Cosme, a Luxury Collection Resort, Paros

Excellent breakfast options, nice room, ocean views and balcony. Pool was awesome and beach access very easy. Dirt road towards town made sandals and shoes filthy. Not a short walk to Naousa and bit of an uphill and downhill walk (20 minutes).

First time to Greece and first time to Paros. Recommended by our travel agent. The rooms were comfortable but not exactly super luxurious which is what you'd expect given the pricing. I'm guessing that has to do with the aesthetic of the Greek Islands but I don't know. The gym is a nice facility. The breakfast is quite fantastic and the waitstaff we met were all wonderful. The pool is quite nice; the beach is fine. This is a "private beach" but it's tiny and nothing to write home about. We did have dinner at Cosme one night and the food is good. Same for lunch. Agree with another reviewer that the lunch/dinner spot is right next to a dirt roadway. We liked the proximity to Naoussa and the local food we had at several restaurants was wonderful. I would recommend going into town vs the hotel restaurant for dinner. Our biggest disappointment was the catamaran cruise which cost approx $3,000 for the day. You would think a catamaran would actually sail, but the winds were too high that day and there was a captain, who knew how to sail, and a chef/first mate who did not know how to sail. We were not even able to get to most of the spots we were promised on this "sail" because of the gale force winds that day. Safety note: That is the captain's job- to check out the weather and advise those paying huge dollars for a private cruise that perhaps it would be wise to rebook. We were not so lucky. We asked to actually sail and got pushback from the captain. Our family members were actually helping out (perhaps we should get paid for our troubles??) It was an overall nauseating experience for one of our adult kids who got seasick and we all tired of the pounding of the boat on the waves due to the high winds. I even spoke with the GM of Cosme who sounded like she was going to try to get us even a small refund, but then went radio silent. Weeks later we finally heard that they would not refund anything. I mean, they had our money, am I not surprised?

It's a gorgeous resort but the nightly rate did more than sting, it left a mark. Previous posters are correct that the wind requires poolside umbrellas to be closed a certain intervals. This subtracts from enjoying the pool experience, for me. Staff are helpful and somewhat invisible. Lunch at Parostia restaurant was tasty if exorbitantly expensive. While there, I tried to forget the prices and enjoy the experience. In retrospect, I wish we'd found somewhere else to stay.