Hotel Louloudis

The Louloudis Boutique Hotel was a lovely place for us to enjoy our first holiday on Thassos - the northern most Greek island, that we were informed is the Greek island most revisited. The fact that it is adult only was a key selling point for us. It's conveniently situated at 10mins drive from ferry & in a lovely situation - 5 mins walk from a beautiful stretch of beach - with a couple of idyllic beach spots that are so stunning that you won't want to spend time in the hotel pool! Unfortunately, there's no mini market within walking distance - if you don't have a hire car, you'll need to jump on the bus (but be sure to double check the latest timetable!) or order a taxi. It cost us €14 one way to nearest Thassos town. Our room was quite simple and apart from having 2 single beds pushed together instead of the double that we would have preferred, it was all that we needed. We were even happier to receive a kettle when requested! Housekeeping did a fantastic job keeping everything spotlessly tidy & making sure we had everything else we might have needed. As a footnote, I should mention that we arrived much later than expected - 11.45 - and were kindly presented with a much needed & delicious plate of food that we were very happy to accept! We had a couple of gripes I feel I should mention: the Spa is almost non-existent as far as I can tell - I attempted to book treatments which never materialised for various reasons that I'm still not that sure of. However, the biggest issue for us was smoking in the dining area. There are no 'No smoking' signs but when we asked the staff, we were told that the hotel has a No Smoking policy. A number of people ignored requests not to smoke in the outside dining area, others respectfully moved to a specific area with ash trays clearly allocated for their convenience. The inconsistency seems to stem from the Manager being a smoker herself. It was evident that staff had no power to enforce the rule when the Manager herself was lighting up whilst joining a table of guests. Finally, I have to sing the praises of the staff - in particular, the breakfast serving ladies, (apologies we didn't get your names!), Natalie & Sofia - the wonderfully efficient, courteous and very helpful girls serving dinner (& delicious strawberry margarita's!!) - and as previously mentioned, the housekeeping staff. We had a really lovely time.

It is the second time here (2015 first trip). Accomodation in Boutique Rooms (biger, ground floor, big balcony, quiet). The hotel 200 meter from the beach. Good position, near restaurants, near shops and pharmacy, 5-10 minutes from the ferry (by car). Excellent quality in the restaurant, they use best of products, nice a la carte dishes. The owner and the stuff very friendly. Clean and nice swimming pool, cool pool-bar. We will return for the 3rd thime for shure.