Hotel Platanista

“Fantastic holiday”

We started our holiday at The Platanista Hotel on the 31st August. We really enjoyed our stay and would stay here again. Friendly reception staff on arrival. Our room was a ground floor terrace which was tucked in the corner so our only view was the hotel courtyard. Found the room slightly on the s… more

We started our holiday at The Platanista Hotel on the 31st August. We really enjoyed our stay and would stay here again. Friendly reception staff on arrival. Our room was a ground floor terrace which was tucked in the corner so our only view was the hotel courtyard. Found the room slightly on the small side though it was modern and the beds were very comfortable, with a large walk in shower room . We stayed half board , the food was splendid and there was plenty of choice Two excellent swimming pools with a bar and snack bar. Plenty of sunbeds and parasols due to the no towel reserve policy of the hotel. The pools were never overcrowded . It is about two hundred meters to the private beach where there is free sunbeds and parasols and always plenty of room there too. The buses did not seem to run to the timetable but there is a bicycle hire on the site of the hotel where you can hire a bike starting at 5 euros a day We are reasonably fit middle aged couple and it took us forty minutes to walk into Kos town. Men will need to wear trousers for evening meal

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“Lovely hotel with excellent staff”

This was our 1st visit to Kos. The hotel was exception clean and tidy in all areas especially the bedrooms which we serviced each day by Yanis one of the friendliest maids we have seen. The bedrooms had all the usual toiletries, TV (note No BBC channels) a free safe and fridge,excellent air con. Th… more

This was our 1st visit to Kos. The hotel was exception clean and tidy in all areas especially the bedrooms which we serviced each day by Yanis one of the friendliest maids we have seen. The bedrooms had all the usual toiletries, TV (note No BBC channels) a free safe and fridge,excellent air con. There is also a bug screen on the sliding door to the balcony. We did not experience any mosquitoes during our stay. The reception team were very helpful and answered any questions we had. The dining room was very clean and well serviced by the very friend staff who worked hard every day with a smile. The food was a good mixture of Mediterranean and European produce and the evening meals varied each day. If you required food during the day there was a pool bar/food available. There is a swim up bar in one of the 2 pools but this looks like it was open only in the high season July/August. There were always sun loungers available during our stay even though the hotel was busy. Be warned if you don’t like cats then maybe this hotel is not for you as they roam the hotel main walk ways and areas but not anywhere near the bedrooms. The cats looked well looked after and do not beg for anything. Although we did see one being removed from the dining area. We also seen a few chickens !! roaming near the pool area. There were roosters crowing early in the morning from various small holdings near the hotel but you get use to this. There are 2 bars in the evening one by reception served by Emilio (sorry if i spelt this wrong) who was very friendly always remembering your chose of drink and room number. The other bar was down by the dining /entertainment area. On the subject of entertainment, the two girls running this were very enthusiastic although we were expecting a few more singers / bands during our stay not karaoke or bingo most of the time. The hotel is a good 40 mins walk into Kos Town along a wide pathway which was shared with bikes and electric scooters which was something to keep an eye out for. There was a supermarket 400 mtrs towards Kos Town which sells bottled water which you will need back at the hotel. (6x 2ltrs bottles for €2) Hotel was €2.50 for a bottle. Beers cost were very similar to UK prices although very nice cocktails were €10 at the hotel. There was a small beach area exclusive for the hotel across the road at the bottom of the driveway but the entrance to the sea was very rocky and weighted bags were laid in the sea as a pathway. (Tip take surfer shoes or something similar which makes walking on the stones a lot easier). There were limited tavernas on the walk to Kos Town but there were 2 just a small walk along the walkway from the hotel both with sea views. We preferred the second one Blue Ocean Taverna which was friendly and served good food at a fair price. A lot of people hired Bikes from the rental shop just outside the hotel (also cars and beach buggy’s). All in all this was a lovely hotel but maybe next time we would choose one in Kos town itself. (TUI rep was on site every day except Saturday.)

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“Well done Platanista !”

Four guests 12-22 Oct 24 After initial mix up, Tui ? We ordered 2 twin rooms, allocated 1 double 1 twin, we settled into this lovely hotel. In a quieter location of Kos Town this hotel proved to be more than satisfactory ! Rooms, spotless, beds are the comfiest we have slept in anywhere !! The f… more

Four guests 12-22 Oct 24 After initial mix up, Tui ? We ordered 2 twin rooms, allocated 1 double 1 twin, we settled into this lovely hotel. In a quieter location of Kos Town this hotel proved to be more than satisfactory ! Rooms, spotless, beds are the comfiest we have slept in anywhere !! The food is amazing, lots of choice at both breakfast and dinner. The staff are friendly and helpful. Two large swimming pools, only small negative pools could be heated in late Sept/Oct Dining here was a joy so much choice and good food, housekeeping in rooms is excellent, how people can moan about this is beyond me ? Entertainment ? A bit childish for a mainly adult audience this time of year, but understand they maybe follow the same programme all season ? The young female leading the entertainment was quite annoying, repetative, with a patronising voice that would that scrapes like chalk on a blackboard, I would suggest better quality vocalists, music after dinner, and maybe the opportunity to dance before/after the main acts However on the whole found this hotel outstanding and would definately recommend!!

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