is in a tranquil bay. Local and reliable bus service into the capital. Tour Operator: Thomsons

Mark and Tina. Date of travel: Jul 2005
Pathitiri on the island of Alonissos is how Greece used to be, uncommercialised, slow pace of life and very friendly. If you want a get away and chill out holiday destination this is the place for us. At the tavernas you are welcomed like part of the family.There are water taxi here to take you to the secluded coves. Tour Operator: Manos

Troulos - Tony and Julia. Date of travel: Jul 2005
Troulos in Skiathos has a magnificient beach although in July it was rather crowded. Safe bathing and beach bars. The resort itself has a number of tavernas of varying quality all OK except Zorbas Taverna where the food was not cooked properly and was disgusting. Only a few local shops so for any decent shopping you need to go to the capital Skiathos town which is wonderful to visit but we would not have wanted to have based our holiday there. If we return we would come a little earlier so it did coincide with any part of the school holidays. Tour Operator: Manos

Gill. Date of travel: Jun 2005
Skiathos is a small island with 63 beautiful beaches. Our 2006 trip to the island will be our 5th and we always stay in Koukounaries. The best hotel there is Muses. When we go to Skiathos Town we travel on the bus, and at €1.30 it is well worth the experience. You don't have to get taxi's everywhere as they can be expensive. We would recommend Skiathos to anyone.

Markos John Smith. Date of travel: May 2005
Skiathos is a small green paradise with 63 beaches. Skiathos has got peaceful places for relaxing holidays and there are bizzy places for crazy nights. The most bizzy places are Skiathos town and Koukounaries beach. the most peaceful areas are Achladies, Kanapitsa, Kolios area, Troulos, Agia Paraskevy. All these areas have got shops and are near to the beaches. You can find also good Greek tavernas, bars and very friendly people. Tour Operator: Olympic