Grand Blue Beach Hotel

Manal Ismael

I had three of the best days of my life at this hotel. I travelled solo, hence was worried and skeptical. I do not know where to start: the location took my breath away as soon as I arrived. I was greeted with a welcoming and friendly staff who shuttled me to my room down the hill upon my arrival. For three days all my needs were catered to. I expected a room but found a spacious house with four beds and a nice balcony. The breakfast offered a varied and big selection of dishes that suits all tastes. It was always crowded at breakfast but that made it all the more fun. My first impression was that the hotel is located at a secluded area but soon came to realise that a bustling neighborhood was less than 10 minutes walk where there were plenty of cafes, shops, supermarkets and restaurants with amazing vibes especially at night. The Greek people are extremely friendly. You hear nice words and compliments everywhere. I wanted to write few remarks about some negative aspects but honestly I think these are trivial in view of all the luxuary and ambience the hotel offered. I would like to extend my big thanks to every single person who work at this hotel, looking forward to going back there one day ♥️

Anita Szili

The food was okay, but not extremely amazing. I don't recommend trying their à la carte restaurant because it was bad. They don’t offer lactose free or plant based milk during day time. The hotel itself has an amazing view and 3 pools: two quiet areas and one with music and kids. They will drive you around in golf carts with your luggages because the hotel is placed on a hill. The rooms are spacious and clean, the bed is comfortable. The hotel area is also clean and well maintained. Some of the stuff has difficulty understanding English. The overall experience was alright, but nothing exceptional aside from the view.

Stephen Jones

This is a great location, and a lovely place, but as someone who works a lot with teams, there seems to be a management issue, that means the staff are badly trained, and a bit clueless. Don’t expect fantastic food, it’s mediocre.

Enver Tiryaki

It's a nice hotel, but it's not a 5-star one. The rooms are tidy and clean. They have three pools with different depths, and each pool has its own bar. You can enjoy various cocktails included in the all-inclusive package at the bar, along with canned soft drinks and beer. The beach at the hotel is not very good, and people don't use it much. Fortunately, there are better beaches nearby that you can easily reach on foot. The staff at the hotel are incredibly kind and friendly, and they all deserve five stars for their service. The breakfast was good, but the lunch and dinner were just okay.

Alain Piette

If you're looking for a 5-star establishment, look elsewhere. My family and I had never been accommodated in such a mediocre hotel. - Environment: while the scenery is fabulous, the slopes (up to 30%) of this hotel will quickly make you forget it. - Rooms: it's a disaster. We had room 94, located as far from the pools as from the restaurants. The room was not very clean, totally in need of a refresh. The shower curtain was unhygienic for a damaged bathtub with dirty seals. Very uncomfortable beds causing back pain after 9 nights. To top it all off, a colony of ants had taken over the room. We alerted the maids and reception by showing a video of the cohabitants but no one intervened despite beautiful promises. Towels were old, torn and irritating. Even a roadside hotel wouldn't offer such discomfort to its clients. - Restaurants: you have to book for the à la carte restaurant but you must also notify what you want to eat if you don't want the imposed (Greek) menu. Impossible to order the à la carte steak (+ €20 supplement) as we had not notified beforehand. How to do so when no one has explained the principle before? Quality of the à la carte restaurant menu: really mediocre. The chicken soup made me sick. Main restaurant: a school canteen. Always the same meals with no variety and of poor quality. Don't even think about eating international, it's a utopia. The upstairs does offer a different country's menu each evening, but it remains minimalist and not very tasty. Fish and meat overcooked and therefore dry. For my part, my meals for our first 5 days of vacation were: * morning: mini plain pancakes * noon: tomato sauce pasta and watermelon * evening: tomato sauce pasta and watermelon From the 6th to the 10th day, we dined at Thomas Grill & Mezze in Kardamena - Pools: the only positive point even though the surroundings and the very dirty deck chairs were never cleaned during our stay at the pool exit towards Kardamena. The trace of a spilled Pepsi on a table and on the ground remained all stay. - Entertainment: almost non-existent. Really very very disappointed with our family stay at the Grand Blue in Kos. But we will come back for Kos and its really nice inhabitants in another hotel.