Tara Beach Hotel
(Hotels in Skala)
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I have to agree this hotel is realy well kept if a little basic but the staff are great .Violetta in the little bar by the olive press, being so helpfull and nothing being to much trouble.the gardens are nice and always tidy and they do a great cheese toastie!!!! and an excellent lunch menu.
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| michael ridge (Monday, July 02, 2007) | View 7 posts by michael ridge | |
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fantastic location.....rooms basic but very quiet.....beautiful gardens.....pool ruined by noisy teenagers (parents were on the beach)!!!! would not re-book the tara but scala fab!!! | ||||||||||
| steven diack (Wednesday, August 23, 2006) | View 11 posts by steven diack | |
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I still have to say the rooms are quite basic, the breakfast still lacks a little imagination, and yes they do still need a new toaster, but everything is clean and comfortable and you can have a delicious full english for a few euros if you wish.
Our daughter was once again made to feel very welcome, and this can make a huge difference if you are travelling with small children. The pool is lovely, loads of sunbeds, and a childrens area of the pool which is quite safe.
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| Karen Cordery (Wednesday, June 21, 2006) | View 7 posts by Karen Cordery | |
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Tara Beach is a truly like staying in a garden, there are beautiful blooms everywhere you turn including heavy laden fruit trees. The room are clean & well kept - Air Conditioning is offered at 6 Euros per night but to be honest we didn't need it. The breakfast is basis but very nice and the staff are really friendly and helpful. There is a nice clean pool with loungers and there are also loungers on the beach which cost 3 Euros per day - the beach is directly across the road!!
I really enjoyed my stay here at Tara Beach and would reccomend it to people wanting a quiet and picturesque hotel. | ||||||||||
| Kelli Parnham (Friday, October 14, 2005) | View 6 posts by Kelli Parnham | |
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| Jenny (Monday, August 01, 2005) | 1 post by Jenny | |
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We have just got back fromTara beach and had a lovely time All the staff very freindly nothing too much trouble. It would be nice if the Management spoke to you. but apart from that it doesn't spoil your holiday, have breakfast outside in a beauitful garden, sharing your bread with the sparrows that sit on the chairs waiting for some breakfast. | ||||||||||
| Sheila Bradbury (Tuesday, July 19, 2005) | View 3 posts by Sheila Bradbury | |
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  Myself, my husband and our 7 year old daughter have just returned from a fantastic week staying at Tara Beach Hotel. Everything was wonderful, from the welcome drink on arrival, to the polite and helpful staff. The grounds around the hotel are stunning, full of beautiful flowers! The location is ideal, a hop and a skip from the beach and a 3 minute stroll into town. Yes, our room was basic, but it was cleaned well each day and was very comfortable with a lovely view of the gardens and the sea, and yes breakfast was a little unimaginative, but what the heck! with such a fantastic location it could be forgiven for all of this!
Travelling with a child is never easy, but our daughter was made to feel welcome wherever we went, either in the hotel restaurant or one of the many lovely restaurants in Skala town. This hotel came highly recommended by a friend who had stayed there before so our expectations were high and they were surpassed time and time again.
Having not had any experience of any of the Greek Islands or the hospitality before, we were certainly impressed, so much so we have already booked to go back again next year!! CAN`T WAIT!! | ||||||||||
| karen cordery (Monday, June 27, 2005) | View 7 posts by karen cordery | |
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Have to agree with Neils view from Oct'04, beauty really is only skin deep. The hotel surroundings were breathtaking and the rooms served their purpose as a base (but were kept clean), but the hotel management leave a lot to be desired once they find out you are not going to spend every wakeing moment there with your money. Found the manageress to be quite snotty on a couple of occations when asking questions, and with the ammount of buisness they are doing, could really afford a new toaster with ease. Pool and surroundings were beautiful, clean, and well maintained. It is a pity that such a lovely place to stay was let down by management, as the rest of the hotel staff were always pleasent | ||||||||||
| Ross and Marie griffiths (Sunday, June 19, 2005) | View 4 posts by Ross and Marie griffiths | |
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Oops - should have put October 2004 |
| Avril Biscombe (Saturday, May 21, 2005) | View 2 posts by Avril Biscombe | |
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We stayed at Tara Beach the very end of October 2004. It was the last week of the season and Skala was closing down, however there were plenty of choices of tavernas right up until the last day, with many offering free wine to entice the last visitors of the season. The hotel is in the best location ever, it is so well kept and even though it is furnished in quite basic Greek style it is clean. The gardens were beautiful, the pool really clean and the food excellent. I've been to Greece many times, but this was the first place I have ever seen so much fruit growing, pomegranates, lemons, limes, oranges, all in one garden.
Breakfast is basic, but it's cheap enough to go for the full English and they really do fill up the plates. The staff, and owners, are lovely people. I would go back there anytime - Skala is a fabulous place - and the island felt like we owned it as the beaches and roads were almost empty.  |
| Avril Biscombe (Saturday, May 21, 2005) | View 2 posts by Avril Biscombe | |
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Well if we were apprehensive about this hotel our fears were dispelled as soon as the coach stopped outside. The first thing you see is the taverna tables at the front with the " daily special board " and then it hits you the front gardens are full of flowering shrubs and plants with well kept lawns, alongside is the pool bar which has a large flowering Hebes which now acts as a roof for the outside part of the bar. We were then shown to reception by our rep where we were welcomed with a complimentary drink while we booked in. Upon checking into our room we were pleased to see we had a fridge, telephone, hairdryer, telephone and mossie net so you needed only to shut the shutters at night and not the whole doors. After depositing cases and changing into more casual gear we made our way down to the bar to savour the cool Mythos, as it was late evening when we arrived we didn`t bother to eat just a couple of drinks and off to bed to see what the following day would bring. Early next morning we opened the doors and we were surprised to see that from the terrace we had well maintained lawns with Lime, lemon and orange trees which we could reach out and touch. Having had breakfasts on other islands we thought we knew what to expect how wrong can you be. Self service breakfast with a a selection of fruit juices, fresh water melon, cereal, bread, (which you can toast if you wish) ham, cheese and selection of jams, marmalades, tea and coffee you can keep going back for more if you wish. You can order bacon and eggs for 3 euros ( we had this one morning it was delicous ) or you can have full english fry for 5 euros. The wasps are about but they are nothing to worry about as long as you don`t upset them The pool is well maintained and clean with a large amount of loungers and parasols so no need to reserve here well not during September anyway. Tara Beach has it`s own loungers and parasols on the beach opposite the hotel which cost 6 euros per day we used these on many a day. All the rooms are cleaned daily and bins emptied, linen and towels are changed twice weekly. This hotel has exceeded our wildest expectations in terms of Greek ones and we are already planning next years visit to this hotel. Our thanks and warm wishes to Nick and all of his staff especially Petros and Violetta . Enjoy your`e winter break you all deserve it. Regards Don and Rosemary | ||||||||||
| Don Fathers (Tuesday, October 05, 2004) | View 6 posts by Don Fathers | |
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