Great family destination with superb MW Childcare(in our view the best!). This was even better than the Neilsons childcare we used earlier in the year. The watersports and kids clubs were very good indeed too. The good winds at this resort ensure you get some great sailing/windsurfing. The tennis courts were good too. I also did some diving which was also very good. There are great dives through volcanic bubble plumes and amazing underwater topography aswell as good range of reef fish.

The staff all made great efforts to be helpful and friendly and this was much appreciated. Accommodation wise I would say the rooms are fair rather than luxurious , but they were well cleaned and the a/c was good.

The main drawback on the holiday was the awful Tor Air Charter flight MW used. The planes seemed very old and were very dirty too. The seats were covered in stains and the toilets unpleasant. The food on board is expensive and poor quality. Even water is chargeable so you know this airline are just interested in bottom line rather than any passenger comfort. My wife got chewing gum stuck to her clothes from the seat. These flights make Ryan Air look like luxury.

When we left for home the quite surly check in assistant at Kos claimed our bags were 8kg overweight and wanted to charge us 15EUR per kilo. We were surprised at this as we had been fine on the way out. On a re-weigh they said 5kg. This was for 4 bags so not much per bag! We had to pay up anyway as the heavy bag had already gone through. They effectively held us to ransom as we couldn't delay the big queue of others behind us...

This was our first holiday with MW after a few years. In recent years we've been with sunsail & clubmed. This was perfect for us - a half term break with lots to do for our 12 year old boy and an opportunity for us to relax. The Mark Warner guys are brilliant so professional, so enthusiastic even in the last week of the season. We didn't see our son all week,I read 3 books, went sailing - just perfect! Weather was great we were lucky maybe! Bedroom in hotel was lovely - modern, well equipped, v clean. Food good - we liked lunchtime buffet. Wine good for 10 euro a bottle. G&T seemed watered down and expensive for 4.5 euro. Slightly frustrating that they didn't have enough boats at times but it was a busy week. Hope to go back next year.

We have recently returned from MW Lakitira in Kos. We have been there of 4 other occasions in the last 10 years but this was our best ever stay. We went with a big family group and we all came away feeling it was an excellent holiday with lots of happy memories.
We were highly impressed with the MW Tennis coaching, which is well organised and professional. We play a lot at home and have had scores of tennis lessons but nothing to compare with the young coaches at MW. They were great, and I'd like to mention Josh, Charlie, Sean, Doug and Jack, a real credit to British Tennis.
Another highlight was the diving. After doing the free try dive taster in the pool I did open water course with Jane. Despite the fact that I am not a partularly strong swimmer I had a wonderful experience which I will do again on future holidays.
We also did sailing and fitness classes and would like to Thank Bianca and Gregg for making them such fun.
The hotel is spacious, very clean and all staff friendly. We also love the food which is fresh and healthy, although for a change went out of the resort on a couple of ocassions.
And finally the location is bliss, we loved it and will go again!

This is our second Mark Warner holiday, last year we went to Portugal. Both resorts were completely different but I would highly recommend Mark Warner holidays. Basically, the biggest advantage is the child care. Imagine having dinner every night with your husband with no kids... need I say more. For us, holidays are about getting time to relax and enjoy the sun. Kos was perfect for us for a number of reasons. My husband works very long hours and although he wants to spend time with the kids we want to spend time on our own too and he likes to get fit as he never gets the time during the week. So he spent all morning playing tennis and windsurfing whilst I got the time to sit by the pool. The kids loved it. My 3 year old got to go kayaking and sailing and the staff were excellent with her. She suffers from excema and they washed her skin off after every beach and pool visit. She loved the creche and met lots of other kids. We even met the parents. Normally we do not like speaking to other families on holidays and keep to ourselves, but we met so many amazing like minded people. Generally everyone around us was in the same boat, middle class, one or 2 small kids, looking for sun and time to relax. Every afternoon a bunch of parents met by the kiddies pool and all our kids played together. There were no nasty children or unfriendly parents. The kids fought over pool toys etc , as they do and there were no embarrassing situations as everyone respected each others children. Plus there is a bar right next to the kids pool so you can drink and relax whilst the kids swim in a shallow pool. The buffet food is definitely not the best. However we ate many times in the Italian restaurant and the food there was excellent. Fresh thin crust pizza, fish, pasta etc. Plus you get waiter service, so the food arrives hot. Twice we paid supplements for the greek restaurant and lobster night. Both were excellent. The alcohol prices are really not too bad. 6 euros for a cocktail and you can get away paying 16 euros for a bottle of wine. We have experience worse prices abroad. The ice-creams are outrageous though. Also, we did not bother going full board as we enjoyed going to the cafe section and getting fresh salads. The down side for us was that we never received any information when we arrived. No booklets or maps telling us about the hotel or how anything works. So when you go to the cafe, you pay for bowl or plate size and everyone wonders around on the first day not knowing what to take and how much. But it is amazing sitting by the beach eating lunch. Tor airlines is horrendous. Make sure you take your own food. Luckily many reviewers have said about delays etc and I did have food for the kids. On the way back, we were in row 10 and the over priced sandwiches had already run out and there was nothing left for the kids to eat. Plus the airport was even more expensive. 3.50 euros for an orange juice for the kids.

All in all I would recommend this resort. It is quite big but everything is close by. We stayed in interconnecting rooms in the hotel, which were very clean. We had coffee facilities and a fridge which was great. My husband loved the tennis but I found everyone a bit too serious, so only played a few times before retreating to the pool. There are loads of planes flying over, but if you have a good book you hardly notice. I found the adult pool to be particularly noisy, so stayed to the beach. We had no staff issues and actually found them to be excellent. Except if your child cries in the evening creche you cannot leave them until they are settled. So many parents had to take their kids out, but generally after a few nights everyones kids were in the creche. The other families were brilliant and we met some fun people. They also have a kitchen available with free milk. I never saw this mentioned in the brochure and only discovered it after a few days. So at night, you can warm up your kids milk and it is on the way to the different creches. I did actually take milk with me, just incase. The cereal selection is not very healthy and my kids lived on the fresh fruit and yogurt. Keeping in mind we went the first week of September, which is out of season , I am not sure if I would go when the hotel is full. I am not interested in queuing on holiday and we never had any issues whilst in Kos.

We are already planning our next Mark Warner holiday!!