This is a great looking hotel with a great backdrop of the mountains and just 50mtrs from the sea!
We opted for a standard room, which on the website looks quite basic but, in reality, it is far far better! Modern, clean and comfortable!
Everywhere is spotlessly clean;the staff are friendly and helpful and the food is excellent with great breakfasts and superb dinners too!
The only negative point is that the drinks are quite expensive and there is a charge of 16 Euro's to use the reception safety deposit boxes!
The local tavernas just outside the hotel offer great value for money, especially the Blue Ocean.
We can recommend the Volcano excursion and Zia by night but the "simply Kos" excursion is very poor value for money and excludes lunch and also applies extra charges for admission to some of the attractions!

However the area and the hotel are great and the weather was very hot too. A good value holiday overall!

We stayed here in September and had a great holiday. The room was just like the photo's on the web pages. The food was the best we have had in a hotel and fresh and some tasty meals. Some things did not try such as rabbit, but don't forget there is a mixture of different nationalities so have to cater for all tastes. We had a ground floor room and a potio with a vew of the pool. There is a tiny mini bar in the room full of drinks ask for a price list at reception. We thought the price for drinks was expensive at the restaurant 12 euros for a bottle of wine 2 euros 60 for water that you have to pay for during the evening meal. We laughed a lot at people taking the plastic bottle with what was left, i suppose if your paing for it why not. We did not stay in at all at night but saw some entertainment on our way out and it was not our cup of tea. Not many people stayed round the bar at night. We hired bikes from across the road for our stay and went into Kos town, there is a cycle path all the way and loads of places to park at the harbour, be carefull of the people who think they are in the tour de france they go so fast and don't care about others. Most of the other guests at the hotel were using bikes as well. We had a nice boat trip paid 20 euros each with lunch well worth the money it was the three island trip on the Poseidon. Kos town is very nice takes around 25 mins waking 10 mins on a bike. We had a day at the beach just past the harbour the bar owners will give you loungers and an umbrella for free but be aware that they expect you to buy drinks or food. We also used the taverna accross the road the food was nice and drinks were cheaper, you can have a meal or drink they dont mind and you can sit right next to the sea and look out over to Turkey and watch boats. We paid 45 euros for late check out as we were on a late flight. At Kos airport when you have checked in your cases don't go through passport control until they ask you to go to the gate as it is very small and there are not enough seats, it was terrible. We would stay here again but not until we are a bit older as we found there was no one our age group may be due to going in September.

We stayed at The Hotel Platanista in August 2010 and had a fantastic holiday. The hotel looks like a castle from the outside. You enter the hotel via a grand entrance, leading into the reception area, which is all marble. Very impressive! The hotel has two fantastic pools. One being larger than the other and we found the smaller one was for the more reserved people, who preferred a quieter swimming pool. The smaller pool has a pool bar and a jaccuzzi. There are plenty of sunbeds around both pools. They have activities going on during the day, like water polo, water aerobics, crazy golf, beach volleyball, darts, pool etc, for you to join in if you wish.The restaurant was very impressive, but gets very busy. If you want to sit outside for your meals (especially evening) you need to get there early. The food was excellant and varied. There is entertainment in the evening. There are a couple of bars and a separate eating place during the day for snacks. They have a small shop which sells everything you need. The room was very spacious with a large marble bathroom and a large balcony. The gardens were lovely and kept emaculate. They have their own beach just down the road, but it is very rocky and deep. Not ideal. We found a lovely beach in Tigaki, which was beautiful. You can either get the bus or a taxi. Kos town is about 35 minutes walk or you can get the bus, which took about 5 minutes. The only downfall with the hotel, is that there is not much to do around there. Apart from that, it was fantastic!!! Can't wait to go back!!

Spartak is in charge of the bar and he is a great guy. His service is excellent and he is so friendly. Thank you Spartak.
The hotel is good but the beds are hard.
Fabulous swimming pools.
Lots of entertainment from the animation team for those who like that sort of thing.