Skiathos Somnia

Excellent location, very clean hotel and an excellent pool area. Food served at breakfast and lunch and the bar is excellent. We had a twin room, the apartments are basic but I don’t go on holiday to stay in the room. Nice balcony with chairs and a table

First the good: The location is superb, within easy walking distance of the town. The rooms were kept spotlessly clean. The staff were helpful and friendly. The bad: The rooms are tiny and very tired. The bed was wobbly and very noisy. Whilst aircon is installed, it was locked so we were unable to lower the temp and the room was hotter than hell. The bathroom was very small and it was almost impossible to move around in the shower. The pool area was kept clean but the age-old problem of people reserving beds then going out or going back to bed was more than apparent. Maybe we were just unlucky with our room but this hotel could be so much better.

We eventually got moved here by Love Holiday after a massive drawn out complaint, after the hotel we booked was not fit to stay in, we arrived at 8pm ish, after being up since the morning of the day before, but as soon as i walked into the room i breathed a sigh of relief! Staff were friendly from the moment we arrived, offered to carry suitcases up two flights of stairs. Room wasn't massive but definitely big enough, air con much welcomed, we did have abit of difficulty working this at first but once we had the right setting it was fine. Kitchen area the most well stocked I've seen in similar accomodation throughout Greece, could easily eat in for any meal. We had two single beds, one didnt make any noise, one squeaked and groaned with every slight toss and turn, maybe it was just the next to be replaced. Walls are also fairly thin so you do hear next door/ the corridor at times - we were so tired each night that on the whole neither thing bothered us too much, but just something to be aware of! Only thing room was lacking was a full length mirror- not a deal breaker by any stretch of the imagination but when you are humming and hahhing over outfits multiple times a day like we were, it would've helped 🤣 Lovely balcony overlooking the road, good to people watch. Staff were helpful and friendly throughout, helped with remotes not working, more pillows etc always smiled and chatted/ said hi. They were as helpful as possible from their end in us sorting out our ongoing issues with love holiday too. Pool area lovely, cleaned regularly, only slight issue which we noticed more as the days went (getting further into high season) was not enough sunbeds on some days for all who wanted them, we managed but this could cause disappointment in the height of summer. Linda who did the breakfasts/ worked behind the bar was especially lovely and worked very hard! As did the cleaners! Brilliant location for port and town! A lovely accidental find!

We have just returned back from this small and friendly hotel, I can most certainly recommend. On arrival the room allocated for us was not the one I had booked directly with Kostas the owner, however the friendly staff quickly got onto business and moved us to our preferred room the following day which was great. The only minor I have is there isn't enough sunbeds for the hotel size, which unfortunately people mark the beds very early so we were only able to use this facility the once. Overhaul a very nice family run hotel with excellent staff and perfect location... we will certainly return.

* Disgusting smell of stale cigarettes in bedroom when we first arrived. I asked if there were any non-smoking rooms and was told no (nothing was done to rectify the problem. I had to spray the room, open doors and keep the fan on continuously for 3 days to get rid of it) * WiFi was glitchy inside the room. Had to go outside for it to work properly * Bathroom is so so small with a tiny shower recess (so little space the shower curtain clung to your body when taking a shower) and water flooded the floor so much the bottom of the door was rotten. Even the tap in the tiny basin splashed water everywhere when you turned it on. Soap dispenser in shower didn’t work properly so forced to buy my own soap * The decor is very dated and the place is desperately in need of a complete upgrade * Lots of oldies hogging sun lounges by placing their towels on them early and leaving them there all day as they come and go * Not kid-friendly. We got dirty looks from some guests and someone went so far as to tell reception the kids were diving in the pool when they were simply splashing and playing around (as kids do) * We were told to check out at 11am when our booking confirmation clearly stated check out at 12. After complaining about that we I was told we could stay until 12, like they were doing us a favour * Quite noisy at night from guests hanging out at the bar (which was near our room), chairs scraping and stray dogs barking all night * I read some more reviews recently and someone else had a similar experience. The response from the owner was to dismiss every one of their complaints and say they were “over-reacting” so I have no faith anything will be done about these issues. Just beware and don’t book this hotel!!!

4th year at the Somnia.Thanks to all the staff at the hotel.Always friendly and nothing to much trouble.Pool fabulous and rooms good.Location excellent right in town bus stop 1.we will be back.Breakfast if you want it.Snacks menu excellent and so is the food.yum,yum