Aegean Village

"Hotel, situated a bit higher up with a great view over the sea, shuttle buses run throughout the property, fast and friendly and free of charge. Property very well-maintained. Room large, rather old-fashioned, but clean. Beds quite soft and the rollaway bed for our daughter was completely worn out and unacceptable. Air conditioning is difficult to adjust, loud and old. Room service friendly and good. Balcony with table and chair, unfortunately no way to hang anything up, view from the balcony great. Pool very large, but freezing cold. Animation simple, everything from motivated to 'can't be bothered' is there ;), evening program simple entertainment, good: The performance of the `Legends`. Minigolf course available, but totally broken. Breakfast always the same, but fresh and ok. Egg dishes are not prepared fresh, bread very delicious, juices almost undrinkable, coffee and drinks at the bar also all very bad, cocktails expensive, at 10 o'clock sharp the light is turned off at breakfast, whether you are still sitting there or not...bad service. In the evening good, but not very varied buffet, service fast, but unfriendly. You have to pay for a lot yourself: Fitness center 5 euros/per day and person, is decent, also safe in the room is subject to a charge. Indoor pool free, but only for adults, quite loveless, cold water, whirlpool available, but only reached its temperature at 2 PM and from 5 PM everything is closed....indoor pool, fitness and whirlpool. Small shop in the complex where you can buy water etc. Prices for water ok, sweets, chips, ice cream, newspapers, cosmetics rather expensive. Within walking distance of the hotel you are in Kardamena in approx. 20 minutes, recommended! Many restaurants, bars, shops. Nice little harbor, excursions bookable."

"I stayed solo at the Lagas Aegen hotel. The hotel is very nice aesthetically, with the colors of the country. The staff is nice, some more smiling than others, but they remain available and welcoming. I appreciated being in a small bungalow rather than a hotel room strictly speaking. The hotel is on a hillside, a free shuttle is offered all day for people staying higher up or not wishing to use the stairs (because it goes up :) ) A car rental service is available directly at the hotel, which is convenient. The beach is directly accessible from the hotel, just across the road (which is not very busy). Sunbed rental is offered for 4.5€ per day and it is a sandy beach. Swimming there is ideal. The village of Kardamena is easily accessible on foot, walking along the beach, in 15-20 minutes (on flat ground) along the road. You can find small shops for souvenirs, restaurants, and bars along the beach; walking there in good weather is nice. From the village, there are also excursions offered by agencies (visit to Kos, taking the ferry to go to the market in Bodrum in Turkey, boat trips...). And for visits, the shuttle comes to pick us up at the foot of the hotel and drops us off at the end of the day, which is very appreciated. The food in the hotel is good, varied, and healthy. There is something to satisfy every palate. The month of October is a quiet time, with mainly couples and few children, so it is ideal if you want tranquility. There are shops right inside the hotel, a snack bar... The hotel is clean and spacious. I had a very good stay there, between relaxing on the beach and visiting the island!"

"Rooms - Or room was a bit outdated and beds were very hard and uncomfortable. Walls on thin side as constantly could hear chairs been moved and scraped along the floor. Curtains in room were not black out so once the sun rose it was shining in our door every morning. Showers had to run for nearly 10-15 mins before they would get warm enough to use. No tea or coffee provided and only had one mug in room. Cleaning - Cleaning ladies arrived very early in morning also and one morning we came back from breakfast to find her trousers in our room and another morning a carton of milk left on the table! Restaurant - Waiter's in the restaurant were quite rude and one morning we came for breakfast and they gave out cause we were late, we arrived at 9.45am and it finished at 10am so more than enough time to get something to eat and leave. No toaster in restaurant and when brought up a staff member said rudely to use "You don't need a toaster, the bread it's fresh from the bakery!!" . Same food every morning and no variety or change in it. We did not have dinner in evening's because men had to wear trousers which seems to be a ridiculous rule as in a warm country so we lost out on that part of the holiday we paid for. Pool bar - Went to get a cocktail at 4.30pm and they said they were closing up and when we asked at what time they said 5pm! So after saying there was still time to make a few drinks they reluctantly made them Gardeners - They arrived early in morning also and would be shouting to one another and having gardening equipment like strimmer's and chainsaws going so we were woken up a few times with them. Beach - Went to the beach a few days and had to pay for sunbeds for the day but it seemed like they only chose to charge some people and then people who arrived after us weren't charged. Shuttle bus - The bus ran 24 hrs a day and would be at your door within minutes of ringing reception so that was very helpful and then a local bus stop was outside the hotel to get into Kardamena town and cost €2 each so very convienent. Unfortunately for us there was more cons then pros on the list for this hotel and definitely would not rate it a 4 star hotel, its pushing to be a 3 star at best. HIGHLY RECOMMEND - Ta Adelfia Restaurant in Kardamena, food was amazing, tasty and so fresh!!"