Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort & Spa Dolce by Wyndham

We had one of the most delightful stays here during the October school break. As is normal with my reviews, here is some practical info and opinion that should help travellers. (some *photo attached). I have also attached a *location map of the hotel. Convenient location: From airport: ~15 minutes by taxi, 40-45 minutes by tour operated buses. To city centre and old town ~10 minutes by taxi. Taxi-stand right across the road, prices displayed. Day time ~12 Euros, 13-14 Euros at nighttime. There is a bus stop on the main road with *ticket machine (*1.80 Euros one way at the time). *Shops, restaurants, tour operators & water sports (would recommend using the water sports here rather than ones in town unless you want to spend 3 times the price) nearby. Don’t haggle too much, but you do get hotel guest concession at water sports. Reception and staff: All staff professional, courteous, extremely hard working and helpful. Reception can get busy and probably can improve with the speed of check in. Food and drinks: Main restaurant variety of foods, tasty, live kitchen, Tasty food. Vegan options +. It got very busy one evening and there was a wait for about 10 minutes for us, but some waited longer. This kind of rush is not unique to this hotel. Multiple bars with nearly 18 hours of snacks and flow of a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Main restaurant open 24 hours a day, with some basic but filling menu late night/early morning. Other *opening times-see photo. Entertainment team: Fabulous team that kept kids and adults totally engaged. Hats off to their hard work. Day time- for all, evenings for kids and families, later evening/ night- for adults. Outdoor podium. We loved this as, this did not feel crammed as can happen in indoor auditorium. Multiple activities during the day. Rooms: Clean, well maintained, usual amenities present. We took front sea view and enjoyed the stunning skyline and stunning *sunsets. Fridge gets topped up daily- wine, beer, soft drinks, water, juice!! (certainly, did for all inclusive.) We never used beer/wine as we enjoyed them at the main bar. Multiple floors, but dedicated lifts for 2-3 floors each. This avoids them being busy. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools, enough sun beds (including hotel owned ones on the beach). They don’t have a staff tips jar and would highly recommend that the management instals one. Thank you for making our stay enjoyable. Would I go back? A big yes!

This is a great hotel. I cannot think of any negatives and will focus on the amazing strengths: Rooms are cleaned every day Well equipped Drinks replenished every day Standards are high Great check in Hard working staff that are attentive and kind. The guy making and cooking those pizzas each day by the pool is a legend! Food is superb, very fresh with a great choice of cuisine and dishes. Hotel is really clean It's busy but it's such a big hotel, there's plenty of space for all guests. Could not fault our experience. Bar staff are so efficient and hard working. Excellent all round, I would highly recommend it

I stayed last week with my teenage sons and we loved it! We ate different food every day in the main restaurant and it was always delicious. Staff were all friendly and helpful and the sea view room was lovely. I can't wait to come back. As now is the beginning of high season, the tourist tax is €15 per room per night. Bus stops are outside the hotel, bus fare is €2.50 single fare and you pay on card.

We were a little worried after booking the hotel and then reading some of the reviews after, however our concerns were unfounded. A brilliant hotel, yes, its large and busy but its all well thought out, the food option is fantastic and a perfectly reasonable selection of drinks etc. its clean and well maintained. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The spa was very relaxing as well. I would recommend paying a little extra and getting a sea view as we used another room at the back of the hotel and your view would be the roof of the conference center. I do agree its not 5 star but 4+ and that's due to its size , because you don't quite get the 5 star service, that little bit extra that you would expect at that level, i.e. its a buffet style meal, no selection of wines etc. A few niggling issues are: They do not monitor the sunbed situation, residents seem to collecting the free towels from the spa then going straight out and placing them on sunbeds and never using them, we read that they are removed after 45 minutes but they were reserved all day. A lot of the sunbeds on the beach were broken. The lifts were terrible, as there are too many people using them all the time. You could wait about 5 minutes for one and if you could get in them because of people carrying large inflatables around. The pools were a little on the dirty side on some days with an algae build up, which was a bit gross in places, maybe a little more chlorine. otherwise we had a great holiday and would not hesitate in returning, in fact we are looking at one of the sister resorts in Kos for next year!

Currently staying at this hotel. Good location, overall the accommodation is clean if not a little small for 2 adults and a teenager.All staff are very attentive and polite, pool areas well maintained with plenty of sun beds. Several restaurants giving a fair choice for most diners. However, anyone who needs a gluten free diet will struggle. The choices are very limited, which is disappointing in this day and age. There are only 1 or 2 choices each night other than salad. Very poor for those with dietary requirements unfortunately . Other than that it’s good value for money.

The hotel was lovely and light. Plenty of food choice. Staff worked extremely hard. Would benefit from being hotter though. I did end up being sick one day and mentioned it to the staff as I’d had prawns that I had to shell myself, just one day at the hotel before becoming ill. They said they all ate there and no one else had reported sickness. Cleaners were lovely. The mattresses would benefit from being changed as could feel all the springs and also had a dip at the end from people sitting there to use it as a seat for dressing table. I’m assuming instead of the chair. Towels needed to be replaced to look white and fluffy for 5 star quality. Door didn’t block out sound well enough from corridor as people moved through it. The entertainment staff tried their best, but the hotel would benefit from a better room to use indoors when the weather is cold as unfortunately far from anyone’s control, it was and the room used looked very unwelcoming, like sitting in a school hall on chairs in rows.