Aegean View Aqua Resort

“An unexpectedly nice holiday end of season.”

It was a last minute deal with Travelodeal so we were not expecting much. It was a pleasant surprise to find a comfortable room, excellent food arrived fresh three times a day every day, and free drinks all day by the pool. It is a little distant from the town, but there is a free shuttle service s… more

It was a last minute deal with Travelodeal so we were not expecting much. It was a pleasant surprise to find a comfortable room, excellent food arrived fresh three times a day every day, and free drinks all day by the pool. It is a little distant from the town, but there is a free shuttle service several times a day. It was the end of the season, but there were shops and restaurants open in the town and plenty of boats offering the three islands tours. The only disappointment was the boat trip to Bodrum, which was a very unappealing city. A shopkeeper kept trying to sell us watches while we were eating lunch in a restaurant.. The reception and restaurant staff in the hotel were very friendly and helpful. Would go again.

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“Best holiday ever”

Like many others, I was apprehensive coming to the hotel after reading the reviews, but rest assured we had THE BEST time ever. Upon arrival (1am) we were checked in quickly and was directed to our room. The only thing I will say is that directions were very vague and we were staying in the 300’s… more

Like many others, I was apprehensive coming to the hotel after reading the reviews, but rest assured we had THE BEST time ever. Upon arrival (1am) we were checked in quickly and was directed to our room. The only thing I will say is that directions were very vague and we were staying in the 300’s of the hotel so we had quite a walk (hike) to our room with 2 cases but we found the fun in that and after around 30 mins finally got into our room. The room was basic, but very pleasant and clean. Cannot fault the staff, restaurant manager always said hello and smiled and nothing was too much for any of them. The shop workers had bad reviews but we found no problems with them at all, they were lovely too. The food is like any usual all inclusive hotel, however Greek night was our favourite and the BBQ food was incredible. If you’re looking for luxurious meals I would say it probably isn’t for you but if you are fairly laid back then you will be totally fine. There was a microwave in the restaurant if you need to warm food up too. The pool areas could do with a little refurb but we’re totally fine to be around. We staying around the main pool most days as this is where all the entertainment takes place, pools were nice and chilly so we could cool off in the heat. The entertainment team… wow, they made our holiday! Mikey, Tamas and Fredo were the highlights of our holiday, along with the amazing group of people we met whilst out there. Water polo became a daily competition within our group, as well as darts, and the beer pong got us all ready for the evening entertainment. The beer pong drinks were terrible but it made it ever funnier… then the evening entertainment was the icing on the cake for us with a variation of quizzes, tombola, mini disco, dancers, and my favourite, election night! We didn’t use the shuttle bus into town as it was always full, so we got a taxi down which cost around €10, but we managed to get the contact details of a taxi driver which was very convenient as we could just ring him up and he would be there in 10 minutes… most taxi’s are minibuses which was great for the big group we had so often only cost €4 per person. The shuttle bus also drops you off in the marina, and not the centre of Kos town so we found it more convenient to get the taxis. They do also have scooters you can use at the hotel and scoot down to the town, then get them back as well, which is what some of our other friends did. All in all we had the best holiday ever at this hotel, I do believe it was made special because of the entertainment team and the people we met out there, but rest assured the hotel itself was incredible with amazing views too! If you’re looking for a luxurious getaway, it probably isn’t for you, but if you want to chill, have fun, meet amazing people and have a great view, I would 10000% recommend this hotel for you! Thank you to all the staff that made our trip memorable! :)

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“Room for improvement but exceeded expectations”

Look at the map outside reception to find your room before you start looking for your room. Receptionist instructions aren’t the best and there is no signage towards rooms and guidance. Quite slippy unsafe tiles, take care when walking around. Also hidden steps with no warning quite dangerous in t… more

Look at the map outside reception to find your room before you start looking for your room. Receptionist instructions aren’t the best and there is no signage towards rooms and guidance. Quite slippy unsafe tiles, take care when walking around. Also hidden steps with no warning quite dangerous in the dark when trying to find room. I wouldn’t recommend this holiday for anyone with accessibility requirements, or bad limbs. Lots of steps, there are some slopes but tiles are so slippy I wouldn’t trust them. Food selection really good. They have some authentic Greek foods if you want them. But also Italian/British style foods as well if you’re a fussy eater I.e plain pasta, chips etc. also I was very impressed regarding food safety and hygiene. There was someone regularly going round checking temps of food, everything looked clean also. Tip for air con in the room is to use the jet mode to give it a boost. They have a screen in the poolside bar area which did have England games on. I travelled in international break so this was quite good. Channel selection in room is very limited, just a few English news channels and a music channel. However I didn’t mind this. Drink selection was ok, varied amount of cocktails. FYI No Malibu, but they did run based cocktails (some premixed). Red, white and rose wine, beer is quite light and easy to drink. Coffee machine and hot water available to help yourself to throughout the day which was quite good. Information sheet states Sunday no room service but they still knock and come round. Overall out of summer holidays and if you can get this place at a good rate it’s more than worth every penny. The service in general isn’t great, although the staff work hard they either overdo interaction or no interaction at all.

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“Great if you want a beautiful view”

Set in the hills overlooking Psalidi and kos town. Has its own shuttle bus to Kos Town runs every hour from 0900 to 1500. All inclusive resort, to be fair have done AI in Caribbean and it was a lot better food and drink wise there than Greece. Resort staff friendly and helpful, mini market on site… more

Set in the hills overlooking Psalidi and kos town. Has its own shuttle bus to Kos Town runs every hour from 0900 to 1500. All inclusive resort, to be fair have done AI in Caribbean and it was a lot better food and drink wise there than Greece. Resort staff friendly and helpful, mini market on site. The activity team led by Mikey entertaining. Would recommend for families as a number of pools to choose from if you don’t like the beach.

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