I have chosen this hotel based on the reviews from Trip Advisor so I knew the hotel will be very basic and it was - it could do with some TLC however it was enough for me and my friends as we spent most of our time outside exploring.
It had amazing views of the Kamari Bay - which was worthing climbing up every day from the beach, as the hotel is on top of the hill. You can see both sides of the island from the hotel - the north side is bit windy and the wind hits you once you open the door when leaving the hotel.
The food was lovely - I was prepared to have really small dinner portions (after reading the reviews) however once we have eaten all 3 courses, we were all full up. There was a choice of Greek food and English food,as most of the guests were English.
The owners were really lovely people and would help with anything - especially Janet - she made us feel really welcome and came to say goodbye when we were leaving.
The one thing the hotel could do with would be a shower curtain as there isn't one which caused the bathroom to flood.
Kefalos overall was very quiet town - I am not sure if it was down to the end of the season but there were rarely any people in the bars - it seem like the main nightlife was down at the Kamari Bay which was around 40 minutes walk for us.
From all the atractions I would recommend Greek Night in Zia which was amazing and definately worth the money as you get food all night and free wine in an amazing scenery and fantastic entertainment, We have also gone on the ferry trip to Nysiros which was beautiful - mind you the price only included the ferry trip and back but we rented a car to see the volcano and Emporios village, and an absolute must is the village of Mandraki - it is a very traditional, white house with narrow streets Greek village - you could get lost in those streets...it was beautiful! We have also climbed the monastery however it was closed but the views from the top of monastery were breathtaking. I definately recommend this island.
We have also rented some scooters and went to see Asklepieion which was quite interesting and you get an amazing view of Turkey, Kos town which I personally was a bit disappointed with and we have also went to Tigaki beach, which was beautiful however very windy (whereas Kefalos beach waters are calm and better for swimming).
If you want some fun and a good day out, Lido Waterpark is a must - we had a brilliant time there and the slides were quite cool.
Overall Kos is a really nice a peacefull island - if someone is looking for a great nightlife, Kefalos is NOT the place to go but it has got amazing views and one can really realx in that place. Again, many thanks to Janet and her family for her fantastic hospitality.

Returned last week having had a wonderful 2 week holiday. Our third time and still holds the same charm - in the main by it's wonderful hosts. We look forward to our 4th trip.
Should add that we found everyone in the village friendly and helpful. We love George's Beach and in particular George (affectionately known as 'George Best') - you must try it.

We had our first overseas family holiday here at the Pantheon in Aug '11. Having done our homework before our trip, I contacted Janet (the owner of the hotel along with her husband Pannos) by email. Considering just how busy she was at the time, she replied within hours and answered all of my questions and, without prompting, provided further info which was really useful to us which included whether we would like the air conditioning put on before our arrival.

We arrived late evening and were welcomed by 'big' Yannis. He showed us to our room and explained exactly what we needed to hear before we retired for the night. The room is basic - all rooms are of a standard size where the staff will put 1, 2 or 3 full size beds depending on the size of your party. Towels were changed and the rubbish bin was emptied every other day.

Nothing, absolutely nothing, could have prepared us for the view that we woke to! Our 7yr old daughter described the view from our balcony a 'real life postcard'. It's truly an outstanding view.

Breakfast is a family affair - as is every meal time. There is a real sense of family spirit at this hotel. If you're staying at the Pantheon on a half board basis, your breakfast table will be provided with 2 slices of toast per person. You can follow this with cereals and/or greek yoghurt (which is divine!). We occasionally asked for an additional slice of toast which was brought to the table without any problems. There is also an additional breakfast menu upto and including a full English Breakfast for an additional cost (there are notices on the walls itemising what's available). If you decide to have lunch there, they offer pizzas, burgers, omelettes, jacket spuds, salads etc - all cooked to order and reasonably priced too (the 3 of us ate really well for £10/£15 inc drinks). One thing that did tickle me was when I ordered a Greek salad - I'm really not a lover of olives and explained this when I ordered. Janet said that I wasn't alone about this (it seems that everyone leaves them on their plate!) and they now omit olives unless they're specifically asked for. Makes sense to me! Evening meals for half board were a choice of a traditional Greek dish (moussaka, pasticio - I'm not going to try and spell any others but there were a good 7/8 different dishes) or something to satisfy the usual 'brit abroad' or picky youngster ie baked spud, omlette, spag bol. Again, in addition to this, there was a menu to choose from. There was always something to choose from. You were always really well attended too either by Janet or Panos or the bar staff or by their lovely daughter Sevi who certainly never managed to drop any of our food! Infact, their overall behaviour was far outweighed that of some of the other guests!!

The shuttle bus down to Kefalos centre is well worth a try! Previous reviews already explain what it's all about. Also, get to the ruins early morning - beautiful :)

We spent several days at the pool which was superbly clean. Yes, some of the loungers' covers were a little tired but I've never met anyone who doesn't put a towel down on their lounger before lying on it so it's not exactly a major problem is it?!

Overall, I and my family would thoroughly recommend Pantheon Studios as an excellent base for Kos. I would recommend hiring some mode of transport to get you around the island if you want to go exploring but, having said that, although we didn't hire any we were able to sort 2 trips (Kos Town and Bodrum, Turkey). In fact, Turkey trip was such an early start that we were going to miss breakfast. So, when I asked Janet what I could buy to take for my daughter to eat in the morning she disappeared into the kitchen and came back with an enormous foil wrapped cheese roll for her! Believe me, it was really well received!

Thank you for some handy hints with SOME of the previous reviews. Others, well, maybe they need to really ask themselves what they want from their holiday destination - if you want 5 star with bell boys and room service etc you need to go to your travel agent and be specific rather than insult a hotelier who is so passionate about her business and welcomes you into her 'home'.

spent a horrible week at the pantheon hotel in july 2011 and I have lived to regret it, service was rubbish, dirty old pillows full of dust mites, sheets not changed at all in the whole week, if you arrive after midnight don't expect the air conditioning to be enabled until midday the next day so be prepared to spend a night of hell and be told by the owners son to leave the front door open for a breeze thus leaving you open to intruders, the fridge didn't work,the shower had either scoulding hot water or freezing cold water, they squeezed in a third bed in a double room making the room impossioble to move around in, the room was never cleaned or swept.
now let's go on to the food: breakfast was not even worth having, there wasn't much anyway and what there was was ridicullous,the worst quality you have ever seen and you had to wait for janet to bring you 2 pieces of toast and you daren't ask for more! dinner was a joke! only fit for toddlers, and even then it was rubbish, barbecue night consisted of a tiny skewer of cubed chicken under the grill! there wasn't a lit piece of charcoal anywhere to be seen! you had sausage egg and chips one night as a special greek dinner and jacket potato with cheese and beans another night! they got their 11 year old daughter working as waitress who used to drop all our food onto her clothes and then give it to us to consume and they used to drop half our food onto the floor before bringing it to us. we obviously complained about all of the above ( and more) and that was it, both janet and her husband panos were rude and couldn't care less, panos in particular was moody and nasty, unfriendly and defensive. one evening he was shaking with anger when he confronted me about the complaints, he started thumping the car I was sitting in with my son (waiting for my husband) so hard that I thought he dented it and raging at the top of his voice to stay away from him and his wife until we left or he'll throw us out onto the streets! he kept thumping the car just about missing my face, my son was petrified and so was I until my husband came to our rescue. needless to say we went to the police and have a police report and he was getting cautioned, we spent the rest of our holiday eating breakfast and dinner out thus spending extra money. this holiday was a nightmare and would discourage anyone from going there. I don't know why people are saying it is great, believe me it isn't.