Dimitra Beach Hotel and Suites

Just returned from a week here. Mixed feelings about the hotel, some really good points and some not so here goes. We arrived late at night and welcomed from a very friendly George on reception. We had booked a junior suite with sea view and had requested a quiet room. The hotel is very spread out so we were taken by car to our suite. Our room was located at the club suites section overlooking one of the pools on the ground floor at the top of the resort. The layout of the suite was just weird. It was all open plan with a separate shower room and toilet with glass doors, zero privacy at all! A toilet with a glass door looking right into our bedroom no thanks, I love my partner dearly but I certainly don’t want to watch him doing his business! After a long journey wanted a shower before bed, ran the shower but no hot water, called down to reception to be told ‘if you run the water for 5-8 mins it should give you hot water’ it didn’t so went to bed as exhausted by this point. Next morning spoke to guest relations for a change of room and was accommodated with this, we got a corner suite with a separate bathroom so was happy with this.

Pros Hotel - the hotel is very clean with stunning sea views looking out to Turkey in the distance. Most of the staff we interacted with were very pleasant and friendly. The service was inconsistent tho.

Entertainment- we went to several with The Drifters being our favourite. There was entertainment on every night which brought a good vibe to the evening.

Pool Areas - 3 separate pools and an adults only decking area at the bottom of the resort which was our favourite. There was a bar here as well, most of the staff here were very friendly. Bar service to sunbeds would have enhanced the experience, they did start to do this half way through our weeks stay but again wasn’t consistent.

Cons The resort is set uphill so there are a LOT of steps so please be aware of this when booking. Junior suites are located at the top of the resort so a lot of walking uphill every day. The bungalows are located at the bottom of the resort so if you have walking difficulties I would recommend booking a room here.

Food - the only hot food I got throughout the week was at the a la carte restaurant Cucina (Italian) The service and food here was excellent and we dined twice here throughout our stay. The Greek restaurant we used for lunch (as nearest to pool areas) all buffet food but never hot and very repetitive. We also went here on themed nights and the food was slightly better, the Seafood night was very good.

Main Restaurant (Flavours) we found just awful. Never in the week we were there did I have one hot meal or cup of tea. Again all buffet, we went down one evening early when it opened hoping to get a hot dinner but again failed. I can only describe it as canteen food, if you are looking for a dining experience you are not going to get it here! The views from the restaurant are stunning sitting out on the veranda but for me that was the only positive.

The resort is pretty secluded and 8 KMS from Kos Town, bus stop right outside hotel to take you there 4 euros per person return. They pack you in like sardines so be warned, not a great experience!

To sum it up we enjoyed our stay, we booked very last minute and just wanted a restful week with some winter sun. Would I go back, no…….. Food is a big part of our holiday experience and the hotel didn’t deliver on that level for us with the exception of the Italian restaurant. Too many steps and resort very spread out. The hotel is classed as a 5 star but not in my opinion more like a 4 star.

Beautiful hotel ,stunning scenery Great food & Phillipino & greek staff best we've had anywhere so friendly & helpful Loved our stunning modern room Will definitely visit again So handy on the bus into kos town too Therma springs up the road is worth a visit

We have had the most amazing holiday ever. The hotel was amazing. We stayed in a bungalow with sea view all perfect. The beach is small and pebbly but fine to sit out on sun lounger and admire the view. No rush for a sun bed at any pools always plenty of sun beds. Food in all the restaurants was brilliant and lots of choice. All the staff in the hotel very friendly and polite. Mark who runs the bar is incredible makes excellent cocktails and Shots. George the Service Manager always making sure everything was running correctly he never seemed to take a rest. Entertainment was very good. We will be booking to come back next year.