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The hotel is some 2.5km from Kos town centre and the port area. And that was the main issue for us. It would be okay to walk but the cycle path that runs along the road makes this a hazardous journey, as bikes and e-scooters are sweeping past with little concern seemingly for the safety of anyone walking. ||The taxi situation in Kos is a real pain. Not enough taxis full stop. We had a boat trip organised from the port area, and had a great time. But then we had to wait for a taxi at the taxi rank. After 1 1/2 hours we finally got one. It put a damper on what should have been an enjoyable day. Expecting people to stand in a queue for that amount of time in full sun is just ridiculous. We wouldn't go back to Kos for that issue alone.||In addition the orientation of the hotel and Beach area front onto the prevailing winds. Our room was front facing with a large balcony and hot tub. We couldn't really venture out onto our balcony or contemplate using the hot tub because it was so windy as to make it unpleasant. We used the beach area once - very nice and service was good, but the sea was quite choppy and other days it was almost impossible to use do to the wind.||The room was okay - pretty basic furnishings, a stupidly designed bathroom behind the bed with no night lights meaning you had no option but to turn the main lights on if you needed to visit the toilet during the night, disrupting your partners sleep. Turndown was non existent - a couple of bottles of water left in the room - no genuine turn down, or sorting out bathroom towels etc, which given nowhere to hang towels/towel rail meant we had damp towels each morning.||The hotel itself is very nicely done, but with limited grounds to play with, it has the feeling of everything being on top of you. Little space outside of the buildings and pool area. ||Pool area was nice, and sheltered from the wind. Service was patchy. Nobody walking around asking if you need anything, and no water provided.||Breakfast was pretty limited when it came to cooked options, and replenishment was patchy. We did like the milk choices, where you can help yourself from the fridge. ||We tried dinner one night, not realising that entertainment was also laid on. The singing was very Loud and quite intrusive making it hard to have a conversation with your partner. Not many turned out for it and to be honest we wouldn't recommend it. Every evening the hotel had a distinctly empty/quiet feel, so if you are looking for a bit of buzz this is not the place for you.||Overall we thought the hotel was okay, but the location was a big let down as was the prevailing wind making it difficult/impossible to use the beach and our balcony.