Hotels Near The Stone Roses Bar in Kos

This hotel is not 5* and I don’t think it is 4* either, in my opinion I think the hotel is a good 3* at most. The reason for this follows, positives for the hotel are that the transfer from the airport is about 15 minutes so no sat on an old coach for hours, the sunsets here are fantastic and the staff are very nice and pleasant. You are delivered to your room via a buggy system which is a little different, and all inclusive was fine with some cocktails included with average beer and wine without limits, well at least until 11pm where it stops, and you must pay. The food is good with fresh fruit and salad in abundance, the cooked food was nice although the fish all tasted the same, but pizza, burgers, kebabs and other cooked food were very tasty. The à la carte restaurant was free and you just paid for your drinks, that said neither of us liked the food as it was over seasoned and the same as the main restaurant. The hotel is very tired and needs a lot of updates and cleaning to improve the star rating, the cleaning standards are low, the bath was very dirty with mould to the edges rubbish under the bed. The towels are changed every two days and beach towels once a week not daily as other places. The pool is nice but the area around the pool is dirty and very slippy where the slime / moss is, I witnessed a couple of people slip quite badly not safe at all. Sunbeds are grubby and are in desperate need of a clean. There is a supermarket opposite that is well priced for water and snacks as well as other stuff, there is also car and bike hire but I never used so cannot comment on how good they were. We used the coach that could be caught from directly outside the hotel for 10 euros each return to Kos town. Nowhere close enough to walk so taxis would be needed. The beech is a short walk but was disappointed when I reached it as there was piles of seaweed on the beach as well as broken sunbeds and parasols with other allotted rubbish piles at the back of the beach in a kind of cove area. The hotel does suffer from constant plane noise as it is on the flight path, that said you do get used to the noise, the other complaint is the constant fuel tankers that rumble past the hotel to what I think is a nearby port transporting fuel I presume to the airport, these are as often as the planes so be careful crossing the road to the beach. I hope this helps with your selection; I am not completely disappointed but will not stay here again.

This hotel is just a lovely hotel to stay, spotlessly clean in all areas. But one of the best things about and what made it such a great experience was the wonderful staff, Steve on night reception is such a lovely guy. But every one of the reception staff could not have been more helpful to myself and my friend, the ladies in the dining area so friendly to everyone. We could not have chosen a better hotel for our week in kos, had a lovely week. Thanks for everything all, Christine Quinn and Susan Chesters

From the start of our stay, we truly had a 5-star experience. From the food to the staff, everything here at this hotel was amazing. The hotel is situated away from the main town of Kos which for us was lovely as the beach / hotel was quiet and you are away from all the noise. However, to get to Kos town you will either have to walk (30-40 minutes) or take the bus (it is right outside the hotel and its €1.50 one way). You can also take a taxi but as we enjoyed the walk, we ended up walking most nights. The restaurant here is amazing, verging on Michelin star. Would definitely recommend trying the brunch menu! The breakfast buffet was stocked very well, with lots of variety for everyone. The gym is somewhat well-equipped, not for your avid gym goes but equipped enough to have a good workout. There is a proper gym a 10-15 minute walk away if you really needed one but the one at the hotel does the job. The staff restock water, Powerade and towels everyday in the gym fridge so you can enjoy your workout. The spa was amazing, We booked a 75-minute Candlelight massage (definitely try it) and it was very relaxing, the staff in the spa are respectful and kind. The spa facilities are well equipped with a sauna, steam room and spa pool. The stars of the show and what makes this hotel so worth is the attentiveness and kindness of the staff. They truly look after you and try make your stay as pleasant and easy as possible. They give lots of recommendations (what restaurants to eat at in town and places to see) and provide lots of helpful information. We enquired on how to travel to Zia at the reception with a lovely lady and she gave us a bus timetable and when we came back in the evening we were greeted by another receptionist asking how our trip to Zia was. It took us by surprise as we had not encountered the second receptionist earlier. This truly showed us the attentiveness of the staff and how they go out of their way to make you feel so welcome. If we could rate this hotel higher than 5 stars we would. Thank you for having us and we will be back next year.

This is a beautiful hotel and the infinity pool is stunning! However unless you are willing to wake up and trek down to pool before 8am you will struggle to get a sun bed. Regardless of the beauty of this hotel I found the majority of the staff extremely unhelpful and rude. They clearly had no interest in their job and I found for a 5 star hotel I was constantly having to ask for stuff that was missing. We were all inclusive and during breakfast/lunch/dinner I found we were regularly left waiting for service of drinks and a lot of time we went without. Likewise with cutlery often the tables were set but if not I had to go looking for staff for cutlery etc. I found the bar staff in the main bar to have a horrible attitude with one rolling their eyes when we ordered drinks (after leaving us waiting for 15 minutes until I put my hand up to get his attention, regardless of making eye contact with me multiple times before this). There was one late evening when we arrived back at the hotel when there were multiple bar staff standing looking at our table without service so my partner went to order drinks at the bar. While he was there he witnessed one member of staff hand the tip jar to the bar man who proceeded to place it in front of a customer who appeared to be by himself and very intoxicated. The bar man told the man that he needed to start tipping. This is disgraceful carry on from a 5 star hotel and it was upsetting to see how the staff blatantly took advantage of the state of intoxication. I also found the young lady who handed the tip jar to the bar staff in this incident to be unfriendly while she was serving at the beach bar, as if we were an annoyance. We are quite generous with tips but I found that the staff who’s service was so poorly were the same members expecting. Among other instances of rudeness there was one particular incident that occurred at the pool restaurant where a male member reacted to me asking for a plate. This member of staff rose his voice and very aggressively informed me that the plates were there and pointed to the small plates. I calmly informed him that I wanted a large plate where he shouted at me to be more specific. I couldn’t believe how he had spoken to me as I could never imagine speaking to another person let alone a paying customer like so. I turned to my partner who was also in shock at how I had been spoken to. The staff member came back out with plates and continued to very angrily inform me that the next time I ask for something that I should be more specific about the plate. He kept going until the point where I simply found myself apologising to him and saying nothing else as I was embarrassed by his completely out of pocket reaction to a very polite request for a plate. Following this incident I got so upset that I began to cry at the table as I couldn’t believe how I had just been treated. (again it is a 5 star hotel I feel as though nothing was ever at hand plates, cutlery, drinks etc. yet staff ha