Akti Dimmys Studios & Apartments

this was my 2ed time ataki demmys,i was there for my 56th birthday, had a wondaful 2weeks, i cannot fault anything, i arrive at night, was given teabags and milk, supermarket next door, beach aross small road,maid severive very good, staff fantastic could not do enough for me, i traveled on my own, everyone made freinds with each other, good food breakfasts very good,good resterants nearby, bus stop out side, ive read the bad reviews, i had 2 toilet rolls,so what no kettles but pans for boiling water, this place has every thing you need ,great pool, and they now have internet cafe, which was cheap. see you next year. june rotherham

This is the first time we come to kos :L Yes the rooms were basic but u dont go on holiday to sit in ur room . The staff are very friendly and make u feel welcome :L Music around the pool was good as sometimes it wasnt to everyones taste but it was on low :L Very good snack bar and great food :D they are not after ur money we bought some water and they advised us the cheaper one cos it tasted better ! IT WAS!

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one thing i don"t understand is that people always complains.this hotel always try to help out in every situation.99% from the customers are pleased. as they ask to come on the bbq nobody seem to be interested.strange or.this hotel is great and is on the best spot from kos.we be back100%.

booked thrugh thomas cook 1 bed appt ended up with 1 room for 3 adults and 1 child bunk bed broke twice and was infested with ants,no barbaque, and very expensive to eat and drink from there cafe, these rooms are very very small 1 wardrobe for 4 people and fridge wouldnt open as bed in the way,mossy net broke and got eaten alive, only good thing met some lovely people.

Unfortunately booked 2 holidays here in 2009 because heard it was good, believe me it isn't. They are interested in 1 thing only here, getting their hands on as much of your money as they can. Have you ever been anywhere where they provide 1 Toilet Roll for a 2 week holiday then you have to buy your own!
After our first visit they promised us a room in the same block (upstairs) on our return. When we returned they didn't even remember who we were and we got a downstairs room on the other side of the Hotel!
They have a barbeque every week and every time they see you they ask have you bought your tickets yet, asked us 6 times - then they wouldn't give us any food until we showed them the ticket!
Fancy chilling by the pool in the afternoon - forget it you will get Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits, Crap Disco and Hip Hop blasted at you out of the speakers. We think this is so you will get so sick of it you will go over the road to the beach and use their Sunbeds - which (of course) they charge extra for.
Will never go back BUT Tingaki is a great place just stay somewhere else and go in The Red House Blues bar every night - Best Bar in Tingaki

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had fantastick 2wks the room was basic [but you dont go on holiday to sit in your room] and clean as was the hotel bar/kitchen and pool toilets the menu had a good selection of snacks and well priced as was the bar prices
The staff made you feel very welcome and worked hard so did the 2 maids Gorge the entertainer was a nutter and he made sure every one had a good time at bbq/quiz nite
the pool was a good size with a seperate pool for babies nd it never relly got busy 20mts across the rd was the beach where you can sit and sun-bathe and order a snack/beer from the hotel menu and the lovly vicki would bring you your order at no extra cost loads of places to eat only had one bad meal not bad really just not as good as the others will be going back again in 2yrs [as we have already booked nxt yr's holiday] for a family re-union
Tingaki is not really the place for teenagers but great for diong nothink
27th june/10th july
gary lee alan lesley and jono

3 readers found this review helpful

This is an excellent hotel/apartment in a great location. It is literally 20 metres from the beach with a first class pool as well if you can't face travelling that far.
Staff are really friendly and all speak first class English. Nearby highly recommended restaurants include Esperos and, if you turn right outside the hotel and travel 2000 metres (a bus can take you there), you come to Ampelis, a great restaurant in a vineyard that makes its own delicious wine.
It's about 800 metres to Tingaki town centre where excellent bars include Kivotos with Theo, Spiros and Billy being great hosts. We've been going there for past 10 years and now our daughters go back there with their own boyfriends.
Its only drawback is the size of the rooms. They are small and basic - but spotlessly clean. All-inclusives in the Caribbean have spoilt us! Highly, highly recommended though.

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Akti Dimmys – It’s so good, they keep coming back!
We’ve just returned from a fantastic two weeks holiday at Akti Dimmys, Tigaki.
We’re a family of four, with two children aged 7 and 13 yrs, and this was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable holidays we’ve had.
Akti Dimmys is an ideal base for families, groups or couples to explore Kos and is within easy walking distance to the main centre of Tigaki where there are some great restaurants and good souvenir shopping. There is a small but well stocked “supermarket” 40 metres away for bottled water and other provisions.
Akti Dimmys has a good swimming pool with a shallow pool for young children. 20 metres away across the road is a lovely narrow sandy beach, with spectacular views of the Turkish coastline which is only 8 miles away.
The apartments are very compact but comfortable and the bedding and towels were changed every day, bar Sunday. Once you’d mastered the art of the small shower area, and become accustomed to the air conditioning (€30 for the two weeks) the rest was a breeze.
The staff at the hotel were exceptionally hospitable and friendly; in particular Christos and Athena who both made everyone’s holiday with their kindness and good humour.
The most resounding endorsement of Akti Dimmys is the many people who return year after year, often with their friends and neighbours, because they enjoy it so much! Akti Dimmys is very much in demand, so the message is, “book quick to avoid disappointment!”

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Just got back from Tingaki, and had a great time.
I have been to Greece 6 times and to Tingaki 3 (this being my 4th) and I can say that the apartments are basic and clean (similar too what I have stayed in before)
If you want air con (and if you go in July/August I suggest you do)then you have to pay approx 70 euros for 2 weeks.
The staff are cheerful and everyone spoke English apart from the chef and they all go out of their way to ensure you have a relaxing time.
The snack bar is clean and their burgers are to die for, a varied menu is on offer with Greek and English food.
The pool is adequate and is very welcome after a hard days sunbathing and the sea is literally across the road.
Also the pool toilet and showers are clean and very handy if you don't want to pay 30 euros to keep your room on, you can get showered and changed there.
Be careful if you hire a scooter or quad from the guy next door as I felt that he ripped us off, however it is a good way to see the island.
Restaurants are littered along the sea front with Esperos being good value for money, Meni is very nice but be aware it may take you a while to be served and also get the bill. Be aware of Dana and O'neros as I felt that they were ignorant and not very customer focused.
Trips to go on... Paradise beach is a must; Kos town is great especially if you go to the old town. Turkey (Bodrum) is interesting if you have never been before... also the sunset at Zia is very nice. But as I said earlier the best way to see the island is by quad. We hired them for 2 days and found the driving easy going.
All in all a very relaxing holiday, would I go again, no, but that has been my 4th time to Kos and I think I have seen all I want to see.
Would I recommend, then I would say yes.

This was my first visit to any of the Greek Islands, and if this holiday was anything to go by it will be my last! I am 20 yrs old and have been on loads of holidays and this holidays was my worst so far!
I think the Tour operators rating was a tad high for this hotel. It was really basic and quite expensive. The room was clean but the most basic I have ever stayed in.
The rooms are a bit on the small side and that was with only 2 of us in a 3 person studio. The cooking facilities are really bad too; there was only 2 cooking rings and a fridge...nothing more, no kettle...nothing!
I would also recommend you iron everything in your case before you go as there is no ironing facilities in the hotel. If you expect air con or a safety deposit box in your hotel room...think again unless you are willing to pay more money you will have no air con and the safety box also costs more again and it is placed in the bar area.
The toilet was the smallest I have ever seen, there is only a shower toilet and wash sink, no shower curtains though so when you do have a shower the place gets soaked, dangerous though as tiled floor becomes really really slippy so take care!
The pool area looked bigger in pictures but I didn’t mind as I had the pool to myself nearly every day because the place was dead! It was nice n clean by the pool and right across the street from the beach.
The beach wasn't up to much; I’ve seen much nicer beaches in other places. If you wish to spend a day at the beach then you have to pay for your sun loungers even though they belong to your hotel, another money making scheme!
There’s not much to do at the pool or at the beach, this type of resort would suit you if you wanted to go and do nothing...and I mean NOTHING for a week.
Eating out wasn’t that great either. At Akti Dimmys you can have a snack during the day (poor selection of food though) but it’s not great for a meal at night. In fact during my time there I did not see anyone have a meal at night in the hotel.
You are a fair distance from the nearest restaurants but it is within walking distance. There’s not a great selection of bars and certainly no nightclubs! In fact nightlife is pretty dead in Tingaki. At the Akti Dimmys the nightlife is much the same - dead.
The hotel staff did not speak much English at all apart from a select few, although you won’t get any conversations from them unless you are a regular at Akti Dimmys. Let’s just say they have their favourite guests and if you are a first timer to Akti Dimmys you won’t be one of them.
Please be aware that if you are leaving on a night time flight like my partner and I you will have to leave your room by 12 noon, or pay yet again more money to have the room till 8pm.
Not one member of staff informed us about the time we had to leave the room and at 11.15am another guest told us we had to be out at 12, so that left us to pack leave, out some clothes, shower etc all in 45mins, I was not amused as we then had to sit about for another 12hrs until we got picked up at midnight!
All in all I would not recommend this Hotel/resort to anyone. It was relaxing but really really boring. Trust me, go somewhere else.