I took my 16 year old daughter away for a week to Monolithos.

We had a lovely stay at Scorpios Beach Hotel. We were initially a little surprised at how uncomercialised Monolithos was, but soon became used to the peace and quiet. The beach (black sand) and landscape were a little barren but, on the plus side, we had it to ourselves. The loungers and umbrellas belonging to Scorpios Beach Hotel were provided free of charge which was a bonus as we had to pay for them at Kamari and also further down the beach at Monolithos. There were only two tavernas nearby and one tiny supermarket, but every meal we had was really lovely and the staff at both tavernas were so lovely.

Although we initially felt a little as if we were away from all the action, there was a minibus service from the Scorpios Beach which took us to Fira or Kamari for 2.5 Euros each. Even when we wanted to come home at 11 o'clock this was not a problem.

The pool was fabulous and we had that to ourselves from time to time also.

The apartment was much larger than any I have stayed in before in Greece and the whole small complex was very well looked after indeed and exceptionally clean.

I would recommend the Scorpios Beach Hotel to anyone wishing to have a relaxing time with the option to visit the hot spots which are a ten minute car ride away. The local public bus also serves Fira and you can get a bus to Kamari from there.