Ikos Aria

Comfiest bed, brilliant staff, incredible food and most relaxing week!! We couldn’t recommend it enough if you need serious looking after after a long year.

We had the most incredible stay at Ikos Aria, and while the resort itself is absolutely beautiful what really made the experience unforgettable was the amazing staff who went above and beyond for us. A huge thank you to Ioannis the duty manager who was always there when we needed help, super professional, and genuinely kind. He made everything feel seamless, and nothing ever felt like too much trouble. Nina from Guest Relations was such a pleasure to speak with friendly, warm, and always happy to assist with anything we needed, from dinner bookings to thoughtful recommendations. She really made us feel welcome and looked after. Ioanna at Reception was incredibly helpful and always greeted us with a smile. Whether it was a quick question or a more detailed request, she handled everything calmly and efficiently, which made check-in and day-to-day interactions so smooth. And we can’t forget Christos, the Assistant Bars Manager always around making sure everything ran perfectly. He brought such great energy to the place and made sure we had a great time at the bars, always with a friendly chat and great drink recommendations. The staff truly made us feel special, and it’s clear they all care deeply about creating a great guest experience. We’ll definitely be back and we’re already missing it!

We visited July 2025, me, misses and 2 kids (12 & 10) Truly fantastic stay on all counts. Service - blown away by the attentive service from every member of staff. You are constantly being asked around the pool if you’d like any food or drinks. The kids probably ate their body’s weight in free ice cream (which was bloody delicious) Food and drink - we ate at all 7 restaurants and every venue served outstanding food. All beers and spirits are premium (peroni beers / Bombay gin etc). The wine list is pretty decent and they don’t hold back offering you the next bottle! (Tip - the Ikos cellar range seem to be the best bet. Hotel - the grounds are spectacular and beautifully manicured. There are several pools although we stayed mainly around beach pool, which was excellent. Beach - all sandy, although few rocks to the left side - the further right you went the better the sand. Definitely wade/swim to the rock 200m offshore (take rock shoes) and explore the tiny church and a few great safe rock jumping spots for kids. Overall : We’ve stayed at Ikos Oceania previously - this was far larger and far better We’ve also stayed a few times at Sani - and this ikos blows it away with the service levels. We had started in a deluxe suite - but it was very small, not enough cupboard space for 4 of us and had no space to put the suitcases away. We were kindly helped by the manager Loannis who informed us that they were 100% full at the time but offered us an upgrade for the last few nights to a 1 bedrooms suite- I would highly recommend this room for a family of 4. Loannis was hugely helpful and checked in on us several times to ensure we were happy. The level of service was exceptional. So many friendly waiters and staff, we can’t name them all but the few that really made our stay special - shout out to south London David (fresco), Aristos the amazing morning omelette chef, Daniella (reception), spyros (beach pool and pretty much everywhere in the evening) so friendly and attentive a really lovely guy and Anastasia (ouzo) always so smiley and attentive. Thank you ikos and hats off to loannis and his whole team. We don’t usually return to a resort unless it’s exceptional - we will return to Ikos Kos.

Our third holiday with Ikos and the first time at Aria - the best yet. Absolutely fabulous experience, started relaxing from the moment we arrived at reception. The team and facilities at Ikos are first class. Lovely people, high quality food. Excellent from start to finish.

5/5 awesome resort with great service! Big call out to the staff in particular Diego, Anastasia, Linda and Denise. We had a few issues but the way they were handled were 1st class so if you visit call any problems out and they will be handled. Thank you Ikos Aria.

We’re a family of 5, ranging in age from 7 to 67, and have just returned from our 4th Ikos / 1st Aria holiday. I will run out of superlatives to describe our fortnight at Aria. The minor issues we’d had on previous Ikos holidays were addressed from the outset at Aria and the single / subjective issue we had early on on this holiday was compensated for in spades throughout the rest of this holiday. The customer centric Ikos brand is lived by every member of Aria’s staff at all times - each and every one was focused on ensuring we had the best holiday ever, and they absolutely succeeded in that goal. Karina, Front Office Manager, and I had exchanged emails in advance of our arrival, she made herself known to us on our arrival and on each of her working days, sought us out to check everything was good. There are too many other excellent staff members to name, but they’re everywhere - concierge, reception, bars, restaurants, beach, pools, gardening, housekeeping, mini bar and room service. Nothing is too much trouble for any of them; I hope our gratitude for and respect of them came across in our interactions with them. We had a panoramic sea view suite (1314) and a sea view suite (4201); both were roomy, clean, well stocked, quiet and ideally positioned to enjoy the spectacular views from their balconies, morning and evening. We ate a la carte every evening (twice in each restaurant, I can’t call which was our favourite, they were all brilliant and adequately different from each other) and sampled all the restaurants open at breakfast and lunch, but skipped some meals and also ate at the beach, around the pool and courtesy of room service. Great food and beverage selection and quality everywhere. We also encountered service excellence throughout the resort. We opted out of dine out again, having had a poor experience at Marbella Elix a few years ago. We did, however, enjoy our time out of the resort on the evening cruise and in the Tesla - Zia in particular was a lovely experience and an interesting contrast to Kefalos. The younger members of our party also made good use of the wide range of activities available in resort, and ventured across to Kastri island. We were pleasantly surprised at how quiet the beautiful beach was, most people seeming to prefer the pools, perhaps because of the public Agios Stefanos beaches at either end and non residents walking from one to the other, not that that bothered us in the slightest. The WhatsApp concierge service was always an efficient yet friendly and personal means of requesting anything, and we also made use of the QR codes in room and at the beach / pools to request food and drinks. The hotel layout, its grounds and views are spectacular and its location is just a short journey away from the airport, which is a key criterion for us. I was concerned that the temperature might be too high, so far south in July, but Kos is blessed with a breeze that makes the heat manageable. The only downsides to o