Zorbas Beach Hotel - Tigaki - Kos

Zorbas beach hotel is a good 20 minutes walk (about one mile) from Tigaki town, along a dark, narrow, deserted, seafront road  with street lighting only being installed this summer (2009). Bus service (e1. 40 each way) to town of Kos stops outside hotel, & taxi into Tigaki is about e5.

Teh hotel is spotlessly clean, although the early morning rumble of the big laundry & cleaning staff trolleys did tend to disturb our slumbers some mornings. Our room (714) was certainly big enough for the two of us, with a double bed & another single bed which could be sectioned off by use of built-in room divider. Plenty of storage space for clothes, although big suitcases may not be so easy to store when emptied. Fridge, kettle, & aircon all worked well. Plenty of hot water for bath/shower anytime.

The pool area was well laid out, although the swim-up bar was not in service during our stay (no problem - use the poolside bar opposite). No need for the 6am sunbed shuffle either, always seemed to be enough for everyone (even at the pool edge), & we never had an issue finding beds near “our end” of the pool. If you want to use the hotel’s nearby beach, beware that it will cost you e3 for sunbed (even if you’re a/i). The food was OK, nothing to write home about, mostly catering for the UK & German tourists, with the odd inclusion of Greek dishes. Plenty of it though - & breakfast available until 11am!

The “entertainment” was great for pre-teens, but everyone else suffered “Chico” from 10am onwards. During our two week stay, there was no “local” or authentic Greek entertainment (music or dance), unless you count the background music from the restaurants Greek-themed night.

Overall the staff were efficient, but with one or two exceptions (Christos in the bar, Ola in the restaurant, & the reception staff) most of the staff seemed bored rigid & just doing their jobs robot fashion. Oh yes, there were other nationals there (German, Dutch, French, etc) but all seemed to get on OK.