Atlantica Mikri Poli Park (ex Carda Beach)

Unfortunately the experience was far below expectations — especially given the £2,500 price tag (plus another £1,200 spent eating elsewhere because the food was so poor). Before arrival, I requested a room closer to the reception area as my husband recently had knee surgery and I’d read about the steep hills across the resort. That request was completely ignored. We arrived to find ourselves in one of the farthest rooms 2428, and even though around 20 families checked in the same night, there seemed to be no consideration for accessibility requests. We were told to use the buggy service, but each time we called it was a 20–40 minute wait, which made it impractical. The main restaurant was honestly diabolical. The food was bland, repetitive, and poor quality. The atmosphere was chaotic and completely overwhelming for toddlers. Staff hovered around, clearing plates before we’d even finished eating — which only added to the stress. The Italian restaurant, on the other hand, was a decent. The food there was fresh and enjoyable, and the atmosphere much calmer. A special mention to Zografina, the captain of the Italian restaurant — she was the kindest, most genuine staff member we met all week. She went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and even arranged for two extra visits during our stay. It’s worth noting, though, that the booking system is quite unfair — guests are only allowed one à la carte and one Italian visit per week, even on a 10-night stay. The Chinese restaurant was okay as the food was hot and freshly prepared, but lacked flavour. The gyros van was unhygienic, serving only pork and absolutely infested with flies crawling across the meat and bread. During lunchtime, the only edible things were the pizzas and ice cream. The pasta was swimming in water, sandwiches were dry, and the cakes appeared to be recycled from the buffet leftovers. The communal areas were generally very clean, and our room was tidied daily. However, towels and bedding weren’t changed unless we specifically requested it. We placed our used towels in the shower to signal they needed changing, only to find them folded and put back on the side later that day. After calling reception, we were initially told replacements would come the next day — only after pressing the issue did fresh towels arrive an hour later. There were also several wasp nests dotted around the complex, including inside the self-serve drink spouts. Oddly, we hardly saw any wasps outside the resort, so this definitely seemed to be an internal issue. Between the poor food, lack of care from reception and TUI reps, ignored requests, and overall disorganization, this hotel did not deliver a relaxing or enjoyable holiday. It’s a real shame, because the setting could be lovely if managed properly. We wouldn’t return, and I wouldn’t recommend this hotel. There are many closer to the ‘strip’ that look appealing.

Ticked a lot of our boxes: - Within walking distance (less than 10mins) to bars, shops & restaurants (beautiful town of Kardamena, understated as a big bonus) Big ✅ - Spacious modern room with a sea view (big bathroom, large balcony) ✅ - Gorgeous looking hotel resort complex, spacious ✅ - Great choice & variety of pools ✅ - Beachfront hotel ✅ - Lots of entertainment & things to do (daily quizzes, karaoke nights, aqua fit, water polo, etc) ✅ - Great snack bars (pizza, gyros, pasta, sandwiches, etc) ✅ - Great service, warm friendly and attentive team working there on all aspects of service ✅ - Food is what’s expected of All Inclusive always something you’d want to have with theme nights to keep variety and excitement ✅ We really enjoyed our 2 week stay at the Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos. Thank you so much!

Stayed here as a last minute booking. Luckily got a room right next to the pool as the rooms at the top of the resort are a serious treck! We used the football academy which was really not what we thought it would be, the staff weren’t great, the female was quite shouty. The swimming academy was great and our youngest really loved his time in the pool. Food is great, the hotel is still somewhat divided into German Tui and UK Tui. Would go again and think it’s a solid 4*.

Just had an amazing massage with Thiresia at the hotel spa, well worth a visit during your stay - clean, relaxing, great facilities and lovely staff. Such a nice treat to have a little mum time! The hotel is one of the nicest we've stayed at, tons of activities to keep the kids entertained, great selection of food at all times, loads of pools and bars with something for everyone. Special shout out to the HV Crew team, our kids loved it - always fun and different activities and they were absolutely brilliant involving everyone! Thank you for an amazing holiday, 100% would recommend and stay again!