Name: Mitsis Summer Palace
Address: Kardamena, Kardamena, 85302, GR

Mitsis Summer Palace

Kos · Greece

50 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Peter Nicholas

Lovely location, quiet and great food and selection of restaurants. As built on the side of a hill, expect lots of steps.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Oren

The property is amazing its on a cliff with a small walk to private beach - one of the pretier beaches I have seen. There are 2 pareller infinty pools and staff are very friendly and attentive. The food was not good only in the Med brunch and the buffet.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

Larissa

Good al la carte food but the main buffet was lacking in comparison to the star rating. Staff were really nice and attentive. Had a pool room didn't leave the room to go to the other pools so I can't comment on pool and facilities. There's a lot of steps so bear that in mind.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2025

Andrea

This is a lovely hotel and we were lucky enough to stay in room 2508 which in my opinion is one of the best rooms .. we had a private pool so no scramble For a sunbed in the morning. If
You don’t like steps don’t stay here it was a hike to get to our room once we had been to the med bar for brunch .. which is excellent a big shout out to the friendly team here ! The pan Asian restaurant DUSK one of the favourite meals and Den
Bar for the atmosphere as the sun goe
Down with the dj and sax player .. the bit that let’s this place down is the inconsistency of service .. reception staff could be
More welcoming and apologise if things go
Wrong rather than making excuses the main lobby bar is dated but Arthur will make any drink you ask for .. the buffet restaurant is just ok if you had to eat here for the majority of your holiday I would be very disappointed . Top tip download the app and book all you can in advance then do add in from reception when you get here

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2025

Jayne

Booked for 30th wedding anniversary and advised them - no acknowledgment at hotel - my daughters came too and were given the better room of the two booked. The main lobby and dining areas are very dated - told pool opened 8/8.30 arrived at 7.55 every sunbed taken already - I asked pool attendant when the beds were taken - he said 6.30am & suggested I ask the towel man to put some out for us the next day (at cost of a tip) rooms overlooking infinity pool area get disturbed at 6.30am every morning from noise of people saving sunbeds. They’re meant to move belongings if no-one sitting on sunbeds for more than an hour - I can confirm that does not happen. Hard to get beach sunbeds also as guests from other hotels use them as area is not patrolled. There are a lot of stairs here and nowhere local to walk to really, other than other Mitsis hotels. Superior rooms are lovely - 1511 (superior sea view ) has loungers on terrace. Note: guests staying in room next door can walk onto your terrace easily. Book the a la carte restaurants before you arrive, if possible, as you probably won’t get into them if you don’t. The breakfast buffet is average- too much oil used on everything. Lunch /evening buffet is average food. The Med and Dusk restaurant have good food. They should send their chefs to the Tivoli Hotel in Alvor, Portugal, to see quality all inclusive food being served. Queues for drinks in eve. Communication in English is poor here - Not a five star yet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Judy

love Mitsis hotels

please be aware there are some rooms which have not been which have a beautiful sea view but are very dated. very clean & fully stocked mini bar but if you are a frequent Mitsis visitor you will be disappointed if you dont booked a renovated room - well worth paying extra. Reception & main restaurant - great food & drink choice but needs a refresh - restaurants are fabulous - we travelled with Son, daughter in law & daughter having 2 rooms & had an amazing week at the Summer palace - thank you for looking after us - we have recommended to family & will return :-)

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2024

Annie

To many steps
It’s like a maze

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2024

Jason

Firstly, this was a business trip and this was the only property available for a certain number of our days there, so a place like this was pretty inconvenient for my purposes and not someplace I wanted to stay. For business travelers, Kos Marina area is better. This property was clean enough. I had a room with a great view and private tiny pool. Stress the word tiny, but still nice.

The gym is barely a gym. Would have been nice to have better, but it did the job. The buffet is a buffet. Loud, hectic and annoying. Buffet food is okay. Don’t expect to eat anything memorable.There are restaurants on site that you can eat at but the food is just as un-memorable. Except for what they call Japanese. That one I remember because there is nothing Japanese about it. It was plain awful.

No place to walk to except around the property which is extremely hilly, so that was fun. (Sarcasm)

This place is geared toward couples just to get drunk during the day and pass out after dinner. There is ZERO nightlife here. Now if by chance I would have had my wife here, I don’t think we would like it either. There is really nothing to do except sit on the beach or pool and we have both of those at home with better food.

So, couples that don’t live near a beach or have a pool and just need a few drunken lazy days, this is for you. If you want great restaurants, variety and night life on this island, you stay in the Kos Marina area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2023

Jessiman Marie

We love the modern style of the room and the sun beds on the balcony.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2023

Julie

The beach was superb and you could stay all day as you could get food and drink . The staff were almost all friendly but the food was standard . The place was clean and you could get a cart to beach / supermarket the drivers were very friendly . The Mediterranean brunch was my favourite meal and staff consistently lovely here .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2023

Patricia

Staff make this hotel, everyone lovely. Food hit and miss. Room, great think we had the best, watching the sun go down. All in all we enjoyed our 2 weeks. Lovely island, must hire a car to see all the nooks and crannies.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2023

Edson Joaquim da Cruz

Everything was great

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2023

Jennifer

Great facilities, friendly attentive staff, great food, lots of sunshine. Loved all of it.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2023

Christiana

It’s a nice hotel but too expensive for what it is. I also believe you need a car if your staying here and want to explore. No other restaurants are near by / walkable . This hotel is all inclusive.We had a reservation at the sushi Al a crate restaurant and we did not like any of the food. Everything was cold and was not made to order. I would rate it a 0 out of 5 . We did however enjoy the Italian / Mediterranean restaurant the med. Buffet can be a hit or miss. Beach gyro station always had a long line. Overall good rating is a 2.5 out of 5. Staff is welcoming. The room we got was close to the main building so it kept us up at night hearing the arcade games. I had a hard time finding a beach lounger since everyone claims the chairs. In my opinion the pool is cloudy/ foggy.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2023

Andreas

This hotel was a dream. Excellent food/views/service, salt water infinity pool, good beach. 10/10

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2023

Martina

Simply fabulous!

Staff were so helpful and friendly. Everywhere was spotless. The food was amazing. We will definitely be coming back!!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2022

Rachel

We had a great holiday at Mitsis Summer palace. We read mixed reviews before going but for us the hotel, accomodation, food options and beach were perfect.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2022

Jade Jasmine

We have just returned from a fantastic week at Summer Palace. The staff were so helpful and friendly and the hotel itself is very impressive, although it’s certainly worth paying more to stay in a renovated room. The meals we had were lovely and there was a fanatic selection of quality cocktails. We love the Mitsis chain and Summer Palace didn’t disappoint.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2021

Adrianna

Amazing!

Our stay was amazing! We stayed in one of the older rooms but it was very spacious, clean and had a beautiful sea view.

The buffet restaurant (Panorama) had a lot of variety every day. We are vegetarian and there were plenty of options to choose from :) We used all the a la carte restaurants, too! It's quite easy to get a table at the Med for brunch and dinner (usually you need to book one or two days ahead), but a table at the Den (BBQ one) is almost impossible to get. I strongly recommend checking on the booking page regularly, in case someone cancels. That's how we got our table there, as they were fully booked for the duration of our stay. The experience is great and they offer a nice selection of veggies too. I would love to see more vegetarian options (main courses) for the dinner at the Med in the future.

The drinks are great! Bartenders are going the extra mile to make them delicious! You can get the best ones at the Den or the Med/by the pool.

The main infinity pool is amazing, although it's really hard to get a spot around there during the day. It's worth trying around lunchtime/in the afternoon, as that's when some spaces become available. I would suggest going to the beach in the morning or using one of the many pools around the hotel. Nests are wonderful to spend time in too!

The staff at the hotel is really friendly and helpful! They also refill the minibar in the room every other day for free!

Overall, we've got a great value out of our stay!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2021

Katie

Only half of it is renovated. When it has finished renovations, it will be a 4/5* hotel. The old part of the hotel is really dated. The website is not an accurate representation of the hotel.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2021

giulia

not 5 stars

The food was really disappointing, low quality, didn't even use extra vergin olive oil to giv an expalme. The new infinity swimming pool are really nice but they are small and at 8am the sunbeds were all already taken. The beach is nice but old chairs. The room was old and noisy, the pillow too hard and big. The staff was nice but the atmosphere wasn't great. I am glad we only stayed 2 days, definitely not a 5 starts hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2021

Ivan

Fantastic experience

Had a fantastic time here. We were lucky enough to have our private splash pool. Takes a few days to find your way to everything. Staff very helpful and friendly. Private sandy beach just a few metets away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2019

Lydia

Amazing

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The staff couldn’t help enough, the room was spacious and kept well every day. The food was ok and pretty standard for an all inclusive. The location is perfect!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

old and not comfortable rooms

We wore traveled two friends for a weekend in Mitsis Summer Palace, its cool place for young people mainly because of the pool. Beside that the rooms are old and not styled, the hall next to the room is really noisy and disturb you to sleep from the early morning, the food is not great and around the hotel there is not much to do - every village is minimum 30 minutes ride.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2019

Nicholas

Mitsis Summer Palace - Good but room for improvemt

The rooms were spacious and the bed was comfortable. The food was generally very nice with lots of options although there were occasions when some things ran out and there was no more! This meant you had to eat early or risk the chance of missing out!! The staff were always courteous, helpful and friendly.

A few niggles: There was no ventilation in the bathroom so bit like a sauna! If you wanted a sunbed by the infinity pools you had to be up very, very early! Music from the new lower restaurant could be heard in the upper bar. Very annoying as they were different!!

Would not consider it a five star hotel but there are lots of improvements still going on so maybe they will get there one day??

Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2019

Ruth

Love Mitsis hotels

Love the Mitsis brand. Disappointed that some of the things promised on the website were missing - for instance the pool! And the on-site a la carte restaurant.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2017

Jim

Great hotel on the beach

We really enjoyed our October week at the Summer Palace. The staff were great and very friendly, the food was great and varied - we especially enjoyed the Greek restaurant. We spent most days at the beach, which had a free bar and a good lunch service. Our room was huge and had a fridge with beers, water and soft drinks that was replenished free every 2 days.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2017

Dave

Nice family friendly hotel

First of all I must say that all the staff in all departments were excellent,very helpful and friendly,which was very good.
Four of us went and had a nice time, the hotel is nice, good size with an outdoor pool (with sea salt) and an indoor one. The hotel was clean all the time and our rooms were cleaned every day.
The beach is close by via a lift or a walking distance.
You can get pizza by the pool and drinks all the time,and food on the beach like burgers til 1.30pm
The pool area is nice but when busy you might have to 'reserve' your bed which is annoying and the beach can get busy as well..
The food in the hotel is OK not great but just about passable,I didn't like seeing flys on the food at times and maybe some covers need to be introduced for that.. You can book other restaurants on the complex in advance to eat at.
The queues after for drinks can get long when busy.
Personally I feel the hotel is a 4* and not 5 like some have stated.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2017

Janet

Summer 2017

Excellent hotel, spacious rooms, staff in the hotel and restaurant very helpful and pleasant at all times. Loved the little pools dotted around. One thing you do have to pay extra if you want to use the bar facilities at the other hotels on the complex.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2017

Mrs.

Great sea view

We had a pleasant stay at the Mitsis Summer Palace. The place is very clean and the bedrooms are done on a daily basis. The service in the restaurants was great. Do book the greek restaurant which is a la carte. Thoroughly enjoyed the octopus and sea food. Food in main buffet area was good but not amazing. Wifi was free for 2 hours in the main reception area but extremely slow. Entertainment team were hard working and lovely. Lots of pools areas and bars and plenty of sun lounges. Please note that there are a lot of stairs and hills to contend with. If you have mobility issues, beware. Shower room and dressing room was a bit of a let down on the day of departure, again not up to a 4 or 5star standard. Would go again if price is right.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2015

Reena

Kos

Fantastic great people friendly staff and good variety on buffet

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2014

Timm165794

Relaxing

Nice hotel, food good, staff pleasant. Quiet location although attracts family's and kids. Not too noisy though. Would return.

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2013

jan

Hotel

Disappointed with the quality of the food. Mostly cold and not heated properly. Pork chicken and burgers all week.
Meat appeared to be scraps, and bones.

Eggs cold must be a health problem.
No variation in the menu.

Had to ask for cutlery always missing from the tables.
Not enough salt and pepper pots to go round.
Entertainment was lacking in the bars upstairs.
Wine very below standard.
Coffee always cold.

Lack of spirits and tonic behind the bar.
Cocktails offered were not on offer as the spirits etc were not available to make them.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Buse

Odalar temizdi, yeme içme kalitesi beklediğimiz kadar iyi değildi. Kokteyller kötüydü. Alacarte restorantlar daha başarılıydı. Deniz harikaydı

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Agnesa

Sehr dreckig, schrecklicher Gestank im Zimmer und vor allem im Badezimmer. Das Essen war sehr schlecht. Sollte man Wert auf qualitativ gutes Essen legen, empfehlen wir dringend, nicht hier zu buchen. Das Geschirr war ebenso immer dreckig. Das Personal im Duski Restaurant war freundlich und zuvorkommend da war auch das Essen geniessbar. In den anderen Restaurants eine katastrophe. Man darf für den gesamten Aufenthalt nur 1x in den Restaurants, ausserhalb des Hauptrestaurants wo nur a la carte bestellt werden kann, essen. Im Restaurant auf der Terrasse ist zudem anzumerken, dass man mit den Vögeln welche auf die Tische fliegen um das Essen zu fressen, zu kämpfen hat. Das Hotel macht einen extremen „Boutique“ Resort Eindruck, ist es aber nicht. Eine riesen grosse Hotelanlage fanden wir vor Ort. Der Strand war ebenso vollkommene Katastrophe. Die Liegestühle waren Uralt und man sah teils Abdrücke von Schweissflecken vom gesamten Körper anderer Gäaste drauf. Die Strandbar hatte teils keine Gläser für Getränke mehr, mussten unsere gebrauchten Gläser waschen um weitere Getränke erhalten zu können. Wir waren sehr enttäuscht weshalb wir nach 3Nächte nach Bodrum abgereist sind um wenigstens unsere Ferien noch geniessen zu können.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Helge

Tolle Lage. Super Service. Vielseitiges Essen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Lena

Anlage ist sehr schön, mit unterschiedlichen Bereichen. Restaurants mit toller Aussicht.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Christian

Das Hotel und das Zimmer sind sehr schön. Allerdings sind die Speisen und Getränke nicht auf 5 Sterne Niveau. Geschmacklich und auch von der Auswahl nicht. Wir würden das Hotel nicht mehr buchen.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Emilie

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Svenja

Sauberkeit & Zimmer

Die Sauberkeit im Hotel war hervorragend. Die Zimmer wurden täglich gründlich gereinigt, die Einrichtung ist ansprechend und der Ausblick ist besonders schön. Das Housekeeping-Team ist sehr freundlich und die Organisation des Hotels insgesamt gut.

Essen

Das Buffet morgens und abends ist enttäuschend und keinesfalls 5-Sterne-würdig. Für Vegetarier gibt es kaum Auswahl. Zum Glück kann man auf die À-la-carte-Restaurants ausweichen, die wirklich sehr lecker sind. Besonders das „Med“ hat beim Brunch und Abendessen überzeugt. Eigentlich darf man jedes À-la-carte-Restaurant nur einmal pro Aufenthalt nutzen, doch das Personal war so freundlich, dass eine weitere Buchung bei Verfügbarkeit möglich war.
Leider wirkt das Personal oft unmotiviert und unfreundlich. Man wird teilweise kaum beachtet und manchmal mit einem genervten Blick empfangen, wenn man etwas fragt.

Pools & Strand

Die Infinity-Pools sind wunderschön, ruhig und bieten einen tollen Ausblick. Die Poolbedienung war gut. Allerdings gibt es ab 9 Uhr keine Handtücher mehr und es wird nicht nachgefüllt. Um eine Liege am Pool zu bekommen, muss man sehr früh aufstehen. Am Strand ist die Lage entspannter, dort stehen ausreichend Liegen zur Verfügung.

Getränke & Bars

Die Getränke waren kaum geniessbar – fast alles schmeckte stark nach Chlor, sowohl am Pool als auch in den Restaurants. Wir mussten auf die Dosen vom Zimmer zurückgreifen.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Joel

Alles in allem sehr guter Urlaub.
Sehr feundliches Personal.
Super Zimmer.
An den Drinks kann noch ein bisschen gefeilt werden.
Die Strandtücher waren immer sehr schnell vergriffen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Alessio

I love this place, amazing resort with great services and people working there that are really able to take care of guests.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Michael

Sehr schöne Zimmer

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2024

Karin

essen könnte besser sein

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jul 2024

Thomas

Grundsätzlich war das Personal sehr freundlich. Das Zimmer mit Plunsch-Pool war super. Das Servicepersonal im Main Restaurant hat uns als Gäste überwiegend wenig beachtet. Teilweise musste man sich das Besteck und auch Getränke selbst organisieren. Hier waren wir aus anderen Mitsis Hotels deutlich mehr Service gewohnt.
Das Essen war in Ordnung, aber nicht überragend.
Die Expedia-Seite ist nicht mehr ganz aktuell, da es z.B. keine Crepeteria mehr vor Ort gibt - für uns persönlich schade, weil dies mit ein Entscheidungskriterium für dieses Hotel war (kannten wir bereits aus einem anderen Mitsis Hotel).

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Lars

View

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Philipp

Wir waren im Mai 2024 dort. Hatten eine Junior Suite im neuen Teil gebucht, die Zimmer waren sehr sauber und sehr schön eingerichtet. Die gesamte Anlage war sehr schön gestaltet. Der Grund für die 4 Sterne bei der Sauberkeit sind folgende: Hauptrestaurant Geschirr, Besteck und Gläser hätten sauberer sein können. Ebenso die Gläser in der Strandbar. Die Speiseauswahl war riesig vorallem im Hauptrestaurant und wurde geschmacklich getopt durch die weiteren Restaurants im Hotel, in denen man sich problemlos einen Tisch online reservieren kann. Selbst Minibar und alles andere war komplett All-inclusive. Der Großteil der Mitarbeiter war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Man hat zahlreiche Möglichkeiten Vorort die man im Hotel oder online dazu buchen kann.
Am Strand hatten wir nie Probleme eine Liege zu bekommen. Insgesamt hatten wir eine traumhafte Zeit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2023

Florian

Beautiful weather and a top adress for vacation at the End of octobre 👌

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2023

Jonathan

Alles top. Die Angestellten waren extrem freundlich, gerade zu unserem Kind.