Hey! just bk frm Kris Mari wiv ma boyfriend, had a brilliant week! At first we didnt think much of the hotel our room wasnt very clean as there was empty crisp packets and water bottles under the bed. However we complained and it was cleaned immediately. Only had breakfast once at the hotel and it wsnt up to much, would highly recommend Paradise Restaurant which is 2mins away and right on the beach. The staff are lovely and its very reasonable priced.. fry ups are amazin!! Pool area at the hotel is pretty decent but we went 2 the beach every day, you couldnt get any closer to it. The sunbeds are free if you choose the right ones. The sea is lovely and clean and we had a very relaxing time. Hotel is in a very ideal location, its quiet but its still 5mins away from all the action! Nightlife in Kardemena is petty good, as it was just the 2 of us we didnt go clubbing every night but we did go 2 the foam party @ Starlight, try it out! The music gets turned off @ 12 in all the bars which was the only down fall in our holiday! Would definately recommend Kardemena to couples and young folk! Must say we are gutted to be back home !!

Myself and my Fiancee are not long back from what i can only explain as the most relaxing holiday i have ever been on.

Just come back from my second stay in the Kris Mari and it was even better than the first time.  They have done up the hotel as they also own Cleopatra which is the hotel next door.  Apparently the regulars of the Kris Mari were shown the rooms at Cleopatra and they liked it so much the regulars started staying there.  So that's why the rooms were done up at the Kris Mari.  The rooms now have a fridge and there are new carpets and furnishings in each room.  It's better than anywhere else in Kos. Air con is fine it works off your key so when you're out of the room it's switches off but it's fine and gets the room cool quickly.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the hotel back in 2004 for 2 weeks and thought the hotel was good.  You can't expect too much with accomodation in the med but this is one of the best.  The air con is a bonus because usually you have to hire a fan.  I don't believe that the hotel would turn off the air con just to save money, it was on the whole time we stayed.  Breakfast is continental, which is great, you can't expect more anywhere in Greece unless you pay for a 5 star hotel.  Who gets up for breakfast anyway?!?  The hotel staff are really friendly too.  It was so good we're off again in June with some friends. 

• Room fairly clean for a Greek Island, but below par for the UK.
• No Fridge
• No room safe ( you have to use the Safe's opposite reception on the ground floor - I stayed on the 3rd floor...)
• No hairdryer
• No TV
• Phone in the room
• Air-conditioned ( to a degree ). But this ( allegedly ) failed throughout the whole hotel at the start of my second week on the Tuesday; allegedly awaiting a spare part to be delivered from Athens. The aircon was still not working when I left on the Saturday. I don't believe that the system failed at all - I believe they shut the system down to save costs. As it was so hot in the rooms, I could only manage 60 mins sleep per night  
• Lifts between floors worked OK.

Breakfast :

• Greek cornflakes which always tasted stale, no other cereal offered
• Permanent supply of toast, but again always tasted stale ( crap greek bread ! )
• Brown bread
• White rolls
• Warmish croissants
• Ham / cheese / tomato / cucumber
• Jams (no marmalade)
• Orange & Grapefruit juice ( not fresh - more like a cordial ); tasteless.
• Hot food available at additional cost ( which no-one bothered with when I was there ).

Facilities :

• Swimming pool OK - but free-for-all - non-residents also used it, as well as the sunbeds.

Would I stay in the Krismari again ? No thanks.