Mitsis Summer Palace - о.Кос, Греция Mitsis Summer Palace - Kos, Greece

For several years we have been using the services of the tour operator "1001Tour", we have visited India, Greece (repeatedly), Cyprus, Spain, France, Italy....For the summer period, we book tours in December-January, and there have never been any overlaps or changes in the timing of the tour , hotels, airlines. . . We consider the work of managers of the office located near the metro station "Petrovsko-Razumovskaya" to be professional. They always inform tourists in advance (both by phone and by e-mail) about all the nuances associated with a particular tour, about the passage of documents for a visa, obtaining tickets, etc.
This year, in April, they rested under the action carried out by the Labyrinth travel agency, on about. Crete at the Mitsis Laguna Beach Hotel 5 *, and in June we visited Kos for the third time. The second time we chose the Mitsis Summer Palace Beach Hotel 5 * (from 05.06 to 17.06. 2014), because. rested with two children 10 and 11 years old. Previously, we rested in Mitsis Norida Beach 5 * on a pension tour (also from "Labyrinth").
The hotel complex includes 4 hotels: Mitsis Summer Palace Beach Hotel 5 *, Mitsis Norida Beach 5 *, Mitsis Family Village Beach Hotel 4 * and the fourth Mitsis Blue Domes Exclusive Resort & Spa 5 *.

Hotel Mitsis Summer Palace - for families, many tourists with small children. The hotel is located on a mountainside and occupies a large area, the best views of the Aegean Sea are from the Summer Palace. We were lucky with the rooms both times (367 and 346), of which there is a direct view of the sea and the pool, next to another pool (both with sea water, like all 10 that are located on the territory of the hotel). e. 2 rooms, everything you need, the minibar is replenished every other day, the cleaning is excellent and without a tip, in the bathroom: olive soap, shampoo, gel, hair dryer. A five-minute walk - a mini-aqua park for kids, common to all hotels. Beach towels - a deposit of 20 euros each. The beach is sandy and pebbly, the sea is clean, there are enough sunbeds. Descent to the beach is by stairs and three elevators. There is a tennis court, table tennis tables, billiards, a children's room... Every evening we walked around the territory of all hotels, it is especially beautiful at the Mitsis Blue Domes Exclusive Resort & Spa 5 * hotel, chic territory, excellent lighting in the evening, live music... For children - a disco (each hotel has its own).
I would like to note the kitchen. There is no special variety of dishes (it cannot be compared with expensive hotels in Turkey), but everything is edible and tasty. Several types of salads, vegetable cuts, of course, olives, fruits, desserts and several hot dishes. I was pleased with the pork, every day for lunch and dinner, the cook cooked meat and grilled fish with us (the meat was chicken, pork, and natural cutlets, everything was amazingly tasty). The fish, in our opinion, is cooked without imagination and does not cause a desire to try again. During the 17 days of our stay, seafood (mussels, shrimp, squid), unfortunately, was only 5 times. You can also visit two a la carte restaurants (Italian and Greek) for lunch and dinner, an appointment the day before visiting an unlimited number of times. For a change, it's worth going, everything is delicious, the chefs and waiters are trying very hard. Compared to last year, however, the variety of dishes in the main restaurant has decreased. . .
A few words about excursions. The host Le Grand organizes excursions daily. If it's your first time in Kos, of course, it's worth going on a sightseeing tour of the island (50 euros / adult) with a guide (guide qualifications vary, but mostly good), even if you come for a week. A cruise on three islands (8 hours - 50 euros) is not tiring even for children and interesting. An excursion to Rhodes (the whole day - 95 euros / adult) this year started at 5 (! ) In the morning, although in the past - after breakfast There are a few more excursions, but they are for amateurs. By the way, all excursions this year have risen in price unreasonably, for tourists, for example, from Germany and Poland, the same excursions are much cheaper. For example, you can go to three islands by yourself by buying a ticket for a boat or a yacht in Kos (35-40 minutes from the hotel by bus to the city), and the trip will be half the price. For souvenirs on a regular bus (1.8 euros) in 15 minutes you can get to Kardamena (a small village). The bus runs according to a schedule several times a day, stops near hotels. Taxi to Kardamena - 10 euros.
In general, we were satisfied with the rest, as in previous visits. The early morning departure time (Orenburg Airlines) made it possible to be on the island of Kos already at 9 am. Quick check-in at the hotel. Good food in the restaurant. Comfortable weather and warm sea. Friendly staff... One HUGE BUT: the behavior of our compatriots (not only children, but also adults), who were VERY many this year. And in the restaurant (the concept of a dress code was completely absent, the remains of numerous half-eaten dishes on the tables would attract more than one pig), and by the pools (rules of conduct at the pool - well, this is not for us !!! ), and in the hotel lobbies (why not sit with a bottle right on the steps at the entrance? Or, Excuse me, swearing in our way? Let everyone know what we are! )... Apparently, all this led to a certain drop in the level of service from the hotel staff. So 5 * this year we would not have given the hotel... What a pity!