Ilios K Village Resort

We have just come back from a week’s stay here . I was travelling with my husband and teenage daughter. We arrived early hrs and staff were friendly and gave us a bag with a sandwich each an apple and small bottle of ouzo as a welcome gesture. Very nice thought but neither or my daughter can have bread but they weren’t to know . No drink offered luckily we had a drink with us . Tax was more than what was advised and the safe was expensive at €20 for 1 wk . Room was basic but clean but don’t know what maid did really as didn’t look like she did much other than fold sheets and changed towels twice . Never gave us clean coffee cups so they were only used on first night . Didn’t seam to wipe anywhere or brush and mop floors . Air-con in our room was good and kept room nice and cool as it was the only place that was kept cool . Room was for up two four people but only 2 chairs on balcony which I must admit was small so would struggle with more . We found staff friendly enough especially the waiters/ waitresses always busy . I agree with others that the lady who seamed to run the bar in the evenings is miserable and very off putting never saw here smile except with her friends at one side of bar . Always ready to help them but not on all inclusive unless it was extremely busy . It was a 2 drink rule which was crazy as in a party of 3 which meant 2 of us had to go up every time we wanted a drink except at pool bar which is madness . Ran out of vodka on two nights which seeing as it wasn’t a party place I find that poor management . Did not feel friendly at all , there was a tip cup that said ( tips because we want holidays too ) well my advice is if you want people to tip you need to up your game and provide a welcoming and helpful service and then maybe you would receive plenty of tips . Cup was mainly empty but I’m not surprised at all with the service . When I asked about the no spirits till after 6 , I was told it’s because it’s a family hotel . I am so glad I didn’t bring my children when they were younger as they would have been bored stiff especially at night . No children’s entertainment at all nothing in the day or at night . In one weeks stay we seen one act of a belly dancer who was on for about 30mins if that . I think if your selling your self as a family hotel then you should be putting day and evening activities on for them . I’ve never been to a place that doesn’t do something for children. Children seamed to find entertainment by running around jumping of things which no one monitored and could be dangerous especially where it was wet. I felt for them and parents as if your paying for an all inclusive to then have to pay extra to entertain children day and night it costs a lot . Food that was there was good but limited selection especially as it was a busy time of year and hotel was full . Limited hot breakfast choice it alternated between bacon and fried egg one day the next day sausage and omelette and so on . No full sau

We had a very relaxing holiday, the hotel is lovely, very clean, fresh towels and sheets everyday. The food was really good, there was a choice for everyone, vegetarian food was plentiful. The lamb and meat dishes were delicious. There are lots of nice walks around the hotel & the bus stops outside of the hotel. It is very handy to get into Kos City. The Salt Lake walk is a must & takes around 10 minutes to get there to see the Flamingoes . We would not hesitate to go back. If you like peace and relaxing, then it's the place to go. The staff were very friendly & helpful. Just be aware that the Bedroom Tax needs to be paid in cash, which we weren't aware of. All in all we had a great time & would return without hesitation.

I had stayed at the ilios nearly 25 years ago as a child and was lovely to come back as an adult. We booked a twin room but were given a maisonette which was a lovely surprise. Rooms were well maintained and kept clean during our holiday. We had a couple of issues with the toilet and air con but both of these were dealt with efficiently by the lovely receptionist (I’m sorry I didn’t get your name.) Breakfast was standard but lots of hot/cold choices. Lunch and dinner was served in a separate area. The food was freshly made and prepared (if you are fussy eater it may not be the best for you.) I was surprised by the quality of the food we had souvlaki, chicken , gyros, and was always accompanied by tzatziki, bread and salads. Fresh trays were brought out by the cooks quickly. Beer (Zorbas) is available during the day from the pool bar which was nice after a swim. The young man at the pool bar will also do his best to make cold/ice coffees. Drinks were served from 6pm from the main bar including a range of spirits. We couldn’t work out if their ‘cocktail of the day’ was actually included in the all inclusive package. All the staff we encountered were very friendly ( I do get other reviewers comments about the lady at the bar… but from our perspective it seemed like she was just making sure people didn’t take their glasses near the pool and everyone else was incredibly friendly!) The younger man was lovely and always smiling so we made sure to always add a euro or two to the tip jar. 😊 We made us of the bus to the beach as the heat can be a bit too much it would have been nice if there were more frequent times during the day.