Kefalos, Kos, Greece

Advantages: cheap to eat out, nice weather and clear blue sea and plenty of water sports
Disadvantages: People of Kos don't seem to like tourists, Windy

...Me and my boyfriend went to Kefalos in Kos this year on our first holiday together. It took us a while to decide if this was where we wanted to go but for the price we couldn't refuse. We paid £179.00 each for a week self catering. We stayed at Kefalos Studios. Our Apartment was very basic, had a shower room, 2 single beds, kitchen and a balcony. Basic but nice. The only disadvantage here was that there wasn't a pool with the apartment but we only had to walk a few yards to use the public swimming pool which was very clean. By the pool there was also a 24 hour supermarket which was very handy (especially for my boyfriend who got up late one night and decided he wanted a packet of Haribo!!!!!!). We spent most of our time on the beach. The sand was way too hot to lie on and the sun was very hot so I would definetly advise you to hire a sun...

carinajones 20.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of Kos (Greece)

I stayed in the Hermes!

Advantages: Great view, friendly owners and plenty of sun beds!
Disadvantages: Steep hill.

...Last year I went to the sunny island of Kos. This fairly large island has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world in my opinion. Even though I don't like sand I do love to watch the sea so sitting by a taverna while the sun sets on the horizon was lovely. Also the beaches weren't too crowded either! The Hotel I went to Kos with my family including my mam's parents. We stayed in Hermes Hotel in Kefalos which is built into a hill. It isn't a suitable place to take people with walking disabilities. Lots of people complained because of the hill but I found it fairly easy to walk up and down each night after a couple of games of The Alphabet Game (don't ask? my mam's idea). The owners of the hotel were very friendly and even told us our Greek names. We were all amused by our Greek names because they basically stayed the same...

Beccaa__X 04.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hermes Hotel - Kefalos, Kos

Kefalos and the Pantheon, just heaven.

Advantages: Up the hill and very quiet.
Disadvantages: None that we could find

...We have holidayed in Greece for the past 16 years and visited many islands. This year it was Kos. I saw Kefalos advertised for £250 each for 2 weeks, and as we wanted to do some island hopping at the same time thought that this was a good price. We were booked into the Hotel Pantheon in Kefalos,. We arrived at 4-00am in the heat of 23 degrees to be shown to our rooms by Manos. Bed was the greatest need at that time so off to sleep we went. We woke up some time later to the view that you see attached. The Pantheon is run by Manos and Janet, husband and wife and Babbis and Maria his brother and sister in law. The hospitality was second to none. As the Pantheon is on a hill, with views to the front of Nisyros and from the back Kalymnos, it is a little steep to walk, but you can manage if you take your time. I add that there...

bostonianbeer 21.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Pantheon Apartments, Kos

Kefalos, all you need to know

Advantages: A long way from Kardemna
Disadvantages: Two weeks is never long enough

...I must say I have read this review on Kefalas and thought that I had been to a different place altogether this year. Robert and I traveled to Kos September 07 and only came back Oct 07. As we stayed in Kefalos at the Pantheon just along from the big Club Med, (well up the hill from there). We had wonderful views over the whole of the bay and out over to Nysros and 4 other islands. The sea was so blue for the whole of the 2 weeks and the sky was even bluer. The sun shone from morning till night and as we were lucky enough to have the full moon in the evening it was magical. Whilst there we visited the old town of Kefalos with it's ruins and old windmill. To walk from the harbor up takes about 25 minuets but there are steps 100 plus in two sections. The first are straight up and the second are on a double steep bend just...

bostonianbeer 15.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kos (Greece)

Paradise on Kos!

Advantages: Great Setting, Close to Airport, First Class Food, Very Clean, Wonderful!
Disadvantages: None that I can think of!

...For those of you that don?t know I?m at University and one of the perks (along with student debt, economy food and lack of clean housing) is exams! How my mum can ever say she enjoyed them I really don?t know! Now I?ve spent the past 4 hours sat at a desk trying my hardest to concentrate but my brain just isn?t haven?t it and I?d say I?ve spent about 3 of those 4 hours daydreaming and remembering more fun times! So I?m going to tell you all about my heavenly summer holiday last year on the Greek Island of Kos ? just to remind myself how depressed revision actually makes me! Last summer me and my boyfriend happened to find ourselves outside the First Choice Holiday Hypermarket in our home town ? totally by accident, it just happens to be located opposite our local Pizza Hut restaurant and we decided to have a wonder in. Fast forward...

Lucie_S1984 04.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Lagas Aegean Village Hotel, Kos

Cooling Breeze is Bliss in Kos heat

Advantages: breeze keeps you cool, you don't notice the intense heat
Disadvantages: watch you don't burn, the wind is deceptive: use you sun cream more often. IT IS HOT in KOS

...Did I say breeze? Do you know, I didn?t realize how strong the wind would be ? you know, the wind that blows throughout the summer months amongst the islands of the Dodecanese. As I write, I am sat out on the balcony of my apartment on the island of Kos. We have just berthed in the harbor at Kardamena and, today the wind is blowing fierce and strong. Unbelievably, fierce as the wind is, it caresses the skin like velvet ? despite its power! The sky is an intense baby blue, without so much as a hint of a cloud and the temperature is building as the morning progresses. Yesterday was an intense 32o C ? and I have great hopes that the temperatures today will match that with ease. Yesterday we were moored off a beach near San Antonio. It wasn?t a harbor ? more a deep inlet set amongst volcanic rocks. The inlet?s waters were quite calm...

Glynhafod 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kos (Greece)

KOS OVERALL

Advantages: everything, the people, the place, the food, the facilities!
Disadvantages: none!

...where do i start with kos... ive been there 5 times now, from the age of 16 - 21... and i honestly have to say that there is something in kos for everyone. having stayed in kardamena every time i have visited kos, and worked in kardamena in 2006, i have some excellent memories and lots of friends there. kardamena however, was but a base for me, and i have made time to visit all of the small towns and beaches around the island. from the little taverna in tingaki, to the busstling scandanavian scene in kos town you are made as welcome as you would ever wish to be in kos, with the locals welcoming you into their lives and showing a genuine interest for you and your friends/family who accompany you. working in kos is great, and a great way to make new friends, and pass the summer months if you are a student, or just get sick...

geordiepaul777 24.08.2008 · Read review
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KOS, Kardamena.

Advantages: Beautiful Island, good weather, fantastic nightlife, safe, cheap, great atmosphere
Disadvantages: toilets, airport

...Wow! I've just come back from a week in Kos staying in Kardamena and I can honestly say I had the best week of my life! Kardamena is the most lifely area of Kos and I would highly reccomend it to anyone who wants a holiday with fantastic nightlife. So much so me and my friend plan on returning to Kos next summer to work for three months! Yet even though the town is lively at night and filled with young people dont let this put you off as the music turns off at twelve (the atmosphere stays though!) so it won't disturb you. There are two fantastic clubs in Kardamena Status and Starlight which hold both foam and water parties at cheap prices. However even though at night the town comes alive during the day its quite relaxed and has a lovely beach with watersports. There was no trouble on my holiday either. I know holiday towns get...

beaualways 30.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Kos (Greece)

The Asklepieion of Kos

Advantages: Beautiful,historic monument
Disadvantages: You need to be able bodied to enjoy the best of it

...The Asklepieion of Kos. ( This is the Greek spelling, but there are several adaptations of it ) Firstly, If you enjoy history,architecture or both,The Aslepieion will interest you. If beaches,jetskis,girls and clubs interest you more, then this article is unlikely to interest you whatsoever! Still interested? Ok,read on! The Asklepieion is probably the largest ancient monument on the island of Kos. The origins of which are said to date back to the 3rd century BC.Sadly this magnificent site has been facelifted by earthquakes,several times since. The site you see today was excavated in 1902,unearthing the true scale of what you see before you now. Part of the early structure is a temple dedicated to Apollo. The Romans got in on the act too and the Asklepieon shows remnants of early Roman baths. The real...

express1 15.04.2006 (16.04.2006) · Read review
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Chaos From k-os

Advantages: A couple of bangers
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

..."Joyful Rebellion" came out in 2004 as the second album from k-os, a Canadaian Hip Hop MC who performs in a style similar to that of Mos Def, Q-Tip and Common as he fuses the concepts of conscious Hip Hop and the Jazz Hip Hop that A Tribe Called Quest presented, and uses this as his main motivation when performing his music. 1. "Emcee Murdah" To start off the album you have a track which has the artist deal with "the definition of a real MC" as many have before, and whilst doing this, he kills off all those who obviously do not fit this mould, and in fact have been detrimental in achieving the aim of the Hip Hop genre. **Three Stars** 2. "Crucial" As well-reputed as it is, k-os shows his range of musical influences by doing a Dub-based joint whihc has him exploring a little Reggae whilst singing in this stlye to authentic...

XICripZ 11.03.2009 (07.01.2009) · Read review
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