Bourtzi Boutique hotel - Skiathos

The Bourtzi Hotel is just off the main pedestrian street in Skiathos Town, about a 5- minute taxi ride (10 Euro) from the airport and a 5-minute walk to the ferries. We chose to reserve one of the least expensive rooms, so our accommodations were basic, but the room was very clean and the staff was extremely helpful in every way. It may be difficult to arrange a room without some "chatter" coming in the windows, but the pool closes at 19:30, fortunately, and the sidestreet location is somewhat apart from the nighttime crowds. Breakfast was included in our rate and was a joy each morning with a wide variety of options that should appeal to nearly all preferences. We did not like Skiathos Town itself with scores of restaurants competing for business but hardly any variation in cuisines. Shops displayed mostly low-end goods; no art or craft galleries that appealed to us. Admittedly, we arrived in late May, but there also were no evening events (dance, theater, music, even film) apart from a saloon/pub scene with loud music. We were glad that we had decided to stay only one night on each end of a longer visit elsewhere in the Sporades.

We stayed at the Deluxe Room at Hotel Bourtzi and it was exactly as seen in the pictures. The staff was friendly and very helpful, especially as regards tourist information.

The hotel is really clean and well kept and couldn't be better located.It's so central and yet there's no noise from the streets.The windows are double glazed so you don't hear any pool noise in the morning either.I'd avoid getting a room (there are 2 of them) beside the reception desk though as it can be noisy there with the phone ringing a lot etc.Breakfast was adequate but nothing special.The bar did some good cocktails and was a handy last-stop on the way home at night.The rooms were really nice though, clean and modern.The main gripe most people would have is the pool area.Only a third of it gets the sun so there's mad competition for those 6 sunbeds with the usual types who put their towel down and then dispear for most of the day.The staff don't seem to discourage this at all and there were a few tense and narky moments when people moved beds around to catch the sun and the staff told them off for blocking access etc while not dealing with the main problem...empty beds with towels on them.Staff weren't typically chatty friendly Greeks but in fairness when we had to leave suddenly they rang airports etc for us to arrange flights.It was a pity we had to cut our stay short but when we go back I'd certainly stay at the Bourtzi again although I've promised myself I'll just move those towels myself.

GREAT! The bourtzi is right in the heart of Skiathos Town on the main road leading to the port. Highly recommend for the traveler on a budget. Great pool and freindly staff!

Tutto perfetto, unico punto debole la colazione: un unico vassoio per due persone, già preparato dagli addetti dell'albergo... un po' "deludente" insomma.