Atlantica Thalassa Hotel

We had a lovely stay here. The hotel and rooms are beautifully decorated, it’s clear a lot of care and consideration has been put into the hotel. The usb sockets in the rooms were greatly appreciated and so useful!

It’s a bit out of the way location-wise as nothing walkable nearby but there are hoppy/volta scooters easily accessible at the hotel which we loved to use, the hotel can also quickly arrange taxis into kos and surrounding areas, and also help arrange bike/quad rental. The location wasn’t an issue for us as a young couple, it was easy enough to get around.

The hotel staff were lovely, really polite and pleasant, they can’t do enough for you and this was a highlight for us. They were always smiling and the service was impeccable.

Plenty of sunbeds free all day, you just have to get up early if you want one next to the pool. The sunbeds on the grass aren’t as comfortable as the pool ones, especially if you’re tall. My partner is over 6ft and found these uncomfortable. Upgrading these sunbeds to match the others would make a big difference.

The food is great for the price, something for everyone, different meats/ fish every day and a great range of salads. The daily gyros at the pool bar was also fantastic. You can eat at the a la carte once during your stay included in the price, it’s small and there aren’t many options on the menu but it was a nice change of scenery and the staff were so lovely and accommodating.

Drinks from all bars are nice and strong and also a range of options. The wine wasn’t great as per most all inclusives but you can purchase bottles of other wines at a reasonable cost.

We expected more of a gym as stated online and chose the hotel because of this, but upon arrival it was just a few cardio machines outside. Staff explained that there are no weights due to health and safety. It was far too hot for cardio, so some sort of weight machines or frame for pull ups/presses would be a huge improvement. As gym lovers we were a bit disappointed about this.

The beach is tiny and not the best, it states that you can order drinks etc from the beach loungers and staff will bring it to you from the hotel. We were surprised to be brought drinks from the shop and at an additional charge, this should be made clearer to guests. You have to pay for the sun loungers which is €4 per bed which isn’t bad, but we found it cheaper at nearby beaches that were nicer. Would recommend Tingaki or lambi beaches for this.

The cleaners do come really early sometimes and walked into our room on a few occasions whilst were asleep, remember to put the sign on the door to avoid this. Our cleaner was lovely and did a great job of cleaning the room.

Overall we loved our stay and would recommend it to young couples or families wanting to be away from the hustle and bustle of kos town.

We’ve just got back from a two week stay at the hotel - this being our second visit after we stayed August 2024. The hotel itself was great, the rooms nice, staff superb (especially some of the evening bar staff, morning bar staff and the man and woman in the shop), but there were a few noteable rooms of error. Whenever we put the air conditioning on in one of our rooms it would spread a disgusting smell across the whole room that we couldn’t bear to have it on, yet in the other room it had no smell and was completely fine which was weird. There was also one member of the entertainment team (Stefan I believe was his name) in which tended to speak to a lot of the young girls and teenagers around the pool and one family we spoke to said that he had asked for their 17 year old daughters phone number and after she told him his age he said “It’s fine” despite his age being 21+ (as per the age requirements for the entertainment company) I understand the entertainment team is employed via a secondary company but it overall created an uncomfortable atmosphere around the pool. This also therefore meant that treatment in some of the entertainment felt biased toward young girls. The cleaners also would often arrive to our rooms at around 9am so we felt quite rushed every morning to make sure we were out of the room by 9am. Additionally, the atmosphere in terms of the guests staying at the hotel seems to have changed quite dramatically since the last time we came in 2024, with the hotel having a lot less life than before, more relaxed with large families with small children. This also meant that there were children running around the hotel rooms at 11pm at night not attempting to be quiet at all. Despite these issues, we really did have an amazing stay I just thought it would be helpful for any families with older children as it lacks entertainment for teenagers (more aimed at young children below 13 and older adults in the evening) and older adults who don’t want to be disturbed while they’re sleeping. The hotel is well kept, clean, good food with lots of options, great accommodative services upon arrival and departure and definitely worth the four stars it has now. Overall, I’d say this hotel is a safe selection but nothing extraordinary like it used to be.