Kos (Greece)

Advantages: Sunshine, Temperatures, Lots to Do!
Disadvantages: Quite Lively, Airport

...from my heartbreak upon leaving Kos almost 5 weeks ago now (a blow slightly lessened by the fact my boyfriend’s taking me to Majorca in just over a week!) to be able to write (or boast) about how beautiful it was and how it’s such a great holiday location. Now in my book there’s not a lot I need for the perfect holiday, some sun, some hot weather and a bit of luxury does me fine – my boyfriend’s slightly different in that he can only sun bathe for ...
...on the south side of Kos island – very reasonable price too for a 4* even if I do say so myself! ** Background on Kos ** Kos is traditionally known as the island of Hippocrates and over the past 10 years has become one of the most popular of the Dedecanese Islands cluster and the Aegean Sea also. It’s the third largest of the Greek islands (following Corfu and Rhodes) and as such its tourism potential has grown and grown. It’s just 8km from the ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, friendly, so so much to do
Disadvantages: the shingle beach

Kos is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Kos which with a population of roughly 22,000. The island was once ruled by the Venetian and this is evident in many of the Kos Town buildings. Kos Town is a marvelous mix of history, nightlife and culture and is an excellent location for a bit of island hopping. It really does have it all! Some of the best service I have ever had in restaurants has been in Kos, it's the only place I ...
...The main reason we chose Kos initially was because there were plenty of ferries which leave the harbour and go to other Greek Islands. Islands which can be visited are Bodrum - which is actually in Turkey but only a couple of hours on the Ferry. You can visit Rhodes for the day which is fantastic. You can also visit the islands of Pserimos, Nisyros and Kalymnos. Being the exploring type of couple we are - we done them all and there is something for ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful place!
Disadvantages: none!

...in the Imperial hotel in Kos town for 2 weeks with Thomas Cook. Only 2 minute walk from all the restaurants and bars! I shall start by telling you about my thoughts on the Imperial Hotel. Arriving at the hotel, my friend and I thought we could not have come to a worse place. It was 3 o'clock in the morning and the way we had been taken by the transfer coach, it looked as though we were in the middle of nowhere! However, the hotel looked lovely! ...
...relax. Food in Kos is delicious, and a few days of being there we discovered the gyros! A Greek kebab! They sell them in nearly every restaurant, very cheap and very tasty! Just around the corner from the Imperial hotel there is a lovely restaurant call 'la farma' if I remember correctly. Very friendly staff, complementary Bread for starters, and water melon on the house for pudding. Walking further down there is beautiful restaurants at responsible ... Read review

Advantages: A long way from Kardemna
Disadvantages: Two weeks is never long enough

...Robert and I traveled to Kos September 07 and only came back Oct 07. As we stayed in Kefalos at the Pantheon just along from the big Club Med, (well up the hill from there). We had wonderful views over the whole of the bay and out over to Nysros and 4 other islands. The sea was so blue for the whole of the 2 weeks and the sky was even bluer. The sun shone from morning till night and as we were lucky enough to have the full moon in the evening it ...
...of Kefalos with it's ruins and old windmill. To walk from the harbor up takes about 25 minuets but there are steps 100 plus in two sections. The first are straight up and the second are on a double steep bend just at the top. Once you have managed them just across the road is a little taverna the sells fresh squeezed lemon juice and orange juice. I managed the orange but Robert had the lemon. Very, very refreshing........ We walked around the town ... Read review

Advantages: Some lively parts & some very quiet parts!Rent a quadbike!
Disadvantages: Packed in Summer,do not book with Manos!

...ACCOMODATION On arrival in Kos we piled into a coach, at about 10pm, and were escorted to our hotel, the Daphne appartments. We were staying in Kardamena which is the liveliest part of Kos. Having been to a Greek island every year of my life, due to my Dad's love of Greece, I pretty much knew what to expect when it comes to Greek accomodation. White tiled floors, white walls, white bedsheets and faulty electrics, and this is exactly what the Daphne ...
...English who have moved to Kos for the summer months. If you go out often enough they get to know you and will give you free drinks. And, unlike in some places, they do not bully you into going in to the bars. They simply try to lure you in with the ludicrously cheap drinks prices! BEWARE of the measures, they dont measure any spirits out they just throw them in!! I got alcohol poisoning on the last night of the holiday, and it was so severe I didnt ... Read review

Advantages: On the sea, clean, good food, kind assistance
Disadvantages: Hot sun!!!

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Advantages: LAST MINUTE BARGIN
Disadvantages: EVERYTHING

...WARNING DO NOT BOOK WITH LIBRA HOLIDAYS Went to, Kos in greece with Libra holidays on the 6th of sept, but never again. XL airlines went bust was not told by Lbra holidays had to go to one of there offices to find out if we would get a flight home. Was given very little information and told to return to there office later in the day when they would have more information, this was sat the 13th. Was due to fly home on sunday the 14th at 6.30am. Was then told that we were to be put on an earlier flight at 3.30am with thompsons. Was taken to the airport without a libra rep, left at the airport only to find out that our flight had been cancelled and we would be flying at 5.45 am with british midlands. The rep then turned up about 1am and told the few people who went and asked her that the plane coming in would hold 300 passengers... Read review

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Advantages: mind blowing, just to see and touch, such great items of history
Disadvantages: nothing.

...KOS MUSEUM, Found centrally of Kos town itself, at Eleftherios Square This is a superb little archaeological museum which was built by the Italians in the 1930s to display Greek and Roman sculptures, potteries and mosaics from the island. It provides a reminder of what an important strategic and cultural centre Kos was for ancient Greece and Rome. The museum's atrium includes a mural/mosaic showing the history of how Hippocrates welcomed Asklepius, the god of healing, to the island, also ceramics, statues and other findings are exposed as well as a statue that is believed to represent Hippocrates, the father of scientific medicine. Close to the Museum is the Roman Odeon, which a lot of it is still intact, and Hippocrates tree, believed to be planted by the great man himself, it is known as the learning tree, as it is said... Read review

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