We booked approx. 6 weeks before hand with Thomas Cook and paid around £700 for first week in September for these appartments. Everything was at least as I would expect for the money we paid and in many case, a bit better.

The apartments were clean and furnished with everything that you would need. We chose not to cook for ourselves though this wasn't becuase of insufficinet facilities. The pool area is lovely and all seemed clean and well maintained (we chose to visit the beach rather than the pool so have no first hand experience). There is a perfectly servicable pool bar run by Costas...food is served until 6pm ish; sandwiches etc and the bar is then open for as long as you keep drinking! There is some sort of entertainment/quiz type event arranged for most nights of the week...we found it a bit 'Brits abroad' but that could have just been us being snobby! We did go to the BBQ on the last evening and that was well worth it - good food. There's also a nice shaded patio area which is nice for a drink in on the way back from the beach.

Troulos was a typical Greek village. They have a couple of supermarkets and plenty of tavernas (would recommend bringing tea and coffee with you, simply to save a few euros whilst there.) We tried a few of the tavernas there but our favourite would be Nectar and Ambrosia. All the food available is typically Greek but as long as you're willing to embrace it you will have no problems. We found it all tasty. Wouldn't recommend the tavernas down by Troulos beach, though. Service not so great and food left a little to be desired. However, I think these tavernas were mainly used for lunch/brunch and we went in the evening. Staff were still friendly enough though.

We made a couple of visits into Skiathos town (via the slightly dubious but very useful bus service - every 20mins 'til 12.30am along south side of island). It's a nice town but make sure you deviate from the main 'strip'. There are some lovely tavernas scattered around the more traditional area of the city. We had a nice meal in Bonapartes - a tad more expensive but the quality in food certainly exceeded the couple of exrta euros paid. We visited a few of the bars along the old port and it's nice to sit and watch the world go by.

With regards to beaches, we went to Koukanaries, Troulos and a little beach we found. Troulos and Koukanaries were very pleasant, beautiful water and nice sand and plenty of sun beds if you want them. However, if you turn right out of Koukias, follow the road approx 60m and then turn right at the end of a white fence (opposite a mirror) you'll find yourself on a track (very steep) that leads down to a lovely small beach. Not as sandy (but enough sand to find a patch to put your towel) and it hadn't been raked and cleared etc but it was a lovely little cove, very picturesque and so quiet there were times we had it to ourselves. We bought a snorkel (which we'd definately recommend) as because there was still some seaweed left in the water as you swim out a bit, it attracts all the little fish which we spent ages looking at.

All in all, a great beach holdiay. The apartments were great and the family who ran them were very ammenable. the island itself offers some great beaches and enough to do if you have a cloudy day (we took a walk up to the monastery and dogs home).

We were quite wary after reading all the negative reports about this hotel but I really cant understand were all these people were coming from. There is absolutely nothing whatsoever wrong with it. We had a fantastic two weeks here. Costas, Irini and indeed all the family couldnt do enough for you, they made you feel really welcome.The location of the hotel is fantastic. It is spotlessly clean. The rooms are quite basic as is all Greece but nothing wrong with them. They were cleaned regularly and towels changed regularly. Why the heck do people have to moan about nothing. There are some really good restaurants close by. Just a few to mention are........ The Vareli just at the top of the lane and across the road. It is a family run restaurant run by George (a local) and Marie (an english lady ) . We ate there at least three times every time excellent . tony recomends the Beef Madeira.Other restaurants are.... Captain Niko's , Kivali, and Ratatouille. They are all on the monestry road but basically just around the corner from the supermarket not to far up the road. Talking of the supermarket. You can go for a drink there before you dine out. There are chairs and tables outside. They will open your bottles (including wine) and supply you with drinking vessels at a fraction of the cost to restaurants. Just a nice chill out to people watch .If your curious about the monestry it is about an hours walk away. not much there but lovely to visit. The dog pound is quite nearby to the monestry so you can kill two birds with one stone.All in all an excellent holiday. Would def recommend this hotel and will be back in the future.

Just got back from a week at Koukias and we can't understnd what people find to complain about this place.
We were allocated Room 16 and althouth it was the nearest to the bar we had no problem with noise at all, the only time it went on a bit late, if you call 1am late, was when the barbeque and Greek Dancing was on. The rooms were spotless and the maids came in daily to empty the bins and tidy round. The animal noises never bothered us at all.
Costas and all his family couldn't do enough to help us and make sure we enjoyed our stay. Christine the Thomas Cook rep was great and gave us lots of advice on things to do and the best places to eat.
Although Troulos itself is quiet there are enough great tavernas within walking distance which do excellent food. We recommend Rattatouille and Kivali, great traditional food and friendly service at a reasonable cost.
Trolous Beach is 10 to 15 min walk but nice and quiet. If you want a bit more noise and livliness etc go to Kookinaries Beach which is ashort bus ride away.
All in all we had a great time and would reccommend and go back.

Family run apartments, all staff were extremely friendly and helpful - couldn't fault them for the help they provided when my friend needed hospital treatment for an eye injury. Food served was very good. Lovely pool area just made for relaxing, in fact the whole atmosphere of the place allowed you to feel really chilled. You could spend the whole week without leaving the compex if you wanted to as it provides everything you need. Room was what you can expect in the Greek Islands - basic but really comfortable - no faults whatsoever. I would have no hesitation in booking to stay here again. Troulos is a quiet resort although it does have several bars and restaurants which we found to be more than adequate for our needs, but it is really easy to catch a bus into Sciathos town for more nightlife. The island of Sciathos is absolutely beautiful - try the trip around the island in order to see the wonderful scenery.