Irida Aegean View, Philian Hotels and Resorts

A small and friendly 16 room property, very nicely appointed with some lovely features. Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice pool area, sunbeds and towels provided. Incredibly helpful and friendly staff. Small bar with long opening hours. Only Breakfast and a small snack menu until 3:30pm. Superior room (8), top floor with sea view good and plenty of space. Excellent sized fridge which actually kept drinks cold. Safe in room. Kettle provided if you ask. Hairdryer in bathroom. Good AC. Hotel has the advantage of being opposite Bus Stop 6 - which is the main, and one and only bus route Skiathos to Koukounaries. Gets very busy. Hotel Driver/bus can be booked for various transfers (and similar price to a taxi) per room price is: 10€ Skiathos 12€ Port & 15€ Airport. Or catch the very crowded bus for 2€ each Airport - There is a local airport bus or shared taxi - €10 to the port Access directly opposite is onto Megali beach -but it is the stoney/grit end. Better to walk further up to the sandy area and hire sunbeds outside the Thessaloniki restaurant which was great value; giving access to drinks, wifi, toilets and a reasonable restaurant…

The pool area was fantastic, plenty of sunbeds with a nice pool bar and fantastic view over the Megalli Ammos beach. Breakfast was very solid, had many options. The staff were fantastic, very kind and helpful throughout. Rooms were cleaned every day, very neat and tidy with solid facilities and the AC was very effective. Location was fantastic, a short walk down the steep hill to Megalli Ammos beach, approximately 20 mins from the hotel to the middle of the town.

Breakfast was excellent; a wide choice and, if you wanted a cooked breakfast, the bacon, eggs, etc were freshly cooked and not dried up as at many hotels. Staff were without exception exceptionally good and friendly. The pool area was great with a fine view over the sea and never crowded.

The breakfast was very substantial and suited all palates… cooked English type breakfast with eggs in all ways, bacon, mushrooms, sausage, roasted peppers… plus big continental spread of meats, cheese, breads, cakes etc plus the best Greek yogurt I have ever tasted. Just wonderful. Our 6ft (super king) bed was amazingly comfortable with a memory foam topper and crisp white sheets. Lovely to get into.

We had a lovely room with a sea view balcony. Fantastic breakfast including sautéed mushrooms 🤩. The staff, especially the afternoon-evening office lady exceptional, warm, friendly and helpful. The breakfast chef is lovely too. Beautiful pool and close to beaches. We are coming back here. Skiathos too ticks all the boxes for us.