Iris Hotel

If you're looking for a budget-friendly stay in Kos with a lively atmosphere, Hotel Iris is a great choice. For the price, it's hard to beat. The rooms are clean and comfortable, though keep in mind you'll need to pay extra for air conditioning, which only works when you're in the room. The hotel has a fun, social vibe, with events like BBQ Mondays and great music at the bar, making it perfect for those looking to have a good time and meet other travelers. The staff are lovely and always ready to help, adding to the welcoming environment. Just outside the hotel, you'll find plenty of rental options, including bikes, quads, and scooters, and if you walk a little further, you'll often spot electric scooters for rent, which are common around Kos City, aswell as a supermarket just across the street. One thing to note: if you're after peace and quiet, this might not be the best option, as the hotel can get quite lively. However, if you're looking for a fun and social experience, Hotel Iris is a fantastic choice!

Had an amazing stay, all staff are friendly and happy to help you. Hotel is clean and spotless, bar and pool too The only issue was the room was a bit out dated but for the amount of time we were in the room it was all we needed. There is a side which has been updated and looked lovely Breakfast is continental and you can pay to have a cooked breakfast and the options was good On a Monday they entertained us with a greek night/BBQ night and that was lovely. We ate in the pool bar on a few nights which we were cooked some beautiful dishes. This is a holiday we wont forget, and it was lovely to have taken our 4 month on his first holiday here :) Thank you to the Iris Family

Awful run down place , desperately needs a refurbishment. Noisy , uncomfortable, never again . Do not book this hovel . The bathrooms are an absolute disgrace , I don’t understand why some people have given it a good rating,. Pool area needs weeding and stained dirty sun loungers need binning.

Basic but decent. A lovely 30min stroll into Kos town and a 5min walk to the beach. We spent most of our time down at the beach. More atmosphere during the day. It seems to be that if you’re not a returning family, your face doesn’t fit. We didn’t go to make friends but there is definitely a clique and at times,feels like your imposing. Staff aren’t particularly friendly, just get the job done. Extra bbq night was put on during our visit for a returning couple, who were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Wouldn’t have liked to have paid to attend this as I feel you would have been excluded. Our room was decent and comfortable. The bed linen and towels were not changed once while we were there. Breakfast was basic/ rustic, but did the job. My main gripe is, cats. Don’t go if you’re scared of cats. I’m terrified of them and some people feel the need to feed the feral little stragglers, increasing my stress levels. I’m was bitten by one at breakfast, while inside. I get that some people are cat lovers, and I would never see harm come to them, but please, has some decency and don’t feed them while you can see it causes distress to some people. I didn’t have one relaxing breakfast and spent most of the time drinking a coffee while dodging the cats. Most people have a fear of something and it’s not nice for them to have their fear increased by ignorance of others. On the whole, we had an amazing holiday. Some of the restaurants we visited in Kos town are amazing. Traditional Greek food at its finest. The architecture and history is great and you can spend the whole day enjoying it. We wouldn’t return to the Iris Hotel.

Absolutely loved our stay at the Iris, arrived late at night, had a small mishap with the third bed not being in the room, this was quickly rectified by staff! The staff seemed very quiet at first, but after a day or two they came out of their shell, we were made to feel extremely welcome, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, including booking us a taxi for a day trip we had planned. The other guests were mostly nice, one of our party was subject to a grown woman staring at her consistently making her feel extremely uncomfortable. This does not reflect on the hotel nor our stay there but more on the front of the individual in my party not feeling comfortable to go around the pool alone. The hotel room was absolutely perfect for us, had amble space to move around despite having a third bed made up. The bathroom floor did get wet off of the shower, easily enough to avoid a slip we wore sliders into the bathroom and took them off just before we stepped into the shower. The shower head did fall off one evening, informed the family of this and the next morning it was fixed. Room only had one socket which was a bit of a pain having two devices to charge, but we made it work. Maids were in everyday cleaning, apart from Sundays which are their days off. Everyone is entitled to a day of rest. Beds were comfortable but the third bed wasn’t as comfortable as the other two, would recommend if you have a third bed to ask for a mattress topper. All in all no complaints about the room. The pool was beautiful, spacious enough with steps in. It is an incredibly deep pool, which is why there was a lot of growing concern seeing a toddler running around the pool without armbands on, simply keeping an eye on a child does not prevent an accident occurring and, the child could quite possibly have had a serious accident in the pool- this again does not have anything to do with the pool, more the parents who left a child unattended to get buckets of water from the poolside without armbands on. The pool bar was reasonably priced with a good range of snacks available. Kostas and Celine were extremely friendly and, nothing was too much for them! We met some lovely people during our stay! BBQ night, what a night! Great food, great company, laughing from start to finish! Dancing and just having the best night possible, the family do a traditional dance, after involving the guests in dancing to Zorba, there is also a slow dance, fire dance and a woman’s only dance. Great value for money- personally I would’ve been happy to pay more than we did as it totally exceeded all expectations! A night we truly won’t forget! All in all, a lot of reviews claim the family prefer guests who go year after year, we did not find this was the case, they welcomed us with open arms, we had interesting conversations with each member of the family, will definitely be going back to this hotel, the company is second to none, the family are lovely and have an aura about them that makes yo

We stayed in a first floor room. It was very nice and was like the photos shown. The beds were very comfortable. The bathroom was very nice however the shower did wet the floor after every use. The staff at the hotel were always very nice. The breakfast included did not have great options but the bar at the pool had cheap breakfast options and lovely drinks. The pool is quite deep. The supermarket down the road is very handy and the staff in there are so lovely. It’s a bit of a walk from Kos Town but we didn’t mind it as it was a nice walk. Overall, I would recommend this hotel.