Hotel Villa Nisteri

This is the ideal place for those who want a traditional Greek holiday in a small, family-run hotel. Villa Nisteri is perched just above an unspoilt sandy beach and has its own great taverna which has stunning views across the bay to Thassos Town. Rooms are very small but well equipped and spotlessly clean. Towels and sheets are changed regularly. There is no extra charge for room safes or air conditioning. I thought the food was very good indeed. However, it is traditional Greek fare, with not much provision for vegetarians. Staff are very willing to accommodate special diets, but I would advise contacting the hotel directly before you arrive so that they can plan ahead. (Messages sent through agents such as Tui are not, it appears, passed on reliably.) It takes around twenty-five minutes to walk from the hotel to Thassos Town, and much of that walk is along a main road. We decided to hire a car for a week, which allowed us to visit much of the island. There is parking at the hotel. I would happily return to this lovely hotel.

We stayed at here for 2 weeks. Half board. The stay wasn’t too bad. The Hotel was very clean and tidy and the staff and owners were very helpful and friendly at all times. Hotel did not have a pool but it’s on a lovely sandy beach with sun beds and chairs provided free of charge. You will need to bring your own beach towels as these are not provided. Our room 402 was very small with a balcony. The bathroom was extremely small especially the shower area. There was a safe, mini bar and air conditioning which is included at no extra cost which is a plus. The room is serviced every day and the towels changed every 3 days. Hotel is a 20 minute walk from the centre of Thassos, you need to walk half of it along a main road with no footpath from the hotel which is very dangerous especially at night. The centre is very nice with many bars and restaurants and also a nice seafront. There is a large Supermarket on the way to the centre on the main road. The hotel food is as basic as you can get especially the breakfast. Breakfast is buffet with very limited items which seem to run out at all the times, and you need to keep asking for them as they do not notice items are missing. One the first morning I had to ask for coffee cups, milk, fried eggs and spoons. Dinner is a set menu every night. They will confirm in the morning what you want for that evening. We travel 8 to 10 times a year and never have come across this setup. A very controlled setup. The meals in the evening were very nice but seem to be a very limited choice. When they bring you the dessert which can be a fruit such as 1 nectarine in a bowl. Another evening a hand full of sour green grapes also in a bowl. I asked the owners son if I could have someone else as the grapes were not edible, he offered me watermelon. I asked if I could have some ice cream and he replied that he would need to see. I eventually told him not to bother. Felt like I was begging. I would not class fruit as a dessert. Overall fairly happy with the hotel. But would not choose stay here again.