Achilleas Beach Hotel

This was an excellent chill out holiday and would definitely recommend Achilleas Beach Hotel. We are hoping to go back for 2 wks next year. Rooms were not bad, air con not brilliant but couldn't have survived without it. Food excellent and located right on the beach was heaven. Beach bar very good and friendly. Swimming pool huge but we stayed on the beach all the time, plenty of sunbeds. Internet cafe was not very reliable. Mastihari was a 20 min very pleasant walk along a lit footpath along the beach. Mastihari itself is very quiet but there were quie a few restaurants and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our weeks holiday, not very good if you want all action loud bars, etc but if you want a very relaxing chill out holiday, this is the place to go! Plenty of buses to take you to other towns and boat trips. Kos Town is meant to be good but we were very lazy and didn't go very far afield, maybe next time when we will have 2 wks!

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just got back from this lovely quite hotel. once again we did not pay that much attention to the reviews before we left just as well it was great the reception staff were polite and helpful(katrina& baddy) we had a bungalow right next to the pool bar with a view of the pool yes we had lumpy pillows but everything else in the room was great and clean (every day)food was brillant best all inclusive we've ever had plenty of choice pool bar served alsorted rolls,pizza,icecream and cake pool bar supervisor maria was fun and kept everything clean and tidy.My biggist let down was the animation team our english girl made no effort with us even though there were not many english in at the time they had 6 italian,2 german and 1 dutch(nick)he was lovely on the whole everything was great but entertainment needs attention

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Location of the facility is remarkable, especially for families with small kids. The beach is very close, sandy, lots of opportunities for kids to build sand sculptures, it s relatively clean, except for see grass, brought by often quite nice waves. Kids will love the waves surely! It s a fun. Beach and sea is especially beautiful in the late afternoon. If you like nature and sea you ll love it.
The village itself is really nice looking, very easthetic, pool is great and all offers within "All inclusive" are quite good: animation for kids and adults, food is really good, planty of it and gives lots of choice, especially lots of vegetables, chees, we missed more fruits though, but the oranges were very delicious, beer s nothing special, but can do, coffee is filtered and it s ok if you re not too much of a coffee lover, the choice of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks is quite nice.
Rooms are quite nicely equiped and large - the only problem with the room is that there are no MOSQUITO NETS - and mosquitos are a real problem !!!! Nothing helps against them and trust me - we tried everything on earth. There are also some BIG cocroaches sometimes entering rooms, but that s not a rule - mosquitos are. Only some window nets might help against them and it s a pity hotel doesn t mount them.
Another disturbing thing is AC. We thought that a 4-star hotel would have it as a standard commodity but no - they charge additional 6 €/room/day for AC, which we thought is a rip-off.
If I consider the mosquito problem and AC price - I would say it s an avarage value for money.

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Please ignore any bad reviews about this hotel - we read some before travelling and were dreading it! When we arrived we were extremely pleased with the hotel - the staff are very friendly and go out of their way to help you.
The accomodation was great, quaint little bungalows - large enough for a family though. The food was fantastic - great for everyones taste. The drink was great - cocktails and beer around the pool. The entertainment staff were fab and soo funny - waterpolo and aerobics in the pool throughout the day. The kids club was great and our little boy really enjoyed mixing with the other kids - he especially like Nina who run the kids club - she was so friendly and genuinly had fun with the kids. The evening entertainment was great - everyone got involved and they have a kids disco etc every evening.
Overall a fantastic holiday - I would recommend and have done to family and friends - we will definately be going back sometime in the future! 10/10!!

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We have just returned from the Achilleas Beach Hotel in Mastihari and can recommend this place as being a fabulous place to spend your holiday. The hotel was vey clean and well run. The staff are very professional and work hard, but still manage to be very friendly and welcoming. There was plenty of choice in the restaurant and we would definitely visit this hotel again. Even though the hotel was so large, it still managed to have a warm friendly feel to it. We miss it already and we only came home on Thursday!

I had a wonderful holiday at this hotel an would say to anyone it is a good hotel. I found all the staff to be helpful and a good standard of cleaning throughout grounds and rooms. Why only 8/10, this hotel will only take cash NO CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS, there is only one cash machine at the village down the road but it never worked the two weeks we were there. The hotel does change money for you but never seems to have a lot of euros to change your pounds into, all bills have to be paid in euros so this can be a bit of a problem. One guest had to hire a scooter to go to the next town as he needed to pay for his air conditioning. The Bus service is not to be relied on.
It is almost impossible to get get a sun bed at the pool as towels are on the beds as early as 6.30 in the morning although the occupant often did not arrive untill after 12.00. We spent the two weeks at the beach which is lovely beacuse you get the breeze but it's not a short walk to the bar. The pool is huge and all the entertainment is there during the day bit if you are not into bingo, simple simon, dancing etc the only alternative is the beach.
The food was excellent and a wide range of different dishes we available for everyone. The resteraunt upstairs to be book 2 days in advance is lovely but Greeks should not cook chinese food. The other nights a great. Only one bar is open at a time so you have to queue for some of your drinks, different drinks at different times. You can find a local brew to drink but the wine is a bit rough. Snacks are served at the pool bar, sandwiches, pies etc. Ice cream is also served all day. If you are going out for the day you can order a packed lunch from Reception as long as you order it before 17.00.
If you book with a tour operator sometimes your checkout is at 12.00 and you may not be leaving untill the early hours of the next day, if this is the case try and contact the hotel before you travel to book an extra room as there were a shortage of rooms and many could not get them.
Would we go back to this hotel no BUT we never go back to the same place.

The hotel complex was very nice, the food was great, and the staff work very hard.
the pool is fab, but the beaches are dirty and horrible.
the hotel is in the middle of no where, so if you like to party this hotel is not for you.
the amination team are lovely people, but clearly have no idear of acting, dancing, and singing. so i could not call what i see on our holiday anything like ENTERTAINMENT.
Of course the weather was great, i wasnt that struck on kos town ever, the hotel puts on a fee bus to the waterpark which is only a 10 min drive, so if you have children its well worth a visit.
I would not return to kos or this complex, but whilst there we did have a good time.

We were 4 adults, and 4 children ages of children 16,13,13,12.
The complex itself is lovely, the pool is lovely, the food is good, make sure you book into the themed resturant upstairs its great, the reception staff are a bit stupid, but the waiters and other staff are lovely. the animation is god well its hard to explain crap would be a word, but they are lovely when there not on stage, and great with the kids.
The rooms are fine, we had room 303, and its right by the pool, if you are a beach lover their beach is not good, its rocky and dirty in places, theres not a lot in the local town and the water at the beach is full of seaweed not very clear at all.
if you are young say in your 20;s i would advise that you dont stay here if your looking for a lively holiday has a taxi to kos will cost you 35 euro each way, and there's nothing round the hotel.
all in all we had a relaxing holiday.

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We arrived around 5am in the morning, although very few people in the transfer from the airport, seemed forever to checkin...Water and sandwiches were offered.(nice gesture)..We were shown to our room, clean and tidy and a stunning view.
In the week we were there, we found that the hotel had a good standard of cleanliness. The Resturant food was varied and catered for all needs.
We did find that there was a lack of english speaking staff though especially the reception staff during the day,who when asked questions, seemed not interested and quite rude. We also found that there was not much information on trips etc written in english on either the notice boards/information books in the foyer of hotel. (this is more than likely down to the tour operator, not actually visiting the hotel)
The beach, a short walk through the complex, and quite disappointly not kept clean, from debris and sea weed. Although quite rocky - a good clean early in the morning would make this a more inviting beach to be on.
If you are looking for a peaceful/relaxed stay around the pool area, Wednesdays are the best day.
Although the animation team work hard in keeping people entertained, the music was a little loud on occassions along with 10am wake up call....(trying to have a conversation in the pool side bar was hard work)
The stroll into the village (approx 20mins) either along the beach or the path that runs along side is well worth it. There are many hidden bars.
All in all a pleasent stay in a very clean hotel, which seems to cater more for the italians and other europeans rather than the english ( italians had there own entertainment area) But doubt very much we will be staying there again. But if we were to go to Kos again, we would more than likely stay in the village of Mastihari, where everyone we met was friendly welcoming and helpful.
Mrs J Desmond

To all those readers out there who are planning on staying at this hotel and have read (like i did) many bad reviews........forget them!
The hotel is kept lovely and clean and the staff are more than happy to help you.
The food is lovely-there is always a selection of food out + salad + soup and lots of other bits and peices. Fair enough in the morning it doesnt change, theres eggs,bacon,sausages,cereal,greek yohgurt (you must try this it is so nice, better then the stuff you get in the shops!)
All in all the foods fab!
The themed restaraunt-(above the main) you have to book which day you want to go as they have different food themes each night. We went to the chinese night. (THE ONLY BAD PART) I do not recommend the greeks doing chinese food-it really was awfull. The sweet and sour chicken tasted like christmas pudding and i dont like to say what it looked like. I would think that the greek night would be nice as they are probably used to cooking there own food!
The pool is lovely and when we went it wasnt busy and there was always sunbeds empty.
There is water aerobics to join and dancing by the pool!
The childrens entertainers did an evening performance for the adults everynight mostly + bingo. Though be warned about the caberet! The main entertainer is on the large side and her idea of a caberet was standing on stage and one by one they took a peice of clothing of her-yes which left her standing in her underwear running round the stage. This was after 10 but kids were there! Nice!!
The sea is a bit choppy so didnt really go snorkelling but when we did there wasnt much to see anyway! It is man made so dont expect anything snazzy! it is very very rocky!
The rooms were basic, bed and bathroom but to be honest you only have to sleep in there. We were out most of the day anyway. WARNING: Bring mosquito repellant (the plug in one is good) and i would advise air con (even though its 6 euros a day, if you have the window open the mosquitos will just keep coming in!)
The pillows (like everyone has mentioned) are very hard, as with the bed! was quite uncomfortable so couldnt wait to get back to mine.
Also as you walk through the archway towards the restaraunt, you do get a strong smell of cat/dog poo as they do roam around free! dont know why its just there though!
The only thing i found was that the hotel was more catered for the germans/italians/greeks etc. It was hard to know who to speak to because hardly anyone was english!
I would recommend the walk along the beach to the little village and if you are hungry there is a lovely restaraunt run by a couple from new zealand which is fab-the swordfish steak was huge! and is cheap too.
Basically, before i bore you to death-Its a lovely place to stay and dont listen to the bad reviews. You will deff enjoy it!
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