Ampavris Apartments Reviews

run by a top family welcome you with open arms great great fun at night with costa very funny greek night brilliant

it was our 2nd stay there were going back in may 2010 would recomend it to any one the family are really friendly will do anything they can to help you !the greek night is excellent only 10 euros ahead ! theres a good pool and bar thats open till very late the pool bar snacks are good and drinks excellent value a brilliant holiday

the best holiday ever..... we went in may and are going back in sep (cant wait). the family that own the apartments are brill really entertaining and will help you in any way they can. the rooms are tastefull and are cleaned often bit to often for me i kept telling the cleaner to come back tomorrow. town center is 15 mins walk or ask at the bar and they will ring for a taxi,5 euros to town center. bar snaks are great and are a good price as are all the drinks. pool is a good size and clean. thanks to all the family and staff see you soon x pete (33)and claire(34)

Accomodation - room pretty basic but spotless , maids cleaned bedding and towels every 2 days .
Service - Costa ,Chris and Steve worked very hard behind the bar ,Costa was funny @ night - his dance moves were wicked !!!
Elani the cook was brill and did not keep you waiting long 4 ur snack.
(p.s. if you ever have any spiders in your room , go 2 the bar and ask 4 george the spider killer.

Town-the best place to eat in the town(30 mins walk)is Socrates - service-brill,food-brill,price-brill!!!!!
The shops sell really good things at reasonable prices.
(p.s.this is from Aimee 'n' Chloe .Happy 40th mum HAHAHAHAHA!!!!)

Flights with airtours were tough - cattle class (just bearable for four hours). No room to move, eat or breathe.

The apartments are basic, but clean. The curtains are very thin, but we adlibbed and hung the spare blankets up to help us sleep-in in the mornings. If you are looking to cater for yourself you could be quite challenged, we didn't have a toaster, or microwave -though some apartments seemed to have microwaves. The supermarket nearby has the basics, but is relatively pricey. If you are going to hire a car, go just out of Kos Town to a larger supermarket to stock up on water, beer etc - you will save money.

Not all rooms have air con, some only have ceiling fans - air con is 5/6euros per night (but worthwhile if going during the summer months). We requested a county-side view and were lucky enough to be put in a block with air con. (We were in apartment 30 - which was away from the noise of the bar and next to a run with a family of deer - very cute to sit and watch from the balcony).

High season - sun loungers are a little bit limited. If you are not by the pool by 10/11am you could end up laying on the concrete or grass. Food in the snack bar is fine and reasonably priced - but nowhere does Beef Burgers - ham everywhere.

The apartments are a bit of a walk from the town (uphill on the way back). But we quite enjoyed the stroll, but a taxi is only 5euros. The family that run are very nice and will sort out any problems, book taxis etc. They have a family BBQ every other Monday evening, it's very friendly - but not good if you don't eat red meat - only pork.

Airtours do a free night out - it's ok. Depends what you like. It's held in Shennigans - the Elvis impersonator is worth a watch, but wouldn't recommend the food in the restaurant next door Boomerang - we were disappointed.

We found the cheapest car hire (for Jeeps anyway) was with ML Rent a Car, Kanari Street. But be warned petrol stations don't seem to take credit / debt cards. We visited Paradise beach - ok (but then we're not beach people). Zia was worth a trip for the sunset, and the hot springs were quite impressive - really hot. We didn't realise that you could drive almost down to them, and parked by the snack vans - then it's quite a walk (and we discovered other people had driven further down).

Restaurants in town - Aktaion was fantastic (food and service), we ate there three times (just round the corner from the taxi rank and Hypocratis Tree), would really recommend the Greek set menus - great value and you won't leave hungry! Ambrosia, on the edge of the old town is also good - a roof garden (but doesn't open until the sun has gone down - it's too hot before). All the food is good!

Three island boat trip on the Katarina was excellent. George is very friendly and really goes out of his way to make the day fun. Greek dancing, snacks ouzo, dressing everyone up as pirates, letting people drive the boat, fun raffle - all in the price. We were lucky enough to see a sea turtle and wild dolphins too!

One final tip - I would really recommend arranging your own transfers to and from Kos airport. We were the second to last drop off on arrival, and the journey back was dire, and because we were so late, the ques to get through airport security was horrendous (only just made the flight). I doubt it would be a huge cost to get a taxi privately - but it would really be worth it (and leave plenty of time to check in for return flights!)

ive been to the greek islands for the last three years and this has been the best.the appartments are clean and in good condition.george and his family are very helpfull and friendly,they basicly let you get on with it and are there if you want anything nothing is to much trouble.there is a small taverna about 50 yrds down the lane it is well worth eating ther we ended up going their 8 times .kos town is grat loads of shops and eateries .would i stay at these appartments again yes no problem highly recomended 11/07/2007

Well, where to start. 1st of all the owners of the property are absolutly fantastic and cannot be faulted in any way what so ever!!

First choice is another matter. Families beware of what you book, or what you think you have booked. I booked a FAMILY holiday last july to ensure I got a 5 bedded room for my FAMILY holiday. 2 adults me and my partner Sue, 3 children Stacey 11, Sophie 8 and Stephanie 4. Checked out about it on web site then booked over the phone direct with First Choice. They said the only way we could have a 5 bedded room for the holiday was to have interconnecting rooms which we agreed to. Once in resort told that we had 2 rooms in 2 seperate blocks 350m apart. i told the rep this was not what we had booked, he said "; you've got what you've booked mate "; on trying to reason with him he walked off and left me and my Family with the owners son at 4am. Eventually we had to go into the 3 bedded room with an extra bed in it and my partner slept on a lilo for 2 weeks.

Best resteruant to goto is socrates in Kos town. Try beef stifado its excellent. On leaving we had a 3 hr delay again our rep was nowhere to be seen and we were given 1 update in 3 hrs which told us nothing we didnt already know. In summary these apts are OK for couples or families with older teeenagers. DEFINATELY NOT FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. There is nothing for them to do apart from the pool and table football and pool. Again people were great and the owner George calmed me down when we 1st arrived. Im not really one to moan unless there is great need to do so. PLEASE PLEASE Make sure you know what you have booked and take proof with you.

these apart are good very clean and comfortable.the family are really friendly all the suns work in the bar,kosta has a monkey that he brings up to the bar.
its quite a walk down to the shops but a taxi is only 5euros,most of the shops sell the same.
food at the apart was good there is a taverna few mins walk away that is also good all home made cooking,the supermarket is not far away either and prices are good.
dont book anything with the reps its to dear down the harbour you can get the boat to turkey for 10euros they will even show you round there boats.
the bar is away from the apart so you wont be woken by a lot of noise.

pool is very clean only problem was they had loads of loungers but not enough mats on them and a lot of the young ones where coming home early hours and puttin there towels down so when you went down in morning there was none unless you moved them,sorry apart 31it was us who put you towels in the pool.
greek nite is good loads of food and dancing all the george sons join in.

lots of insects but i dont think they hurt use plug ins and at the supermarket you get a coil thing to burn i put that on the balcony and we never got bit.airconditioning is 20erous a week but we slept with the doors open.
the only thing that wasted the holiday was the flights very early in the morning at the airport everyone got charged for luggace being over some where £150 you dont get your case if you dont pay they are very strict.
would go back to these apart they were lovely and the people of kos are as well cant do enough for you.

when i stayed at ampavris i had a wonderful time. The family was very friendly and made me feel at home, so much so that after my holiday i returned to kos town to work and remained friends with them. i would recommend the ampavris to all of my friends and family. I hope to return there soon.

They are so welcoming, and the lads are gorgeous, they all make a really effort to help you out, we decided we wanted to get married over there, we asked the first choice rep and we were there for 2 weeks and the day we left we still didn't have an answer bearing in mind we got there on the thursday and asked on that day, we spoke to Chris behind the bar and he did everything he could to find out, if you do decied to get married make sure before you go you get your birth certificate stamped to say you wern't married before. They are an absolute terrific family, Kos town is gorgeous aswell if your going to eat out we went to a place called JUMBO, James and Sharka are a terrific couple and so nice, we spent ages there when we ate and they made us feel so special

This is the second time that i have been to these apartments and it keeps getting better and better!

The family who own the apartments are extremely friendly and are able to sort any queries you may have either about your apartments or about things to do whilst you are in Kos! Also Jonny and Eleni are on hand if you need newspapers, art and general shopping, they own the shop which is a 2 minute walk away! If you dont see something in the shop that you want they will try and get it in for you! The nightlife in Kos is fantastic with the Lucky Star and the other bars along the harbour if you prefer still loud but more relaxed atmosphere for drinking or dancing in, and then there is bar street behind the McDonald's where there is 5 streets of excellent bars (in some cases if you spent 6 euros in nova everyone in your party got 4 free shots each!) The bars i would recommend here are Nova, White Corner, Wild Bull and Bar Limit! The two main nightclubs are Fashion and Heaven, but there is also Exodus at the taxi rank!

Places to visit in Kos - The castle at the harbour, Paradise Beach, Hot springs, Tigaki, Kardamena and the lots of ruins that are very close to Ampavris (5 minute walk)
It is relatively cheap in Kos again depending on what you are wanting, food is cheaper (try souvlaki), alcohol is same to the UK prices.

To flag a taxi you do the same as in the UK, it costs 5euros to go from Ampavris to town and vica versa!

All i can say now is to book your holiday to here and you will not be disappointed! It is a fantastic resort with something for everybody! And the apartments, well i am more in love with them the more i talk about them!

Read all the other coments from everybody else take all the good points put them in a holiday and that was ours.

The best holiday that you could ever wish for thats why we went(may) back for a second time 3 weeks later and we are going back in oct,cant wait. The small complex (about 34 app) is fantastic as is kos. The locals are really nice and if you take the time to learn a litte greek it go's a long way, try (bbc. co.uk) for the basics Hello,can i have,and all that..and it is Great for every body its a great mix of ages One night we were drinking till 3am with a 75 year old man and the next night we were drinking with a gang of students and all that was at the complex bar, what a great time i just wish every body could go.

Just back off holiday,our second visit to kos this year but by far the best,the first time was good but ampavris was excellent.Family run, very clean,excellent pool/bar area,good food cooked by Eleni and her niece at very reasonable prices.
The grounds are well kept and there is a play area for kids if you have them.

The apartments are situated approx 20 minutes walk from the harbour front in Kos town where you will find plenty of restaurants to suit all taste's.

There is a small shop no more than 2 minutes walk from the apartments and you can get almost everything you need here, this is also family run. A further 3-4 minutes away is a supermarket.

The family are all very friendly and helpfull they really made us feel at home so much so that we didn't want to leave.

The owner George is always smiling and his favourite saying is don't worry be happy.
The son's Kris, Steve and Kosta all help around the place although Kosta was away at uni whilst we were there most of the time.

Kris runs the bar through the day and loves to talk about fishing.

At night Steve takes over, he loves to talk about anything and he's the life and soul of the bar.
He helped to make a good holiday great.

Unfortunately we were not able to experience a Greek night as the season was coming to a close, but we did experience a greek birthday when Eleni's sister visited and we had an unofficial greek night.

All in all we had a truely fantastic time thanks to ALL the family but especially Steve the Greek GOD!

In the words of Arnie We will be back! SOON.

This is our 2nd trip to Kos Town and was booked at the last minute. The apartments are basic but clean and comfortable.

The hotel is situated on the outskirts of the town in a quiet, peaceful location. The harbour and centre is 10 minutes walk away, the road down to the town isn't the best so would recommend at night time to get a bus the Stop is just next to the quaint little family run shop next to the apartments or better still a taxi it only costs 5 euros.

The Family that run the hotel are great and are very friendly George(don't worry be happy), Eleni ( Fab Breakfasts), Costa ( Mr 5 Mopeds) and Kris (Mad hunter)are usually about during the day and the lovely Steve( Loves breaded garlic mushrooms) runs the Bar at night.

The complex is peaceful during the day, the outdoor pool is great and has a jacuzzi there are lots of sun loungers for all.At night the the Bar is run By Steve and most nights we stayed at the Bar as it was great atmostphere and Steve was great company. The bus station that runs buses all round the island is at the bottom of the road takes 5-10 minutes to get there. Exploring the island is really easy and would not advise booking up with the Tour Agents as you are much cheaper doing it yourself. Boat trips aplenty to Turkey, Rhodes, 3 Islands and surrounding islands, the Waterpark, Tingaki/ Marmari for horseriding or watersports the island has everything.

Would definately return to the Ampavris it was Brillant.!!!

We went to Ampavris on 4th august 04 and it was the best holiday I have been on. We arrived at 5 in the morning and the owners son Steve showed us to our room. We had been a bit worried about there being no air conditioning in the rooms but there was no problems as the owner george hired out fans for the holiday. The weather was very hot, about 38 degrees for most of the holiday so it was lovely to have a dip in the pool.

The owner George was very friendly, as was his wife Eleni and his sons, Chris, Steve and Kosta. All the 3 sons worked on the bar every day and were all very helpful if you needed to know anything. They were also friendly and chatted to everybody around them as they all spoke english very well and they were all very fluent at it. They have most drinks that you want and Kosta especially makes a great milkshake. They have a TV in the bar area and a large screen outside, also a stereo system which they play music on in the daytime, they usually keep the music quite quiet in the daytime and turn it up at night. The bar is far enough away from the apartments so it cant be heard by anyone sleeping. Look at kostas motorbike- it is lovely and he loves it to bits so dont touch he doesnt let anyone else on it incase they scratch it so be careful :) (its a really nice bike i wanted to bring it home)
The pool was large and cold which was lovely in the heat.

We hired a car for 3 days and traveled all over the island, I recommend a trip to paradise beach but dont go anywhere with the reps as they cost a lot more than is needed. Tagaki was a lovely place to visit with a nice beach but it was quite small.

The apartments were about a 20 minute walk away from kos town, which was large and had some lovely restaurants in, i recommend Edem which is a rooftop restaurant in the square.

I also recommend the greek night at the apartments which was a greek barbeque and then george and his family did some greek dancing which you could join in with. All the family were great at the dancing and very enjoyable to watch and fun to join in with.

There is a shop just down the road (70 paces from the apartments) owned by eleni and jonny who are helpful and friendly and we enjoyed talking to.

We all enjoyed this holiday very much and are planning to go back at the same time next year as we had such a good time. I loved this holiday i cant wait to go back to Ampavris as I would love to see the family and visit the apartments again also kos is a lovely island to visit- i am planing to go and live there when i have finished school. I would recommend ampavris to anybody, old or young couples or familys, it is suitable for anybody.