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We spent a week here at the end of July. Great central location with pool, beach, bakery, supermarket and bars/restaurants within 5 minute walk. What you want in the hot weather.

Breakfast is out the main gate, turn right at a restaurant called The Old Village. When we were here they served 8.30am - 11am. The hotel WiFi works here so that will give you an idea how close it is. You order your food off a menu rather than eat buffet style. We sampled pancakes, porridge with fruits, Full English but there were plenty of other options including more Greek influenced dishes. Coffee was good but found it odd paying €3 extra each day for a large bottle of water to share.

Air conditioning good, shower gel and shampoo replenished in room. There is a LARGE refrigerator and corkscrew/bottle opener in room. Do NOT bring towels. They supply lovely large beach towels. Agree with others that the shower/shower curtain situation is interesting in the bathroom but that wouldn't put me off returning.

Although a bus transfer was included with Tui, I did treat ourselves to a taxi on arrival as could see we were the last drop off. Very glad as the roads are windy and we had a flight delay. Bus transfer back to airport was perhaps an hour and nice to be last pick up.  Check on the Tui app for more info. 

We used the pool at the Big Village Hotel, which sold drinks but not pool snacks. We also used their shower on departure day as we had a late flight. Not very glam but did the job. We preferred the beach - recommend heading more down to the right of the beach to Milos. Two sunbeds, umbrella and two waters for €10. We had lunch there most days too.

There is also a Skala Facebook group I joined which was useful as this was our first time to Kefalonia. Recommend Captain Vangelis cruises (we went to Zante and also did the sunset cruise) and the Kefalonia Wine Tour. Private tour with a trip into the mountains to sample the lovely wines (8 of them!) and enjoy a traditional Greek snack. Abit pricey but worth it.

Hope this helps in planning your holidays.



Lovely stay in central Skala

The hotel is tucked away on the ‘strip’ of Skala with a wide selection of bars and restaurants (and cats) at your doorstep.
The hotel isn’t far away from a self contained flat, with breakfast served next door. Limited reception so you have a code to enter property. Room is pleasant and hotel is very clean. Room had a fridge, kettle and cups included. Shower is tiny as only real complaint. If you want access to everything, including Skala beach which is a generous 10 mins walk down a slope past shops and bars this is the one. We spent a few evenings on balcony and there are several supermarkets close by for water, alcohol, snacks etc as the hotel has no other facilities. It was perfect for us who didn’t want an all inclusive and wanted to sample local restaurants. Added some photos from the street outside

Perfection location for the self sufficient 

This hotel is in a brilliant location on the main pedestrianised street, and is a perfect base. Despite being fairly central, we had a quiet night's sleep every night.
There was a lovely bakery nextdoor where we grabbed baguettes for lunch, the supermarket was very close and a huge choice for breakfast was in the taverna nextdoor. We had everything we wanted, air con, large fridge, kitchenet with sink, kettle, coffee maker, crockery, cutlery; comfy bed, balcony, hair dryer, dressing gown, slippers, beach towels, daily maid service.

However, the showers are so tiny you can barely move in them and some of the shower drains are partially blocked, probably with hair as the sinks and toilet were fine. Nothing was done about it. Ours was so awful that it stank and we couldn't shower properly.
The lovely aspects of this hotel for me do not
make up for not being able to shower properly and I wouldn't go back.


Blocked drains

I have stayed at more than a couple hotels in Skala through years of visiting. Costa Azzurra was on top of the list of best stays/experiences ever. Very hospitable staff and there for every need of mine. Wonderful and clean rooms. Thank you so much! 

Awesome stay!! 

Myself, my husband and two children (11 & 7) stayed in a beautiful apartment in the Costa Azzurra and we absolutely loved it, I can’t recommend this accommodation enough. 

On arrival, we were blown away by the standard of which the accommodation had been prepared for us. So many little touches like a hair dryer, a kitchen stocked with coffee and tea supplies and shower gel etc in the bathroom. 

The layout of our apartment was perfect for our family - a double bed downstairs with a mezzanine floor upstairs with a spacious room for two single beds for our children. They so loved having their own floor to themselves and looking over their balcony down to our bedroom :-) There is quite a steep ladder to get up to the bedroom so I’d be a little more anxious with younger children up there, particularly for middle-of-the-night toilet stops. 

Every day our room was cleaned and the beds made, which was appreciated after days spent at the beach. The towels were left in bow shapes, another gorgeous touch. We were in Kefalonia attending a wedding so we’re grateful to be able to borrow and iron and ironing board from reception one day too. 

The lady on reception (Urania/Irina/Irania perhaps her name was?) was superb - she gave us such a friendly greeting every time we arrived/left our room and nothing was too much trouble. It was so nice to know someone was there to ask questions and help us if we needed (I was struggling with the safety deposit box and she was very patient and helpful!)

The location of the hotel is awesome - literally amongst the shops and restaurants in the town of Skala which meant we had so many options of places to eat. Skala beach is a five minute walk from the hotel. We hired sun loungers by Metaxa Beach Bar and never had to worry about rushing down early to get a space.

We were staying on a Bed and Breakfast basis  so had breakfast at the Old Village restaurant each morning - I’ll leave a seperate review for that place as we love the food and service there too! 

What a holiday! What a fabulous hotel! We would definitely return. Thank you :-)

An absolute gem of an aparthotel!

Located in the center of Skala Village on the pedestrian road, this unique complex offers a truly vibrant experience!

The rooms of the property are modern, equipped with A/C, TV & kitchenette. Local shops, restaurants, bakeries & all amenities one seeks are only a few meters away!

Skala's famous golden sandy beach is just 100 meters away from Costa Azzurra.

This complex is ideal for those who wish to have everything in close proximity!

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