Ikos Reviews

We stayed at the Oceania for a quick weeks break in early April and expected the weather to be average. However we lucked out with the weather and it was fabulous glorious early - mid 20s.

As for the hotel, this was the first time we had independently booked a hotel separate to a travel company and was not sure what to expect. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the high quality service from the start including car transfer from the Airport to extremely good hotel service and cleanliness throughout. I was pregnant during my stay and the staff could not have been more helpful and accommodating. Would definitely recommend this hotel and consider returning in the future.

Read lots of reviews before we went and could not find a negative comment. It lived up to every expectation and was an amazing, chilled and relaxing week. It was lovely to have a choice where to eat breakfast and then be able to choose where to sunbathe. There was so much room and a great sunbed policy which stopped people leaving belongings while they disappeared! I loved the aqua aerobics and Pilates in a beautiful setting.

The room was beautiful with a sea view and everything you wanted.

We really enjoy food and do not like inclusive holidays where there is only a buffet restaurant. We ate in all the restaurants, particularly enjoying the Greek. We found there to be a very good selection of dishes to choose from and were impressed with the presentation of the food. The only negative comment we could make was having to book all restaurants at the start of the holiday, sometimes we were told they were full when there were lots of free tables. ( as we were not in high season we presumed this may have been due to staffing issues).

The drinks were fantastic and there was always a member of staff to replenish yr glass!! Cocktails in the main bar were lovely especially when George made me one each evening without even asking!

Every member of staff was helpful and friendly and always said hello.

I really hope that one day we will be able to return !!!

This was the very best all-inclusive hotel I have ever stayed at including several Caribbean resorts. Top quality food and beverages, very friendly staff and beautiful heated swimming pools, excellent waiter service on beach and pools. I could not find fault if i tried and have already recommended it to friends and will definitely return which is something I don't normally do.

Extremely beautiful, very clean, well maintained hotel in a gorgeous location with very friendly staff offering great value for money. Every member of staff was very welcoming and helpful. Spacious rooms with very comfortable beds, quick Wi-Fi and excellent a/c. Our room was thoroughly cleaned, each day. Many choices of bars and snack areas offering great cocktails. Lots of activities for all ages. Would definitely recommend for any family travelling with a baby\young children. My 18 month old toddler was “spoilt”. She loved the swimming pool, mini disco and enjoyed the food on offer. We didn’t use the crèche but noticed they offered a lot of “kiddy” classes. The hotel offered toddler menus in the restaurants. We felt the hotel staff couldn’t do enough. We requested a baby bottle steriliser, milk each day and a cot, happily supplied. The hotel has a very happy positive “vibe” throughout. Not one guest had a negative thing to say, all very positive. We were well looked after and very sad to leave. Many of the hotel guests were “repeaters” and we will definitely revisit again soon. A must see place for everyone.

We came here in April of this year. The hotel was superbly clean, lovely and calm. The food and beverages were outstanding for an all inclusive resort and you are waited on hand and foot, we barely went up to a bar for the whole week. The room service was so so, I think that there was some confusion with language barriers and we received the wrong things on two occasions. The buffet in the flavours restaurant had the most choice and some of the best food and the Asian a la carte restaurant was the best one we visited. There were lots of daytime activities however we felt the entertainment of an evening was a bit lacking, perhaps better for families but the bar etc lacked a bit of atmosphere however great for just relaxing, maybe this atmosphere issue was due to the fact we went out of peak season. The staff were all friendly and the rooms were spotlessly cleaned each day with a full mini bar replenishment of premium drinks, win! Even the toiletries were high end brands. The surrounding area, Nea Moudania was really run down but the hotel was beautiful, I wouldn't come here if you're looking to explore the local area. All in all for the price it was an amazing trip and perfect for couples and families

Best value for money hotel we have ever stayed in through our the world,

the only hotel i am going to go back to , the sooner the better,

5 star plus from us,from start to finish,

Everything about the hotel, staff, food, and services are excellent. I cannot praise this hotel enough. Everything was excellent. The staff were always friendly, attentive, and couldn't do enough to make our holiday comfortable and trouble free. The food in every restaurant was to an exceptional standard. I look forwards to going back next year.

Everything was perfect for us and our 3 boys of 12, 10 and 6.

Not much to do outside the resort but the weather was kind and the facilities brilliant. Would definitely recommend and return.

A-mazing hotel! The best all inclusive we have stayed at. Definately all the reviews here cover it very well. I have some top tips to mention on things we discovered good and bad that I haven't seen mentioned in other reviews that may or may not help other guests:

- unless you ask for bottled water the hotel provide jugs of tap water in the restaurants and bars (bottled water provided in the rooms and on request in the restaurants). I'm sure this might just be me as i saw lots of people drinking the tap water, but on the first day I had a jug of tap water and instantly had a couple of lets just say 'toilet problems.' no illness or anything like that and I was fine after an hour. Stuck to bottled water there after. No big issue but just a word of caution :)

- the food is amazing. Everyone says to book the restaurants in advance which is absolutely right, however a bit of blagging and sweet talking will get you a booking if they say they are 'fully booked.' On two particular occasions we didn't have a booking but since I told them it was my 'wife's birthday' on one occasion and 'its our last night and we really want to eat in the Greek restaurant as its our favourite!' They gladly let us in. (by the way they made my wife a special birthday cake in the Greek restaurant - amazing).

- we spoke to quite a lot of people that said their favourite restaurant was the Asian restaurant...this was our least favourite, we found generally Asian food that we have in London is a lot better. Service was a bit weird, the manager kept coming over cracking jokes. Some of the tables loved this banter. We found it annoying...sorry Asian restaurant. The Greek restaurant (Ouzo) we loved. The deep fried calamari...heaven. The lamb for main (slow cooked for 8 hours they told us)...heaven. Quite a few reviews on here not too keen on the Greek restaurant in the town but we loved it! Very limited menu but we found very authentic and tasty. Mixed grill for main was particularly good. The Italian restaurant we felt was the best Italian we have ever had (and that includes our trip to Lake Como, Italy, last year. Beef Carpaccio for starter, spaghetti carbonara for main...heaven. Wines also very good at the Italian restaurant.

- small tip; it took us 4 days to het an iron & ironing board from reception. People are supposed to return them within 2 hours and obviously this is an issue and / or the hotel need to get more of them.

- big tip; the day trip to Greece's 2nd biggest city which is about 45 minutes away (Thessaloniki) was we felt a waste of time. We like to get out and about so really like to do the trips. However this city in sorry to say is falling apart and there isn't much interesting to see. The tour takes you to a church, a monument of alexander the great and the ancient wall (a wall covered in graffiti). You then have time to look around the city. Everything was covered in graffiti, dirty and dropping to bits. Clearly due to the hard times it is suffering. A lot of beggars and unfortunately one group of beggars harrassed us quite aggressively. At 80 euros for the trip it wasn't worth it.

- other day trips are generally quite expensive due to everything being quite far away. We would have loved to do the vineyard tour (5 euros) but it was 220 euros to get there. Maybe if you can share the taxi / bus with other guests.

- not too many reviews mention this but the hotel has brilliant and NEW tennis courts, a squash court and what appears to be a brand new gym with all new equipment. We loved the indoor pool as we found it very quite with generally nobody else (or only 1 or 2 other people there). Theres also a great sauna, but what we really loved was playing squash.

- one of the best bits for me was the cycling. Cycle hire is free and if you turn right outside the bottom of the hotel (at the beach) you can cycle for 12km+ along a straight path that is a combination of a road (and first) and then just a path for walkers and cyclists. The road has hardly any cars on it. Maybe one every 10 minutes. Cycling along this path took you along the coast through various virtually empty villages and small towns. Amazing how quite and empty everything was..maybe because it was out of season but we couldn't help thinking where are the people that live here?

- theres a nightclub in the basement floor we went to one night. It was open 11pm - 2am. We made jokes that it would probably be a room with some music and a flashing light but to our surprise it was a proper nightclub with stage, bar and was really big. It was very surprising that the hotel didn't put the entertainment on in the nightclub given its a fantastic space. Maybe they use it more in season.

Overall we had a fantastic holiday and I would say if you love your food and drink...this is definately the right place. 5 stars all the way.

Stayed April 2016, travelled as a couple

What an outstanding hotel.

The rooms are to a really high standard, the staff could not be more helpful and the food is outstanding.

We had an amazing holiday and will definitely be going back regularly

Can't say enough good things about this hotel, food is varied and freshly cooked al la carte restaurants are lovely. Staff at this resort are the real heroes they are always smiling and cannot be more helpful. Book it you won't be disappointed.

Last May was our 3rd stay at the wonderful Oceania. Everything is excellent, wonderful all inclusive hotel. This September we are going to the Olivia to celebrate my Husbands birthday. We are looking forward to enjoy his birthday in the Asian restaurant as this was our favourite at the Oceania. I celebrated my Birthday at the Italian restaurant in April 2013, where we were spoilt by Anna. Can hardly wait to see this new addition to Ikos hotels.

Absolutely love the Ikos Olivia. Everything is perfect, couldn't fault anything. We can't wait to go back this September already counting down the days.

We visited this amazing Hotel September 2015 and are going back September of this year. Absolutely fell in love with The Ikos Olivia and we are so excited to be going back. Everything is of absolute excellence, wonderful wonderful place.

Just returned after 7days at this hotel. Hotel and facilities are very good, let down by mass produced cheap meals which were regularly cold in buffets especially. No quality meats on offer, on steaks or premium fish everything minced. Even served pigs cheek!! Took staff ages to respond to requests for in room items eg. Tea bags, water. Would not return Sani Beach resort in same area 100 per cent better in all areas.