written by on 20/07/2013
FOR A GREAT HOLIDAY, WITH THE PERFECT HOST, DEMETRI AND HIS PARENTS MAKE YOU WELCOME AND I NOW HAVE A NEW FRIEND IN DEMETRI,NOTHING IS TOO MUCH TROUBLE,GREAT POOL BAR,AND OFFERING GOOD FOOD, SPOTLESS SWIMMING POOL, LOVELY GROUNDS AND ACCOMADATION YOU CAN SEE WHY GUESTS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR
written by Stevecarroll on 05/07/2011
All I can say is that my wife and I never go back to the same place twice, with exception to Jimmys studios. I can quite honestly say that the week we stayed was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable holiday experience we have ever had. Dimetri and his family are real hosts who look after their guests as if they are a member of the family. The effort that the family put in to make your holiday a great one is second to none. The location is great for walks into the hills , 5 minutes from the beach and ample places to eat and drink in the evening. Located 5 mins walk from the main island bus route, lets you have oppertunity to explore the island. How anyone can write a bad rewiew I do not know, the setting is butiful (we over looked Dimetris fathers garden looking at fresh tomatos, lemons and cucubers growing up the trees) The pool is great for quiet relaxing afternoons. The bar is great entertainment, the BBQ once aweek was exceptional and good value for money. All in all cant wait to get back this year.. Steve and Heather Carroll
written by on 16/05/2011
it's a wonderfull place with lovely and friendly owners!it was my best holidays!!
written by on 14/05/2011
a wonderful place, is a green paradise with very welcome owners!!!and very nice costumers!!i stayed there before a week and was my best holidays ever!!i will be back definitely!!!! Terry!!xxx
written by on 30/04/2011
Its a perfect place to stay with lovely people and wonderful owners!!!You feel like your home!!i have visit this place more than three times!!!its my greek home!!!Carol and Steve
written by on 25/03/2011
perfect place amazing people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xx
written by Neil Thompson on 12/09/2010
I have just spent 3 weeks at Jimmy's studios with my wife Helen, and having read the other reports I feel we must have stayed somewhere else!, as Jimmy's Studios in Platanias, run by Dimitri and his parents, is one of the nicest, cleanest and most pleasant holiday studio/apartment complexes I have ever stayed in. I have been going to Greek Islands for over 25 years and have returned to Skiathos on 14 of those occasions, each time staying at a different location. Jimmy's Studios rates as one of the best I have ever stayed at. Dimitri himself is a very pleasant, helpful, cheerful, friendly guy who works long hours to ensure everyone is happy and relaxed, running his poolside bar from breakfast till well past 1.00 am. His mother and father are lovely pleasant people, helping to run the place and the cleaning lady was very helpful and totally reliable. The rooms are air conditioned, there is a TV if you desire to watch one and all the rooms have balconies. The pool is lovely and clean and there are plenty of beds to soak up the sun on. The studio's are near to the bus route and thus only 5 minutes from the beach. If I was to find fault, it would be that we didn't stay there longer! I can only thank Olympic holidays and Dimitri for giving us a great holiday, thanks guys! Neil Thompson.
written by on 07/09/2010
Basic, clean accommodation but with a number of problems: 1. The toilet stopcock was faulty so it refilled, noisily, all night. 2. The pool was frequently unavailable just when the children wanted to use it due to 'cleaning.' 3. The landlady shouted orders at guests from the courtyard to turn lights off, etc. She could be described as a bossy old battleaxe. 4. The maid refused to clean another room while I was taking a nap, but barged in to do her clean then and there. 5. The room flooded. 6. There was no air conditioning, which should be standard nowadays. 7. The owners' family held frequent noisy and abusive arguments, shouting at full volume across the courtyard. 8. Assuming guests didn't speak Greek, the owners spoke of guests in, shall we say, unflattering terms, also at the top of their lungs. 9. Light bulbs in common areas, which were dark, tiled and thus slippery, mysteriously failed in twos and weren't changed when guests requested. 10. The Olympic representative immediately sided with the owners in every matter, rather than REPRESENTING the paying customer, i.e., the guest. 11. The plumbing was inadequately/not earthed. So if you put your hand under a running tap while the cooker was on, you got a mild shock. Combined with a damp floor, this could be dangerous (see point 5). 12. There was no shower curtain, so anything left in the bathroom got wet when you had a shower.
Written on: 04/10/2010
Having stayed at Jimmy's Studios as recently as 14-28 Sept 2010 there are a number of factors which do not ring true about this report.
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<br/>2. The pool was always cleaned before 9am before many guests were up and never closed during the course of the day.
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<br/>3. There is *no courtyard* at these premises and the 'landlady' unlikely to shout orders as she speaks very little English.
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<br/>6. All rooms have air-conditioning.
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<br/>7. As 3 above there is *no courtyard* to shout across.
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<br/>12. I certainly had a shower curtain, but 'wet rooms' are I believe quite fashionable!
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<br/>In truth I believe this a review of another 'Jimmys Studio' of which there are several in Skiathos.
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written by on 10/01/2010
everything amazing i visited this place for 4 time me and my family!!!!i suggest it.
written by on 03/09/2009
Platanias, Jimmy Studios is A GREAT place to stay that is near the beach....the family who run it are the best aswell....for a budget self-catering holiday you couldn't get better...and i have stayed in others in Platanius too:-) Jimmy ROCKS!!!
written by nic85 on 25/06/2009
This was our first stay at Jimmy's. After booking the holiday I read some of these reviews and was a bit worried about going and so went expecting the worst! It is basic and some of the bathroom fittings could do with replacing but it is decent accommodation for the price that we paid.
The main problem was the lack of hot water. I think this wasn't due to any sort of fualt it was just because they didn't like turning the boiler on! This aside we had a nice stay, the local supermarkets are very expensive so we ate out all the time except for breakfast, plus the kitchen isn't really very well equiped.
If they could sort out the hot water problem I would reccommend this place.
written by on 21/06/2009
We visited Jimmy's Studios for the 3rd time this year and again not disappointed by the warm friendly welcome you receive from the family.
The rooms are what to be expected from greek accommodation, basic but well kept and cleaned daily. If you have not been to greece before, then make sure you don't expect too much from your accommodation.
The hosts are the most wonderful people to look after you on your holiday. They don't speak english very well but are most hospitable people.
I would recommend this property for a relaxed break with friendly people in a peaceful location.
written by YVONNE TIMSON on 15/10/2008
Extremely friendly, lovely and clean. Great pool. Nice and quiet but close enough for everything. Elvis lives on in Dimitri. Had a great greek night. Great food. All freshly cooked. Bit of a rough track but not far. Did not need a torch. Definitely one to return too. Long journey to Skiathos but well worth it.
written by on 12/07/2008
On our visit Sept 07, nearly all the holidaymakers had been on previous visits no one had a bad word or comment about the place or people and after two weeks we joined the clan, excellent place, we want to go back, we didn't want to leave!
written by steph29 on 18/08/2007
Best holiday we've had and we have been to a few Greek islands. This place is family run, no stress, good people, would definitely go back to Platanias and Jimmy Studios.
written by lee marsh on 05/06/2006
Everyone at Jimmy Studios in Skiathos will make you so welcome. They are great hosts! The studios are set in a peaceful area. People I found go back year after year, and I will go back again in the future.
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Guest's Response to Stevecarroll's Review
Written on: 07/07/2011
Perhaps if you had stayed in a dark, dingy room, with a sinking toilet for a week as we did, perhaps your comment would be totally different. Next time try rooms 12 or 13 and then write a review!!!