Atlantica Mikri Poli Park (ex Carda Beach)

I’m writing this review having stayed here last summer as a couple in our 20’s/30’s in September 2024. I have not stopped thinking about our great time at this hotel. We were a little apprehensive reading reviews prior to our visit, but we were blown away by the standard of this hotel. If you are a couple and are nervous about it being too busy with children, the ‘left side’ of the hotel when facing it from the sea is the best place to eat and sit in the day, but the whole hotel has a great atmosphere. Firstly, food - we dined 9/10 times at the Italian buffet for breakfast and dinner, it is quieter, less children, great staff and food and salad selection (if you love Italian as we do!). Plus a gorgeous view over the pool and the sea. The other restaurant on the other side was good the 2-3 times we ate there, but a little busier. Snacks are abundant during the day, the best being the gyros truck on the ‘quiet side’. We chose the Chinese for our a la cartè which was phenomenal. HIGHLY recommend Porto Eye in Kardemena for dinner with great steaks and pasta at a really reasonable price. Plus you can watch the sunset over the harbour if you sit on the rooftop part! Drinks - the drinks were good, the beers were nice and fresh, the cocktails were nice but pre-mixed and very sugary. You can’t complain but they could be better for a 5* Staff - most of the staff were lovely and friendly, there were a few that looked at you blankly when serving you or didn’t always acknowledge you. Entertainment - this hotel is clearly aimed at families and there is nothing short of non-stop activities for families which is great to see, and the reps couldn’t do enough for the children, these mainly take place over the other side of the hotel with the infinity pool & main buffet restaurant (right side). The evening entertainment was again very family focused which was fun to watch a couple times in the amphitheater, there were quizzes in the bar on the right side of the hotel and near daily musicians on in the lovely bar above the Italian. I would say if you are a couple you may want to wander into Kardemena for some drinks, there are plenty of sports bars etc Location - the location of this hotel was perfect to us, 2 mins to the sea, the beach was never packed. 20 minutes from the airport which was great. 10/15 minute walk along to Kardemena which was lovely in the day and the evening - we walked across most days. There are plenty of shops of clothes, jewellery, souvenirs etc Things to do: we did a boat trip day (3 bay with lunch and a drink included) one day, and hired a quad bike for a day, on another day, to explore the whole island. It’s easy to get to Kos town and park up, I’d recommend driving up through the mountains! All of these can be arranged through an excursion shop in Kardemena and were great fun and worth the money. A few evenings we walked into Kardemena for dinner/cocktails. Some bars are even open until the early hours. Pools - there are plenty of pools,

We came as a family of 5, 2 adults and 3 children, 11,8 and 5. After reading reviews on here and fb pages I was slightly concerned but thankfully there was no need. From the moment we arrived at midnight we were welcomed. They had water and sandwiches in reception at arrival, we got a buggy to take us to our room. There are plenty of pools to choose from and never problems with getting a sunbed. Everywhere was always clean, staff great. Food was plentiful and loads of choice. The 3 little snack bars where fab during the day, the kids used to love going to help themselves in there, there was even sorbet at the ice cream place for my dairy free son which was fab. As with any inclusive it can get repetitive and it’s nice to be waited on so we walked into kardamena a couple of times which is beautiful (10 minute walk) to eat, we ate at portoeye there which was lush. Whilst there we kept wondering how people could find fault with the hotel but some people just like to find fault with anything Fab place, loved it and will definitely return ☀️ 🇬🇷

We had a lovely holiday at this family friendly resort. The best thing about this hotel are the staff. Everyone we encountered was super friendly and helpful. Zografina in the Italian restaurant was very welcoming and made sure guests were seated comfortably and looked after. I also have to mention the wonderful lady who looked after us in our room Susannah. She honestly was a joy. Kept our room clean and fresh. She worked so hard. Thank you Susannah ! We were upgraded from a double side sea view room to a shared pool suite. It was very relaxing and lovely to just be able to walk out the room and straight into the pool as it was at least 35 degrees while we were there. Food was fine. We had breakfast in the Italian restaurant as we found it a little bit quieter. We also used the Greek a la carte and the Italian a la carte which was actually a buffet. We went into Kardamena a couple of times to eat but you would not need to do this as the all inclusive offering at the hotel is perfectly ok for your stay. Our little granddaughter was there with her parents and they also enjoyed the hotel and appreciated the hard working staff. We would definitely return to this hotel and found Kardamena to be a beautiful little town with lots of good restaurants and bars. Great little shops for gift shopping. It is about a 20 mins walk to Kardamena from the hotel. Couple of points to note. The resort is hilly but there are buggies available to take you to and from your room. Also if you do encounter any issues then reception team are very helpful and will try their best to accommodate any requests. Thank you again Atlantica Mikri Poli.