Tinos Hotels & Villas: Where to Stay
Accommodation on Tinos concentrates in Tinos Town and along the beach of Agios Fokas nearby, with hotels near the church and the port and self-catering studios and rooms by the sand. Tinos Town suits a base near the harbour, the shops and the Panagia Evangelistria church, Agios Fokas and Stavros put you on the beach a short way out, and Kionia keeps a first-class hotel by its sheltered beach. This guide covers the island's hotels and its self-catering rooms.
- Agios Fokas
- Golden Beach & Afrodite
- Tinos Town
- Vincenzo
- Kionia
- Tinos Beach Hotel
- Self-catering
- Anna's Rooms
Golden Beach Hotel & Apartments, Agios Fokas
The Golden Beach Hotel is a small aparthotel on the sandy, organised beach of Agios Fokas, 2 kilometres from Tinos Town (Chora). The complex is built as four small blocks in gardens of 15,000 square metres full of palms, olive trees and bougainvillea, so it feels like a small village with courtyards, pergolas and verandas. It offers studios, junior suites and suites, all with a kitchenette and a paved veranda looking over the sea or the garden, and many rooms carry king-size beds, marble bathrooms, LCD televisions and CD players after a recent renovation. There is a café, restaurant and lounge serving local, organic products, a rich Tinos breakfast is available but not included in the price, and the hotel adds air conditioning, free wifi, a safe, parking and transfers to and from Tinos and Chora.
Vincenzo Family Hotel, Tinos Town
The Vincenzo Family Hotel is a charming family hotel in Tinos Town, close to the port and the Panagia Evangelistria church, run by Ioannis Vidalis and his staff. The building keeps a traditional character with wooden beams, slate floors and a picturesque courtyard full of flowers. It has 14 rooms in single, double, triple and suite sizes, all with air conditioning, heating, television, a fridge, a mini bar and a telephone, and some with a kitchenette. Breakfast is served on the terrace, and the hotel adds a jacuzzi, a hamam Turkish steam bath and massages, so it makes a comfortable base a short walk from the port and the church.
Tinos Beach Hotel, Kionia
The Tinos Beach Hotel is a first-class hotel facing Kionia beach on the south-west coast, about 3 kilometres or a 5-minute drive from Tinos Town. The hotel has offered hospitality for 30 years, with traditionally furnished, air-conditioned rooms and suites and superb sea views over the Aegean. It sits sheltered from the Meltemi, the frequent north wind, a few metres from the sea with only a narrow road between it and the beach. The ancient sanctuary of Poseidon and several tavernas stand close by, and the picturesque villages of Volax and Falatados are a short drive inland.
Afrodite Hotel, Agios Fokas
The Afrodite Hotel is a family-run hotel a few minutes by car from the Tinos port and the Panagia church, 100 metres from the beach of Agios Fokas. The hotel offers rooms for 1, 2 or 3 people, comfortable and clean, with friendly, uncomplicated service and good value for money. Its location makes an easy base for day trips to the many villages of Tinos or a short walk to the sand at Agios Fokas.
Villas & self-catering
Tinos keeps most of its self-catering rooms in studios and small apartments near Tinos Town and the beaches rather than in large villa estates. Anna's Rooms sits by Stavros beach just outside the town, and the Golden Beach Hotel at Agios Fokas works as a self-catering aparthotel, since every studio and suite there has its own kitchenette. The two options below are the self-catering choices in this guide.
Anna's Rooms, Stavros
Anna's Rooms are self-catering rooms a 2-minute walk from the beach of Stavros, just outside Tinos Town. Stavros is a small, friendly beach with a white church and an ancient harbour, and it shelves gently into the sea, so it is ideal for small children. The setting stays quiet, and the town, the harbour and the church are a short way back towards Chora.
Golden Beach studios, Agios Fokas
The Golden Beach Hotel doubles as self-catering accommodation on the beach of Agios Fokas, 2 kilometres from Tinos Town. Every studio and suite has a kitchenette and a paved veranda, so guests can cook and eat in with a view of the sea or the garden. The four garden blocks, café and restaurant give the comfort of a hotel with the freedom of self-catering.
Choosing an area
Where to stay on Tinos depends on the kind of holiday you want. Tinos Town (Chora) suits a base near the harbour, the shops and the Panagia Evangelistria church, with the Vincenzo Family Hotel by the port. Agios Fokas puts you on the sandy, organised beach 2 kilometres out, with the Golden Beach Hotel and the Afrodite Hotel, and Stavros keeps the quiet self-catering rooms of Anna's Rooms nearby. Kionia holds the first-class Tinos Beach Hotel by its sheltered beach and the Poseidon temple, a short drive west. Wherever you stay, a rental car helps you reach the villages and the quiet bays, all of which are set out in the Tinos island guide.