Ilios Hotel

Just come back from a wonderful week at the Ilios. The duplex family room was very good and clean, adequate for our family of five, overlooking pool. Full size fridge and adequate crockery etc. Maid service every day with clean towels etc. Pools very clean and lots of sun loungers. Weather very hot and sunny all week. Not a lot to do at night but that suited us as the kids were in bed for 9 after spending all day in the pool! The only down side was the bathroom which flooded every time we went in shower but every one else said theirs was the same! (We made a dam with towels to stop it going all over the floor). I can recommend the Grande Salle Greek Kitchen (on the left hand side going into Tingaki) lovely food, lovely friendly helpful staff. Very reasonable prices, they couldn't do enough for us. Didn't think much to the beach. Lots of seaweed, fag ends and bottle tops in the sand so only went there once. The resort was quiet with lots of places shutting up as this was their last week but this didn't stop us having a nice relaxing holiday. Transfer time from airport only 20 minutes. Didn't see much of the travel rep apart from the welcome meeting where she tried to sell us trips and car hire (all of which are available cheaper in Tingaki town). We would definitely go back and stay here again.

Enjoyed our week at the Ilios Aparthotel. Went self catering which was pretty much as expected. We planned to eat out every night so the lack of kitchen equipment wasn’t really an issue. We booked a 1 bed apartment which was adequate and had a balcony overlooking the pool.
The shower wasn't much good and we flooded the bathroom every night before we went out! The staff were mostly helpful and friendly, having a 24 hour reception was useful too. The complex itself was good, 2 nice large pools with plenty of sun loungers, a poolside bar and a snack bar/ restaurant. There was a shop too which wasn’t too overpriced as expected.
The sun shone, drank lots, ate lots and generally had a very pleasant time at Ilios and would definitely consider going back in the future. I would like to see more entertainment at night as the children there looked bored of playing pool and watching their parents getting drunk!
Thanks to all at Ilios for a lovely week!

Generally had a good time. The hotel needs to provide entertainment in the evening, anything!!. Most people had their evening meal and went into town to be entertained.
Most people play cards at the Ilios, that's something I'm used to doing when it rains on a holiday in the UK!
They also need a choice of food for younger children, chicken nuggets or just some plain chicken etc.
July/August 2006

I was really looking forward to my holiday at the Ilios Apartments after reading good reviews about it, but these are the worst apartments I have ever stayed in. The apartments are very dated and are in need of a major modernisation.
The bathroom was advertised as having a bath all it had was a shower which was the size of a postage stamp, the toilet seat was broken and there was no ventilation in there. The double bed was a pull out camp bed which was really uncomfortable and as for self catering facilities they were an absolute disgrace.
There was no draining board or draining cupboard and you did not get a tea towel to dry the dishes. The fridge was a mini fridge with no ice compartment. There was one saucepan and one frying pan the plates and bowls were not from the same set. The bottle opener was broken. There was not even an egg cup.
Some of the light bulbs weren't working, there was handles missing from the drawers which had screws sticking out where the handles should have been. The couple in the next room to us reported their fridge was broken to both the hotel staff and the holiday rep, neither did a thing to sort it and it remained broken, they had to use their air conditioning to keep their food cool.
The staff at the complex were not very helpful the only one who ever smiled and seemed friendly was a young barman.
The complex was quite a nice complex the pools were nice, the snack bar was alright but you waited at least 30-40 minutes for your order.
Tingaki is a great resort the restaurants and bars are lovely and the people are really friendly.
I would return to Tingaki but I would never return to the Ilios apartments again and I would certainly never recommend these apartments to anybody. I think Direct Holidays need to go back and take a serious look around this complex mainly the apartments as I am astounded they are rated as 3* a 1* rating would be more appropriate.

We went to Ilios Hotel in June 2005 and we have returned this year in May 2006. Most of the staff from last year have left (Babis is the only one there, it is still Babis do this Babis do that). Little disappointed that there wasn't as much entertainment as last year (the staff and the reps from 2005 made this).
The Kids Club wasn't opened when we went this year, due to nobody being able to run it. We went half board this time food was okay but not a lot of choice for our 6 year old, really need to put food on for children as well. Ilios run a bus service to the beach and back for holidaymakers that are all inclusive, this is unfair we would be willing to pay for this service as not many all inclusive people use this service.
Overall we enjoyed our holiday it was nice and relaxing but was just a little disappointed that things wasn't quite the same as the previous year. Word of warning mosquitoes plenty of them this year, take plenty of repellents. Reception area could do with more mosquitoes zappers put in as there was a lot in that area.

We have just returned from a brilliant last minute holiday. The hotel was the cleanest hotel I have ever stayed in in Greece.
The facilities for families were superb. Lots of entertainment if you wanted it or you could retreat to a quiet area of the gardens if you didn’t. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, especially George, Babi and Elizabeth. The entertainment for the children was fantastic, including children’s cocktails etc and children’s disco evening.
Air conditioning was an optional extra, which was a bit expensive, but in high season would be a must. Superb showers at the pool area which can be used on your last day if you have a late night flight and don’t want to pay extra to keep your room. Only two downsides - the music in the pool area was a bit repetitive and sometimes a bit loud and the mosquitoes were a nightmare but we bought spray for the room in the village supermarket, which worked well. Go prepared!
One of the best holidays in Greece we have had for years.