The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino

The Romanos property at Costa Navarino is absolutely spectacular. From the beautiful setting and surrounding, to the incredible staff, you will just love every second being there. My family and I have spent multiple vacations here and we just keep coming back year after year. The landscaping along with all of the beautiful trees, plants and flowers will be a breath of fresh air. The property is absolutely spotless. Modern and up to date. You are greeted by every single member of their team with a kind and welcoming smile. The food selection at Romanos is fantastic, covering every culinary category. The breakfast buffet at Pero is one of the best you will ever encounter. The entire staff is amazing, particularly Maria who is originally from Chicago, and will make you feel like one of the family. The beach will add peace and serenity to your entire being.

On the up side: Personnel was great, they bend over backwards to please you. The chef in one of the restaurants even made us a special chocolate cake (because I asked for some chocolate desert, and it wasn't on the menu) and they offered it to us free of charge. Pretty good choice of dishes in the morning. The lounge on the 3rd floor was perfect for a quiet evening listening to sax and trumpet music, away from the hustle and bustle of the Agora, which has two great Greek restaurants, Souvlakerie and Kook. I can not say anything about the other restaurants, because being in Greece, we ate Greek, or the pools, because being at the seaside we use the sea. The beach might have been ok, but we went to Voidokilia, Crissi Ammos and other natural beaches so we didn’t use their beach either. On the down side: They called me the day before the check in and said they would like us to be there after 3PM, which was their normal check in time, because they have a lot of check outs. We got there at 3:40PM, and yet we had to wait for our room until 5PM. They did offer us complimentary drinks on one of the pool bars, but my main concern was that I had to do some work at 5PM, and I was running out of time. The day before we left I found no parking spot on the smaller parking lot, so I tried to park the car (a rented Skoda Octavia) in one of the spots in the parking outside the reception. This valet comes up to me and says I can't park there, because that parking lot is only for pick ups and drop offs, and I have to move the car to the main parking lot, a few hundred meters away. I don't argue with rules but what about these 2 SUVs that were parked in the first 2 spots closest to the reception entrance. One, The Range Rover, had Italian plates, the other, the BMW M6, Romanian. They were already there when we got to the parking lot, and a few hours later 2 more luxury cars showed up there. The cars were still there at 11PM, so this was no pick up/drop off job. Initially I thought they were vehicles belonging to the hotel, but I saw the plates and they were definitely private. I just can't figure out the basis on which they discriminate. Could it be the make of the car might spoil the "luxury" image they want to project? One other thing: On our last evening I got a call from the front office/reception and was asked if I needed help with my bags. I told the man that I already made arrangements at the reception for our bags to be picked up from our room and taken to the main parking lot where our car was, at noon tomorrow. Then he said that the usual check out is 11 and he would appreciate if we were ready by then. The next day, like 15 minutes to 11, the front office calls again to see that we will get out by 11. This is not the way to go about in a Marriott outfit. I know there were many check ins, but we were checked in at 5PM, and if check out is 11, do they need 6 hours to clean the room?

Came here for a couples retreat long weekend and was blown away by the place. The location, staff, amenities, restaurants are top notch. I need to stress that the level of service received is comparable only with great resorts outside of Greece. Amenities are always there and the concierge is wonderful. Rooms are spacious and the ones with the private pool that we stayed on was great. Recommended for a nice relaxing time. Not cheap but many offer are about so keep an eye out as it can be very competitive but always well worth it.

Best Amazing stay, extraordinary services and accommodation! Serenity and calmness is number one priority for them and surely they deliver! Great breakfast, superb room and amenities!

I could write many paragraphs on the Romanos but I will stick to the highlights. It is a very good hotel - perhaps not quite exceptional, but very good in many areas. Combined with the Westin it is large - we went late October which was perhaps fractionally late for sunbathing (though it was about 25 degrees between 11-4 so good for lying by the pool or on the beach) - but perfect golfing temperature. The golf is excellent, the tennis set-up is disappointing despite the number of courts. Private lessons are absurdly expensive and they have not managed to create a 'Club' feel at the tennis by organising age group or ability clinics which are so important for kids to make new friends. The dining options are very good and the food is of a high standard (although quite a few restaurants were closed by late Oct which was disappointing). (although quite a few restaurants were closed by late Oct which was disappointing). Unless you rent a car it is pretty difficult to leave the resort and find much cheaper more local tavernas. The place is crazy expensive - €5 for one Karaoke song or €50 for an hour's padel is not going to encourage people to try it with their kids. The golf is crazy expensive but full anyhow and very well laid on across the 4 courses. The buggy system if you have U18s is tiresome - you have to have a buggy but cannot drive it if you are U18 so if 2 kids play you have to have 2 adults driving the buggies (and they charge you for the extra buggy that you do no

Excellent staff and facilities.