Skiathos Palace

The Skiathos Palace, her jewelry Skiathos, one of the most famous hotels of the Aegean islands, is located at a distance of 10 km from the island country.

The hotel unit is amphitheatrically built on the top of a hill, with wonderful gardens and views of the magnificent Koukounaries beach, which has been described as one of the most beautiful in Europe.

It is the emblematic unit of the island, why first operated in 1972, at the same time that the international airport was built, and they were both decisive factors for the tourist development of Skiathos.

Creator of Skiathos Palace, o Takis Dervenis (1930-2005) who as an active and daring young man, visited Skiathos in 1958, fell in love with it and decided to operate in a place that had no tourist infrastructure, only the fame of the homeland of Alexandros Papadiamantis and its enchanting landscapes. He created shops, a travel agency, a dance center and in 1967 became the first contractor of the hotel. XENIA of Koukounaries, of the series of small jewelry hotels founded by the Hellenic Tourism Organization.

Five years later, the 1972, opposite XENIA on the opposite side of the beach of Koukounaria creates the Skiathos Palace with a capacity of 200 rooms, a hotel of the greatest of the era, and that from the first years, thanks to its robust and imposing architectural layout, discreet decoration and cosmopolitan environment, was the focus of secular and tourist life, while its clientele included important personalities.

The hotel in 2022 closes half a century of operation and after a series of successful renovations and under the direction of the children of Takis Dervenis, Mars and Petrou, is again at the peak of tourism in Skiathos.

Skiathos Palace currently has 258 rooms (Classic, Modern, Superior, Executive, Suites) and many modern facilities, spacious conference rooms with a capacity of 1000 people.

The special features of the hotel are the two pocket booklets that welcome you in your bedroom with the history of Skiathos, the evolution of the island's tourism, the romantic and daring history of the Derveni family and a tour of the island.

Gastronomy plays an important role in the philosophy of the band. As part of the quality upgrade of the hotel, a farm was created with all kinds of vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, etc.) related to the supply of their kitchen, while they standardized their own extra virgin oil, in collaboration with an olive mill in Skopelos.

The main restaurant is located in the pool area with the tufted oleanders - reminiscent of plane trees - and offers dishes of Mediterranean and Greek cuisine.

In White View Located in the roof garden, a restaurant with grill, along with the barbecue offer delicious local specialties, fresh fish and seafood, while having an amazing panoramic sea view.

In the pool area at pool bar of Skiathos Palace, in a simple design environment one can cool down with imaginative cocktails and fresh juices throughout the day, enjoying the sunset behind the mountains of Pelion, the clearings or the skies illuminated by the full moon Island's.

Finally, the indoor bar with the aesthetics of its time, reflects in a unique way the style and atmosphere of the sixties and is a unique refuge for the days of rare, sudden and temporary disasters of spring or autumn.