Tigaki Beach Hotel

Now for the third time after 2010 and 2024. We especially appreciate the well-maintained and lush vegetation, the great welcoming culture (noteworthy is Joanna at the reception, who speaks good German), and the excellent food. This time we had a room facing east in the main building, as requested. Access with card. From what we have seen, all rooms have a third bed. For two people, our room was spacious, with plenty of storage space, very functional, well-lit with a large table, with a safe (for a fee, at € 25/week it is expensive), refrigerator, and screen door to the balcony. The bathroom with a shower corner (the glass partition could have been extended a bit further). There are rental bath towels that can be exchanged at the reception every third day. Breakfast is continental and rich, also geared towards English tastes. With a comparatively good selection of bread. Fried eggs, scrambled eggs, good coffee, good juices. Lots of vegetables, (Greek and other) yogurt. Muesli and jams, anyway. The food includes a lot of Greek items, in the main courses, the side dishes (dolmadakia, melitzanosalata, etc.) and salads, and also in the dessert corner (halvas, baklava, galaktoboureko, melons anyway...) Of course there are the obligatory french fries, but also the delicious Greek potatoes. And plenty of Greek main courses and appetizers... You may or may not like the rather thick soups. If you can't find something suitable there, you won't find it anywhere... The dining room is very spacious. We were there in September and the hotel didn't seem to be fully booked anymore, but in our impression, there should always be enough tables available. The all-inclusive service is what you would expect: There is a kind of scaled-down breakfast for late risers or early arrivals, and in the afternoon there is also ice cream, cake, croissants... Drinks (juices of all kinds, beer, wine, coffee) throughout the day. 10:00 a.m. and a selection of cocktails in the evening. We were at the Calypso in Faliraki on Rhodes in 2025 (see review for that), the selection was larger there, Greek coffee was included, but we also paid significantly more there) There is no entertainment, but there is live music once a week and a Greek night once a week. If someone wants to go to sleep early or is sensitive to noise, it is recommended to request a room on the garden side. The distance to the wonderful, almost endlessly long, gently sloping sandy beach is about 300 meters. You have to cross the coastal road to get there. Although this is not a main road, caution is still advised. The lounge chairs on the beach cost extra, as is practically always the case in Greece. Two years ago it was about € 10 for an umbrella and two lounge chairs. We did not make use of them, as the garden offers enough possibilities. The complex has two pools that appear quite well-maintained. It impresses with lush, typical vegetation, which allows for plenty of shady spots and retreats even away from the pools. The bar area has plenty of seating. Regarding excursions, the "Three Island Tour" by boat with swimming stops at Pserimos, Plathi, and (sponge diver island) Kalymnos, and the boat trip to Nisyros, are highly recommended. Attention: Keep your hands off (!) the TUI offers at the hotel: Completely overpriced! Better to book at the tourist office in the town of Tigaki. For a rental car, an average of € 50 - € 80 / per day is due, depending on the category. The more days, the cheaper. With two days, or even better three, you have covered the island well. Make sure to get full coverage WITH undercarriage and tires! The same applies here: TUI offers are way too expensive. There are good options directly at the hotel (reception). There is a lot to see on Kos: the charming town of Kos, Asklepeion, the mountain village of Zia, Old Pyli (the Olia tavern is worth a visit just for its restrooms (i.e.: WC under the open sky) a visit worth), the beach of Agios Stefanos with the excavations, among others .... We no longer recommend Therma Beach (hot springs) at the southeasternmost end of the island: Even in September it is still extremely overcrowded, a relatively arduous path down, which is hardly worth it. Yes, a very clear recommendation for Kos and the hotel! Postscript: The deposit for the rental beach towels no longer exists, but the safe in the room now costs € 25/week. We consider that excessive. Furthermore, the handling of waste is absolutely no longer up to date: There is no waste separation at all (one can certainly rule out that this is separated subsequently). At least for the countless plastic cups, separate containers could be set up. That waste separation also works in Kos, or that one is at least willing to ensure it, can be seen at the airport.

We had a new double room with a sea view, the room was generally very clean, the breakfast was absolutely okay, really something for everyone, the dinner was more of a disappointment, everything lukewarm, hardly anything grilled, rather tasteless. We then went to the Greek restaurant in town for the remaining evenings, the food there was excellent. Would not book this hotel again, everything is also very impersonal, you are just a passing item.

Lovely hotel if you are in the mood for a quiet sun, sea, beach holiday. The hotel has 2 large swimming pools and children's pools and is located in a beautiful garden. The gardener is friendly and delivers good work and can also explain the flora and fauna if you ask him. Beach within a few minutes' walk. Spacious room. We were in the non-renovated part with an awkward old bathroom (showering in the tub, bringing your own shampoo and shower gel). The food is very good: enough choice and the buffet is constantly replenished. Staff friendly. At the counter, they prefer that you speak German. If you have a late return flight or arrive early, you can use all facilities. Evt downside: it is not acted upon when putting it against a towel and music at entertainment evenings can be loud. But with earplugs you sleep fine.