Nine Muses Hotel

Me and wife recently got married here and I could not fault a thing. We have been engaging with Koula who organises the weddings for over a year since we sat down with her and planned our big day and it went absolutely superb. If your looking to have a simple and intimate wedding ceremony then I would not look any further. The chapel at the hotel is the perfect setting and everything from photography to catering was absolutely top notch. In terms of the hotel stay we had a party of 11 and every single person was absolutely over the moon with the location, standard, cleanliness, the efforts of the staff etc. It really does have everything you would want and expect. We are already planning our return trip, the location is brilliant, very close to the beach and a short walk ro Skala town.

Yet another fantastic stay at the Nine Muses Hotel. Unbeatable location, opposite the beach and just a few minutes walk from the town. Rooms are a good size, good storage, and kept spotlessly clean by the staff. The restaurant compares with the best in the resort and although we book on a bed and breakfast basis, we often eat at the hotel restaurant, both at lunch time and in the evening. All the staff are friendly and efficient. We like the way breakfast is served. Rather than the unhygienic free for all buffet, you tell the counter staff what you want and they assemble the plate for you. There are three pools to choose from, including one adult pool (although there are very few children at this hotel). I have only one small criticism with regard to the pools. There is the usual notice that people should not reserve sun beds and then disappear. This rule is not enforced, so if you want to play by the rules, you will be lucky to get a place at the lower pool as most of the beds have towels on them by 8am. One starts it and then others feel they have to join in, so before long you have several people creeping out of their rooms first thing to get their towels on a sunbed. Why have a rule and not enforce it? Anyway, rant over. This hotel, at least in my opinion, is the best in Skala.

This review is based purely on the room we were allocated after 20+ years of making this our go to hotel. Unfortunately there is no provision to give this a zero rating and over the years we have spent with the Muses I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would have to write such a damming review! I note that as far back as July 2017 someone’s review read ‘Avoid Room 218’ Obviously loyalty over the years to this hotel holds no sway and you’re stuck with the room allocated on your arrival. The TUI and the Muses give you a wonderful view of a Twin Room on their website, but believe me Room 218 is nothing like this, it has to be the worst room they have! Yes we complained and asked to be moved to another room yet this never materialised! You will see from the attached pictures how cramped this room actually is, so much so that it is devoid of a dressing table or even a chair in the room! My wife literally had to stand at the mirror above the sink in the bathroom to do her makeup each day. Only by pushing our twin beds together in the centre of the room did it allow you to get just under 3ft of space all around.This space was further compromised by the TV screen attached to the wall which you needed to avoid in case of banging your head each time! The door into this room opened directly onto your small wardrobe space and was only stopped by banging into it by a doorstop conveniently placed on the floor and a hazard for stubbing toes on. You shared one side of your twin bed with a fridge which you didn’t need to get out of bed to open and kept you awake during the night! The other twin bed you could reach out from and draw the curtains onto the small outside balcony if you so wished. Finally the bathroom.The toilet was situated so close to the shower screen that unless you were a very small person you needed to sit side saddle every time! Yes we are left deflated by our experience this year and raise the question as to why we should have to pay the same going rate as someone else in a Twin Room with more space and at least the benefit of a dressing table and chair. The next thing I will do now is cancel the booking already made for next year with the Muses and wish the next occupants of this room the best of luck.