Fili Apartments, Tingaki, Kos
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Ideal for those in search of peace and relaxation. At the Fili Apartments you can spend your days simply lazing by one of the pools or alternatively stretch out on the beach that is only 200 metres away. If you fancy a browse around Tingaki centre it is only 2km away with the nearest mini market located just 200 metres away. loading...
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" Just come back from 14 nights at the... "
Submitted By: Mr M C
Just come back from 14 nights at the Fili apartments. We are a family of 4 (kids 13 and 7) we booked without any trimmings such as transfer from the airport and really didn't know what to expect as we haven't been on package type holidays for a few years. The apartments are clean and fairly spacious, the extra foldaway bed was a bit rickety but did the job. The owner (Paul) was a really nice guy and the staff in general were very nice with a hello and a smile at every encounter. The pool areas offer one that is very family based and one slightly quieter for those wanting to chill. The food was very very good and very reasonably priced as were the drinks, there is also a very good Taverna set in its own Vineyard virtually next door if you go via the dirt track (20 minutes via the road). The walk into town is OK in the day as you can do it virtually all along the lovely beach, in the evening however you are taking your life into your own hands and I would always use the bus or taxi after dark. Overall the whole family really enjoyed a lovely holiday with friendly hosts, sunshine, and good food and drinks. The pool area does get noisy with all the kids in school holiday time but that is why we went and the kids loved it. Also nice to have a few Dutch and German guests to talk to as well. All in all a very well run complex. I do think the older block needs a bit of modernisation but if you ask you can get moved into the more modern A block at the first opportunity - nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended for Families.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked IndependentlyTravel Republic
" Stayed at Fili Appartments from 26th... "
Submitted By: Mr C Francis
Stayed at Fili Appartments from 26th June till 11th July. Never saw a cloud which made it so hot, only a handful of days where there was a little breeze to make it comfortable to sit in other than that it was hot with the sea like a lake.
Paul runs a great place, the food is fine, stuffed vine leaves for 3.5 euros are very nice also Mousaka for 5.5 euros or so was very nice and left you full up.
The appartments are fine, I'd reconmend the air con at 5 euros a day just to help you sleep at night. If you get the choice the rooms between A10 to A16 have the best views of the sunset and sea, we stayed in the other block and still had a lovely view.
I would reconmend getting a car if only to do a quick shopping run to Lidl which is about 5 miles away. Things like ice tea, water, basic food for breakfast and snacks and such are so much cheaper there than the supermarkets in town which sell things like 10 slices of processed cheese for 5 euros.
The walk into town is a long one, about 35 minutes but at sunset is nice as it is all along the coast road. Paul hires bikes at the hotel which you can pay 3 euros a day for or 2 euros a day if you have them say for the week. Its completely flat into town so is just 5 mins on a bike. Be careful coming back at night though as most of the bikes lights dont work and your be riding in pitch black for some of the parts, oh take a little torch if you fancy walking at night.
Bus stop is at the end of the road (20m) and in the evening runs from kos town to fili (fili is last stop) then turns round and drives back. it is 1 euro 20 cent to tingaki and 1 euro 80 cents into kos town, in the evening they leave stop for kos town at 6.30pm or 745pm or later but we got these ones and the last back leaves kos town at 11pm and goes through tingaki at 11.15.
For nice resturants try Dana along the sea fron in town by the bus stop. The owner Tony lets you use his sunbeds (the best on beach) for free if you use his place for
breakfast.
One last thing, if you get a car try Camel beach up the other end of the island when its hot as it has the coldest sea on the island, a lovely little cove quite steep to drive down to but very rarely used by people and a little oasis.
Paul runs a great place, the food is fine, stuffed vine leaves for 3.5 euros are very nice also Mousaka for 5.5 euros or so was very nice and left you full up.
The appartments are fine, I'd reconmend the air con at 5 euros a day just to help you sleep at night. If you get the choice the rooms between A10 to A16 have the best views of the sunset and sea, we stayed in the other block and still had a lovely view.
I would reconmend getting a car if only to do a quick shopping run to Lidl which is about 5 miles away. Things like ice tea, water, basic food for breakfast and snacks and such are so much cheaper there than the supermarkets in town which sell things like 10 slices of processed cheese for 5 euros.
The walk into town is a long one, about 35 minutes but at sunset is nice as it is all along the coast road. Paul hires bikes at the hotel which you can pay 3 euros a day for or 2 euros a day if you have them say for the week. Its completely flat into town so is just 5 mins on a bike. Be careful coming back at night though as most of the bikes lights dont work and your be riding in pitch black for some of the parts, oh take a little torch if you fancy walking at night.
Bus stop is at the end of the road (20m) and in the evening runs from kos town to fili (fili is last stop) then turns round and drives back. it is 1 euro 20 cent to tingaki and 1 euro 80 cents into kos town, in the evening they leave stop for kos town at 6.30pm or 745pm or later but we got these ones and the last back leaves kos town at 11pm and goes through tingaki at 11.15.
For nice resturants try Dana along the sea fron in town by the bus stop. The owner Tony lets you use his sunbeds (the best on beach) for free if you use his place for
breakfast.
One last thing, if you get a car try Camel beach up the other end of the island when its hot as it has the coldest sea on the island, a lovely little cove quite steep to drive down to but very rarely used by people and a little oasis.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:MyTravel
" Just had two weeks in the fili... "
Submitted By: Mr D Reay
Just had two weeks in the fili apartments and had a very relaxing time. Friendly staff and clean rooms if a little far from town but buses are pretty regular and you can walk it in about 35mins.On a nighttime we always went into town,lots of really good restaurants and plenty of bars,redhouse a musicians pub is highly recommended,live music every night with a scratch band of who,s in the resort at the time...great fun.Go all the way to the salt flats passed tigaki and visit the nudist beach no pebbles and very safe.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" returned to scotland 4/7/08 after 2... "
Submitted By: W Moffat
returned to scotland 4/7/08 after 2 weeks stay at fili apartments. Weather brill, food cheap , apartment very basic but accomodating staff very friendly. very quiet holiday but peaceful and relaxing could do with more at nights for entertainment. Barbacue once a week which was fun. about 2 km from tingaki centre but would do again definately would hire car for duration,
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:going places
" Just returned today 13th June. This... "
Submitted By: Mr D Hedges
Just returned today 13th June. This was our third visit, this time just the 2 of us, decided to leave the kids (grown up adults) at home. Once again, was not let down. Paul, Helena and Bobbie made you feel welcome and treated every guest the same. The banter between the guests was superb, especially when swapping details of there trip of the day. Yes, the location is a bit out of the way, but there is a bus stop at the end of the way which can take you into tingaki and kos town and a very reliable taxi service. The beach is superb with clear water. The weather was superb, just 2 days of being very windy, but not cold, unlike home. Just pure blue sky sunshine for the whole 2 weeks. You do have the opton to either eat on site or go into town and sample the local foods etc. 2 swimming pools and a small childs pool on site. The rooms are very basic but at the end of the day you spend your time by the pool. This is not the place if you are planning a 18 - 30's trip, it is very quiet. Take a trip to Zia, highest village on the island, you will experience one of the best sunsets and views around. If you want peace and quiet with a family atmosphere thrown in, this is the place for you. Next year we are planning to go back around the same time with the min of 6 of us, cannot wait.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" I have just returned home from a week... "
Submitted By: Miss S Pallett
I have just returned home from a week in the Fili Apartments, having stayed her last year I knew what to expect, we were again made to feel really welcome, Paul the owner remembered us from last year
Last year we were travelling as a couple but this time we returned with other members of our family, who were also made to feel really welcome.
The whole complex is kept expremely tidy, the maids work really hard to keep the rooms tidy.
The hotel hires bikes which we used to get around for the week, they are much cheaper than the hire shops in the main resort
I have to say you are a good 20 minutes walk from the main resort but a taxi is only 6.50 E each way and the buses stop right outside.
The location of the hotel makes it extremely relaxing and peaceful.
Last year we were travelling as a couple but this time we returned with other members of our family, who were also made to feel really welcome.
The whole complex is kept expremely tidy, the maids work really hard to keep the rooms tidy.
The hotel hires bikes which we used to get around for the week, they are much cheaper than the hire shops in the main resort
I have to say you are a good 20 minutes walk from the main resort but a taxi is only 6.50 E each way and the buses stop right outside.
The location of the hotel makes it extremely relaxing and peaceful.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" I loved tingaki, it was my first... "
Submitted By: Mrs B Senford
I loved tingaki, it was my first holiday with my son abroad. We stayed in the fili apartments, the staff and owner were realy friendly and helpfull, yes the apartments are basic but they are clean and comfortable. The pools are a good size, one for small children, second for splashing and playing (includes small slide) and the third deeper pool for the adults. The meals were realy nice with plently of it, I reccomend the full breakfast and the bbq nights.
I went on one trip bought through the holiday rep to turkey bodrum, i would not recommend this trip, it was alot of fuss and mayhem with a small child, the market was very bizzy and you had alot of attention from sellers, not worth the mayhem for afew bargains! Other travelers booker the three island tour witch they said was brilliant, You can also book trips cheaper from an operater in tingaki centre. Traveling around is easy there are plenty of bike, car, quad and scooter hire shops around, there is a bus stop just a step away from the apartments as is the beach witch you can easily walk to, the shops etc are a bit of a walk but its an enjoyable walk along the view of the beach.
On the whole tingaki is a layed back friendly place to holiday and has something for everyone, am going again in may!
I went on one trip bought through the holiday rep to turkey bodrum, i would not recommend this trip, it was alot of fuss and mayhem with a small child, the market was very bizzy and you had alot of attention from sellers, not worth the mayhem for afew bargains! Other travelers booker the three island tour witch they said was brilliant, You can also book trips cheaper from an operater in tingaki centre. Traveling around is easy there are plenty of bike, car, quad and scooter hire shops around, there is a bus stop just a step away from the apartments as is the beach witch you can easily walk to, the shops etc are a bit of a walk but its an enjoyable walk along the view of the beach.
On the whole tingaki is a layed back friendly place to holiday and has something for everyone, am going again in may!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" Wanting time to Relax Tingaki is the... "
Submitted By: Miss R Richardson
Wanting time to Relax Tingaki is the place to be, Ideal for families and couples looking for a peaceful and quite holiday. Tingaki has one main street with a mixture of bars (Mascots is the place to be)
There is a supermarket 200m away and the same distance to the beach
Paul is friendly and makes you feel welcome 100 percent, bobbi was mint.
Rooms are basic but what do you expect for the price of the hoilday. They are cleaned daily. Fili apartments has good food at reasonable prices.
Also our rep Jamie was great and very friendly helping us solve any problems
Overall I would return any day.
There is a supermarket 200m away and the same distance to the beach
Paul is friendly and makes you feel welcome 100 percent, bobbi was mint.
Rooms are basic but what do you expect for the price of the hoilday. They are cleaned daily. Fili apartments has good food at reasonable prices.
Also our rep Jamie was great and very friendly helping us solve any problems
Overall I would return any day.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:MyTravel
" Booked the cheapest late availability... "
Submitted By: Mr PETER CLOSE
Booked the cheapest late availability holiday allocated on arrival. Fully expected to arrange own accomodation and resort, but couldn't have been better pleased with Tingaki and Fili Apartments.
Some great features of Fili Apartments were:
Our son travelling independently was allowed to stay at no extra charge.
Really well sheltered from strong winds around pool and for outdoor eating.
Choice of 2 balconies at each apartment; again useful for shelter.
Regularly cleaned and well serviced.
Basic but good value meals available at all times.
Really authentic Greek country restaurant next door.
Choice of 2 pools and plenty of sunbeds.
Bikes to rent for an unbeatable 35 euros / week.
Quiet location but very accessible to beach, Tingaki and bus service (to Kos).
Only minor criticism:
A bit too much loud British pop music at times; something a bit more relaxing would have been nice!
But overall wouldn't have swapped for any of the more expensive apartments we could have booked.
Some great features of Fili Apartments were:
Our son travelling independently was allowed to stay at no extra charge.
Really well sheltered from strong winds around pool and for outdoor eating.
Choice of 2 balconies at each apartment; again useful for shelter.
Regularly cleaned and well serviced.
Basic but good value meals available at all times.
Really authentic Greek country restaurant next door.
Choice of 2 pools and plenty of sunbeds.
Bikes to rent for an unbeatable 35 euros / week.
Quiet location but very accessible to beach, Tingaki and bus service (to Kos).
Only minor criticism:
A bit too much loud British pop music at times; something a bit more relaxing would have been nice!
But overall wouldn't have swapped for any of the more expensive apartments we could have booked.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" The food is the best I have tasted in... "
Submitted By: Mr C R Richmond
The food is the best I have tasted in the whole of Greece. The owner Paul is fun and very accommodating.
The rooms are clean. The beach and nearest supermarket is only 200m away. The resort of Tingaki is 2km away. In Tingaki there is many companies which to loads of trips to other islands. I would recommend the trip to the volcanic island called Nissyros.
The rooms are clean. The beach and nearest supermarket is only 200m away. The resort of Tingaki is 2km away. In Tingaki there is many companies which to loads of trips to other islands. I would recommend the trip to the volcanic island called Nissyros.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Aspro
" I spent 2 weeks at the Fili... "
Submitted By: Miss S Pallett
I spent 2 weeks at the Fili Apartments- I had a great time, Paul (the manager) and Bobbi were very helpful and always up for a laugh
We had a studio room for 3 which had more than enough space for the 2 of us
The pool area and the bar were always clean and the cleaners worked hard to keep the rooms clean.
I cannot complain about the apartments. The view across the bay from our balcony was great.
We ate at the hotel and were pleasantly surprise in the size and quality of the food for the price (it was cheap compared to the restaurants we ate in)
The only thing I would say that is if you plan to cook in the rooms then you will need to hire some form of transport to go to the main supermarket
I would recommend it, in fact we have already booked to go back in May next year.
We had a studio room for 3 which had more than enough space for the 2 of us
The pool area and the bar were always clean and the cleaners worked hard to keep the rooms clean.
I cannot complain about the apartments. The view across the bay from our balcony was great.
We ate at the hotel and were pleasantly surprise in the size and quality of the food for the price (it was cheap compared to the restaurants we ate in)
The only thing I would say that is if you plan to cook in the rooms then you will need to hire some form of transport to go to the main supermarket
I would recommend it, in fact we have already booked to go back in May next year.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Aspro
" We arrived at the Fili Apartments at... "
Submitted By: Mr T W Mitchell
We arrived at the Fili Apartments at around 3pm this was a cheap second holiday that we went on without our kids and with our best friends. When we got to our room it was dirty and smelly, the walls where covered in squashed mozi's the shower did not work, there was no hot water and the rust covered fridge sounded like a an old tug boat starting up every 2mins.
We had half a toilet roll and no bin liner to put it in. We made a complaint to Paul the owner and was told that if we wanted more loo roll we would have to purchase it, and the room was cleaned to a good standard and when the sun shines it would heat the water.
Later after a drink the owner had nothing good to say about his guests and constantly complained about how much he got from the tour operators and how if he got more money from them he would do some maintenance.
The rooms were not cleaned and the cleaners did the least amount they could get away with. The whole week we was there the pool was never cleaned and by the end of the week I could see an old plaster a glass and an ice cream wrapper on the bottom along with lots of grime and dirt.
Do not go to the fili. I am not one to normally complain but the whole place could be very nice and the location is superb the beach the town and the Island are fantastic, the fili is let down by an owner that is corroded by greed.
We had half a toilet roll and no bin liner to put it in. We made a complaint to Paul the owner and was told that if we wanted more loo roll we would have to purchase it, and the room was cleaned to a good standard and when the sun shines it would heat the water.
Later after a drink the owner had nothing good to say about his guests and constantly complained about how much he got from the tour operators and how if he got more money from them he would do some maintenance.
The rooms were not cleaned and the cleaners did the least amount they could get away with. The whole week we was there the pool was never cleaned and by the end of the week I could see an old plaster a glass and an ice cream wrapper on the bottom along with lots of grime and dirt.
Do not go to the fili. I am not one to normally complain but the whole place could be very nice and the location is superb the beach the town and the Island are fantastic, the fili is let down by an owner that is corroded by greed.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:MyTravel
" The Fili apartments are lovely and... "
Submitted By: Mr S Smith
The Fili apartments are lovely and the owner Paul is always nice and up for a laugh. The rooms are very standard for self catering you only have a very few items and will have to pay extra for the air conditioning (5 euro p/d) There is a small mini market a short walk away and you will find a small selection of goods. The beach is again only a small walk away however this part of the beach is only about 5ft wide and for more space and beds you will have to walk about 20ish mins down the road.
The beach is very nice and the water is not to cold either. It took us about 35mins to walk from Fili into Tingaki and that was at an average pace. Here you will find places to eat and drink and a few shops for the women. There is a very big super market at the top end of Tingaki (there Tesco) but make sure you don't have to walk back to Fili it will take up to an hour. You can hire about every mode of transport everywhere. It starts off at a push bike for 2 euros p/d and goes up to a car (Nancy’s car hire small plug) for a brand new car for 40 euros p/d. We hired a moon buggy the first week for a day and this was good fun but found out the next week (when we hired a car) we could have had a brand new full air con car for cheaper (well 5 euros).
We had the car for a day and went round the whole island and saw the best sites and there are lots. Its easy to drive there one main road across Kos in the middle with all other roads leading off it (so easy I even let the misses direct) just watch out for the big holes in the road.
Over all it was a nice holiday (for relaxing) with the 3 pools at the fill and the very cheap food from the bar.
The beach is very nice and the water is not to cold either. It took us about 35mins to walk from Fili into Tingaki and that was at an average pace. Here you will find places to eat and drink and a few shops for the women. There is a very big super market at the top end of Tingaki (there Tesco) but make sure you don't have to walk back to Fili it will take up to an hour. You can hire about every mode of transport everywhere. It starts off at a push bike for 2 euros p/d and goes up to a car (Nancy’s car hire small plug) for a brand new car for 40 euros p/d. We hired a moon buggy the first week for a day and this was good fun but found out the next week (when we hired a car) we could have had a brand new full air con car for cheaper (well 5 euros).
We had the car for a day and went round the whole island and saw the best sites and there are lots. Its easy to drive there one main road across Kos in the middle with all other roads leading off it (so easy I even let the misses direct) just watch out for the big holes in the road.
Over all it was a nice holiday (for relaxing) with the 3 pools at the fill and the very cheap food from the bar.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Aspro
" We stayed at the Fili apartments with... "
Submitted By: Mrs A Carr
We stayed at the Fili apartments with our 2 children aged 9 and 14. They had a brilliant time met lots of nice people, very friendly accommodation. Everyone who worked there were nice and the bar staff very entertaining.
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Although the distance to Tingaki is a bit of a drawback the Fili made up for this by being a nice relaxing area where even people on their own or in couples had plenty of space away from the children as there are two decent size pools and an infants pool. All round a very enjoyable holiday indeed hope to return for a week next year. <br>
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Although the distance to Tingaki is a bit of a drawback the Fili made up for this by being a nice relaxing area where even people on their own or in couples had plenty of space away from the children as there are two decent size pools and an infants pool. All round a very enjoyable holiday indeed hope to return for a week next year. <br>
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2005
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Manos
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Advice: slow pace, relaxing and ideal for families
Activities: The wine yard at the rear of the apartments, trip to zia in the mountains beautiful sunsets
Good for: Beach