Ikos Oceania



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Overlooking the crystal blue Aegean, the luxurious Ikos Oceania is located 30
minutes from Thessaloniki International Airport.The highlight of this stunning setting is the 350m long natural sandy beach, fringed by pines, olive groves and cypress trees. Dispersed amongst the 15 acres of well-groomed gardens, the spacious, elegant guest rooms and suites offer panoramic sea views with Mount Olympus in the background.
As of 2015, Oceania will feature four a la carte restaurants along with the Flavors international buffet restaurant. Guest will find six superb bars indoors or in the lavish gardens. The Infinite Lifestyle Dine-Out program offers guests the opportunity to enjoy the authentic menus offered by local
restaurants in the nearby picturesque town of Nea Moudania.
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The standard of food in every restaurant that we visited so 12/10 it was hard to choose a favourite meal as everywhere we ate was just incredible. We also ordered room service one evening and for one breakfast which was just a good quality as the restaurants. There was so many different wines and cocktails to choose from and every single drink we had was of very high quality which is unusual at all inclusive resorts.
The staff are what made this hotel stand out from anywhere we have ever stayed, the wassapp concierge was flawless, anytime of day and nothing so too much trouble. My partner had a foot injury on the second day and the concierge sorted some medication and creams from the pharmacy and delivered it to our room. We spent a lot of time around the infinity pool and have to give a huge shout out to Eva who made our holiday just perfect with her amazing service and lovely happy self. Eva continuously checked in on my partner after his injury putting ice packs and spray on his foot - as well as constantly making sure that noones glasses were empty and belly’s were full, she really is an asset to the hotel. We also spent a lot of time down at the beach due to another member of staff who is also an asset to the hotel George, from the first day we arrived we were greeted warmly and brought cocktails which he suggested we would like (which were all amazing). George was constantly very friendly and helpful even in the midst of a heatwave the constant hard work never stopped. Every single one of the staff was very helpful and friendly unfortunately we cannot remember many of their names but it was first class customer service off all of them.
The meal on the beach was arranged for us for our anniversary, the meal and setting was out of this world. Nearing the end of the evening my partner proposed and with the help of a lovely waiter Thomas had the perfect stop and Thomas took the most beautiful pictures for us too many thanks.
This is the first time we have visited an Ikos but it definitely will not be the last. Hands down the best all inclusive we have ever stayed in with the best service from start to finish .. I couldn’t recommend it enough



This was the second time we have been to an Ikos resort and we have to say: This is the best AI experience we have ever had.
Service
It couldn't be better. Here, every wish is read from your lips. And that was even before you arrived. We were there for my wife's birthday and even before we arrived, everything was prepared for a great birthday experience. Many thanks in particular to Alex (Alexander Simonis) and Artemis Iakovidou from the Guest Service Department. You accompanied our stay perfectly. Thank you!
Food
What can I say - simply excellent. 5 restaurants, four of them with a la carte menus that include dishes that you don't find in many good restaurants in Germany. There is also 24-hour room service (included in AI) and food/drinks that are brought to your lounger at the pool and on the beach. The minibar in the room is also included and is refilled every day.
Facility
Well maintained, located on a slope with a beautiful view of the sea. If you are not so good on your feet or have small children/buggies with you: don't worry. Small golf buggies will pick you up at any time and take you to your desired location in the hotel or to the beach.
Beach
Super beautiful sandy beach with very gently sloping water - perfect for an optimal bathing experience, not just with children. Service on the beach is super friendly, nice and on the ball. Cocktails, wine, beer, food - no matter what you need, they will bring it to your lounger. Of course, everything is also included in the AI. Special thanks go to George, who always looked after us perfectly on the beach with his super friendly manner and a smile.
Pools
All pools are super clean and heated. That's why you can use all pools here at any time of the year.
We will definitely be back ;-)

Staff were amazing as usual.
Housekeeping worked very hard in very hot and humid conditions.
The site is not for those that have mobility issues unless you are happy to call for the buggies to drive you up and down the hills.
Restaurants: as others have said, it can be very hard to book slots. Book in advance, we could not get into Anya again on this holiday.
The resort is due an upgrade and it’s tired looking. The rooms are clean but bathrooms are small.
Aircon worked a treat in the high humidity.
Ask for a room with a walk in shower unless you are able to climb in and out of the bath to use the shower, it would be tricky if you have mobility/hip issues.
Ask for a different pillow if you need it - I had memory foam and it was very good.
No meat alternatives on offer for veggies/vegans, but I have since my return discussed this with the resort and they have taken on board the feedback. It’s worth noting that if you have food preferences (not just intolerances) that if you speak to the team when you arrive the chef’s will try to form a menu for you so you have a wider choice.
WhatsApp was a bit hit and miss on this holiday and the pick up at home time was chaotic - the resort needs to remind the drivers they use to lower their voices.
The spirits used in cocktails unless in deluxe are not particularly nice. The local beer is nice.
The security staff allowing you to cross the road to the beautiful beach are really great.
Overall I was left disappointed with this holiday but the resort have called me to go through my views and I appreciated this call and I believe they genuinely want all their guests to have a really lovely holiday.
If you want a lovely beach and don’t mind the incline / hill then it’s a lovely place. If you need a flatter resort try Olivia.
We were 2 single women travelling together, separate rooms and in different blocks, if we’d of thought it through we would have asked for rooms next to each other or at least in same block. The what’s app communication was great better than speaking face to face as they didn’t always take on board our requests.
Amazing location although bit steep walking to & from the beach, there’s always buggies to take you to & from locations providing they weren’t busy, I asked a passing buggy but was told they are busy.
Food/restaurants are amazing, fresh and tasty food, nice selection of drinks, wine & cocktails. Plenty of sunbeds by the bigger pool but if wanting to go to the adult only you struggle to get a bed and have to be up 8.30ish to get one, they say you can’t reserve the beds but people did.
The beach is amazing lovely clear water, friendly attentive staff and food/drink choices. The staff are very friendly, we had treatment at the hotel spa which was nice but not amazing. We had dinner on the beach which personally I felt quite generic and not worth the money, we sat on beanbag chairs which were difficult in getting up with having a disability, the food was brought from the beach restaurant which was ok but not amazing, if you dined in the beach restaurant food was really nice, so couldn’t understand why it was lower standard, the view we had was a cabana so no view of the sunset.
My twin room with balcony and basic not a great sea view, not impressed with the view as it was overlooking the next block which had quite a few weeds on the roof, walk in shower sometimes was cold possible due to the volume of guest all showering at the same time. Fresh laundry each day or when required, tv in room but only 1 maybe 2 English channels only showing the news. Mini bar was re stocked daily, Room service 0/10 I placed an order for a cold breakfast which I had to cancel after 2 hours of waiting, my friend was alone on the beach for 2hrs waiting for me. My friends room shower flooded twice and they sent a plumber out at midnight to my friend who was alone, personally they should of sent a female member of staff too, as we had to complain every night a member of staff would ask if there were any other issues which became annoying as we would contact them if there was, to compensate the issues with the flooding they gave us both a complimentary 25min back massage which was very robotic.
The coffee was very disappointing the best place we found was at the ouzo restaurant. On our last day we arrived at ouzo for breakfast at 7.58am and sat at our table then a member of staff howled at us to go and stand and wait to be seated, we felt humiliated of how we were spoken too.
We had personal transfer to and from the airport which was great. For all the negatives which there was a lot for what we had paid for we wouldn’t return.
The concierge checked if everything was ok with us a few times visiting us at the pool and beach and we mentioned the noise but all they said was to ring security, but at 2am I don't really want to be having telephone conversations with staff.
The deluxe pool and beach areas were nice and you could nearly always get a sun-bed, there is some "hogging of the beds" around the deluxe pool which is annoying as some families would put towels at the pool across 3 or 4 beds and then go to the beach for the morning, this wasn't discouraged or dealt with. The staff at both the pool and beach were amazing and very attentive, you were never without a drink from the second you arrived until the bars closed.
The resort tends to have a lot of multi family groups with younger families accompanied by grandparents or groups of friends with children so some of the groups around the pool and beach could be quite large, it would have been nice to have some couples areas especially on the beach.
Service in all restaurants was exceptional and the food was excellent, could have been warmer in some cases as it arrived quite tepid sometimes, but nonetheless it was still very good. We only ate at the buffet once during our stay on the day we arrived it was ok, but we were glad we didn't have to use this again. Breakfast at Provence and Ouzo were excellent. Beach House was the stand-out for us overall and Ouzo for lunch and we also had Dinner on the Beach, which was nice but the food goes cold quickly and its difficult to see what you are eating, so not the best.
Drinks quality was overall ok, plenty of good wines, but a lot of syrups are used in the cocktails which made them taste a bit cheap and over sweet. Best one we had was the Basil Smash in Ouzo, some of the others were not so good.
We did enjoy our stay, and cannot fault the food and service, but not sure if we would return, it wasn't quite 5 star for us, small things such as quality of robes and towels, especially in the spa, hit and miss topping up of the mini-fridge (despite requests) and lack of quiet areas for couples around the resort.
Also be aware of the hilly location of the resort, regardless of where you are located there are hills to climb up or down to the various restaurants and around 60+ steps on the final descent to the beach, yes there are buggies but you sometimes have to wait quite a while for these.
So our hopes were high...
Unfortunately, when we arrive, the surroundings are not idyllic and the disappointment is even greater when we arrive at the hotel and see the austerity of the brownish-colored building.
Do not trust the photos on the site which are absolutely not representative of reality.
The hotel lobby is certainly very large but like the exterior, the decor is very cold despite a splendid view of the sea.
Let's come to the rooms (we had junior deluxe suites): we arrive there after having walked through long corridors as austere as the rest to finally discover a room which is certainly rather comfortable but with very cheap decor.
The complex itself is quite large, well maintained with a very noisy swimming pool with bar for families and another much quieter one reserved for adults.
Catering: the hotel offers a self-service restaurant and 5 restaurants for which reservations are required in the evening; they are sold to us as excellent restaurants with menus created by Michelin-starred chefs.
I think that the cuisine can certainly be appreciated by English or Germans whose palates are often less difficult than those of the French but honestly, even if we eat well or sometimes very well, the cuisine offered remains very simple.
The Provence was our preference, the Ouzo, the Beach club and the Asian restaurant are not bad but the Italian restaurant is mediocre to my taste, the pasta is bland and when you ask for parmesan you are served a mixture of gruyere with some parmesan crumbs!
The self-service restaurant offers a varied and very good cuisine but unfortunately we only experienced it once because it felt like a super noisy canteen. Certainly with a view of the sea for the lucky ones but all in all closed.
The best point remains the service: EXCELLENT, with a very efficient concierge service via the WhatsApp app.
Special mention also for the loan of 3 Tesla, one per room, for the day.
In summary, we were hesitating between Club Med and Ikos Oceania and in the end even though we had a very relaxing holiday (no activity offered apart from cycling, pedal boats, paddle) at the water's edge, we will opt for the next one. time for another concept.

The hotel is a bit tired but the service and staff more than made up for this. The food was a bit inconsistent at times - often cold - but this was always put right if you let the restaurant know. The rooms were bright, airy and spotless at all times with towels and bedding changed regularly. We loved the disco in the Helios bar which was very lively and we would definitely go back.
Food was overall very good. Lots of choice, great restaurants and really something for everyone
Regarding the bad reviews,... Yes, you cross a local road to the well-maintained sandy beach. This is a small, tiny street that doesn't matter. If you have children with you, you have a duty of care anyway and you can't just pass it on to the hotel. Parents have a duty to take care in any case. Alternatively, the hotel also offers childcare from the age of 6 months or an external nanny who can take care of it for you 😜
Street dogs and cats are part of everyday life in many countries. The animals will be scared away if you insist or signal that it's a nuisance. We didn't have any dogs here, just cats that weren't intrusive and didn't go after our food.
We know dogs from other countries and there have never been any animals that were pushy or aggressive.
Unless you just don't want to see them, then I recommend never leaving your home ;)
The hotel is child-friendly, our little daughter was treated like a princess every day. The staff is just lovely.
All wishes are catered for, be it... We just need red apples in the room.
I still have to deduct one point because the rooms would be ready for a renovation. In the details you can see that they are getting old. But only in detail. However, it's unusual given the price.
We were missing a changing area in the room with an infant and perhaps an opportunity to provide bottles etc. (perhaps larger rooms with a child?)
But other parents may not see it that way.
The range of baby food is a bit small, but could be more varied. Really useful for a longer stay.
BUT that's complaining at a high level. Everything was clean and tidy and beautiful.
We will definitely come back.




We did 5 nights as we left our children with grandparents hut would happily have done longer. The restaurants are all 10/10. We went to the buffet once for breakfast which was very high standard buffet but personally we preferred the restaurants and trying everything. We ate 3 meals a day just to try all the amazing food we managed to eat at everyone. Provence, beach club and Anaya being my favourite. We used all the pools including deluxe and we preferred the main pool lots going on and always got a sun bed. The service there was amazing our drinks were never empty! Constantly offering us more things to have and try. On the 3rd day we used the Tesla and went to Olivia. Which was lovely. We arrived back to the hotel manager asking us to come to reception he was so friendly!! He upgraded us free of charge to an amazing deluxe suite for our anniversary which had full view of the sea it was beautiful he then delivered champagne and treats and gave us back and neck massages. The customer service is just something else we even arrived to check in with cold towels and Prosecco.
We used the deluxe beds on the beach which was lovely the sand is so clean and the water is so clear!
Would highly recommend to come here we spent on nights sat in the lobby bar over looking the resort with drinks and coffees everything just felt so relaxing we didn’t need to do a thing. We will definitely return again to this amazing place!
We also used room service to try it out with drinks and food etc which was amazing!
Must try’s are the triple cooked potatoes at Provence and the orange cake at ouzo! Wow.
Thanks ikos for an amazing stay!



Myself, my best friend and my daughter (2) have just returned from an amazing week away to Oceania.
Having been to Andalusia last year, I was worried it wouldn’t reach the same “wow” factor, but yet again, Ikos have done it.
The staff and food were exceptional as always, the small children’s pool was absolutely perfect for my daughter where she made lots of new holiday friends who all said the same thing, and the grounds were immaculate, so well looked after and delightful to look at.
Ikos go above and beyond in every aspect to ensure that you’re comfortable, happy and feel at home. There isn’t anything they won’t help with (even providing harder pillows for those who don’t like the amazing soft fluffy ones provided), but you never feel as though anything is of trouble at all. My daughter had an allergic reaction whilst we were away, and it fell on a bank holiday. The hotel went and drove to the only open pharmacy in order for her to get some cream at no extra charge at all.
It was a shame there wasn’t more outdoor areas for drinking etc (the “outside” bits all had covers over them, although that being said it really didn’t impact us negatively at all.
It’s important to note this was the first Ikos, so everything is much smaller than others including the rooms. The resort is on a steep terrain, and so most of the main entertainment and bars are inside the main block (for this reason, not much outside as such). This wasn’t so much a problem, depending on what you want from your holiday.
It would have been more amazing if there was music and entertainment every night at a suitable time, even for half an hour for the children as they all absolutely loved it and all families we spoke to said the same. It’s not on every night, and some nights it was too late - much to my daughter’s disappointment as this was her favourite part of the holiday! (Although she danced her heart out regardless every night even if it was just to the background noise some nights!)
Dimitris welcomed us upon arrival, and from then on was amazing. He regularly came and found us to check everything was running smoothly, and even came and found us to give my daughter a present when there was a small hiccup to cheer her up.
Stavros was another member of staff who we saw regularly walking around, and every time ensured we were well looked after and checked we had all we needed in our rooms.
At the pool, we were looked after by Demi and Julio who were so attentive, fun and so lovely to my daughter.
Angelica (or maybe Angela?) and another guy whose name I didn’t catch at the Beach Club were also extremely helpful, kind and amazing.
Stefania at Ouzo, and the female manager (I believe?) were also exceptionally attentive.
In fact, although these were the only staff whose name I caught, all staff within the hotel were exceptional. Exceptional in service, exceptional in their kindness and exceptional with my daughter.
It’s true - you won’t be able to go anywhere other than Ikos once you’ve been.
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