Yalis Studios

Booked a package via Olympic holidays for a week’s stay at Yalis. We arrived via taxi in the afternoon and were immediately greeted by Christina and shown straight to our room. We stayed in the first room of the single story building to the left. Our first impressions were a large balcony, a clean room with a double bed (not two singles pushed together), a small kitchenette and a modern wet room style bathroom. We are used to a typical Greek bathroom with clunky plumbing & a shower curtain that seems to follow you around but this appears to have been recently renovated & had high water pressure. The kitchenette had the basics of a plug-in hob, fridge/freezer (with ice cube tray) under the counter, selection of cutlery, crockery & glasses. We did not cook in the room during our stay but did use the fridge/freezer and was suitably cold. There was a tea towel in the room but no sponge/washing up liquid so do bring some if you plan to use the kitchen). We paid €56 for a week (€8 per day) of air conditioning and was excellent. The room was made up every day after our first day & fresh bedding/towels half way through the week. The pool area has fixed umbrellas and two sun beds per umbrella. The pool is clean & tidy and had a small child’s pool attached. The reviews mentioning building materials etc… are correct that there are some areas with materials left piled up but these are, in my opinion, tucked out of the way and do not impact you at all. It appears to be partly the result of renovation works happening over winter. The main couple who manage the hotel & Borsalino bar are Christina & Nikos and they are very friendly and happy to help where they can. They share ownership of the hotel with their family who look after the gardens and clean rooms etc… They arranged a taxi to take us back to the airport which arrived promptly. July 2025, it was €20 from the hotel to the airport. The pool bar food menu is quite simple (salads, pizza, sandwiches etc…) but if you’d like more variety (gyros, grilled meat & other typical Greek dishes) there is a grill house one minute’s walk east of the hotel. The bar has Sky Sports which is generally left on throughout the day/evening but was never loud & we certainly couldn’t hear it from our room/balcony. Had no issues with noise but I know this always depends on the guests staying at the time. Location of the hotel is brilliant. Just outside bus stop 10, neighbouring a supermarket (with bakery inside), grill house, 2 restaurants (we recommend Porta Rossa) all within 2mins walk. The beach (Achladies) is only a few minutes walk away and had space for towels or sun beds for rent (July 2025 we saw 2 beds & an umbrella for €20). There is also 3 different beach bars/tavernas available on Achladies offering good variety and reasonable prices. Overall, brilliant hotel for a simple Greek break. No frills but the room nicer than the average 2* Greek hotel, in my opinion. Great hosts, location and communal areas. Would happily book again!