Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos

Hotel was great but had a massage and spa treatment with Tesi that was incredible. Fully recommend the spa packages and any treatments you have.

Great for holiday with kids as the entertainment team are brilliant and loads of facilities to keep them entertained. Special shout out to the receptionist Naiara who went above and beyond to make our holiday so good. She’s a superstar

I made the mistake of reading these reviews the week before we left for Kos, and given some of the bad ones I was quite apprehensive ahead of our holiday. We’d been to the same Iberostar resort in Majorca three years in a row prior to Greece and loved it there, so Mikri Poli Kos always had a lot to live up to. While I agree with aspects of some of the negative reviews, our two children (7 and 9) loved the holiday, while me and my partner were pleasantly surprised. Location - As others have said, it’s a 10/10 for location. 10 minutes from the airport (no issues with the transfers), right on the beach and a short walk from the beautiful Kardamena. There are lots of restaurants and bars in the town, as well as loads of cats! We also visited Kos town which is about a 30-minute drive and very geared towards tourists. Food - Seems to be a big sticking point for some reviewers. The main restaurant did get busy but we never felt it was too busy. Yes, the selection didn’t change much over our seven days and it just lacked that freshness and variety Iberostar has. Very meat heavy and no fresh fish at all. What fish they had was grilled for far too long and virtually inedible. The kids were happy though, so was I (I’ll eat anything), but my fish-loving partner not so much. Breakfast was good and we loved the food outlets in the day. We didn’t try the Greek restaurant or American diner but went to the Italian and Chinese. Italian was the usual fare but the Chinese was excellent (more so for us adults). You have to book these other restaurants and our initial Chinese booking was cancelled, after which we were told it was fully booked. However, on the penultimate night, we could see it was virtually empty so tried our luck and ate there. Overall, they’ve spread themselves too thin when it comes to food. Focusing more on upping the standard of the main restaurant at the expense of the Italian would help. Pools/entertainment - Our kids didn’t do any kids’ club activities so I can’t comment on those. They spent most of their time in the infinity pool. I’d agree with another reviewer who felt the lifeguards were slightly over officious. Quite often the long pool next to the infinity was empty. Yes, the water was cold, although people expecting it to be warm at the end of May are hoping for too much. It was a deep pool and maybe that played a part in it not being used much. While my son loved the water park up the hill, unfortunately it was only when we got there that we found out there is a height restriction. My daughter was a fraction too small, and although annoying as she’s only 14 months younger than my son, she wasn’t that bothered. The water park was also quiet and I felt a lot more could have been done with it. However, there is a much bigger water park a mile or two down the road. A day in the pool meant we weren’t particularly fussed about the evening shows. When we did go the amphitheatre was about half full and I felt they could do more appealing shows other than singing duos/trios. There were activities in the day for adults (yoga, Pilates, water aerobics etc) but they weren’t advertised anywhere on the hotel app and the lovely instructor Emily was doing everything she could to get people to attend. The hotel really needs to work on this. Room - We were lucky to have a room in a great location. It wasn’t the biggest but we all slept well. The walls are on the thin side though. However, when it comes to the room, my abiding memory will be how on our fourth morning I woke to a huge thunderstorm. Not only that but the torrential rain had flooded the bathroom and come about three metres into the room. It was clear the rain had come under the door. The lack of an immediate response after informing reception was disappointing. In fact, by the time we had returned from breakfast the room still hadn’t been attended to. I made a complaint to TUI on our return and an apology was the most they could offer. I could be wrong but I can’t believe it was a one-off. Smoking - The hotel seemed very smoker-friendly with smoking areas around the two pools we used the most. For me, smokers should not be catered for like that where there are going to be lots of children. They really need to put smoking areas well away from children and other non-smokers. Staff/cleanliness - Other than the lack of immediate action to the flooding, the staff were friendly everywhere we went. In Greece you’re not supposed to flush toilet paper down the toilet. While the hotel was clean on the whole, the women’s toilets by the main bar was on a shocking state one day when the bins hadn’t been emptied. These toilets were also closed on several occasions. Overall, we enjoyed our holiday, the kids especially loved it, but if we were to go back to Kos it would be to a different hotel. There are a few tweaks they can make to improve things and the 5-star rating is definitely too generous.

great holiday with my family a big shout out to all the holiday village and pink positive staff who was absolutely superb they are a massive credit to there companies and can genuinely see they love there job , amazing hotel with great views , if have problems with walking i would maybe look else where as there are lots of hills , food and drink was as good as you will get from a all inclusive hotel A special mention to fred and chase from the football academy my son absolutely loved it The spa manager was great guy and his staff were brilliant too we had a few massages Ivan Adrian and Kevin are great lads from the pool bar always served with a smile , some of the other hotel staff was a little miserable if I'm being honest didn't affect our stay though but thought was worth highlighting Would definitely think about returning in the future

Great holiday, lots for the kids to do. Enjoyed my spa experience had a lovely back massage with Tesi. I would recommend.