We rented a car from Tingaki Express: Kia Shuma for 3 days 75Euros and that allowed to explore the island at leisure including both of the castle aswell as kos town and other tourist areas. It also meant we could drive into Kos Town one evning for a chinese as Tigaki doesn't have one. It was very nice ~ near the dolphin fountain on the harbour.

Eating out was cheap enough even though we frequented what looks to be one of the dearest restaurants in Tigaki. Its called The Tigaki Restaurant and is near the kiosk on the beach 50Euros got us 2 childrens meals with ice cream, 2 cokes, 4 ½Ltrs Amstels, garlic bread,Fillet Steak & jacket Potato, Pork Souvlaki, A banana split and a portion of baklava & Ice cream So it's not really that expensive and the service is excellent.

We also went to the Sagitarrius a few times and the service there was good plus the meals for children are well priced (they also swapped the chips on the kids meals for pasta for them !).

For breakfast we found the best place to be the New Rosini.

I also recommend a trip across the water to Turkey. Whilst we were there Theokratis travel were charging 25 euros per adult with kids under 5 free. Also for 5 Euros they will take you to Zia by coach for a couple of hours so you can gift shop and admire the scenery again well worth it.

Mountain Bike hire was 1 Euro a day or 5Euros for the week.
Cigarettes from Constantins supermarket (The big one near the apartments) Royals 24.50 Euros for 200. 12.50Euros in turkey but you can only bring back 200 each.

In response to the needs helps previously

1) The website address for the mayflower is www.mayflower.gr and they have stared letting out rooms privately. I think you'd have to email for full details & prices there should be alink on the website.

2)Take the suncream, a greek phrase book and your driving license. The entire island is 30Km by 8km and you can drive from Kos to Kardamena in 40 mins. There is a new water park on the island which anybody at reception should be able to tell you about and give you directions to.

Read my earlier postings for further details

Airtours left everybody on our flight sat at the hotel (The Mayflower ) from 12 midnight till 3am our flight was at 3.45am. When we finally reached a rep on the phone and he got back to us he said they'd FORGOTTEN us!!!! They ended up paying for Taxis for us all to the airport ~ we managed to check in the bags, be taken to the front of passport control and security, get through and into the departure lounge just in time for the buses ferrying us to the aircraft.

NOT VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM AT ALL! Plus Stefan the rep in resort seemed to have been placed in tigaki as it's quiet and they weren't expecting any trouble, he's kind of a bumbling idiot type of rep with a basic sense of humor and no answers to your questions apart from "I've only been here 3 days"