Minos Palace Resort (Adults Only 18+)

It was wonderful experience, calm and fantastic!

We are day two into our holiday and we’ve loved every minute of our stay so far. The resort is in a beautiful location and the range and quality of the food and drinks are fantastic. The beach is really picturesque, with clear waters and plentiful beds. However, be sure to pack some Crocs or purchase water shoes at the gift shop because it’s a shingle beach. The outdoor pools are all beautiful with plenty of sun beds. If you can, we highly recommend upgrading to one of the swim-up rooms. These will not disappoint and you’ll have access to a wider range of drinks and food in the all-inclusive package. We are yet to try the à la carte restaurants, but we’ve eaten at the main restaurant (Zoe) and the beach bar. Both have been great. Staff are very attentive and cannot do enough for you. At one point our glasses were refilled twice within two minutes! Special shout-out to Foteini at the Zoe restaurant, for her wonderful and friendly service. Maria, the Maître-d has been so helpful since we arrived on Sunday night. Edzel and the other men at the Sky bar have also been fantastic. Everyone works so hard at the hotel, and there are so many people that deserve a mention. Thank you everyone at the Mythos Panorama/ Palace hotels.

Excellent resort, highly recommend. Everyone is extremely helpful and pleasant. The restaurants are excellent and the food choice is very satisfying. We mainly used the Zoe restaurant and were extremely well looked after by staff and especially Persa who always made sure our dining experience was perfect. There are quite a few bars and there is live entertainment in the evening at the roof top bar. Overall really pleased.

First time here and overall we enjoyed the experience. Food in the main restaurant, Zoe’s, was very good with a lot of choice for both breakfast and dinner. For lunch we normally went to the beach bar for a snack. We tried the Italian and Greek à la carte restaurants but they didn’t really impress us food wise. Also, there were too many wasps in the Greek restaurant which was unpleasant. Staff everywhere were very friendly. The rooftop bar is a nice place to relax after dinner with great views. We spent most days on the beach. The beach does get families on it who are not supposed to use the hotel sunbeds. The hotel has a problem with families disregarding this rule but it doesn’t state anywhere that the beds are for hotel guests only so I can see why they do use them. I know the hotel is looking at what can be done about this. A shout out to Anastasia in Guest Relations for her help and hard work.

On our way home today after a fabulous week. What we wanted: 1 week in the sun Adults only All inclusive Quiet And that's exactly what we got! We arrived late last Tuesday from Manchester. What isn't clear is that the transfer doesn't bring you to the hotel. We got dropped off at a bus stop in Messonghi at 10.45pm and told to wait until someone came from the hotel to collect us - not a great start! Can't blame the hotel but just something to note. We got to the hotel in time for a quick check in and a few drinks. We booked a sea view room. The view was stunning and made the holiday. I didn't mind the bed, hubby didn't like it, said it was too hard. Sandwiches,cake and prosecco in the room for a late arrival snack The room is dated but has everything we need and is clean Wednesday was a chill day. The complex is big! We spent some time studying the map and getting our bearings. If you haven't booked a panorama room, you don't have access to all the bars / pools / restaurants as part of the All Inclusive. This didn't bother us one bit! Unless you hire a car (we didn't) there isn't much to do off the hotel site. It's too hot to climb to the village behind the hotel! The nearest small town is Messonghi which takes about 10 minutes in a taxi. We booked 2 trips. We could have booked through the hotel but there is a small trip shop just outside the hotel, walk to the bottom exit, near the sea, turn right, walk 1 minute, can't miss it. We booked Corfu Town by boat leaving at 4 pm, return 11pm ISH. You get picked up from the shop, taken to Messonghi to catch the boat. We enjoyed it. 2nd trip we booked was day trip to Paxos/ Antipaxos. You get picked up 8am from the shop, minibus to Messonghi, transfer to a coach, 40 minute drive to the port, into the boat, sail to some stunning caves, an hour's swim/snorkel/sunbathe in a cove and then onto Paxos to spend a few hours shopping/ eating/ relaxing. We loved this, especially seeing the school of dolphins on the sail out. The rest of our days were spent chilling! Our pool of choice was the 'quiet' infinity pool which also has a pool bar. We also tried out the infinity pool that overlooks the beach near the road. You can also get food here at lunchtime (salads, gyros, burgers, club sandwich ect...) We tried the beachside location on one day which we enjoyed. It's not a big beach. It's shale / pebble so you will need sea shoes. Loads of fish swimming about. There is a bar service on the beach but it's only beer or cola. Please note all the pools and pool bars close at 6pm. We never had any problem getting our sunbeds The main all inclusive food hall is Zoe. We found breakfast/lunch and dinner all very good. We spent evenings at the Sky Bar (by Zoe's) The entertainment was varied and ok. We didn't wait any longer than 10 minutes for a drink. As part of the All Inclusive we had a reservation at the Italian restaurant. We enjoyed the food and ambiance. We went off complex one night for dinner. I had read excellent feedback for Boukari Beach Restaurant so we wanted to try it. It was amazing. The best seafood we have had ever! It's a 5 minute walk from the travel shop. If you have issues with walking up and down inclines maybe this isn't the place for you. It's on a hill and everything is spread out on the hill. It didn't bother us. There are golf buggies zipping around to give lifts To sum up: Is it 5 star - no, excellent 4 star - yes Food - we enjoyed it Drinks - we enjoyed them Location - quiet Staff - professional, accommodating, lovely Would we come again - for a week, yes. For 2 weeks, no