Overview
The hotel offers good-quality accommodation and services, together with extensive facilities. It has 258 rooms and 9 suites. Facilities in the air-conditioned beach hotel include a 24-hour reception desk, a currency exchange facility, a hotel safe and a roof garden. The hotel also has a hairdressing salon, a souvenir shop, an indoor bar, a TV room, a restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, a roof garden restaurant (high season), a spacious lounge area and an Internet corner. There is a conference room for business guests. Laundry and room services, twice-daily maid service and a doctor on call are on offer. Children can let off steam in the playground. A car park and car and motorbike hire are also available.
Location
This hotel is located on a small hill overlooking the famous Koukounaries Bay and Maratha beach, at the southwest corner of Skiathos Island, offering splendid views of this magnificent area. Koukounaries beach - only 12 km from Skiathos town - is the most famous beach on Skiathos and one of the most famous beaches in Europe. It is known as Golden Sands since the sand there is extremely fine and shines under the summer sun. Visitors can also enjoy the tranquil surroundings of the forest of Koukounaries, which reaches down to the sea.
Rooms
The hotel offers a wide variety of accommodation to satisfy guests' needs. The rooms are surrounded by greenery and come with an en suite bathroom, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV with CNN and BBC, 3 music channels, a fully stocked minibar, air conditioning and a private balcony.
Sport
The beachside location ensures a wide variety of resort facilities for all the family. The nearby scuba-diving centre has courses and equipment hire for all levels of underwater diving. The nearby horseback-riding centre organises trips throughout the island. The water sports school has qualified instructors and offers water skiing, pedaloes, canoeing, bare footing and parasailing. Further leisure activities include banana boating, diving, tennis and table tennis. In the hotel grounds are a large freshwater swimming pool, a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols, and a poolside snack bar. The hotel organizes excursions such as trips around Skiathos to see the island's beautiful coastline in just one day, or island hops to Skopelos or Alonissos to discover the contrasts that these three islands have to offer.
Meals
In the restaurant an American breakfast is served and there is an à la carte menu. Guests can select their dinner from a buffet.
Notes
Complimentary shuttle bus to Skiathos Town and to/from Koukounaries beach.
Koukounaries at a Glance
Koukounaries beach, with its golden sweep of sand and lush pine trees, is said to be the best beach on the whole of Skiathos island. If you love your summer destination laid back, then Koukounaries is the resort for you.
Perfect For...
- Families will find plenty for children to do, from water sports to paddling about in the clear and safe waters.
- Couples will love the relaxed pace and the many romantic trails around the beach.
- Sun worshippers need look no further than Koukounaries beach: a sunbathers paradise.
Skiathos at a Glance
For stunning sandy beaches, vibrant nightlife, restaurants and superb facilities, look no further than the Greek island of Skiathos. Greek millionaires’ mansions line the coast, but mixed with a fine selection of cheap accommodation in studios, apartments and hotels, Skiathos is an ideal location for any budget.
Perfect For...
- Couples looking for a island getaway
- Family beach holidays
- Cultural holidays