We visited these apartments during the summer of 2011. This was the fourth time we had been to the island and our third visit to Skala so our expectations were high.

However, our holiday was spoilt by Elisabeth's attitude to us, once she realised we would not be spending a large amount of money or time at the hugely overpriced pool bar (2.5 euros for a can of coke!)

In addition to this, there were 3 incidents which Elisabeth dealt with in a very rude manner.

Firstly the bar-b-que; we had booked 4 places and intended to go but a medical emergency meant we had to cancel at the last moment. We later received a note from her saying that we would have to pay 30 euros as she would be out of pocket for the food she had bought. When I discussed this with her she was very rude and walked away.

Secondly, when I pointed out part of the swimming pool edge where my daughter had cut her foot, she said that the pool could not possibly have caused the cut. Once again she seemed to forget the fact that, as her customers (not her "guests"), we had the right to be treated with respect.

Lastly, the information document. We had not filled this in as we did not think it necessary or legal. She chose her moment carefully and approached my daughter, whilst on her own, demanding that the form be filled in. Threats were made about removing our passports if this "instruction" was not complied with.

People say that she is extremely friendly. Well I can assure you that she is the rudest hotel proprietor I have ever met.

When we were there, even the so called "in crowd" were scared of crossing her. One guest was heard to say how he was "so relieved" that he was not responsible for the fault with his air con system.

In addition to this, other guests frequently made fun of how strict Elisabeth's poolside rules were saying "It's OK to dive, Elisabeth isn't watching." When someone broke a glass by the pool, his daughter said, "Well you'd better get packing because you'll have to go home now!"

If you have children who like to enjoy themselves when they are in the pool, this is not the place for you. She keeps watch on everybody like a stern headmistress, and whenever anyone steps out of line in the slightest way, she sends one of her staff to remind them of the rules.

It seems that if you want to keep yourself to yourself and not spend time socialising with her at the bar then Elisabeth resents this.

We would not return to the Andreas Apartments unless there was a change in management.

We returned to the Andreas Studios in August and had a wonderful time. Elisabeth and her staff worked so hard to make sure that our holiday was restful and idyllic. Nothing was too much trouble. The entire complex is spotless.  Elisabeth's high standards and many kindnesses really did make the holiday extra special. Many thanks!

Stayed at andreas studios for the 1st time this year with my other half.

These are the cleanest apartments in Greece.  Rooms cleaned EVERY day for 2 weeks with towels/bed changed every 2 days.

Elisabeth takes a lot of getting used to but once you know her she is easy to understand.

We'll definitely book again.

Only 24 hours before we arrived at Andreas apartments the resort of Skala witnessed its most horrific bush fires in memory. The whole resort was evacuated with lose of power and water.

Our reception was very warm and welcoming by Elisabeth and her family, it's difficult  to imagine how hard they worked to prepare for new arrivals after the fires.  

The same day we attended a wedding which took place at Andreas apartments. 40+ guests attended and was a fantastic event. We genuinely thought we were invited to witness the wedding and share a toast of champagne. How surprised were we to find a fantastic spread laid on, the evening partied on into the early hours. We meet some great people that night who would all agree it was a credit to Elisabeth and her family who worked unbelievably hard for the wedding to go ahead.

The apartments were spotlessly clean and maintained daily.

We rarely dragged ourselves from the pool area during the day as we found it most relaxing and maintained spotlessly clean. The pool bar offered us everything we needed.

We've travelled Greece for 15 years and haven't found such a fantastic package as Andreas apartments. We haven't hesitated to book for 2008.

Elisebath  and family, keep up the good work and see you next year.

Lee and Nina

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We have returned from our third holiday at The Andreas Apartments, and once again had a fantastic time -  many thanks to Elisabeth, her family and staff for all their hard work. Two weeks of pure relaxation!

Hi Lauren,just to let you know we were there when the fires started and sent to some dump in poros,would have perfered to stay on the beach with our bottle of vodka,and yes the reps were a joke,hadnt got a clue.As for the cpl gettin married it went a head we were all invited,and to be fair to Elizebeth she put on a good night for them.We didnt need to evacuate at all,as their were 3 fire breaks before the hotel,and the staff stayed there all night,no water or electric tho untill 4.30pm on thur.Fortunatly we had a car a stayed away till it was ok to return.

Hello again, thanks so much to everyone who posted back to me before my holiday. We returned a couple of weeks ago and had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday  the only downside was that on our last night we were evacuated because of huge fires all over skala - a very unpleasant experience indeed! After we left the apartments we were sent down to the beach front where at one point fire blew out into the road and people were running for their lives! A long sleepless night followed and we were eventually taken to poros at 4:30am but thankfully we had all of our luggage and our plane left on time the next day. I have to say a very strongly worded letter will be on its way to thomson as the reps just cracked under the pressure.  It was clear they didnt know what they were doing and at one point one rep denied she was a rep at all (despite the fact she was wearing a uniform!). The first choice, kosmar etc reps were up and down the beach in fluorescent jackets with water, giving information, telling people what to do and generally controlling the situation.

Lauren   

Hello Lauren,

Just go and enjoy yourself with your boyfriend, start off at the pool and make sure you go to the BBQ on Tuesday evening, make a point of speaking to Elisabeth and Denis and make them your friends as many others have done, Diane and I have just returned from a fantastic fortnight and have added to our list of Christmas cards we must send.

Hi there, my boyfriend and I have just booked a holiday to the andreas apartments for two weeks time, and after reading some of the comments here to be quite frank I'm now quite worried that I'm not going to enjoy my holiday. I am in no way jumping to conclusions but it seems that the owner of the complex does not like younger people staying at the accomodation. My boyfriend and I are both 20 years of age, and mature, relaxed and friendly people, but we do however, look younger than we are, so I fear we may not be treated with the manners and respect received by some of the people who have posted positive comments here. I also find it interesting that there is such a huge extreme of opinion - how can a person be so nice to some holidaymakers and then not to others?!