Holiday Village Atlantica Kos

This is our 6th HV. It’s just ok compared to others. Although there is a lot of choice at meal times it is all basically the same with lots of oil, garlic and salt. Packed lunch not worth it on a day out. Drinks ok, couldn’t get a hangover on them (not that I tried) but by the way some people put away it’s probably a good job. Rooms cleaned daily, fresh towels daily, any problems with keys and air con fixed promptly. In summary, it’s Butlins in the sun and I’m not sure HV is for me anymore.

Our first experience of a holiday village and we were so impressed. Friendly staff, amazing reps, superb food, location to the beach, kids clubs. We couldn't speak any higher of the hotel and the experience we had. Confused by other reviews that aren't 5 stars, as I really couldn't see what else you would want

We stayed at the Holiday Village during the 1st week in August. As a lot of the previous reviews cover most of the basics ill try and highlight the good and bad bits. We have been to a number of the other holiday villages (Spain, Portugal, Rhodes, Tunisia) so we knew what to expect and what to compare it against. Overall a nice resort, not quite as new as some of the others but you can see they are upgrading bits here and there. Pools : 3 main pools, as people say you need to be on your toes to get a sunbed, this does happen at other places but with the amount its mentioned in reviews here its a bit odd that its still quite a issue. Doesnt take a genius to figure out they need to add some more, plenty of space to do so as well. Must admit to being a bit confused with the grass area in the middle of the main pool, it doesnt really serve any purpose .. surely it would be a benefit to either tile it and add sunbeds or dig it out and increase the size of the pool. Missing some slides to make it stand out against other HV's. Food: Excellent food .. probably the best we have had at these holiday villages. I cant see how anyone can criticise the selection there. Always seemed to be plenty of tables, even at peak times in Aug. One downside was the drinks .. fizzy ones with the help yourself option was ideal however the beers and spirits were so watered down its crazy. I know you dont want brits all over the place hammered but some essence of alcohol would have been good. Entertainment : The team are on all day trying to make your holiday fun, music stupidly loud around the pool, just turn it down a bit. Evening options vary, again i think other HVs provided a little more but this is a small island so they did well with what they had. Rooms & Resort: Nice rooms which had everything needed for a comfortable stay. I know you dont go to watch tv but only 2 or 3 English channels, one being BBC news wasnt great. In this day and age it wouldnt be too hard to connect up some more channels. The resort tech does need an upgrade. WIFI was ok if you reconnected often, obviously theres a limit to the connections but again some investment in the technology in the site is needed. Football pitch was ideally situated .. most kids playing around there in the evenings. Coin operated games need a bit of modernisation. Beach : Nice .. seems a little neglected by the hotel but we enjoyed our time there, bit windy during our stay but the waves were fun. Small village just up the road .. 5-10 min walk down the road or take the beach, we had a meal there which was nice, few bars and shops. We spent a day at the Lido .. trip provided by the hotel/FC definitely worth a visit. Overall, staff and FirstChoice were great .. so id recommend the resort but Tunisa still remains the best HV that we have been to, a little investment in this one will be needed to keep people coming back.