I would just say all the bad reviews on the hotel below are all right and are really the true. What i regret is that I hoped for the best. But just don`t do that! We stayed at Villa Delos. It is a villa with 2 bedrooms, a living room with fireplace, working desk, dining table and a sofa with TV/ DVD set, the outdoor area has a little sofa, a dining table and 4 loungers by the private pool. It is ok for maximum 2 adults and 1 child, but be careful it is not child safe at all. The marble floors are really cold and slippery when wet, my 2 year old daughter fall down really often. The furniture is really poor, bathrooms.... I’ve seen public toilets better than this. Towels are all grey and the bed linen is torn, no cotton buds, no pads. Bed mattresses are all rubbish. They have slippers in one size only about 39. So my dear men be prepared and bring your own (remember the floors are real cold).
Beach... Fine, clear (but they use hotel guests to clean it), but the way back to villa is really hard. And i really hated when lots of people is passing through you from other 2 hotels, as Mandola Rosa is in the middle of OR Thallasso and OR Oasis. They're all looking at you... Well as my husband said we stayed at 5 star accommodation of the 4 star resort. Because the all 3 hotels share the services that are the same quality everywhere.
The food was all rubbish and it is all prepared from the frozen staff. And if you want some fresh fish or lobsters you have to pay a lot and sometimes pre-order it.
The resort is so far away from everywhere, the car rental recommended.
The Spa was ok, but the steam room in the men dressing room was broken for all 2 weeks we stayed. The greatest thing it has is a big pool, but you have to ask staff to switch some of the areas as some buttons are broken. Aurveda girls are always sleepy and yawning during the treatment.
Well, we had a good trip to zakinthos, the hotel arranged the yacht. I think it is the only thing that i liked.
We talked to one couple who stayed in other Grecotel Exclusive Resorts and they say that it is everywhere the same poor quality.
If you are reading this review try to avoid Grecotel when planning your trip to Greece.
PS I wanted to add some photos, i always do pictures of the hotel, rooms etc to show friends and everyone, but I didnt even want to make them in Mandola Rosa...

I stayed there for 3 weeks first in Junior Suite and then in Villa.
Overall, it was a great experience:
1) I liked walking barefoot on grass stairway between the main building and the pool;
2) the hotel gives you one of the most wonderful sunset views;
3) hotel food was OK, it wasn't perfect but judging on my other food experience in Greece, it was fine although a bit too standard and boring;
4) personnel was very helpful and attentive. I don't mean that they were friendly chitchatters. I mean that when my wife caught some kind of local virus, the guest manager spent a whole day calling shrinks and pulling strings to get some help. I mean that when I complained to the manager that I did not like the rented car, the next morning she came up with the selection of replacements. I mean that whenever my kids spoiled or crashed anything in their posh 5 star building, the personnel never lost their smile and kind attitude. The cook from the local restaraunt gave my wife a receipe of the tomato soup - the only soup my kids are still eating with pleasure. The staff even tried to speak Russian to my kids - that was real fun for the kids. Thank you guys all if you read it.
4) the beach is absolutely great. it is at least 2.5 km long, white sand.

We stayed at the Mandola Rosa for 5 days this August and had 2 junior suites as we had 4 kids in tow. Having read the reviews so far before going to the hotel, to be frank I was dreading it. There were a couple of really bad reviews. However when we got there we were really pampered from the moment we arrived. I think that although the views from the Junior suite are no great shakes-agree with previous reviewer that basically you get token views and rooftops of other villas- everything else was spot on. I think the decor, room size and fittings were very satisfactory and up to 5 star levels. I have been to top 5,6, and even 7 star hotels around the globe many times, and I think the hotel was up to speed. The food was very good at both the a la carte and buffet restaurant and the service was also excellent. Ok the buffet closing at 9:00 is rather daft, but the a la carte restaurant (which closes much later)on all the days we were there had tables available all the time. OK its not cheap, but do you expect from a 5 star restaurant. I think the beach area is wonderful, service from the beach area was prompt and courteous, and the kids loved the sandy beach. Overall I would have no hesitation in recommending the hotel, and will certainly be going back.
Alex

My Family and I stayed at Mandola Rosa in July of 2006 for seven nights. We booked a villa with private pool and could not be happier with our experience. The food was perfect every day. We had room service as well as dinner at the restaurant, and breakfast every morning. Never once was the food over cooked! The staff was very polite and always smiling. The Villa was amazing and very clean! The pool was perfect for relaxing. The beach was amazing. The water was sooo clean and warm.
Overall this hotel is worth every star that it has. Will be returning again this year!