Ikos Andalusia

Amazing hotel, the service levels match or better Dubai, Great location the staff were brilliant from start to finish, special mention to Carola the reception Manager and Peter who made the stay perfect. The car service provided for the day by the hotel and the lunch provided was a lovely touch with Peter recommendations to visit some of the local areas such as Ronda was beautiful. The restaurants were fantastic especially the Indian Night at the buffet really nice food cooked the way it should be. We will be back 100%, I thought the Sani resorts were good but this IKOS Andalusia has topped them all with the amazing rooms, Service and the great vibe this hotel offers nothing was to much trouble at all.

We stayed for 10 nights last October . Extremely disappointed with the level of service and quality of food. This holiday was expensive. The food was cold the wine was hot and 9/10 times they got our order wrong.. there was only two of us. They state they have over 300 wines to choose from - yet in the Olivia restaurant they hadn’t any Sauvignon Blanc. The wine is not chilled, totally unacceptable. No premium cuts of steak, only in the Deluxe restaurant which we could only get into one night out of the 10. Kids were cycling bicycles around the main bar in the evening, again totally unacceptable. The mini bar was filled with local spirits and getting Jameson or any branded items was a hassle. Having been to Dassia & Andalusia I think that’s us done with the Ikos chain, very overrated. Way better value & higher level of service for considerably less money in Turkey.

Preface: This was our second visit to IKOS Andalusia as deluxe guests ( first was April 2022 ) and we’ve been to numerous other IKOS resorts over the past couple of years. After a disappointing first visit, IKOS Andalusia pleasantly surprised us this time around and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The changes to the Deluxe area ( new pool, suites and restaurant ) made a huge difference and definitely make it worth staying Deluxe if that’s an option for you. As prices have gone up a lot in the past two years, we swopped our usual one bed suite for a junior suite seafront and while not as spacious, the view was fantastic - right on the sea which was lovely listening to the sound of the waves at night. We have a now three year old and IKOS is so great for children - the kids entertainment is a highlight. The staff are also fantastic with preschoolers - Dora around the Deluxe pool was a real delight and our daughter. Although busy ( we didn’t visit the main pool or the buffet ) there were always sunbeds and it never felt crowded. However, book your restaurants in advance. Food was good in all restaurants, not that memorable, but good enough. Ouzo is still our favourite where the food is delicious. Only thing we didn’t love about dining is the segregated areas for those with children and those without - although I fully understand the reasoning, it made those with young children feel a little ostracised which was particularly apparent at the chiringuito for “dinner by the sea” where anyone with children wasn’t allowed to sit on the beach which definitely ruined the experience for us especially as the first setting. We weren’t the only ones who complained. The only other negative was that the Deluxe pool was too cold for our daughter who ( along with other children ) after a first dip refused to get in again. All in all we had a great trip and would be happy to return - it’s an easy destination for late summer.