Sandy Studios

what with all the comments made by the wedding party, all i can say is that mostly i agree with what has been said. i found that the attitude of the propriotor was well stand offish and some of the comments pedro made to some of the children,the majority of which i may add were only aged between 5 - 10.For most of these chrildren it was their first holiday abroad, and to be chastised in this way must have come as a great disappointment to some of them, that they may well have well has stayed at home with their mothers. As for the pricing of some of the products i agree that some of the products were taken off of the shelves and removed to behind the bar purely for the owners financial gain.overall i can't really complain about the overall package mainly because i was pickled most of the time to realise what a crap time i was having, but i don't think i will be visiting sandy's again purely because the of entertainment value which amounted to sitting on a toilet with no loo roll,the cronic runs and within 3 miles of the nearest izal (shiny oneside,rough the other)manufacturer

And also may i add to all these that read this web site.. these lovely pine cabins that might i add were stunning the best i have ever stayed in whilst in Greece, are actually classed as a temperary building ... see George.. NO TAX (wink) I actually know just a little bit about Greece.. blonde maybe .. stupid.. not x
And also might i recommend The Aspro Spiti apartments in Tingaki, Nicos is an absolute star

also fogot to say Mrs Armstong got the amount of chlorine wrong it was not 5 liters it was 5,10 liter buckets full in the pool everynight and this is on video and all the children got burns from the amount in the pool

I was one of the wedding party and must say I have traveled the world and NEVER been anywhere that the staff are so rude to the guests. Any where that the owners think it is OK to bad mouth people that have payed to stay in there
I fine it quite unbelivable that on a web site made for guests to make comments on. The owners think it is quite OK to be just as rude about their guests as they are in person to them. BE WARNED THEIR COMMENTS ARE MUCH NICER THAN THEY ARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you dont like children you should not have them at your apartments and this was an observasion that I made and I DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN WITH ME Also George your comments about YOUR apartments dont really count do they. Your not going to tell people what an ignorant person you are and how nasty yourself and your staff are to children and guests that dont spend in your bar

Just got back from 2 wks @ Sandys, had fantastic time
George and Helen a big thankyou for making us so welcome, and for all your generosity.
Cannot understand some of the comments on this page from the wedding party, I dont think they were staying in the same apartments.
So any one reading these comments please do not be put off
The cabins we stayed in were excellent, pool lovely and clean, prices the same as anywhere else on the island. Food is excellent especially Helens Stiffado it is second to none.

So anyone wanting to go to Kos and want a quite family run environment this is the place to come.

Angie & John

and also might i add , i chose the accomadation, not the travel agent, We wanted to go to kos , not benidorm, Ur comments meant nothing really they were based on nothing in particular, read our comments first before writing a response.. who mentioned hen nights? who mentioned accomadation was dirty? who mentioned the walk from Kos Town? Are you implying that i cannot read a brochure? In actual fact i know a few people on the island, who had already been and checked where the accom was before we actually booked! So what was ur point?

I actually thought this was an opinion page about accomodation... Did you actually see us moan about distance away from Kos Town...? We knew that! You see you should actually read what i put.. I didn't moan it was dirty.. Read again... Yes we did go out dressed as ABBA, to our choice, we did not disturb you or ask you to dress as ABBA.. you see it was my hen night and i chose to have it in Kos, I didn't need your permission or anyone elses on the island, i do not recall any rules on the island saying if your having a hen party dressed as ABBA, then please leave the island , go to Blackpool!!!! I did not like Sandys for the simple reason of the owners and staff, i had my opinion, to which has ended up a slagging match via a web page...And in my opinion , I can't be all that bad eh? 55 of my friends and family saved up to join us at our wedding, does that sound l;ike someone who isn't a nice person?????????? because i didn't enjoy my stay at sandys means that i am th e worse person in the world??? GET A GRIP

IN RESPONSE TO PAULA & JACK ARMSTRONGS COMMENTS.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN REALIZE FROM THE COMMENTS WE HAVE READ IS THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY WATCHING TOO MANY MOVIES ON YOUR CABLE T.V. (SKY-MOVIES OR EVEN SKY-PREMERES).
AND THE THINGS THAT YOU WRITE ARE A PERFECT SCENARIO FOR A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO THE MOST APPROPRIATE PERSON TO CONTACT WOULD BE A FRIEND OF OURS,WHICH YOU PROBABLY KNOW AND THIS IS STEVEN SPIELBERG !!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S IF YOU CANT FIND HIS E-MAIL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US !!!

SANDYS STUDIOS

WE are now on our fourteenth year visiting the Island of Kos and in the main staying at Sandy's.
Location, it's clear from the comments made by the wedding party they did not read the brochure when booking there holiday, the brochure clearly say's a quiet location within walking distance from Kos town, for my friends and family this is ideal, quiet during the day (maybe the noise of kids enjoying themselves in the pool) This is the kind of noise I like, a walk into town enjoy yourself a £3.50 taxi ride back (cheaper than any taxis in England.
Quietness, You were not at the same place as me, I don't like football but the occasional cheer from a mixture of holiday makers and locals cheering a game for 90 mins over a two week period give you a problem the I am afraid it you that has the problem.
Cleanliness, no accomodation gets dirty on it's own, people make there own dirt, I will leave the rest to you, If the cap fits, you were it.

For the record,we were staying at Sandy's at the same time as the wedding party, in our opinion the wedding party were sent to the wrong place by the travel company / travel agent, if you wish to go out on a hen night dressed as ABBA an not to atract attention then go to Blackpool or Skegness not Kos, no doubt in my opinion wrong location.
All the travel agent saw with this booking was commission, about £1700 of it, they would have done anything to get your booking.
Holidays are what you make them, the only thing that would have satisfied you reeding your comments was a tranfer and a total re fund for all concerned, this will never happen.
next time you book a holiday and sunshine is required go to Benidorm.

P.S. THANK GOD MOST OF THE PEOPLE FROM YOUR PTY WERE WITH ALOT MORE
CLASS THAN YOU ARE !!!!
JUST SOMETHING WE WANTING TO ADD FROM OUR PREVIOUS RESPONSE TO MS J.CHAPMAN .
SANDYS STUDIOS

But in all fairness... have u read the other reviews? Granted U helped with the wedding ,,, but granted I had already paid Olympic Weddings to do all of this before departing from England...But also in all fairness... My husband's sons wer'e drunk!!!! We're your staff??? Did you not notice that 55 of us were not often at the apartments? Yes I was upset, but as you know, for us to be moved out of accom. We had to receive a warning first, then in writing... how could you say you allowed us to stay wen we had no warning?.. Yes I had to be nice, I was responsible for 54 other guests there.. Yes you did send flowers, champagne, and chocolates (which might i add was a very nice gesture)But did u not notice how we all stayed away as much as we could? After hearing from one of the other guests, did you hear the noise last nite from the bar? bet it was the wedding party.. the wedding party was not there...it was you and your friends!!!! watching the football, U see i read the comments on this web page and several other web sites which i'm sure you'll find. You were polite to myself... did i say you were rude to me? your staff were rude to my wedding guests, and made it very obvious that after the drunken night out.Yes i was very upset ... what Bride to be wouldn't be???? I was also woman enough to stand there and apologise about the commotion! and also woman enough to be polite and smile even though I knew that the whole group was looked down upon due to that night, but at the end of the day it isn't just me that complained on this site.. would you like to respond to all the other comments on this web page ?

this letter is in response to ms joanne chapmans comments about sandys
studios: well what can we say !!!!!!!!!!!!! upon arrival of ms chapman and her pty of 53 for her wedding here in kos.in order to welcome her and her pty,we had flowers& a card to wish them a pleasant
stay,put in her room compliments of sandys.we also offered her a bottle of red vodka,after we asked and found out that it was her favorite drink !!and this is only the begining !!!!!we went out of our
way to make sure that ms chapman would have the best holiday ever !!!!
and to top it off i george (the ignorant piece of s**t as you called me!)made sure that her wedding license at city hall was quickly expedited along with all her paperwork!!!and we would like to remind you of the most important part of your holiday !! it was when 3 days
before your wedding you came up to us crying and begging for our forgiveness so that your husbands sons who had come back from the bachelor party,drunk,yelling,screaming,fist fighting,cursing,knocking
on apt doors and made a huge comotion for all other guests !!which official complaints were filed by them with first choice and thomas cook !!and they wanted these people to be relocated from sandys! but we said no to the reps because we respected the fact that you were getting married in 3days !! and on the night of her wedding we had a bottle of champagne ,chocolates and a wedding card with all our wishes
put in her room,again compliments of sandys !!(but we didnt see any of these things done by our hotel mentioned anywhere in her comments!we wonder why ????)now we will give you some answers to the lies you wrote as far ass the 22 children and our prices !! you mention that the prices went up 50 cents everyday,well how can that be true when all prices by law have to be put on everything !!!and you know what you and your pty were not the only guests here at the time,no one else complained.and just so you know our prices even according to previous guests are better than other shops in town !!how ignorant can you be to believe that drinks bought at a bar can be the same price as in a supermarket????as far as we know if someone buys a bottle of wine at a supermarket he then takes it home to drink it and not to a local bar to drink it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(as you did !!!)(nice manners !!!!!)and when you say that it would have been more pleasant to stay in a hotel full of germans, well what are you telling us, that you cant stand your own kind????? or that your own kind cant stand you ????
and as far as itv holidays which you mention,know this,that our apts should be put on national uk tv !!showing everyone what a great place it is !!!! true paradise !!!!! of course only for people who know how to appreciate something good when they come across it !!!!!!
we also can write for months about alot more !! but we could never ever stoop as low !!!!

sandys studios

I can only add to the comments made that Sandy is just as stated by the Armstronngs. This place should only be in a Saga holiday booklet. Not a place to take children or any one who likes to enjoy a holiday. The rudest staff I have ever known.

I have just returned from Sandys apartments after a 2 week stay. The staff and owner were rude standofish, and abusive to the children in the party. In all my 30 years of traveling all over the world this was by far the worst holiday I have been on. The owner takes advantage of the fact you are in the out back and his prices reflect this. When he discovered our party was buying red bull at his shop to take to their apartments to put in their drinks of red vodka it was taken off the shelf and put behind the bar at twice the price. The children in the party was shouted at and verbally abused by the bar staff and was not allowed to wash them selfs when coming out of his pool by the hose by the pool, this was reserved for the use of the gardener. He was spotted by two of our party putting in far to much chemicals in the poor than was healthy, (one of them has their own pool and was alarmed by the amount the owner was putting in ) I was fed up with the owners cats which was flee infested getting into our cabins and apartments and finding them asleep on our beds and sitting areas. The children could not play on the park area as his cats used it as a tiolet. In a word it was discusing. On the day of or departure we paid an extra 18 euros to keep on three rooms which he insisted we vacated by 6pm. Our flight was not until 2.50am and we were not picked up till 12.15am. I could have accepted this but for one thing one of our party was a disabled 15 year old who needed to have his personal hygene delt with by his mother. It would have been a nice gesture for him to allow this one person to remain in his room so his mother could have carried out his needs. But no he to was asked to leave the apartment at the same time as the rest of us. This place is not children friendly or even people friendly. The complex rules were changed on a daily basis at the whim of the owner, and now back in England I will never visit Kos again this is an experience I do not wish to repete. Give me Spain any day

ust home from Kos, this was my 3rd trip and in the past I have realy enjoyed my stay there. Unfortunately this time was horendous staying at Sandys apartments which I now refer to has camp Tenko with Georgeo as the camp comandant with his milatary staff who carry out his orders with surprising enthusihasam has put me off Kos for life. Early this morning 55 including women and children made a mass escape to freedom. First Choice (which might i add have been renamed to last choice!!)refused to bail us out until the camp commondant goergio actully phoned them to say he was afraid that all the children had come out in sores from actually swimming in his gas chamber! ooops i mean pool! but rest assured the camps friendly doctor came round to assure us it ws the childrens poor diet that had caused this and maybe we should start them on a course of multivitimins!!! Following this advise georgio stopped putting 5 litres of chlorine in his pool, and funnily enough we didn't get chance to get out of camp to get multivitimins before the skin started clearing!
If you were prepared to pay his prices at the bar , they would actually reward you by saying good morning! If not then he would hold a greek party for his friends and look us up and down in disgust!
It was very difficult to understand the camp rules because they changed on a daily basis, the less you spent at night the worse the rules became for the next day, including stopping children using the shower to clean the acid of their skins! If you bought any drinks out of the shop u weren't allowed to quench your thirst by the gas chamber , we had to hide behind the enemy lines ( the hedge) to swallow without been caught!
Camp commodant however did have a compansionate side to him! For all his family of stray cats that loved to share our dinner and in return they would share their fleas! no window could be left open unless you really loved fleas and their cats! ( note fleas entered first to check that they drew blood!)If you were unfortunate enough to be a pensioner you were chased round camp by comander, to get told off for riding bike to pine cabins! were as the women who were pensioners not only had to fetch their own drinks from the bar but told to bring empty glasses incase their gerriactic fingers broke the glass, although children were allowed on camp, they had to be seen but not heard but to return to their huts after 11 at nite so as not to annoy the other 3 guest in the camp!
although this sounds a little light hearted all the above incidents are based on fact!
Not quite so funny if your there!
For this experience in the camp the bill was £17,000 yes seventeen thousend pound!! for what was meant to be the best holiday we had ever had, not camp tenko>
The only redeeming feature of the camp was the military cleaner! well done
Thanks to all the staff for caning the money of us all and bringing us in together to put in the biggest copmplaint that last choice has ever dealt with x

well what can i say...just got back this morning from sandys after getting married in kos town, took 53 others with me for the wedding!!!
george..ignorant piece of s**t, pedros.. change your shirt! the man with the tash... your lucky the men in the party didn't knock your head into rhodes the way you spoke the 22 children we took in the group! this was my eighth time to kos , and last , never before have i came across such bad manners , pig ignorance , abusive talk towards children, been told to be quiet before 12 ( take into account 55 of us in group ) and no noise allowed unless your greek! prices are ridiculas, every thing that the kids liked went up[ by 50 cents a day and every thing we liked got took out of the shop and put behind the bar at double the price! i could go on for ever , but what's the point i would need another two weeks of typing.. put it this way it would have been more pleasent to stay in a hotel full of germans!! reps for first choice were not helpful until we spoke about sueing , then they came round to see us...these apartments deserves a place on itv's holidays from hell!!!!!

Myself, my husband, my son and his mate all came to Kos on the 15th September and we all had a fab time. Sandys was the perfect place for me and Andy, peace and quiet, plus Danny and his mate had a great time in Kos Town every night. We loved bubble beach, defo go but early we went at 7.30am and had the place to ourselves. Sandy's is a lovely place, clean adn spotless and the bungalows were gorgeous. Thanks very much we had a lovely holiday, so depressed with the Uk.

My boyfriend Gareth and I have just got back from Kos and we stayed at Sandys. I was a bit apprehensive after reading some of the comments on this site but we loved it. George, Helena and especially Petros could not have been more friendly or welcoming. The accomodation was basic especially the cooker - do not expect to be cooking gourmet meals if you are going self catering! The appartment was exceptionally clean and the maid visited every day. The setting although quite a trek from kos town was idyllic. The pool was never busy, the poolside bar was reasonably priced as was the mini market. We found the prices in Kos town more expensive! The food was also great there. We also met some great people - we cannot wait to go back. Please don't let some of the comments on this site put you off -we loved it!

In fact we "Loved it"!! Pedros, George and his wife (not sure of her name) were absolutely brilliant!! I have only just come back and I am so depressed that I am not still out there!! We stayed in the lovely log cabins, I couldnt beleive my eyes when I saw them for the first time when we arrived. I would recommend this place to anybody as to me and my partner it was paradise!!

!!!!!! JUST A GREAT PLACE !!!!!!

We have just got back from Sandy’s Apartments holiday 18 August to September 1st.
Well where do I start first I was not looking forward to the holiday as to the comments from this site.
But I have to say the holiday was Excellent the self-catering apartments are kept clean well the whole place was clean.
The pools are a nice size and there is enough sun beds to go round, the pool bar is great to and so is petro the barman great bloke "hello petro" there is a big pool table @ 4 euros an hour great you don't get that in the uk and the shop is packed with all the right stuff and at good value prices.
The food is good to from breakfast right through the day to the evening (good value prices) well-cooked meals. Thanks to the chef very nice too.
I would recommend Sandy’s to any of my friends and family and in this day and age that is rare.
Hello to George and Helena and the family and to say thank you for a great holiday, and we will be coming back soon.
To sum up Sandy’s it’s a great for family’s going by the smiles on our kids faces, nice and quite the staff are friendly helpful and the place is kept clean.

MICK AND EMMA AND FAMILY UK

We arrived at Sandy's on the 18/08/04 and were very pleased with what we saw,
The place was so clean the staff could not be more helpful "Thank you Petros" My friend.
Prices were very reasonable even in the mini market we Had a problem with the shower which was repaired same day before we returned from our trip to town,
As some people have put bad reports about Sandy's how many places can you go at A GOOD PRICE chill out no noise from discos and we are not fuddy duddy's we like a good time but this did give us time to chill
The owners Helena and George were fasntastic as were all there staff
and there family they made us feel like Family
And yes we will be going back as soon as we can

Just arrived back from Kos this morning after a week at Sandys. I went with my girlfriend, my son and my girlfriends parents. All in all a good holiday but you can sympathise with some of the peoples comments. The hospitality was a litle bleak compared to that of Van Gelis at Cheers! I recommend Cheers in town because they are a fantastic family run business unlike Sandys. I have to disagre though with peoples comments of uncleanliness. I was up with my son Charlie(8 mnths) between 6 and 8 everyday and the cleaners were always up making sure that everything was clean and tidy. Drinks were overpriced at the bar. 3 Euros for local draught and 2.20 Euros for half the same stuff! (You know what to do here order the pint then two glasses...) Most of our money went on soft drinks and snacks throughout the day alone. If you can avoid the staff wherever possible and drink somewhere else you just might be on to a winner. Overall I'd say 7/10.

BRILLIANT - The place was fantastic, bar and pool was really clean and staff were very friendly. We stopped in the Bungalows and they were gorgeous couldn't belive our luck. We went for two weeks and could easily have done another week.

It was quite a walk from the complex to the beach but through the day this isn't a problem just help builds your tan and on a night there are taxis for 5euro so where theres a will theres a way. Our end of Kos Town was brilliant for food, clean restuants serving food at a very reasonable price. If you want something a bit more lively Centre of Kos Town is where you need to be Bar Street is missing nothing.

Recommend you hire a moped/quad if you feel energetic or a car and visit other parts of the island such as Paradise Beach.

Just got home yesterday and want to be back already.

P.S. Avoid Raki like the plauge (Fire Water)

Sandy's is fab, please dont let these comments put you off. Weve just arrived back and have had the best time. I have to agree the location isn't the best but it was only a 30 minute walk into Kos town and only 5 euros by taxi. Which means it quiet during the day while you're sleeping and only a short journey away from the most fantastic night ever down bar street and fashion night club. The staff were lovely, especially Petros. The apartments were basic but clean, linen changed twice a week. The drinks are no more expensive than in England. The food there was good, especially the greek salad. We would definatley go back! Have fun!!

I have only one thing to say about this place,just stay away and dont be upset at the end of your holidays.
On the outside it looks nice, BUT do not be deceived. The staff can be, and are abusive, unhelpful and downright rude.
The facilities are overpriced, espically drink and water.
The appartments are dirty and the facilities espically our toilet was disgraceful....Not nice people...not a nice place.....no thanks.....

My little piece should have read STAYED and not SATYED but satyed is probably how we felt after the whole episode anyway. DM

The other comments speak for themselves. There is quite a discussion going on here regarding Sandys. Well My wife and I satayed at Sandys last Summer 2003. The bad manners of the hosts left me amazed. They were confrontational at all times. The food and drink available was very overpriced.It was NOT Child Friendly. It was not convenient for going out at night(If Taxis are your thing, great). It was not clean,
showers and bathroom area particularly disgusting, Fridge that stank.
The rep was indeed good, but what can you do with something so below par. Dont get caught.

Unfortunately we have to agree with the majority of comments on here - this is not a nice place. We agree the location isnt great, the staff miserable and the prices a disgrace, complete rip off. The only friendly face was our rep Elaine, very helpful.

I stayed in Sandys in August in one of the bungalows. These cannot be faulted (although hiring or buying a fan is a good idea). Everyone we met was fantastic - great crowd of people and no one seemed to have any complaints that i spoke to (even people in the apartments). Its what you make it and we had a great time. I think reading the comments here can be misleading as it seems to only be from people who didnt enjoy it, many of us did!

Very disappointed in this place. The other comments are correct. The staff are rude espicaly the owner, the appartments are very poor, the drinks are overpriced, and we won't be going back. One message, cancel, get your money back and book elsewhere.

Sorry I ment to say we hated it, It wasnt average, it was POOR

This place just sucks. The Owner is just not a nice person. Ok some people have had a good time here. And people did while my partner & I were here in August. However just dont let anything go wrong. They are not helpful to anyone in distress. My partner got ill, (perhaps part of the same batch of people who are mentioned elsewhere). It was just a nightmare. She couldnt sleep with the noise that the owner was not interested in calming down. The appartment was NOT at all clean. The facilities are very poor in the appartments and I thought I'd seen poor before. (I think that the hygine also contributed to my partners illness.) We wont be going back. Last but not least.....the bar prices are outrageous. And thats just for their local beer.

I read this site before leaving, so was very apprehensive as what to expect. However, we totally enjoyed our stay at Sandys. Yes, it is out of town but we expected this from the brochure. We found the complex very clean and friendly. I had a relaxing time and met some great people. I would return.

sandy's had no atmosphere the staff were not friendly especially if you had a complaint, they ripped you off with prices in the bar and shop especially the water you can drink 2 litres on your balcony for 80c but 1euro for a small bottle behind the bar. we noticed that they complained when the children were having fun by the pool!!! kos is nice but i wouldn't recomend sandy's. sandy's is s**t!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We found the sandy apartments, friendly clean and a pleasant suprise for our week in Kos. We had a wonderful holiday which was made all the better by the owners and staff, George, Helena, Petros and company.

we stayed here in early june 03 had to hire bikes to socialise !prices at the pool bar were the dearest we found on kos no atmosphere especially in the evenings.great island would come back but stay somewhere else.great place to eat is Nidivo;1 arch.gerasimou street

There's more atomosphere on the moon than Sandys. Just got back from 14 night stay 3/7/03.We had to hire bikes because it was so far from town; about 2 miles. Sandys bar on the site is a rip off £11 for two pints and two halves of the local brew, consequently no one drinks there so no one mixes. No entertainment laid on just a TV and €6 (£4.50)for 1 hr of pool.On your last day they kick you out at 12 noon, we had a 3am bus pick up, that's 15 hrs with no room; they wanted another €25 for you to keep a room till 6pm. Crap. €15 to hire a fan to keep cool at night. Would not recommend it. Go to Nicons

me and my friends have just got the other day and we are already talking about going back. just like to say thanks to all the staff there(george, hellena, petros, anna and the others)they were really friendly and helpful.

JUST RETURNED AND WANT TO BOOK AGAIN WHERE CAN I BOOK FROM OVER THE NET. PLEASE WNT TO BOOK AGAIN

can I book Sandy's apartments direct and if so where can I access info on prices and availability?

How can I book a holiday at Sandy's apartments in Kos town - stayed there a few years ago and fell in love with it - please advise - can I book Direct?

We have stayed at sandys apartments for the past 8years and have always had a very good holiday It has it all, nice pool, bar, taverna,and frendly people.