I went on this all inclusive holiday with my partner on oct 3rd for a week..
On entrance you see the wow factor and the rest of the hotel does live up to a 4* hotel.
Very clean and tidy friendly helpfull staff especially the receptionist Stella, very nice manicurist based at this hotel definately worth a visit to and thats about all i can say thats positive about this hotel unfortunately...
Food was atrocious, warm, bland and cheap...
Drinks were cheap and nasty..
Snack bar offered dried old food..
Advertised 2 pools but the indoor one is not for use only at night with the bar disco as a feature which was very disappointing..Was told last time it was used was over 5 yrs ago!!!
Also advertised was 2 mini golf courses again there was only one and that wasnt even on the hotel grounds and we were told not to bother as it was in another hotel that was closed and that it was very shoddy..
You have to put a deposit and a small fee to have towels by the pool or for the beach..
You have to pay for a safe key thats in your room....
Same with the tennis courts..
This time of year is end of season but what they dont tell you is that there is nothing open to see or do unless your German or Russian..there was tour guides for them but nothing for British people which i was really put out about!!!!
If it hadnt had been for the lovely receptionist Stella who told us about a town called afitos which had a lovely couple of places overlooking the sea where you could eat and drink and was very romantic it would have been a total washout holiday...The 2 places we went to are Fortuna bar highly recommend as Gabby was very friendly and helpful...and Annotos..
We went all inclusive which was a waste of money..
You could swap one night of eating in the main room to one in the hotel restaurant which was even worse.. we were the only 2 people eating and after ordering a pizza and cannelloni the pizza came first mine 10 mins later and both were cold and pizza too hard to eat.. we were both ill so after that we decided not to eat at this hotel anymore and we felt much better...but at a price as very expensive to have proper drinks etc..
Its such a shame that simple things like this has spoilt this hotel as the staff we more than helpful and lovely...
Also we had a taxi to the airport which was 90 euros one way very expensive transfers as nothing is arrange by bus by hotel or travel agents and we did on arrival get a taxi to bus station but times of buses had changed and the earliest one took us to the next town which took about 1 hour 45 mins and then a taxi to the hotel way too much messing about but if you can handle it the bus cost no more than 10 euros each one way....and the taxi to bus station was 16 euros as tax is being charged everywhere!!!

A nice,elegant and too expensive hotel,exactly what you should expect in Greece.
The hotel itself is quite big,and it has an extraordinary enviroment.
Just across the Athos palace,there is another hotel-Pallini beach,and between the two hotels a breathtaking garden.I can honestly say that the enviroment was the most beautiful part of this complex.
It even has a small church.
The water was just perfect:crystal clear,clean and warm.The entrance is rocky,which might not be the best solution.
Inside the hotel,the rooms were big enough and clean,equipped with everything important,such as safe,satellite tv,bathroom,hairdryer etc.
The food in the main restaurant was various,but I recommend paying some extra money for the all inclusive.
To sum up,this was a very nice hotel.Some might find that it`s not a very good value for money,and they are probably right.
But,I would recommend this hotel to everyone.

Very briefly: as in title, too expansive for the offered services; please be advised about the very rocky sea entrance on the hotel's beach (not a good place for children or elderly guests); we used the beach in front of Pallini; very, very high prices for water, beer, wine, juices at meals (in case you don't have "all inclusive"); it seemed to me a very tired and unhappy staff, and just for "fun": very small cups for juices at breakfast; this hotel it will not be an option for future holidays

I was with my family on Hotel Athos August 2011. We found a very clean hotel, with very good and I underline that very good reception (Thank you for all your support!). After that We start the + and -.. First disappointing the greek tavern on the beach: very low service it was necessary to ask several time for a menu in english... they offer 2 times in russian.. low quality of food in the tavern. The hotel restaurant to crowded, being in Greece we expect to have more fish/sea food... Only one dish and also from frozen fish..Good salads, very good lamb.
on the small magazine I ask for a change. 1 coin 2 Euro in 2 coins 1Euro. my daughter wants a toy from a machine... with 2 coins ... the guy from the magazine refused to change.... even if I explained that I will spend the money!!!!
kids activities... only in greek and russian....
Internet connection only in lobby, price per time...
low connection with the city.
Still, I recommend Kalithea for visit. If you want to visit Greece use small pensions and tavern.