Byron Apartments

“Great vacation in Tigaki”

Family friendly, great peaceful location with private beach and free sunbeds. Bus stop just outside with connection to Tigaki and Kos city. And thanks a lot to Maria who is always so helpful and smiling!

“Probably the finest apartments we have stayed in and good value too”

My wife and I spent 4 weeks here in late September/October. At that time only a few apartments were occupied at any one time so it was pleasantly quiet and peaceful and it is hard to imagine it would ever be noisy here. First, the locatiion. The building stands in its own grounds adjoining the b… more

My wife and I spent 4 weeks here in late September/October. At that time only a few apartments were occupied at any one time so it was pleasantly quiet and peaceful and it is hard to imagine it would ever be noisy here. First, the locatiion. The building stands in its own grounds adjoining the beach and a road, next door (well separated) to an hotel. (The hotel has a small shop but it closed at the end of September as did the hotel). It is conveniently close to one of the finest restaurants on Kos, Ampeli taverna (which I have also reviewed). Be aware that the apartments are about 2km from Tigaki centre, which is quite a walk if you do not have a car (we did not and didn't fancy the walk especially as there is no footway in places). The Building. The apartments are all recently refurbished and it shows. They have been nicely decorated, are comfortable and quite well equipped, with a TV (Greek TV only), air conditioning/heating, fitted (and very efficient) hair dryer and ample lights and power sockets. Our kitchen had a refrigerator with a small frozen food compartment, an electric kettle, a filter coffee maker (which we didn't use) and a double electric ring. The latter has one standard ring and one small ring for a briki pot. For us, staying 4 weeks and hoping to cook often, this wasn't quite enough but it would be adequate for most people, especially staying for less time or with more money to spend on eating out. In an ideal world, a microwave oven would have been really great but we've never yet had one in a Greek apartment... We had a nice bathroom with a very good shower. Furnishings are tasteful and the beds comfortable. The apartment has a small verandah or balcony with table and chairs. The grounds have a number of sunshades of various kinds, although there are none on the beach itself, where one has to rely upon the shade from the tamarisk trees. Sunbeds of various kinds (all comfortable) are generously placed in the gardens and on the edge of the beach. There is a large (grass) car parking area. The apartments are on three floors with external staircases to the first and second floors leading to a landing on each floor where in most cases there is room to sit out. As this resort is on the north of the island and the wind during our stay was frequently from that direction, we found ourselves often sitting out on the oposite (south) side of the building to soak up the sun. Also, in the autumn, the sun being lower it lasts longer on the south side. The room had both double glazed sliding doors and sliding shutters making it possible to darken the rom for resting or sleeping. There was no mosquito netting screens to the doors but we had no problems with the insects during our stay. Housekeeping is in the capable hands of Maria who attended the property every day except Sundays and who kept our apartment clean and fresh, regularly replenished towels, toilet paper etc and made our beds. She is a remarkable, friendly lady with enough English to get by and we had lots of lovely conversations with her. She was also kind enough to bring us food of various kinds on several occasions. The owners too were most kind and generous and clearly take a close interest in the apartments, the comfort of their guests and the upkeep of the building and grounds. We would not hesitate to recommend the Byron Apartments and if we do not return ourselves when in Kos it would only be due to the distance from Tigaki, although there is an hourly bus service via the town to Kos town and a taxi to Kos town cost up about 17 Euros. Very highly recommended!

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“Clean apartment in quiet location”

Very clean apartment in a nice quieter end of Tigaki beach. The beds are hard and uncomfortable . There is no kitchen washing up gear like dishcloths or tea towels or detergent. Also no shampoo supplied. Apartment neat and clean but very basic. Good location if you don't want to party and if you … more

Very clean apartment in a nice quieter end of Tigaki beach. The beds are hard and uncomfortable . There is no kitchen washing up gear like dishcloths or tea towels or detergent. Also no shampoo supplied. Apartment neat and clean but very basic. Good location if you don't want to party and if you want a good nights sleep. You can hear the waves as its right on the beach and also use the pool next door. There is a bus stop right outside for transport to Kos and pick ups for tours. The owners are very helpful but a bit hard to contact if you don't have a phone.

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