My husband and I have just spent the last week (June 25th to July 2nd) at the Sovereign Beach Hotel (Kardamena, Kos). Arrived late - midnight(ish) - to find a snack had been made available for us. This was appreciated by us both after our flight from Manchester to Kos was delayed. The location of the hotel is great for those wanting a quiet beachside retreat, lively poolside entertainment or the ability to take the short journey into Kardamena Town. Our room was a side sea view (upper floor) room which was of decent size and layout - separate lounge area from the bedroom each being served by a separate AC unit - that gave decent views of the sea and towards Kardamena town which is a 20 minute stroll / bimble from the hotel. The room was reasonably appointed with, contrary to some comments, a free of charge safe. The hotel and room was kept clean by the team of cleaners who we found did an excellent job of keeping our room and the areas of the hotel that we used clean (more on this later 😡). Food was plenty, varied and on some nights followed a theme - Asian, Mexican etc - but still catered for those “picky eaters” that want the same food as when at home. Yes, on some occasions, it may be not as hot as back home but never in my opinion too cold or too much of a risk to eat - even seafood which I would avoid if not “piping” hot back home. All restaurant staff took pride in their work. Special shout-outs not only to “Captain” Armin (who knows the words to “Baby shark” 🤣) and Vicki in the main restaurant who never stopped smiling but to all of the staff in the restaurant and taverna preparing or serving food throughout the day - thanks very much, you are all a credit to the hotel. Drinks, again, plenty of choice from an all-inclusive perspective served by a group of staff across the three bars who put in the hours without a frown even towards the end of a long shift. Entertainment around the pool was by the “lively” animation team who were great at encouraging people to participate in the activities provided but who appreciated that not all residents wanted to participate in water polo, aqua aerobics etc. All-in-all, an extremely enjoyable week but with one issue which is not the fault of the hotel. On the day of departure, we didn’t leave the hotel until 21:00h, you can request either a late check-out at cost of €10 per hour or where surplus rooms are available and at the discretion of the hotel manager you can request a free 30 minute courtesy room to have a quick shower and change of clothes before leaving. Because we were not being collected until 21:00h, we opted for the latter. The state of the room allocated can only be described as dire and this was because of the previous recipients of the generosity of the hotel. The hotel is providing this service free therefore it is incumbent on the user to be thoughtful of subsequent users otherwise this privilege may be removed. What will we remember of our stay at Sovereign Beach Hotel? A great holiday made by the staff at the hotel 😎