THIS WAS OUR THIRD YEAR WE HAVE VISITED SKALA AND IT IS GETTING BUSIER EVERY YEAR,SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE TOWN IS FILLED WITH HIRE CARS,WE STAYED FOR 2 WEEKS 3-17 JULY 2008.I JUST HOPE IT DOESNT END UP LIKE THE COSTAS IN SPAIN AS IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND A LAID BACK HOLIDAY.
I ALWAYS FELT SKALA BEACH IS A LITTLE OVERATED,THE BEACH DROPS AWAY VERY SHARPLY INTO THE SEA,AND THE BEACH IS NOT VERY KIND TO YOUR FEET DUE TO THE SHARP SAND AND PEBBLES,6 EUROS FOR A SUNBED IS A MUST.TRY MOUNDA/KAMINIA BEACH JUST 2 MILES UP THE ROAD ITS A GREAT BEACH,SOFT GOLDEN SAND AND GREAT SWIMMING FOR THE KIDS,THE WATER IS AS HOT AS A BATH....LOVELY
WE HIRED A HYUNDAI GETZ FROM CBR FOR 2 WEEKS IN JULY 2008,COST WAS 490 EUROS FOR 2 WEEKS,CAR WAS A BIT KNOCKED AROUND,BUT WAS CLEAN AND WELL PRESENTED.STAFF WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL.SHAME WHEN WE DROPPED THE CAR BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT 11.00A.M THERE WAS NO ONE THERE.SO HAD TO WAIT AROUND TILL THEY TURNED UP.
STAYED IN ROOM 145 FOR TWO WEEKS IN JULY 2008,NOT THE BEST PLACE TO STAY,A BIT TO FAR OUT OF TOWN AND IS BUILT ON THE SIDE OF A REALY STEEP HILL/MOUNTAIN.ROOMS WERE VERY CLEAN AND TIDY BUT THE FURNITURE IS LOOKING A LITTLE TIRED,BEDS WERE COMFY AND THE AIR CON IS FREE,SHAME OUR ROOM WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND THE PEOPLE ABOVE SEEMED TO LIKE DRAGING A CHAIR ACCROSS THE FLOOR AT 1.00 A.M.THIS HOTEL IS VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY
BEST PLACE TO EAT IN SKALA,YOU ARE NEVER RUSHED AND THE STAFF REALLY FRIENDLY,GREAT SEA VIEWS.BEEF IN A CERAMIC POT IS VERY NICE.JUST WATCH OUT FOR THE WASPS.
LAST YEAR WE ATE AT THE PINES NEARLY EVERY NIGHT,THIS YEAR THE FOOD WAS VERY POOR,MAYBE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT CHEF THIS YEAR AS WE ONLY ATE THERE TWICE,ALWAYS FELT RUSHED AND THE STAFF WERE KEPT ON THERE TOES BY THE MANAGER
NOW CALLED CHOP STICKS,FOOD WAS VERY TASTY AND THE STAFF VERY FRIENDLY PORTIONS WERE A LITTLE ON THE SMALL SIDE BUT THE APPLE PIE IS THE BEST EVER,PRICES ARE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY EURO !!!!
FOOD VERY AVERAGE,GREAT LOCATION,BETTER NOW THERE IS A SMALL BY-PASS AROUND POROS