Cosme, a Luxury Collection Resort, Paros

I would give the Cosme extra stars if I could. We just returned from 7 wonderfully relaxing days in this very special place. It was our daughter’s graduation wish to go to the Greek Islands and I did a lot of research to find the perfect spot- luxury hotel, on the beach, on a small Greek island just large enough for a local airport, not too big or too small, and walking distance to a picturesque town. The Cosme checked every one of these boxes and more. I honestly can’t even begin to describe how perfect it is. The pool and beach area are quiet and relaxing. There were a few families there with young children, but thankfully they were very well mannered kids. There was also a number of families with high school and college aged kids. But, they were not the loud partying type you would find on some of the other islands. There were also a few honeymooners. All in all, it was a quiet crowd looking for a bit of rest and relaxation in a beautiful spot. The layout of the hotel is such that all of the rooms feel very secluded. We were in Ocean room 404. I think it is the perfect room. It is on the second floor on a corner overlooking the ocean with a large quiet deck. Our kids were in Earth room 201. They did not have an ocean view, but it was still very quiet and they had a nice little back patio. Some of the rooms have private pools, but I did not do the plunging pool since the main pool area and beach were so big. Beauty and location aside, what made this hotel so special was the people. Apostolis, the concierge, helped make our dinner reservations, get us from A to B, and pretty much preempted any question or concern that we might have. I never had to think or worry about anything. It was wonderful! There are also a number of people who may not normally get the recognition that should, because they all made our time special. First among those is the turndown service. I was unable to catch his name, but the gentleman that did our turndown service remembered that we liked extra water and took excellent care of us. We also really enjoyed talking to Evi, Elisavet and Batista to learn more about local life in Paros and in Greece, more generally. Finally, Aris and Thanasis helped make our wonderful daily breakfast even more wonderful. Everything was perfect from start to finish!

Excellent breakfast options, nice room, ocean views and balcony. Pool was awesome and beach access very easy. Dirt road towards town made sandals and shoes filthy. Not a short walk to Naousa and bit of an uphill and downhill walk (20 minutes).

First time to Greece and first time to Paros. Recommended by our travel agent. The rooms were comfortable but not exactly super luxurious which is what you'd expect given the pricing. I'm guessing that has to do with the aesthetic of the Greek Islands but I don't know. The gym is a nice facility. The breakfast is quite fantastic and the waitstaff we met were all wonderful. The pool is quite nice; the beach is fine. This is a "private beach" but it's tiny and nothing to write home about. We did have dinner at Cosme one night and the food is good. Same for lunch. Agree with another reviewer that the lunch/dinner spot is right next to a dirt roadway. We liked the proximity to Naoussa and the local food we had at several restaurants was wonderful. I would recommend going into town vs the hotel restaurant for dinner. Our biggest disappointment was the catamaran cruise which cost approx $3,000 for the day. You would think a catamaran would actually sail, but the winds were too high that day and there was a captain, who knew how to sail, and a chef/first mate who did not know how to sail. We were not even able to get to most of the spots we were promised on this "sail" because of the gale force winds that day. Safety note: That is the captain's job- to check out the weather and advise those paying huge dollars for a private cruise that perhaps it would be wise to rebook. We were not so lucky. We asked to actually sail and got pushback from the captain. Our family members were actually helping out (perhaps we should get paid for our troubles??) It was an overall nauseating experience for one of our adult kids who got seasick and we all tired of the pounding of the boat on the waves due to the high winds. I even spoke with the GM of Cosme who sounded like she was going to try to get us even a small refund, but then went radio silent. Weeks later we finally heard that they would not refund anything. I mean, they had our money, am I not surprised?