Korali Apartments

Well where do i start!! Loved it the peeps from the restuarant where the best, food 5star staff the same. They work very hard. The apartments where very plesant and 2mins walk and your on the beach.
People need to respect other peeps counrtys then all would be happy.
We where one road away from all the main exsitment (which we are getting to old for but still went to see what it was all abot, and strust we are old time ravers). Youngster just enjoying them selves. Yes you did here peeps comin home at times but thats to be expected,and u'll always get obne numpty. All good all round woyuld def. go again.

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I booked a week here through Travel Republic for the first week of July 2008 and I was delighted with everything. As a single traveller I had to book a twin room but I wasn’t penalised for this – it cost about £300 for the week.
Staff were helpful and friendly and my room was large, air conditioned with its own kitchenette and a pool view balcony. The Fridge, kettle and electric hob weren’t metered at all and were put to good use – as was the extremely sparse collection of cutlery! The rooms are kept clean daily and fresh linen and towels are provided.
The only down side was the lack of evening meals. Breakfast is served each day but that’s your lot as far as food is concerned (perhaps it’s just because it wasn’t high season?). Their bar doesn’t do cocktails either but next door is a small cocktail bar and next to that is a supermarket that’s happy to change your travellers cheques (another service Korali doesn’t offer). Further up and down the coast road are plenty of restaurants and the beach has a variety of places to eat in the day and during the evening.
Like most hotels in Skiathos, Korali is on main road which is really useful for buses and taxis. Skiathos town is 15 mins away by car where the parking is free but extremely congested.
The airport is on the fringes of Skiathos town and I since I hadn’t booked an airport transfer (quoted at 67 Euros by Travel Republic) I jumped in a taxi which costs 16 Euro each way to Korali (at the time of writing).
Since the runway is extremely short some planes have to take off with insufficient fuel to get home, refuelling on mainland Greece so if you hate flying it’s worth knowing that you may take off and land twice on the way home.
You can hire cars and mopeds all over Skiathos but I went for a cheapo Citroen Saxo for 180 Euro from SixT, just up the road. It’s a two minute walk and is a well known company so I felt relatively safe using my credit card there. Petrol can be bought next door. Don’t make the same mistake as me – I bought a full tank of fuel and returned it a week later with half a tank left. The island’s only about 10 miles long and has few roads. You really won’t use much petrol, no matter how much you drive.
The beach is about 150yds down a narrow road that runs alongside the apartments. You’ll be there in minutes and it has a number of open air restaurants. Sounds good but it can get windy and while I was there one of the huge square parasols lifted clear out of its base, blew down the beach and landed on some un-wary sun bathers. A rare event but it illustrates that the romance of a star lit beach could easily be tainted by wind-blown sand on your food, or indeed beach furniture on your face.
As for the beach, the sea water is crystal clear and the beach is ideal for snorkellers as there’s a combination of soft sand and rocky outcrops that encourages fish. It’s worth taking a bread roll with you as the fish will eat from your hand.
Daily cruises moor on the beach so you can go on a round-island trip. I didn’t bother but it’s got to be worth a try!
All in all I loved it. As a single traveller it was a great get away for a week in a cheap, friendly place.