Atlantica Thalassa Hotel

The property boasts a lovely pool, gym, and modern amenities. Convenient beach location with easy access to Kos town. Friendly, accommodating staff. Clean, spacious rooms with regular maintenance.

Hotel: There is free wifi around the hotel which is great and works really well. We stayed for 11 nights, initially for the first half the hotel was pretty quiet but this got notably busier in the second half. We noticed a big difference when the hotel got busier. Some of the differences were to do with the hotel but also it seemed that some of it was rude guests. There appears to be a kids club but as we don’t have children I can’t comment on this. The animation team do a great job, they go round and talk to everyone and put on activities throughout the day. It’s clear they have a fairly low budget as evening entertainment was a band on twice, greek dancers and then other evenings were quizzes/karaoke/just music being played but this only lasted from 9.30-10.30pm or maybe 11pm. There is a board near the snack bar displaying a list of what is happening through the day. Food and drink: The buffet had a small selection, but it was always a good selection and we could always find something we liked. The food was well cooked and the snack bar served snacks from 12-5.30pm ish. I do have to say that we did find the quality of the food reduce throughout the holiday. The drinks choices were poor. They only have local spirits but not a big selection, so don’t expect a lot of choice. This really let the hotel down for us. Then, during the second half of the holiday they appeared to switch the spirits out for even cheaper ones. The amaretto I had been drinking changed to an undrinkable cheap drink that tasted nothing like Amaretto despite it coming from a bottle showing it was Amaretto. The vodka brand also appeared to change and became a strong cheap taste. Also, they do not do bottled water. There are water machines but you need to supply your own bottle. We ended up buying some from the shop in the hotel and then went to the supermarket in Kos town for some more, but this is the first AI hotel we have been to that doesn’t supply bottles of water. It was great that the pool bar does Ice cream throughout the day. Pool: There are 2 pools, one larger one with a smaller kids one next to it. The pool was pretty cold initially but did appear to warm a bit as the holiday went on. I would imagine in the height of summer it may get pleasant. We must have dropped lucky because no one reserved sun loungers and we could always get one throughout at any time of day. The main pool isn’t big enough for the amount of children on inflatables though. Location: The hotel is a bit out of the way, but we knew this on booking. There is a lovely section of beach infront of the hotel although no bar here and it us mainly shingle- the loungers here are €3 for the day but the beach never had anyone on it and no one to take payment. There is a bus outside the hotel drive which goes to Kos town or you can walk in about 45 minutes at a relaxed pace. We also walked to the Asklepion which was about a 1.5 hour walk but perfectly manageable - if you want to go don’t pay the s

Rooms are lovely, Plenty of choices for the food, could be a bit warmer at times. Pool bar food is excellent, the staff have all been attentive and professional. Kos town a 45 minute walk, 10 euros in a taxi. Enjoyed my stay so far still a few days left