HELP!!! I'm off to Tingaki in May. What is the difference between Tingaki and Tigaki??? Are they the same place---please let me know---thanks!

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday! We stayed at the Angela Hotel (owned by a very friendly Greek lady-Nicky) which was fairly basic but better than some Greek accommodation I have stayed in! We were lucky enough to have a big room (no.37) with a double and a single bed in and still had plenty of space! We also had a TV but only one or two English channels. The girls, Elaine and Lorraine, who work at the 'Angela' were absolutely the best people you could ever meet! They couldn't do enough for you and were always happy and smiling! The rooms were cleaned once or twice a week and bins emptied and new towels changed every other day! For those of you who have a night flight on the way back there is an option to pay more to keep your room, I think it was about 35 euros.

The pool at the Angela hotel was lovely! Yes, they could do with a bit more room around it as I imagine there will be some fights for sunbeds come July! But in May it was more than adequate and the water was lovely and clean (and cold!!). The food around the pool (cooked by Lorraine) is great!! The English breakies are about 4 or 5 euros and really fill you up. They also have lovely burgers, club sarnies, quiches, salads and toasties which are all cooked to perfection! My friend and I often shared lunch as the portions were so large!!!

Due to the time of year Tingaki was very quiet. We knew that this would be the case so went to Kos town for a few boozy nites! Kos town was brilliant! We made friends with lots of bar staff as everyone's just so friendly! It was about 10 euros for 2 drinks but we always got loads of free shots so it was good value!! A taxi from Tingaki to Kos is approximatly  12 euros so if you can get a full taxi it obviously works out cheaper! In a way we wished we had stayed in Kos Town. not because Tingaki wasn't nice, but we had thought we would just want a quiet holiday and once we realsied how good Kos Town was, we wanted to go there every night, but couldn't due to the money situation!

There is a brillaint supermarket just a short walk away from the Angela Apts (turn left and head away from the beach). It's called 'Konstantinos' and is massive! You can get all your food, alcohol, ciggies and perfumes from there! As well as prezzies to take home! It's definatly worth going there to stock up as ot's cheaper than all the other small supermarkets.

While we were in Tingaki we went to Bodrum in Turkey for a day. We booked the trip with Theokritis Travel as reccommended by lots of people. It cost 25 euros and they pick you up and drop you off at your hotel! It's a long day but well worth doing! Especially if you have't been to Turkey before! I've decided I will defo be going back!! We went on the hydrofoil which literally takes 20 mins! If you get a choppy day I imagione there will be a few poorly people  as it travels at some speed!!! We went to the market (open on tuesdays) which is a must see but we soon got fed up and wanted some peace and quiet. We had a lovely pizza in an Italian style restaurant, but it wasn't as cheap as I thought it was! Everyone told us to change up £10 into Turkish Lire and that would do for 2 people to get drinks and food etc! But that didn't last long at all! And we shared the pizza!!!! It doesn't seem woth changing any money to lire as EVERYWHERE seemed to accept euros and a lot of places accepted GBP too!

The Grand Salle restaurant is opposite the Angela hotel and owned by George (Nicky's husband) and is absolutely gorgeous! And very cheap! The pizzas are fantastic! And you can get takeaway too if you fancy taking a pizza to have on your balcony!!  I definatly reccommend going there at least once! While we were in Tingaki we went to Spyros and Meni for meals which were very nice. We were not impressed by the Tingaki Grill though! We were served by girls (most places we were served by very helpful men) and their customer service was very poor. We were not given plates for our bread so we had to cut it on the table! And our food was sereved about 3 minutes after we ordered it which indicates it could have been cooked ages ago waiting for a rush of people. No one asked us if our meal was ok and everything was just slapped on the table! We both had scampi and it was lovely (though some salad would have been nice on the side!) but we were so disappointed that the girls were unfriendly that we decided not to leave a tip and never to go back!

And Tingaki is a great place--though if you are wanting somewhere lively and boozy Kos Town is the place to be! Happy holidays!!!!

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday! We stayed at the Angela Hotel (owned by a very friendly Greek lady-Nicky) which was fairly basic but better than some Greek accommodation I have stayed in! We were lucky enough to have a big room (no.37) with a double and a single bed in and still had plenty of space! We also had a TV but only one or two English channels. The girls, Elaine and Lorraine, who work at the 'Angela' were absolutely the best people you could ever meet! They couldn't do enough for you and were always happy and smiling! The rooms were cleaned once or twice a week and bins emptied and new towels changed every other day! For those of you who have a night flight on the way back there is an option to pay more to keep your room, I think it was about 35 euros.

The pool at the Angela hotel was lovely! Yes, they could do with a bit more room around it as I imagine there will be some fights for sunbeds come July! But in May it was more than adequate and the water was lovely and clean (and cold!!). The food around the pool (cooked by Lorraine) is great!! The English breakies are about 4 or 5 euros and really fill you up. They also have lovely burgers, club sarnies, quiches, salads and toasties which are all cooked to perfection! My friend and I often shared lunch as the portions were so large!!!

Due to the time of year Tingaki was very quiet. We knew that this would be the case so went to Kos town for a few boozy nites! Kos town was brilliant! We made friends with lots of bar staff as everyone's just so friendly! It was about 10 euros for 2 drinks but we always got loads of free shots so it was good value!! A taxi from Tingaki to Kos is approximatly  12 euros so if you can get a full taxi it obviously works out cheaper! In a way we wished we had stayed in Kos Town. not because Tingaki wasn't nice, but we had thought we would just want a quiet holiday and once we realsied how good Kos Town was, we wanted to go there every night, but couldn't due to the money situation!

There is a brillaint supermarket just a short walk away from the Angela Apts (turn left and head away from the beach). It's called 'Konstantinos' and is massive! You can get all your food, alcohol, ciggies and perfumes from there! As well as prezzies to take home! It's definatly worth going there to stock up as ot's cheaper than all the other small supermarkets.

While we were in Tingaki we went to Bodrum in Turkey for a day. We booked the trip with Theokritis Travel as reccommended by lots of people. It cost 25 euros and they pick you up and drop you off at your hotel! It's a long day but well worth doing! Especially if you have't been to Turkey before! I've decided I will defo be going back!! We went on the hydrofoil which literally takes 20 mins! If you get a choppy day I imagione there will be a few poorly people  as it travels at some speed!!! We went to the market (open on tuesdays) which is a must see but we soon got fed up and wanted some peace and quiet. We had a lovely pizza in an Italian style restaurant, but it wasn't as cheap as I thought it was! Everyone told us to change up £10 into Turkish Lire and that would do for 2 people to get drinks and food etc! But that didn't last long at all! And we shared the pizza!!!! It doesn't seem woth changing any money to lire as EVERYWHERE seemed to accept euros and a lot of places accepted GBP too!

The Grand Salle restaurant is opposite the Angela hotel and owned by George (Nicky's husband) and is absolutely gorgeous! And very cheap! The pizzas are fantastic! And you can get takeaway too if you fancy taking a pizza to have on your balcony!!  I definatly reccommend going there at least once! While we were in Tingaki we went to Spyros and Meni for meals which were very nice. We were not impressed by the Tingaki Grill though! We were served by girls (most places we were served by very helpful men) and their customer service was very poor. We were not given plates for our bread so we had to cut it on the table! And our food was sereved about 3 minutes after we ordered it which indicates it could have been cooked ages ago waiting for a rush of people. No one asked us if our meal was ok and everything was just slapped on the table! We both had scampi and it was lovely (though some salad would have been nice on the side!) but we were so disappointed that the girls were unfriendly that we decided not to leave a tip and never to go back!

And Tingaki is a great place--though if you are wanting somewhere lively and boozy Kos Town is the place to be! Happy holidays!!!!

This bar is the best in Tingaki (well it was in May anyway!) The Aussie guy who owns it was brilliant and dressed up as all sorts of people and put on a little show to keep everyone entertained. The drinks were avergare price - about 4 or 5 euros for a long drink. We were given shots as well so always good! Defo reccommend going to this bar if you're in Tingaki.

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday!  And May is a great time to go! It was boiling and in two weeks we only had one and a half cloudy days! 

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday!

The Grand Salle restaurant is opposite the Angela hotel and owned by George and is absolutely gorgeous! And very cheap! The pizzas are fantastic! And you can get takeaway too if you fancy taking a pizza to have on your balcony!!  I definatly reccommend going there at least once!

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday!   We ate at the Meni and were very impressed. We paid about 22 euros and had: 1/2 cicken and all the trimmings, chicken breast and all the trimmings, glass of wine each, bread, 1 coffee, 1 bottle of water and 2 peach schnapps (they gave us with our bill!) and they supplied a little bowl to wash our hands in! (though we used knives and forks--not our fingers!!)  The service was brilliant!!! Defo go there if you get the chance!

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday!   But the worst place we ate was Tingaki Grill! 

We were served by girls (most places we were served by very helpful men) and their customer service was very poor. We were not given plates for our bread so we had to cut it on the table! And our food was served about 3 minutes after we ordered it which indicates it could have been cooked ages ago waiting for a rush of people. No one asked us if our meal was ok and everything was just slapped on the table! We both had scampi and it tasted lovely, though some salad would have been nice on the side instead of just chips and a dolop of tar tar! Plus they only gave us about 5 pieces of scampi!! We were so disappointed that the girls were unfriendly that we decided not to leave a tip and never to go back!

This was a great place to eat---very friendly and helpful staff and tasty food! Good value for money as well!!!!

My friend and I (both 24 and female) have just come back from 2 weeks in Tingaki and had a BRILLIANT holiday! While we were in Tingaki we went to Bodrum in Turkey for a day. We booked the trip with Theokritis Travel as reccommended by lots of people. It cost 25 euros and they pick you up and drop you off at your hotel! It's a long day but well worth doing! Especially if you have't been to Turkey before! I've decided I will defo be going back!! We went on the hydrofoil which literally takes 20 mins! If you get a choppy day I imagione there will be a few poorly people  as it travels at some speed!!! We went to the market (open on tuesdays) which is a must see but we soon got fed up and wanted some peace and quiet. We had a lovely pizza in an Italian style restaurant, but it wasn't as cheap as I thought it was! Everyone told us to change up £10 into Turkish Lire and that would do for 2 people to get drinks and food etc! But that didn't last long at all! And we shared the pizza!!!! It doesn't seem woth changing any money to lire as EVERYWHERE seemed to accept euros and a lot of places accepted GBP too!  Even though it was very close to Kos it seemed a good couple of degrees hotter in Turkey. There is a lovely beach with sunbeds, so good to go there to cool off! The sunbeds are free but you really should buy at least a drink from the restaurants that own the sunbeds. There were quite a few young, trendy, good looking Turks working in the bars! So the view is very nice  !

Hi Jonanne,

Hi Denise! And Michelle and Katy! Hope you are all well! Me and Sam are bored in Saffron Walden and missing The Angela Apts!!!!  Still, must save for another trip to the lovely island of Kos! Take care! xxx