Apollon Hotel

“Fantastic hotel”

This hotel really impressed us - To keep this review honest, there were a couple of negatives, namely some of the rooms balconies' are in the shade, so room pick is luck of the draw (wouldn't sit on my balcony for any length of time anyway), the internal bar was not open (possibly as it was October… more

This hotel really impressed us - To keep this review honest, there were a couple of negatives, namely some of the rooms balconies' are in the shade, so room pick is luck of the draw (wouldn't sit on my balcony for any length of time anyway), the internal bar was not open (possibly as it was October) but the pool/veranda bar was about a 15 second walk away and the plastic glasses were quite small, especially for beers. Coffee was only available in the restaurant for Breakfast The positives - the hotel is spotlessly clean, and the staff are really "on the ball" to keep it that way, especially in the dining area. The food was very good, with a fantastic variety and not much repetition through the week. The "main" (meat/fish( portions were "small" as someone commented, but all you had to do was have more than one piece - there are no limits on what you can have or returning for "seconds". There was an abundance of main dishes, salads, vegetables, puddings and fruit, among other things, with no 2 days the same. The staff, from the managers to the cleaners are extremely polite and helpful. The rooms are spotlessly clean, and our cleaner "Lilyana" was an absolute artist when it came to towel art, with different designs daily- it actually became part of the enjoyment to daily guess what the days creation would be when we went back to the room. As advertised, there is no entertainment, which was one of the reasons we booked this hotel. Kos is a 25 min walk, or 8 Euro taxi ride away, and there are many things on offer if you want to be entertained. The beaches are a 150-200 yard walk from the hotel, some sand, some shingle. All in all a very enjoyable stay at a very well managed hotel - we enjoyed it so much, we will definitely return next year

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“Great hotel, overall. ”

We visited the Apollon Hotel for a week mid-October. The hotel is very nice. Room and shower excellent. All of the staff apart from one were very friendly. Food is excellent with plenty of choice. Our oom lady was lovely and very friendly. Hotel as sk in a great area with only a present twenty minu… more

We visited the Apollon Hotel for a week mid-October. The hotel is very nice. Room and shower excellent. All of the staff apart from one were very friendly. Food is excellent with plenty of choice. Our oom lady was lovely and very friendly. Hotel as sk in a great area with only a present twenty minute into Kos Town. Now, the not so great points. Plastic glasses - understandable around the pool during the day, but really not at night time. Dress code - evening dress advertised on Apollons own website as smart casual with men wearing long / mid length trousers. The dress code was more ripped jeans, wrinkled t-shirts, and sweat pants. Very disappointing. When we questioned the restaurant manager, we more or less got a shrug of the shoulders and were told that it was just swimwear that wasn't allowed. Pool towels - 2€ each, which we didn't mind paying for, but you could only keep them for one day. Surely, it would be better to keep them for longer as this would cut down on costs for the hotel and would be more environmentally sound. With all this said, we would return to the hotel as the good outweighed the not so good.

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“October trip”

The hotel is modern, very clean and well presented. The food was very good but as we went towards the end of the season it was hard to match food together from the buffet - so means ended up being a bit random. They also seemed to run it and only use half of the serving areas - but it was still ver… more

The hotel is modern, very clean and well presented. The food was very good but as we went towards the end of the season it was hard to match food together from the buffet - so means ended up being a bit random. They also seemed to run it and only use half of the serving areas - but it was still very good quality. The pool was very cold!!!!! And sun beds were reserved from early in the morning so you needed to get down there fast if you wanted one. There is no entertainment or animation team so I wouldn't go as a family. Location was good - quiet enough away from Kos city center but can easily walk in. I wouldn't pay for the gym just go to the one down the road for 2€ more and you get more equipment and as long as you like as the hotel gym isn't worth it - it should be free with the level of equipment that is there. There are no shower rooms for you to use if you have a late check out just a cold pool shower. Overall we had a great stay and would recommend for couples.

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“Nice stay, new hotel and clean, not quite 4 star in my opinion”

We stayed here recently for a cheap getaway in the sun. Although we had a nice time and the hotel was brilliantly clean with a nice pool, we probably won’t be staying here again due to a few things that we just felt weren’t up to standard. We arrived late at night due to flight times, the transfer… more

We stayed here recently for a cheap getaway in the sun. Although we had a nice time and the hotel was brilliantly clean with a nice pool, we probably won’t be staying here again due to a few things that we just felt weren’t up to standard. We arrived late at night due to flight times, the transfer to this hotel is fine and only took about 40 minutes stopped at about 5 hotels before (Jet2 transfer) we arrived at around midnight and checked in fine although we weren’t given much information about the hotel, like meal times locations of things etc. We were given food on arrival (or so it was advertised) however this was half a sandwich each and an apple which wasn’t quite what I would have expected from a 4 star hotel. Got to our room which was spotless and clearly newly renovated with a big walk in shower, and plenty of space. I wasn’t best impressed with it being two single beds pushed together but the quality of bedding was good and we slept just fine! There is a mini fridge with one bottle of water. The water is never refilled which is fine, but there is nowhere in the hotel to fill water up and there are signs prohibiting the filling of bottles in the restaurant. Obviously you can get cups of water at the bar but they did not want to fill bottles either and so we found ourselves going to the shop over the road and buying bottles there to last us the week. The hotel advertises free WiFi in communal areas only but I could not access this while we were there. The upgraded room comes with a terrace and is pool side with private sunbeds. However it is luck of the draw which one you get and our sunbeds were never in the sun which was a real shame. The pool area again is very clean and tidy but you do have to be quick to get your sunbeds in the morning, as they fill up very early. The food while we were there was absolutely fine, lots of choice and they change it up each meal time, but the quality of the food is again, in my opinion, less than what I would expect from a 4 star hotel. We also found the drinks to be below standard, with not a huge all inclusive bar menu, fruit squash instead of real juice, home brand cola and lemonade etc. The staff were friendly and with the hotel making improvements, maybe in a few years I would return, due to the good price, spotless hotel and friendly staff.

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