Seva Apartments, Kardamena, Kos
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Hotel Description:
Without question the Seva is the greatest place to stay in Kardamena, if not the world! Nothing else in town comes close and you'll see that this is where it all happens. The pool could well be the centre of the universe and the poolside bar has seats in the water so you can sip on a cool refresher while your toes wrinkle. The atmosphere is fantastic and there's even an indoor pool as well. Come and play.Nearby Hotels Viewed by Other Travellers
Seva Apartments Reviews
" Firstly full marks to the 2wentys... "
Submitted By: Mr D AndersonOur apartment was clean and our sheets and towels were changed every day whilst we were there, so no problems there. All of the staff were really friendly (mainly English) and George was a good bloke too.
If you’re looking for peace and quiet however don’t stay at the Seva. Me and my friends were up until 6am every morning listening to music and loads of other people did the same.
If you want peace and quiet go to Wales. If the apartments had of had a better equipped kitchen then I would have given the apartments 8/10.
As a resort Kardamena is the best. There are so many bars, clubs, restaurants, and shops within such a short distance and everyone was so friendly. We saw no trouble what so ever.
Please please give this 2wentys holiday a go, if you’re looking for a week of madness and fun and want to make some great friends then this is the holiday for you. See you next year!
- Date of Holiday:May 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" Hotel was lovely, nice pool, great... "
Submitted By: Miss K HardyThe resort in general was great. The nightlife was good, particularly down bar street, or for a slightly quieter night, along the front around the harbour.
Recommend the Scala restaurant, both for breakfast and evening meals - we didn't find anywhere better. You'll be told that Nemo is the best restaurant on the island - it's not! Overall I would recommend Kardamena as a resort.
- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Despite what everyone said, I loved... "
Submitted By: Miss Liz OogburnIt was pretty quiet but the tunes still pumped out, the food was good, and although the room could have been a bit cleaner, we weren’t charged anything for leaving make up on them. It sounds like the reps were better with us because it was so much quieter when we went but the 24 bar was great, no thanks to the gorgeous Adam and Alex the chef!
I'd recommend it for the atmosphere, just remember, its not the Ritz!
- Date of Holiday:Oct 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" 3 of us just got back from a weeks... "
Submitted By: Miss Lil ChumpWe were asked for 80 Euros on the last day for apparently 8 items that had 'fake tan' on them and that the towels were dirty. First of all - one pillow did have fake tan on it which was washed out by us with travel wash and it was cleaner than when we got it!
Our apartment wasn’t cleaned once and we didn’t get any clean sheets - the maids came in and folded them up to make it look like they were clean. We didn’t get any clean towels either throughout the week, so the towels were a bit dirty - but no dirtier than anyone else's there, because we had not been given new ones.
The only reason why this place is classed as 3*+ is because of the facilities on site, such as the pools and gym - the cleaners don’t actually do a thing - apart from apparently note down what is wrong with your room - i.e. fake 'fake tan' on the sheets.
The last day kind of spoilt part of the holiday really - shame when we'd made ourselves have a top one during a quiet time.
Apparently a load of other people had been stung too for things that weren’t even damaged in anyway or were damaged upon arrival. I won’t be staying there again.
We only did one excursion which was the Amazon night - all your food and drink for the night which I suppose is worth it however the food isn’t great!
- Date of Holiday:Oct 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" I really liked Kardamena but the Seva... "
Submitted By: Mr I Crabtree- Date of Holiday:Jun 2005
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" We came back from Kardamena only last... "
Submitted By: Ms R McGheeHad a fab time at the Seva - as we were getting in every morning at random hours between 2 and 8am it was great to find the bar and pool are busy at night, even better when the workers have finished at 4am and all come back for a drink. Not the place to go if you want some sleep - you may as well join in with the noise and take a stereo seeing as everyone is blaring out something or other, never been to anywhere that does that before but nobody seemed to mind and it added to the young holiday feel. If you have had a successful eve on the booze you tend not to notice that anyway - get in and pass out.
Rooms are very basic and there were dirty foot and hand prints on the wall, hardly any cutlery and once my miniature hand towel they gave me (though my friend got a full sized one) wasn't changed for FOUR days, though the room was 'cleaned' every day. And you will have to buy your own loo roll. Enjoy the smell of sewage while you shower as well, though I think this is just a 'Greece thing', from past experiences.
The staff are great, especially the owner George. Unfortunately we had such a wicked time and then it was all ruined about 2 hours before we were due to leave to come home - we paid 30 euros for our room to be kept on otherwise we would have had to leave at midday when our pick-up wasn't until 2 the next morning. The dick behind the bar who took our money was more interested in trying to get us into the last night at Starlight(where I can only assume he also worked) than telling us we would have to leave the room at 8pm. So off we went into town having only half packed and not washed up because we were going to do it when we had finished saying our goodbyes to all the fab people we had met, only to come back to the room at half 12am to find our room cleared of all our possessions. Reception started on us the second we walked in and demanded another 20 euros of us for the inconvenience of the maid staying on and abusing the rules when it wasn't even our fault. Turns out the idiot that had taken our money the day before had since been sacked and after drink and tiredness induced crying got half of our 20 euros back.. As you can imagine we left on a bad note - not to mention the embarrassment of rapt attention from all the other guests who were waiting in the bar for the coach. Besides that, I would definitely there again, so long as they don't remember us as the-girls-who-abused-the-system . Just bear that in mind everyone if you pay to hang on to your room for a few hours!!!!!
The best places to eat are along the front - Scala, Loustros and Andreas in particular, and def go to the Starlight foam parties! (Feel slightly embarrassed saying that seeing as I am 29!) It was our best night - got in at 8am.
Food is cheap, shots are aplenty - beware the red vodka - and everybody is really friendly. And watch out for the rocks in the sea. Most people we saw either had stitches, plaster casts or crutches - a mixture of drunken nights out and mishaps in the sea.
Oh and definitely get yourself down to Ultramarine bar in Bar Street for the great atmosphere and an oggle at the lads behind the bar
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" Just got back from the Seva... "
Submitted By: Mr A SThe hotel staff themselves were pretty bad, not tarnishing all of them because some were quite helpful, however, the maid especially got on our nerves, she doesn’t actually clean the place she just picks clothes up and puts shoes under the beds. The one thing that was really irritating was the fact that we got charged 10 euros for a towel that was "dirty". Being woken up the day of departure to be told that we had to pay there and then. The towel was probably worth about 1 euro and none of our towels were dirty. They did the same thing to many people in the hotel.
The rooms themselves were pretty shabby, patio door didn’t lock, the shower tended to flood the whole bathroom and the sink took about 20 minutes to drain out, along with all the scum that came out of the tap. The beds were ok, but the sheets were about 5 inches too short so they didn’t tuck in. The pool was nice, not as big as in the pictures, plenty of sun beds. The noise from the 24hr bar wasn’t a problem and made the hotel quite unique. Don’t expect any deals in the bar as you have to pay quite a bit more than on bar street, without the free shots.
As for the resort itself I really enjoyed it, nice lay out, wicked restaurants on the seafront, nice and clean, generally everyone really friendly, the bars shutting at 12 just made people go out slightly earlier or have drinks in the apartment before clubbing it. Especially liked ultramarine, toxic and no name bar. Starlight foam party is amazing, never been to one like that before, also went to status, which was decent and sugar, which was ok.
Overall would personally have to say if you were going to the Seva don’t expect it to be a 3* plus, can’t see how they got that rating in a million years. Expect a 2* and you should be happy. If you want something slightly different from Zante, Magaluf and Kavos etc go to Kardamena.
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:2wentys
" Well what can I say Kardamena is a... "
Submitted By: Miss R DohertyAs you can tell I did have a good holiday but that wasn’t anything to do with the Seva apartments. Here comes the bad bit, we arrived at the Seva in the afternoon which I was glad of so I could have a good look at the room, as soon as we walked in I noticed the dirty walls, hand marks all over them they obviously had not been cleaned all season, and on the bed sheets it looked like someone had stood on them with dirty shoes on, and there were some very disgusting stains on the bed covers.
I wouldn’t like to think what they were, the last straw was a pubic hair on the kitchen unit, eewww! I asked the rep if we could have another room which he avoided and said he would get the cleaner to clean it again, when we went back to the room it was more or less the same the only thing she had done was turn over the bed sheets you could still see the dirty marks. This poor service continued throughout the week I ended up sleeping fully dressed so I didn’t have to use the disgusting covers.
I would only recommend the Seva to young people who don’t care if the room is clean or not, it is not for couples or people who want somewhere clean to sleep. I don’t know who gave the Seva a 3+ star rating I’ve stayed in cleaner 2 stars.
To end YES stay in Kardamena but NO don’t stay at the seva.
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2005
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" We had an amazing time in Kardamena.... "
Submitted By: Not SpecifiedThe music begins in the morning at about 10am but if you got in at 6 am very drunk then you tend not to notice it. Although you will want to get up at that time anyway to get the sun.
We always found sun beds available by the pool if you go before 12.
Bar street at night is amazing. (Prepare for all the reps to try and get you into their bars) they are funny though. We went to a foam party at starlight, very good, we preferred starlight to status although there is not much difference. We went to the clubs every night, very cheap to get in.
We went to bubble beach for a day, really enjoyed it, the beach was lovely and there is a little water park there with trampolines in the sea. Definitely worth a visit.
The reps were very helpful, they let you choose what you want to do and do harass you.
Do not go to Amazon, we went to Amazon and every single person in our group was ill the next day, and afterwards we heard there were a lot of people who had got food poisoning from there. It says it all in the price, 15 euros for everything.
One down side to the seva is that once you leave you are more than likely to get charged for something, which really upset us because we did nothing wrong e.g. for some sheets or pillow cases if you get make up on them.
Other than that we had a brilliant time and really miss all the people we met there. :-)
- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" Went to Seva for 2 weeks and have... "
Submitted By: Mr Ryan Kay24/7 bar is amazing, after a night of hardcore clubbing, coming back to see 200 people in the Seva bar getting drunk until early hours is brilliant!
The only downside I can comment on is the lack of bathroom comfort! The shower water smells of egg and I would hardly call it a shower! But in all honesty, get over it because you are in for the best time of your lives!
The reps for 2wentys are unreal. George the owner is a legend! (Get on the right side of him). Enjoy!
- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:First Choice2wentys
" My friend and I stayed at the Seva... "
Submitted By: Miss S L GreeneOur stay coincided with Euro 2004 and the hotel put up a massive screen by the pool so we could all enjoy the games. The bar in the hotel was always busy, it was nice to come back from the pubs/clubs and meet up with people you'd met previous nights and around the pool etc as the Seva seemed to be the place everyone in Kardamena headed to for a late drink.
Our room was pretty basic but huge, clean and airy. There were some items of crockery provided but the stuff that was there was pretty grubby so we didn't bother using much of it. The bathroom was also large, although there was no plug for the bath and the shower attachment only reached about 15cm from wall which made washing your hair pretty tricky!!
We didn't go on any of the trips as have had some pretty crappy experiences with holiday excursions and we met such a good bunch of people round the pool there really wasn't any need to go looking for other ways to occupy ourselves.
All in all, we had a fabulous holiday. This really is the place to stay in Kos. It's exactly what you would expect from a 2wentys hotel, basic rooms - but hey - how long do you really spend it them, and a brilliant atmosphere.
- Date of Holiday:Jun 2004
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" The rooms in the Seva apartments are... "
Submitted By: Mrs H WilliamsThe pool is great, but you aren't allowed to take your own drinks or food down there, that has to be bought from the adjoining bar. The staff were all really friendly and we had no problems with the owner but that said I don't think he is a man to get on the wrong side of!
All in all it was a cheap cheerful 2wenties holiday. Don't book the trips from the reps though, they are a total rip off :(
- Date of Holiday:Jun 2004
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" I had a fantastic holiday here, it... "
Submitted By: Mrs R CoxThe staff were really nice and everyone got on with one another, it was great a good laugh. I would tell anyone to go there it was ace.
It is close to everything, the rooms were lovely and the pool was wicked and the BBQ was lovely. There is even a gym locally the indoor pool was cool especially when you come back from a night out.
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2004
- Board Basis:Not Specified
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" The Seva is the number 1 party place... "
Submitted By: Mr J LowsonThe rooms are large and kept clean daily. The bar is open 24/7 same as the indoor pool staff are great if you are looking for a holiday in Kos this is the place for you believe me if you are aged between 16 and 30 book for the Seva you wont be disappointed.
All rooms come with air con as standard now that the hotel has been updated and most rooms have pool view to the biggest best and most lively pool in Kardamena.
- Date of Holiday:Jul 2005
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:2wentys






All the staff were really helpful I thought and nothing was too much trouble, George (the owner) was really polite and helpful. He kept saying he knew me from when I've been in Seva before, but it was my first time at Seva! How funny! Drinks were a bit pricey at 5 euros each but oh well your on holiday, oh try the cherry Bakewell they are well yummy!
The rooms are basic but what do you expect in an 18-30's hotel! They are only used for sleeping and get ready! Our towels weren't changed daily but as long you aired them out you can use them again! Hey i suppose its better than nothing. Our room was clean and tidy though and our bathroom was ok. One of our light bulbs on the mirror was broken but they were helpful and replaced it straight away!
The music is played at about 10am and goes through till about 4am! or even longer! When we went it was quiet because it was only the start of the season, but it was still good. Just a bit quieter. The weather was great, relaxing by the pool. There was a DJ box being built when we were there, so hopefully it's finished now!
We also went to Origins as that was a 10 second walk down from Seva, the people there are really friendly but I can't remember all their names ( i remember Luke!). I made friends with quite a few people that were staying there.
The club reps were great and they don't hassle you if you don't want do something. They are a rite laff, esp kerry ( finchy!) and shipbrake (who my mate got quite friendly with!)wink wink!
Don't go to Nemo's the food is crap! I could go on for ages about how good it was, but me and 3 other girls cant wait to go back there in Sept!
WE LOVED IT!
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