Daios Cove

Breathtaking Location: The hotel is widely praised for its breathtaking location and stunning views, particularly of Mirabello Bay, which guests frequently highlight as a major attraction.

We stayed at Daios Cove for a week on our first family holiday with our 5-month-old son. After doing a lot of research to find the right all-inclusive option, we settled on this resort and overall had a wonderful stay. We booked through British Airways, with our package (including flights) costing around £3,800. The service throughout our stay was excellent—nothing we asked for was ever too much trouble. We were provided with a steam steriliser and a comfortable travel cot in our room, which made things much easier with a baby. The food was consistently delicious, with plenty of dining options to choose from. All room service was included which meant we could have breakfast on the terrace and a couple of dinners too. One small regret was not realising until the last day that the Ocean restaurant was available for breakfast, which would have been a lovely alternative to the buffet. The resort is generally buggy-friendly, though getting around often requires using the funicular, which can mean a bit of waiting. Possibly trickier during high season. There were a few downsides for us. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible during our stay—rain, wind, and clouds all week. April is definitely a gamble! Although the pools are advertised as heated, they weren’t that warm. We had hoped to take our son swimming indoors (as we do regularly at home), but the indoor pool was too cold for him—around 25°C. The spa pool was the perfect temperature, but unfortunately, children aren't allowed. We had paid extra for a room with a private pool, imagining peaceful nap times by the water, but sadly the pool wasn’t heated and sat in the shade, so we didn’t get to use it at all. Lastly, while our room was very spacious, it felt quite dated and basic in terms of décor—worth noting if aesthetics are important to you. All in all we had a great holiday and would consider returning again.

On arrival we were offered a soft drink then taken to our villa. We were told the mini fridge was not stocked as part of their commitment to the environment. We were then able to order drinks, including an unlimited number of plastic bottles of water so this seems to make no sense. It would have been more welcoming to have an assortment of drinks in the fridge. We were very happy with the larger bedroom apart from the shower. We had to climb into the bath to have a shower. It was a steep step, no hand rails and the floor of the bath was uneven. I did not feel safe doing this so often used the outside shower but the wind blew the water. The downstairs room which my children were staying in was very small and the position of the bedside table meant they were unable to open the wardrobe. After my second request the bedside table was moved to the corner of the room but as the lamp was then placed on the floor this wasn’t an ideal solution. The sunbeds were very close to the edge of the pool making it difficult to walk past them. There was no full length mirror in the villa. The breakfast buffet at Pangea was very good but the service was poor. We regularly waited for our water glasses to be refilled and the coffees took some time to come. We attended all the restaurants but for a 9 night stay there was a very repetitive menu. The raw restaurant really wasn’t to our taste. Again, the service was often slow and I spent a lot of time trying to get the attention of the waiting staff. I found the funicular very irritating given there wasn’t an easy alternative route around the resort. It was very slow and not able to cope with the volume of people using it. The adults only pool was very small and as it is adjacent to the main pool used by children wasn’t particularly relaxing and I only managed to get a bed there twice during my stay. I was also irritated at having to pay for gym classes. 30 euros is steep and there was a limited number of classes. I also found it unacceptable that we had to pay to use the spa facilities. There were also only 4 gym mats. The gym was very well equipped otherwise. For the price charged the service was very disappointing, I would not return, Ikos do it so much better.