Tingaki Oasis Studios & Apartments

I booked my holiday in the Oasis Beach apartments after reading all the previous goods reports. I have been to Tingaki 3 times and spent every summer holiday for the past 15 years on one of the Greek Islands (including several trips to Crete & Zante) and so I believe I can give my opinion based upon many years and experiences in Greek resorts. Incidentally, Tingaki beach is one of the best Greek beaches I have used – and this is made even better by the lavish & comfortable beach loungers available for hire with 4 inches of mattress (6 euros for 2 loungers and a large umbrella for the day). Generally: This year, we were in a party of 6 and were in 3 adjacent apartment rooms in the newest block. I’ll confess to having arrived with reasonably high expectations and so upon arrival was immediately slightly disappointed at the distance this complex was from the main centre. No major drama but a little further than I like to walk carrying inflatable’s etc from the beach etc. in 40 degree temperatures or after a big meal and a few beers in the evening! The hotel itself is what I’d describe as untidy. It was clearly one block of apartments when it started and it has been growing ever since but they don’t seem to spend time or money on the adjoining areas which were dusty and patched up. Still no big drama given these apartments are cheaper than most The rooms were acceptable in layout & size plus the maid/cleaning service was quite good. Facilities were nothing to write home about, but adequate as a base providing you don’t interpret ‘self catering’ to actually mean there are realistic facilities to do this. The shower was poor and the water supply dire (more later) and lacked even a clip for the shower-head so you needed to hold it up with one hand - what's that about? – would’ve taken 2 mins to fit a clip. The pool was excellent – clean water and a nice size. The paving slabs around the pool at the far end seem to have subsided about 6” in the lowest area and as with many communal areas at this place there has been nothing done about it. Again, no big dramas providing you don’t stub your toe on a lifted slab. A clear accident waiting to happen for kids though! It was open from 10am-7pm. OK – now the downside: We tend to stay round the pool until the last minute which was only 7pm in this place. It is still lovely at this time of day but the hoteliers decide to close it at 7pm and kick everyone out (and they’re quite abrupt & rude at doing so). This is when the water gets topped up and chlorine added. Why they can’t do this at 6 or 7 in the morning I don’t know given they don’t open again until 10am. My kids loved a quick swim after coming back from the beach but this was rarely before 7pm. Now my biggest beef. We tended to get back into our apartment for a shower at about 7.45pm. By this time I accept that solar heated *hot* water may be running out – but 10 of the 14 night we stayed, the water completely stopped between about 8 and 9pm. Naturally this happened just after my wife was covered in shampoo & soap and so she couldn’t rinse off – then got soap in her eyes (I’m sure you can picture the resulting drama). I ended up rinsing her in drinking water from the fridge (imagine the screams! – what a way to start the evening). We put up with it for 3 days thinking it must just be unlucky and then decided to mention it to the owner the following morning. This is the point where the owner ceased to be friendly. It is obvious that any kind of complaint pisses him off. He mumbled; then marched up to the apartment at 9am, went in without asking if it was convenient and turned on all the taps. I explained again that the water was fine in the morning - but he ignored me and said, “Look, look water – see water – no problem – stupid complaint” and marched out again waving his hands in the air. Later on, his wife said to me that it was not their fault, it was the water supply to the whole of Tingaki resort which was failing. Strangely, no-one else from any other hotel had an issue. So – you need to bear in mind the unreliable water supply (maybe they divert it all to the pool – not sure). Only way round it is to shower at about 7pm latest. In short I found this complex below par in comparison to other places I have stayed in, and the staff generally abrupt and unhelpful unless you continue to spend lots of money there for food and alcohol and their battered fans (which we stopped doing after this incident). Oh – that reminds me, their breakfast is total pants – 'full English' is 4 Euro (before 11am or 5 euro after 11). They don’t heat the baked beans at all (straight out of the tin), the bacon is a thin fatty slither and the sausage is the cheapest of cheap mechanically recovered meat hot-dog type. Other breakfasts such as a simple 2 fried eggs on toast is 3 euro’s but they then charge extra for the orange juice and a cup of tea and so it costs nearer 6 euros! As a result I would recommend a 10 min walk towards the beach brings you to the Meni hotel restaurant where the English breakfast is awesome – absolute quality. In short, I would definitely NOT stay at this complex again as there are much much better alternatives – especially if you can be bothered to book direct and organise your own flights. The Meni hotel or the Mythos hotel are far superior and work out a similar price if you can get flights for under £250 and they are both in perfect resort positions.

Just got back from a week in Oasis Apartments in Kos. What a horrible place to stay. We where there for 7 days and towels was changed twice. Bathroom bin was disgusting and smelly as this was left for three days at a time. Cleaners did one proper clean a week I think!! Had to walk for half an hour to nearest shops and bars. No entertainment, so had to pay for a taxis every night into taxis which cost 16 euros there and back, making it a expensive holiday. All I can say is dont bother going and was totally disappointed in everything. The only thing I could say is nice about the whole place is the pool.

Me and my girlfriend booked a last minute holiday here and only payed £200 for flights and accomodation for the week. They are basic apartments but very clean and with a decent sized swimming pool. The apartments are about 5minutes walk into the centre of Tigaki, and 10minutes walk to the beach. The staff are very friendly and there is always a rep on hand to help with any problems. We stayed in the newer block which was very nice, however from what we saw the older block rooms weren't the best. Each room has the basics, but with no TV and very minimal cooking equipment. But while in Tigaki I really would recomend just eating out every night, it is extremely cheap. One restaurant called Oneiso was our favourite, friendly staff, really nice food, and our total bill for the 2of us (including drinks) was 17euros. A small selection of meals are on offer at the apartments. For 10euros you can hire a fan for the room for the week and a safety deposit box for 15euros. The pool as mentioned is a decent size and very clean, there were always enough sunbeds, however I recomend sneaking your pillow out of your room as they weren't the most comfortable. While we were there we used the Tigaki express company to go on a 3island tour via boat. Despite being jam-packed it was well worth doing, visiting beautiful beaches at Plati, and the islands of Kalymnos and Plati at only 25euros. We also visited the village of Zia in the mountains with spectacular views, where you can be taken to for 6euros. There is also a bus to Kos Town every hour for only 1.60euros. For the money we paid, this was an excellent holiday, and I would really recomend it, especially for young couples