Kairaba Mythos Palace

"What a fantastic place!! My wife and I have just returned from a 10 day stay. We have travelled to see new places but this is the first we want to return to the following year. Room. We selected a superior double with plunge pool. This room was a lucky find as it was within a minute to beach, pool and snack bar, down hill. Main meals were a five minute walk uphill In the Zoe ( main) restaurant. The room was spacious, clean with mini fridge, safe and usual tea making fare. We had a large bathroom, emperor size bed, chaise lounge and the private, large, clean plunge pool. Hotel grounds. The resort is built on a hill and some paths were steep from top to bottom. The hotel has a fleet of buggies taxing people around for free if needed. All you had to do was request one where you were relaxing. There are several pools all with bars at different points so you can easily decide which one fits your vibe. There is no point rushing out at 5am to reserve a lounger as everywhere had ample! You get a map on arrival (bit like flamingo land) there is also an App. My one request to hotel is that, unless you navigate about like Dora the Explorer with your map a few more signs leading to eg, towel exchange, restaurant names (as there is 4) would be a little easier to find your way. Staff, food and drinks. Staff 100% attentive and very professional. Seated service everywhere. Excellent, excellent!! Cleaning and groundstaff must be commended too. Food is excellent from breakfasts in main Zoe restaurant to a snack meal at beach bar then back to Zoe for dinner. Fresh, tasty food. Loads of options for all tastes, added theme cuisine changed daily. Beach snack bar was a meal too. Delicious Gyros, katsu or club sandwiches with fresh ingredients and crispy chips! Drinks were not watered down! The beer was cold and had a kick. In my group the cocktails went down a storm. Tips. Either pack a travel mug with lid or. There is a shop 1 minute to right when leaving by beach to buy one for €3. When requesting carry out drinks to take back to your room or have in the pool you get them in paper cups that flop and soften, and we don't want that do we! Also this way you save on recycling. Make sure to try Boukari Beach fish restaurant, 5 minutes to right out of beach entrance for a fresh, sea to plate greek food experience. Dine right on the beach! They do serve other meats too. Also Olive tree 5 minute to left from entrance for brunches. Mosquitoes tend not to be much of a problem during the main day but bands will keep them at bay in evening and early morning. There are wasps. They are small, tend not to sting but can be annoying. Again cups with lids stop them being attracted to your drinks but also tidy up around yourself! Overall a wonderful experience, Yamas Mythos Place"

"Absolutely 5 star holiday! Had 10 nights here for my 60th birthday. Felt special all the time from waiter service for drinks and excellent choices for food. Felt like part of the family by the end of it with Maria & team looking after us in the restaurant, Fervin, Gilbert & Eleni serving drinks and Costas & team porters/buggy drivers - even the shop lady Erenh. Large complex but porters drive you where you want in 'golf buggys'. All inclusive drinks (including cocktails) excellent - no watered down spirits or cocktails from a bottle. Room serviced daily and water topped up. Hotel manager Nikos always around and making sure everything ok. Luxury swim up bars were gorgeous and always plenty of comfy sunbeds. Excellent evening entertainment. Easy to book excursions at reception or by lovely ladies on guest services. Would thoroughly recommend this place and come again. Only downside was the wasps which was probably due to extreme heat."

"I'm going to start with the negatives and get them out of the way. When you enter the reception area, it smells like stagnant water. I'm assuming it's an aircon issue, but it's not the best first impression. Thankfully it seems to be isolated to the reception only, but they really should sort this out. We didn't feel the different levels of AI were well explained, or where we could find entertainmemt atc as there are a number of "rooftop" venues. Some people received free upgrades on arrival, we didn't even get the option for a paid upgrade. Being in the mountains, there were a lot of wasps. Not the hotel's fault but something to consider. I'd say it was worst at the pool by Vivaldi Italian restaurant. Incidentally, this was also the worst pool bar as the barman was an absolute misery. The complex is hilly. Not suitable for anyone with mobility issues, even with the buggies. We only requested a buggy ride once and the driver said it was "out of order" and "you can walk" while proceeded to flirt with another member of staff. No attempt to get another buggy etc. One member of staff serving coffee in the morning was very rude to both customers and her manager there. Our room 1316 was next to the cleaners store room so there was noise from 6.30/7am every day. If you are assigned a room next to the "staff room", request a change! The positives... We arrived late and staff has a snack (sandwich) waiting for us which was a nice touch as food service had finished. The rooms are lovely. Spacious and actually look like the photos. Everywhere is spotlessly clean and the aircon stays on even when you are not in, so the temperature is constant. Perfect. There is a handy supermarket on site and unlike in other complexes I have been to, the prices aren't inflated. Phone reception was hit and miss for me but luckily the hotel WiFi was faultless so it never caused an issue. There is a brilliant selection of food for every mealtime in Zoe buffet restaurant, with specialities made to order and a theme each evening. Staff were very helpful. We had lovely lunches in Vivaldi and Olea, and the takeaway salads and snacks were so good. The staff in Vivaldia were absolutely lovely and very accommodating, especially Nikos. I am gluten intolerant and it was exceptionally well catered for with schar products on request in Zoe and GF options and adaptations clearly labelled on menus. Food service times are great and snacks are available pretty much all day, even pastries and infused water in reception. There is a great selection of drinks and the bar staff are very accommodating in adapting cocktails etc, especially Jason at the swim up bar, which also had the best atmosphere. Greek night and the entertainment was great fun. We probably would have gone to see more of the entertainment had we known where to find it earlier. Thanks to Jason for helping us out! Reception staff were really friendly and allowed us to keep our room for an extra hour on check out day, at no extra cost, and allowed us to keep our wristbands bands so we could get lunch and drinks until we left. The hotel is isolated and up in the mountains which isn't accessible for coach transfers to they have a private taxi service to take you to and from the main resort, which was very comfortable. Just remember that your transfer time is from the main resort, not the hotel, so allow another 10-15mins to get from the hotel to the pick up site. All in all we had a lovely stay (just a bit noisy early in the mornings) and i would definitely return now that we have sussed out the AI and entertainment!"