We wanted a honeymoon destination that had sun, sea and good food and that's exactly what we got!
Athena hotel isn't that fancy but just right for relaxing in. We split our time between the pebble beach, which is less than a minute from the hotel, and the pool. The pool is really clean and pretty with a little bar for food and drinks. Usually there is one woman called Juttahon the bar who is funny and friendly and really made us feel looked after.
The breakfast at the hotel was fine and there were some chages to the food available each day. The staff in the morning are really cheerful and helpful and you can't help but start wishing people 'good moring' in Greek.
All the members of staff we met were friendly and helpful including the cleaners.
Our rooms were cleaned each day and after the fisrt couple of mornings the cleaner realised we were late risers and left our room till last. However don't expect clean towels everyday, but a couple of times a week instead.
We thought the air conditioning was a bit expensive and went without and coped very well!
Kokkari is a quiet resort with lots of small bars along the beach and restaurants along the harbour. If you like quiet nights by the sea and good food and drink then it's the place for you!

During our VERY short stay at this hotel, we were screamed at (and I do mean SCREAMED at) by the person "manning" the pool and the pool bar in front of all the other guests. My 53-year old husband had simply stepped into the pool from the edge, which was apparently against "the rules". We absolutely realise the reasons for this and if someone had to tell us to please not do it again, obviously we would honour that. However, this person started screaming at us from behind the pool bar, continued to scream at us while she was rushing to my horrified husband who was still in the pool. This tirade was going on in front of all the other guests at the swimming pool.

I tried to explain that we had just checked in after a long ferry trip but was told that if we were guests at the hotels we would have read "the rules". Never in our entire lives of travelling have we been treated like this. We have been to Greece and the Dodekanese nine times before and love Greece and the people. We absolutely recommend it as a destination, but definitely would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

We immediately checked out and the bewildered owner/manager was trying his best to placate us. Unfortunately, nothing, NOTHING would persuade us to stay here ever, ever again.

For the record, our room was quite pokey and dark although the other rooms looked a bit better.

Clearly some eduction on customer service 101 is required for the stafff of this hotel. We will never be back.

The garden of the hotel is so beautiful, with lots of flower, cactus and banan-trees. The room was big, but the fridge and the air condition only for plus pay! The room and the bathroom was clean, the charwoman brought new powels and she cleaned each days our room. The breakfast was opulent and fine. The owner's of the hotel (a friendly pair with two children) was very doll, and all of them speak english and german!! Each morning the children helped at breakfast for the parents. The beach 30 m from the hotel. Each room has a balkon.

A very hospitable hotel with helpful and welcoming staff, a pool with snack bar with wonderful views over the mountains, clean rooms and reasonable breakfast. It is just over the (quiet) road from the beach and within easy walking distance of everything you need - tavernas, shops, bars, bus stop, taxi rank etc. A very relaxing place to be, all round, even in August. Recommended.