Dimitra Beach Hotel and Suites

Had 2 weeks at Dimitra beach in August, overall the hotel is really good & the views are fabulous. Officially a 5* hotel but TUI rate it as a 4* We had a bungalow with our 12 year old on the sofa bed, still felt spacious for 3 of us. The bathroom had frosted glass walls but there was a 4 inch gap in the doorway so no privacy. Lots of steps & different levels around the hotel & all rooms look to have a sea view. The bungalows are central & well located in between the pools & the restaurants & less steps. The beachfront bungalows only sleep 2 & have sunloungers on the terrace. I think the hotel should consider giving all the bungalows sun loungers. We went in school holidays & all sunbeds had gone by 8.30. A queue forms before 8am & the cleaners open the area when they’ve finished. 😮 Most rooms will have 1 or 2 extra people in during school holidays so it will feel much busier during those weeks. They could do with a few extra staff at peak times as the staff looked run off their feet. They want the bar area to be table service but one day we waited 40 minutes for our drinks. My husband went up to the bar 3 times & was told they would bring it to us. The white lounge (adult area) is a bit odd. Very awkward arrangement of furniture, all the sofas facing each other so you feel like you’re joining people. It’s a big area but hardly anyone sits there, yet the main area is very busy. Would be better to have the same tables & chairs in the white lounge area so there’s enough seating. Food was good, wouldn’t say outstanding but plenty of choice. We preferred the bigger restaurant (Flavours) Couldn’t stand the scrapping of chairs in the smaller (Thalasa) made me think I was in McDonald’s or a motorway services! We did try it once in the evening but it was very quiet so the food wasn’t getting replenished often & therefore hot food was going cold. Having cocktails on the menu makes the bar service take longer. Should consider having self serve water machines to fill water bottles/flasks. Kos Town is worth a visit. Bus stop outside the hotel €2 each & about 15 mins. Lots of boat trips from there too, mostly doing the 3 island cruise leaving at 10am €25-€35.

Cuccina Ala Carte restaurant very good tasty food and very good service by the waitress