Aqua Blu Boutique Hotel and Spa

Me and my girlfriend visited Kos in October, found aqua blue and for a reasonable price for the 5 star service that it offers. We got welcomed at the door by a young girl who took us through and outside to the poolside bar area. I can???t remember her name but she had long curly hair and often was at reception throughout the day but she was lovely. She then brought us a welcome drink which was different.. sort of like a mixture of lemon, ginger etc but was nice and refreshing. She told us our rooms would be ready shortly as we enjoyed the drinks and then were shown around the hotel, down to the spa area (we didn???t visit but looked really nice and quite reasonable) and then to our room. We had a sea view which was worth the extra money. Very spacious balcony to relax on before going out for dinner etc. The room was nice, more like a open studio layout. Some people may have issues with privacy as you can see the other person shower if you???re just sat on the bed watching tv!! But we were a couple so we didn???t see it as a problem. Kos itself was lovely, the old town was about a half an hour walk but we hired bikes or got a taxi. Loads of places to hire bikes a stones throw away from the hotel and really cheap! I think it cost us about 15 euro each for 5 days! Taxi into old town was about 8/9 euros, loads (if not too many) places to eat. I did a lot of researching on trip advisor to find some nice places as a lot of the restaurants do try their upmost to entice you in and we had a couple of hit and miss meals but all in all was nice food. We did a boat trip which was well worth it if you want to adventure out for the day and explore the islands around Kos. We picked the ???Christina??? boat tour. This is the name of the lady who runs the tour and she does it with her husband who is the captain. She is British and he is Greek. Very friendly tour and quite small. Some of the tours looked packed with so many people so this felt abit more personable. Went to three different islands, stopped also to snorkel in clear blue water and also saw some dolphins which wasn???t always guaranteed. They also served traditional Greek food on the boat for lunch (pork kebab, salad etc etc). The only downside to this holiday is that me and my girlfriend both got very ill... of which we both had to go to hospital and receive medical care due to severe vomiting constantly on the loo.... we think it was down to the night we had cocktails at a bar, of which were served in a jug with loads and loads of ice. They say not to drink the tap water etc so maybe it was the ice that did it. The hospital did say they had had a lot of similar cases that year so just a heads up regarding tap water, ice etc. This was toward the end of our holiday which meant we were at least able to enjoy the majority! Also the hotel were great whilst this was going on, they were able to organize a doctor to pick us up and back to the hotel and checked in on us to make sure we were both feeling better. Overall a Kos was lovely and the hotel really delivered the 5 star service. We also wanted to say thanks to Katrina (we think that was her name) for being so kind throughout our stay. The sort of person who constantly had a smile on her face and made us feel really comfortable throughout. Not a bad word to say for any of the staff. Thanks, Sam and Elin.

Situated on the outskirts of Kos Town on Lambi beach suited us very well, we could either walk or cycle into town. The hotel it???s self is nice enough but for me just not quite making the 5 star it is supposed to be. The pool area is, clean with comfortable loungers. The pool itself is unheated and in October was chilly to say the least. Service at the pool was hit and miss. The rooms or suites as the hotel classes them are spacious. The bathrooms are only just adequate. Many have over bath showers, you then have all of the inconvenience of stepping in etc and the shower controls are situated at the back, so you end up getting wet turning the shower on. The room we mainly occupied had a walk in shower that was a bit better, however the rest of the bathroom was badly planned with little or no storage. Breakfast was adequate with variable service The fine dining restaurant was good but not enough to entice me back more than once. Lunch and dinner at the other restaurant was okay. The portions on some of the dishes were small. Service in the hotel was variable, there were one or two very good, helpful and organised waiting staff. The rest of the waiting staff (there was plenty of them) were disorganised resulting in the hit and miss service. The reception staff with the exception of one person I found to be extremely helpful, pleasant and professional. The spa treatments were good. There is an extra charge to use the pool and spa area unless you have a treatment booked. This was expensive and not what I would expect from a supposed 5 star hotel. The hotel is cat free which is a refreshing change when Kos itself is over run with them.