Elivi Skiathos

Our first visit to Skiathos and we chose what turned out to be a fantastic place called Elivi. Elivi is located in Koukounaries. It is very close to one of the nicest beaches on the island Banana Beach. The accommodation is 5 star and it really is fantastic. The Staff are just amazing. Breakfast starts with an amazing smile from a lovely lady called Rula and the whole team work so hard to make the fantastic breakfast experience. The food on offer is amazing. The complex has 4 restaurants on site, each offers a different cuisine. We sampled 3 of them . Our favourite was the fish restaurant which offers the view of a spectacular sunset. The food was delicious and our fish was filleted by a really nice young chap Erwin . All the staff were excellent. Our room was very nice and the shower was amazing. It was cleaned every day & fresh towels were supplied each day. The complex is very large all walking distance if you’re able but they have little buggies like golf buggies to take you from A to B if you want. The sun-beds are very thick and comfortable and fresh beach towels are supplied at all the beaches. Once again the staff in the beach bars work tirelessly to deliver a great service. Skiathos is an amazing island, the local bus service is first class and stops right outside the complex.

The Elivi hotel is simply fantastic...Placed on the hill above 4 beaches it has spectacular view from every part of hotel. We were at Xenia part, rooms are very clean and comfortable, they have one little minus thing - for 5 star hotel bathroom could be more luxurious, that sink vanity seemed plastic, very plain and outdated, maybe some stone or tile vanity would look so better. Rooms are partly modernised with touchscreen console besides bed for light, electric movement of curtains and AC. Also the whole room looks kind of basic, it lacks a little bit of design touch. Hotel itself has 3 parts: Xenia (with main recepcion) and Grace who is very near reception and Nest area on the other side of the hill where you can come in no time by buggies that you wait up to 5 minutes, they were truly organized about transportation through hotel property. Just ask any of employee to call a buggy for you or you can call it from your room (no matter where your going - from entrance up to reception, or to Nest and Banana beach from Xenia area or if you need ride from Nest to entrance etc.). You can get your breakfast in two places - in Xenia part or in Nest part, and it doesn't matter if you for example stay in Xenia, you can go and have your breakfast in Nest area, and than maybe go directly to Banana beach which is right there. Breakfast in Xenia is served on beautiful terrace above sea with one of the best view on the island. Breakfast was in 3 best that I ever had in my life with lots of savory food, fresh salads, pitas, eggs made in numerous ways but sweet part of breakfast on big round table was something really special - so many different and delicious things, pancakes, fresh fruits, and all so tasty. Hotel took seriously some critics about non-free coffee from previous years and this year besides free espresso and tea, there are also 2 coffee machines in Xenia breakfast part (I believe there's ones in Nest area too) and you can also order free coffe, cappuccino, fredo cappuccino etc. from bar and the first one is free, if anyone wants more, second cappuccino for example is around 3€. Besides Banana beach you can also go to Koukounaries beach or to Ampelakia beach (which was my favorite). There are free beach towels and sunbeds for hotel guests. All beaches are sandy with beach bar, good food at reasonably prices and really really fantastic stuff. The main thing of this hotel is their stuff - they are all so polite, helpful, communicative, cheerful, very well trained for interactions with hotel guests. Stuff at reception are really good, always ready to solve any problem that you have, very smiley and nice. The stuff from breakfast are also good but one person really stood out - great, communicative Roula with her warm big smile, working on few places (we also sow her in hotel boutique), very friendly, helpful girl with excellent communication skills, very confident in conversation and in solving problems, you just feel safer and calmer when she is arou

Elivi, excellent hotel. Nice locations. Good service. 3 restaurants. The best is Greek restaurant. Private beach. Clean rooms.

We came to the island and this hotel for a family/friends wedding! The facilities and location were superb and the choice of nearby beaches with amazingly luxurious sunbeds was a highlight. The boat taxi to Skiathos Town was a very relaxing way to see the bustling streets with loads of bars and restaurants. The wedding itself was fantastic with the food, drink and entertainment just perfect. The icing on the cake at this hotel was the quality and friendliness of all of the staff we encountered. Particular mention should go to Roula who always had time to chat and really went above and beyond… Would thoroughly recommend this hotel!

We had a really lovely stay here the accommodation , food and service were excellent . Having a buggy to get around with a young family was needed. The staff were friendly and professional . We loved it ! Thank you

A truly wonderful resort hotel. Peaceful, relaxing, clean. The excellent staff were so attentive it made our Golden Wedding year a joy. Golf style buggies driven by dedicated staff make getting around the complex so easy. Set in a landscaped peninsular with choices of beaches and eating areas. 5 star official rating is no lie, Elivi is simply the best!