
Kos Resorts
Our Kos resort guide is designed to help holiday makers, day trippers or travellers decide which towns and villages to visit whilst in Kos.
Kos offers a lot of different resorts for the holiday maker, from the capital Kos town to the smaller Kefalos or the always lively Kardamena there’s a plethora of choice and this page is designed to help narrow down your choices.
The map above should help you to see where each village is on the island as well, in case you are planning on getting a car and travelling around this helps you to make sure that the village you book is close to other places that you want to visit.
Tourist resorts in Kos
The main tourist resorts in Kos are dotted around the island, There’s Tigaki on the north coast, Kefalos in the south west, Kardamena in the south and Kos town in the north east.
Which one you choose will depend on what you’re looking for.
Family resorts in Zakynthos
The resorts on the north coast, Tigaki, Marmari and Mastichari are all perfect for families, they have good beaches, a wealth of hotels with pools and loads of restaurants, shops and travel agencies.
Traditional Kos resorts
If you want to get away from the popular resorts and see something a bit more traditional Greek, why not try heading to the south west corner and visiting Kefalos, it’s a quaint village in the hills and a lovely place to spend the day. Zia is another popular traditional village, it’s up in the mountains and has several restaurants that are filled with people who come to enjoy the sunset views.
Kos resorts for 18-30s
Kardamena is the 18-30 resort on Kos, it has an endless amount of bars and a handful of clubs, it’s not as hedonistic as the likes of Laganas in Zante but it’s perfect for a lively evening out drinking.
Top 13 Kos resorts
We’ve listed below the main resorts on Kos, all you have to do is click the heading of the ones you’re interested in and that’ll take you to a more in depth look at that particular resort with a description, photo, quick guide icons, a map and hotel search.
Alternatively click the filters to narrow down the list of resorts to just those that have particular characteristics that you find desirable. The filters are cumulative so if you find that you’ve clicked too many and ended up with no results then simply remove one of the options that you have chosen or click the All button and it’ll reset everything so you can start again.
Filterable list of Kos resorts
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Couples, Historical Sites, Picturesque, Quiet, TraditionalAntimachia is a lovely village that lies 23 kilometers south west of Kos town, close to the airport. it’s an ancient settlement and retains...
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Picturesque, Quiet, TraditionalAsfendiou is a small picturesque village situated just 14 kilometers south west of Kos Town on the slopes of Mount Dikaion. Asfendiou is not...
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18-30, Beach, Go Karting, Harbour, Karaoke, Night Clubs, Plenty of Hotels, Popular, Variety of NightlifeKardamena is a small village in the center of the south coast, roughly 7km from the airport and about 30km from the capital. Kardamena...
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Couples, Families, Harbour, Historical Sites, Plenty of Hotels, Quiet, Variety of NightlifeKefalos is a lovely village built on the hill in the south west of Kos and sprawling out over the surrounding areas. Kefalos is...
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Capital, Couples, Families, Greek Dancing, Harbour, Karaoke, Live Music, Night Clubs, Plenty of Hotels, Popular, Scuba divingKos Town is the capital and largest town on Kos. Here you will find a lot of the attractions including the Hippocrates tree, the...
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Beach, Couples, QuietLambi is a small village on the north east tip of Kos island, just north and within walking distance of the capital Kos Town....
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Beach, Couples, Families, Go Karting, Horse Riding, Plenty of Hotels, QuietMarmari is a quiet tourist village on the north coast just west of Tigaki and just east of Mastichari. It’s based around a single...
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Beach, Couples, Families, Harbour, PopularMastichari is on the coast directly north of the airport. It’s a modern tourist resort with plenty of accommodation available and the usual facilities...
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Historical Sites, QuietPlatani is a small village on the outskirts of Kos town and lies roughly half way between the main port and the ancient Asclepeion.
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Beach, Families, Plenty of Hotels, QuietPsalidi is a small resort on the east coast of Kos, it’s fairly modern and home to some of the best hotels on the...
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QuietPyli Kos photo by Alan About Pyli Pyli, sometimes spelled Pili, is a traditional little village close to the middle of Kos island, about 15km south west of...
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Beach, Couples, Families, Horse Riding, Karaoke, Live Music, Plenty of Hotels, Popular, Variety of NightlifeTigaki is a tourist resort on the north coast of Kos about 11km from Kos town. It’s based around Tigaki Beach and a central...
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Couples, Families, Great Views, Picturesque, Popular, TraditionalZia is a small picturesque village up in the mountains near Asfendiou in Kos. It is filled with restaurants, most of which have balconies...
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