1) The hotel was chosen according to the following criteria: proximity to the city, low price. 2) We arrived at the airport at 16:20 - 16:30, at 17:00 we were already settled. The room is good, the volume of the TV was disappointing (limited in the middle), Russian programs cannot be heard lying on the bed if someone is washing in the bath.
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1) The hotel was chosen according to the following criteria: proximity to the city, low price.
2) We arrived at the airport at 16:20 - 16:30, at 17:00 we were already settled. The room is good, the volume of the TV was disappointing (limited in the middle), Russian programs cannot be heard lying on the bed if someone is washing in the bath. Audibility is very good (thin walls or just their material), but basically it didn’t interfere.
We were given a room in the main building overlooking the sea and another hotel, so there were no sounds of animation from our hotel (+ for those who go to bed before 23:30), and this view was also good because the sun did not shone in the windows of the room. Thick curtains deserve a separate plus (apparently from the shining sun).
3) The hotel area is not very large (I'm used to 5-cams and clubs), but quite green. Sunbeds on the sea are paid, but nothing prevents you from taking a sunbed by the pool, and going to the sea only to swim. A lot of greenery, which is very pleasing (after the stone moscow), fresh air. The temperature is 5 degrees lower than in the Mediterranean Sea (a huge plus in August, you won’t freeze, but you won’t die from the heat).
4) We took a hotel with dinner and breakfast. I strongly recommend not to refuse dinner (do not take it only with breakfast), as it is very tasty, meat dishes have never been repeated in a week (very surprised). Don't take lunch! The hotel is not designed for lunch. You can dine in any cafe, which are full around the hotel. The last days of the week I took pizza in a cafe opposite (a separate plus cafes on the good Internet, which will be discussed later). More details in paragraph 6.
For breakfast, you can drink coffee, tea, juices (powdered, but I'm used to it). At dinner, drinks are paid, which more than once managed to upset. Yes, do not go broke (probably), but banal water could already be provided for free. I liked that there were fruits for breakfast and dinner: in total I remembered oranges, bananas, apples (it seemed like there was something else), there were watermelons (not a fan, but many liked it).
5) Wifi is paid. I don’t remember the prices by heart, I only remember that 32 euros for unlimited access for a week. If you need fast high-quality Internet, you can take it, because 80% of hotel visitors are from the European Union and they do not have roaming (as a result, they do not buy Wifi). If you need to occasionally check your mail, social. networks or upload photos to Instagram, then you can use the Wifi of the following taverns: Time to Smile Bar with the password smile0123 (it often catches only when you sit inside it away from the entrance, it was in it that you ate pizza, very tasty), Kostas Taverna (password and the login is entered in the authorization form: 123 and 123, respectively) - you will find it if, after leaving the hotel, go left along the road; if you go a little further, that is, CASA italia free wifi without a password (I don’t remember the name by heart, I log in through Facebook).
6) In terms of lunch, I advise Time to Smile (opposite the hotel), Kostas Taverna (do not take a lot, the portions are large, the soup is almost without liquid), many still advise PLaton (the furthest from the hotel, walk about 7 minutes along the same road as to Kostas, always a lot of people in the evening)
7) Service in general has no complaints. Unless the cleaners of the main building have an interesting schedule that I didn’t recognize for a week, but they got to our room (248) around 14-16 hours (a wide spread), which sometimes prevented them from sleeping during the day (more precisely, there was a choice or guess what they cleaned up and go to bed, or immediately go to bed and score on cleaning). Drinks for breakfast and dinner are served quickly enough, due to the fact that people often eat gradually (2.5 hours for breakfast and dinner), and not by the whole crowd, as in some hotels (for example, club hotel turan prince).
8) Despite the fact that most of the minuses have already been discussed (not particularly emphasized, because they are not particularly important for me), the following things should be said: surfing for 5 days for two people cost about 500 euros (said by Russian vacationers), which for many it can be quite expensive; pebble beach, it was difficult for me personally to go into the sea, a lot of waves in July-August.
9) We got to the most important thing: entertainment. Not everyone likes 24/7 (just kidding, but for 9 hours of commercials) to lie on a sunbed near the sea / pool. Nothing happens until about 10 o'clock, then animation begins: boccia, even before that, volleyball, water gymnastics. And so on until 13:00. Continuation after lunch at 15:00 or 15:30. Water polo (the pool is shallow, so children play), table tennis (no tournaments, like in Cesars Temple), but it's free almost all day, take rackets and play, I don't know why it's on the schedule; at 16:30 volleyball again. In general, people come to play volleyball from all hotels if they don’t have people, so sometimes they played for 1.5 hours instead of 0.5 hours in the schedule. At the same time, a mini-club functions, but I don’t really know what they are doing there (the head of the mini-club does not fumble in Russian, so it’s a dubious idea for Russian children)
10) What to do in the evening? Eat, drink (just kidding) and dance. At 20:40 mini-disco (a standard set of songs from any 4-5 star hotel) with animators; at 21:40 show. for the week there were the following: karaoke, fire show, disco (real with all the equipment and a professional DJ), a kind of disco (just a competition in which you have to go dancing to the song you like, as well as turn in sheets, trying to guess which 3 songs will be the most popular reward - 2 cocktails for free), bingo (well, how without it), a competition between men and women (fun contests, but basically also nothing surprising in relation to other 4-5 star hotels) and a day off, in which people from parties (for example, a Greek night), or there may simply be nothing (the whole day all the games and entertainment in the evening fall on vacationers).
11) A few personal impressions: sometimes there are a lot of Russians (up to 20% of vacationers), and sometimes few, while for some reason some Russians do not try to find compatriots, thinking that this will resolve itself (they just go separately at all). I liked to communicate with foreigners, so there was no tension. If it is not so easy for you to make acquaintances (especially with foreigners), then I will not recommend this hotel: you may get bored. It’s easier then to find a hotel where at least 2 times more Russian speakers come (more common topics for discussion thanks to one mentality), because 4-star hotels are not designed for round-the-clock entertainment, you will need friends : )
2) We arrived at the airport at 16:20 - 16:30, at 17:00 we were already settled. The room is good, the volume of the TV was disappointing (limited in the middle), Russian programs cannot be heard lying on the bed if someone is washing in the bath. Audibility is very good (thin walls or just their material), but basically it didn’t interfere.
We were given a room in the main building overlooking the sea and another hotel, so there were no sounds of animation from our hotel (+ for those who go to bed before 23:30), and this view was also good because the sun did not shone in the windows of the room. Thick curtains deserve a separate plus (apparently from the shining sun).
3) The hotel area is not very large (I'm used to 5-cams and clubs), but quite green. Sunbeds on the sea are paid, but nothing prevents you from taking a sunbed by the pool, and going to the sea only to swim. A lot of greenery, which is very pleasing (after the stone moscow), fresh air. The temperature is 5 degrees lower than in the Mediterranean Sea (a huge plus in August, you won’t freeze, but you won’t die from the heat).
4) We took a hotel with dinner and breakfast. I strongly recommend not to refuse dinner (do not take it only with breakfast), as it is very tasty, meat dishes have never been repeated in a week (very surprised). Don't take lunch! The hotel is not designed for lunch. You can dine in any cafe, which are full around the hotel. The last days of the week I took pizza in a cafe opposite (a separate plus cafes on the good Internet, which will be discussed later). More details in paragraph 6.
For breakfast, you can drink coffee, tea, juices (powdered, but I'm used to it). At dinner, drinks are paid, which more than once managed to upset. Yes, do not go broke (probably), but banal water could already be provided for free. I liked that there were fruits for breakfast and dinner: in total I remembered oranges, bananas, apples (it seemed like there was something else), there were watermelons (not a fan, but many liked it).
5) Wifi is paid. I don’t remember the prices by heart, I only remember that 32 euros for unlimited access for a week. If you need fast high-quality Internet, you can take it, because 80% of hotel visitors are from the European Union and they do not have roaming (as a result, they do not buy Wifi). If you need to occasionally check your mail, social. networks or upload photos to Instagram, then you can use the Wifi of the following taverns: Time to Smile Bar with the password smile0123 (it often catches only when you sit inside it away from the entrance, it was in it that you ate pizza, very tasty), Kostas Taverna (password and the login is entered in the authorization form: 123 and 123, respectively) - you will find it if, after leaving the hotel, go left along the road; if you go a little further, that is, CASA italia free wifi without a password (I don’t remember the name by heart, I log in through Facebook).
6) In terms of lunch, I advise Time to Smile (opposite the hotel), Kostas Taverna (do not take a lot, the portions are large, the soup is almost without liquid), many still advise PLaton (the furthest from the hotel, walk about 7 minutes along the same road as to Kostas, always a lot of people in the evening)
7) Service in general has no complaints. Unless the cleaners of the main building have an interesting schedule that I didn’t recognize for a week, but they got to our room (248) around 14-16 hours (a wide spread), which sometimes prevented them from sleeping during the day (more precisely, there was a choice or guess what they cleaned up and go to bed, or immediately go to bed and score on cleaning). Drinks for breakfast and dinner are served quickly enough, due to the fact that people often eat gradually (2.5 hours for breakfast and dinner), and not by the whole crowd, as in some hotels (for example, club hotel turan prince).
8) Despite the fact that most of the minuses have already been discussed (not particularly emphasized, because they are not particularly important for me), the following things should be said: surfing for 5 days for two people cost about 500 euros (said by Russian vacationers), which for many it can be quite expensive; pebble beach, it was difficult for me personally to go into the sea, a lot of waves in July-August.
9) We got to the most important thing: entertainment. Not everyone likes 24/7 (just kidding, but for 9 hours of commercials) to lie on a sunbed near the sea / pool. Nothing happens until about 10 o'clock, then animation begins: boccia, even before that, volleyball, water gymnastics. And so on until 13:00. Continuation after lunch at 15:00 or 15:30. Water polo (the pool is shallow, so children play), table tennis (no tournaments, like in Cesars Temple), but it's free almost all day, take rackets and play, I don't know why it's on the schedule; at 16:30 volleyball again. In general, people come to play volleyball from all hotels if they don’t have people, so sometimes they played for 1.5 hours instead of 0.5 hours in the schedule. At the same time, a mini-club functions, but I don’t really know what they are doing there (the head of the mini-club does not fumble in Russian, so it’s a dubious idea for Russian children)
10) What to do in the evening? Eat, drink (just kidding) and dance. At 20:40 mini-disco (a standard set of songs from any 4-5 star hotel) with animators; at 21:40 show. for the week there were the following: karaoke, fire show, disco (real with all the equipment and a professional DJ), a kind of disco (just a competition in which you have to go dancing to the song you like, as well as turn in sheets, trying to guess which 3 songs will be the most popular reward - 2 cocktails for free), bingo (well, how without it), a competition between men and women (fun contests, but basically also nothing surprising in relation to other 4-5 star hotels) and a day off, in which people from parties (for example, a Greek night), or there may simply be nothing (the whole day all the games and entertainment in the evening fall on vacationers).
11) A few personal impressions: sometimes there are a lot of Russians (up to 20% of vacationers), and sometimes few, while for some reason some Russians do not try to find compatriots, thinking that this will resolve itself (they just go separately at all). I liked to communicate with foreigners, so there was no tension. If it is not so easy for you to make acquaintances (especially with foreigners), then I will not recommend this hotel: you may get bored. It’s easier then to find a hotel where at least 2 times more Russian speakers come (more common topics for discussion thanks to one mentality), because 4-star hotels are not designed for round-the-clock entertainment, you will need friends : )
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Rested with my wife in the hotel from 07/03/2015 to 07/10/2015. The hotel is not 4* at all. Left mixed impressions. The hotel area is beautiful: green, well maintained, near the beach and the Aegean Sea. The sea view from the room is wonderful. However, the impression was that after the opening this hotel was not even refurbished: worn walls and dusty carpet on the floor, old furniture and plastic-covered places where some work was carried out, etc.
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Rested with my wife in the hotel from 07/03/2015 to 07/10/2015.
The hotel is not 4* at all. Left mixed impressions.
The hotel area is beautiful: green, well maintained, near the beach and the Aegean Sea. The sea view from the room is wonderful. However, the impression was that after the opening this hotel was not even refurbished: worn walls and dusty carpet on the floor, old furniture and plastic-covered places where some work was carried out, etc.
The staff is different: there are employees who try to help, and there are those who absolutely do not care. For example, at the reception they did not call a taxi at our request in the morning at a certain time. They said that there is a telephone in the room, so call. It is the same in the dining room, i. e. restaurant), some employees are friendly and responsive to requests, others are not suitable or persistently offer to move to another table. After the refusal and the question of why we should change seats, they left without answering anything.
The beach is wonderful: pebbles and sand. Sunbeds are paid - 3 euros.
We took breakfast and dinner. But we only dined at the hotel once. Unfortunately, no more.
The choice of food is very poor. Not very tasty. Dinner drinks are chargeable. Therefore, we had lunch and dinner in different taverns (Kostas, Platon, etc. ), where it was inexpensive and very tasty.
Safe is paid - 16 euros a week
WiFi is paid - 40 euros a week or 25 euros three days for one device, and very poor quality (slow speed, constantly cuts off).
No minibar. I understand that there would be a fee, but there is none at all. It wouldn't be a problem if we didn't arrive at 11pm and couldn't even find water, so we had to go to the supermarket.
But we didn't stay at the hotel. We rented a car and drove around the island. They sailed to neighboring islands.
Had a wonderful time. Rhodes is very beautiful and diverse: the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, forests and rocks, mountains and beautiful bays. Very friendly and hospitable people. I would like to come again, but not to this hotel)
The hotel is not 4* at all. Left mixed impressions.
The hotel area is beautiful: green, well maintained, near the beach and the Aegean Sea. The sea view from the room is wonderful. However, the impression was that after the opening this hotel was not even refurbished: worn walls and dusty carpet on the floor, old furniture and plastic-covered places where some work was carried out, etc.
The staff is different: there are employees who try to help, and there are those who absolutely do not care. For example, at the reception they did not call a taxi at our request in the morning at a certain time. They said that there is a telephone in the room, so call. It is the same in the dining room, i. e. restaurant), some employees are friendly and responsive to requests, others are not suitable or persistently offer to move to another table. After the refusal and the question of why we should change seats, they left without answering anything.
The beach is wonderful: pebbles and sand. Sunbeds are paid - 3 euros.
We took breakfast and dinner. But we only dined at the hotel once. Unfortunately, no more.
The choice of food is very poor. Not very tasty. Dinner drinks are chargeable. Therefore, we had lunch and dinner in different taverns (Kostas, Platon, etc. ), where it was inexpensive and very tasty.
Safe is paid - 16 euros a week
WiFi is paid - 40 euros a week or 25 euros three days for one device, and very poor quality (slow speed, constantly cuts off).
No minibar. I understand that there would be a fee, but there is none at all. It wouldn't be a problem if we didn't arrive at 11pm and couldn't even find water, so we had to go to the supermarket.
But we didn't stay at the hotel. We rented a car and drove around the island. They sailed to neighboring islands.
Had a wonderful time. Rhodes is very beautiful and diverse: the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, forests and rocks, mountains and beautiful bays. Very friendly and hospitable people. I would like to come again, but not to this hotel)
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My husband and I were in this hotel in June. It can be said briefly and clearly - the hotel is good, the food is varied and tasty, especially dinner. Cleaning is done every day. The staff is friendly. Even the animation at the hotel was a pleasant surprise, because I read the reviews and it was written there that it was no good)) In the morning every day there was aqua aerobics and yoga.
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My husband and I were in this hotel in June. It can be said briefly and clearly - the hotel is good, the food is varied and tasty, especially dinner. Cleaning is done every day. The staff is friendly. Even the animation at the hotel was a pleasant surprise, because I read the reviews and it was written there that it was no good)) In the morning every day there was aqua aerobics and yoga. In general, a solid 4 + almost 5 !!! !
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We stayed for 2 weeks with our 16 year old daughter. When choosing, I read all the reviews I found before choosing a place and a hotel. The main thing was the proximity of the windsurf stations and the corresponding public. We were surprised by the large number of families with children and the elderly. The sea is really stormy, pebbles - my legs still hurt.
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We stayed for 2 weeks with our 16 year old daughter. When choosing, I read all the reviews I found before choosing a place and a hotel. The main thing was the proximity of the windsurf stations and the corresponding public. We were surprised by the large number of families with children and the elderly. The sea is really stormy, pebbles - my legs still hurt. For 1.5 days there was a storm with such a wind. I even took pictures of overturned sunbeds, fallen umbrellas and torn flags. They asked our compatriots, ladies of pre-retirement age, according to what criteria they chose, didn’t they really read the reviews on the Internet, they didn’t read it, it turns out. It was surprising that 96% of people, including parents with children, appeared in the sun somewhere after breakfast and soared in the sun all day. We tried before breakfast and after 4 pm. The sunny day is long - until 19 o'clock you can definitely sunbathe and swim
even up to 20 hours. Windsurf stations are therefore open until 19:00 (in Egypt until 17:00). If the cool breeze does not drive away, of course, what happened with my daughter. I bought 10 days of surfing. Minus compared to Dahab, Egypt. the station was the price and inflexibility of renting equipment. And prepayment. The guides knocked out a permit for one day pass. And that's all. Out of 10 days I skated 7.5. For 1.5 days there was a very strong wind with a strong current and a storm. Only professionals were allowed to go to sea. Dangerously. One day was without wind. i. e. you pay for the rental of equipment even on days when you do not use it. And the rental price is 2 times higher than in Dahab.
I was pleased with the instructor - Tsvetan. 7 or 9 years at the station. Russian-speaking, pro, not greedy, unobtrusive, responsive - what else is needed. From Bulgaria. Who will learn from him, hello to him from Svetlana. There were also Russian speakers at other stations. Mike is from Lithuania. 400 meters from Blue. Kitestation - far away - half an hour on foot.
Of the advantages of the hotel - green area, the presence of bungalows. Neighboring hotels seemed not so cozy and without bungalows. Sunshine entertained his allom and animators. We talked with lovely girls from there, who did not "dry out" and dreamed of getting to the sea in the morning and sunbathing at last. There were no such green lawns for lying, stretching, exercising, taking a nap. And there were no bungalows. Animation is really great. From morning to evening they agitate, entertain. No need to strain and figure out what to do with yourself. In Blue, too, there were animators, good, humorous, unobtrusive, and there were only 2 of them from Poland, a boy and a girl. The hotel obviously saves on service personnel. It was a pity and torn apart by the waiters. We were friends - as before. review with Christos and Tatyana. They work in pairs. Whoever sees them - hello to them from Svetlana and Vasilisa. They are wonderful in communication and in relation to visitors and pros.
In the evening-night bar, there is also a wonderful bartender. Friendly, Cultural. He told how he was exhausted and lost 6 kg in 1.5 months. Lots of work, few staff. The service is good though. From food. Meat Greeks prepare well. And vegetables. But fish, seafood, potatoes, casseroles and lasagna, alas. Of the "fruits" really only watermelon or melon for breakfast and dinner. And oranges for breakfast. But it didn't bother us.
From excursions, we went to the sightseeing tour of Rhodes for the whole day. Liked. Except that they forgot to include us in the list. We called the charming representative of the Beleon tour. An hour later, they began to catch up with the tour bus. By guide's car. She made a mistake - she corrected herself. Caught up in the first city-sights.
We went to Rhodes. Twice. You can go there and go and everything will be small. Lots of interesting things preserved.
I was surprised by the lack of Wi-Fi habits in Egypt. Like Europe. On the third attempt, we found a cafe with Wi-Fi working standards. In all others, he worked occasionally.
At the hotel 2.5 euros for half an hour or 50 euros for a week.
+ mosquitoes tormented in the evenings in the same cafes or if the balcony is opened.
Planes do fly, often and low. Cool. Sometimes it was difficult to sleep. Happy if.
Everywhere in the hotel and in the cafe, good music plays on the streets. Of the minuses. They don't dance to it anywhere. Only from about 1.30 in Bo and Pool bar. Or in the city. a bunch of open and indoor discos. The best Colorado. It was, I can confirm. street-place "Bar Street". You walk along it. in a row from two sides are disco cafes. Everyone is dancing right on the street flowing inside. Good music sounds everywhere. and also at night, from one o'clock. Amazing picture. We went to Filirak. to the same Bar Street and to the coolest bar "Liquid". Not at all. Did not like. Rhodes is better. In Liquida, she caught a cold from a powerful improperly installed air conditioner. Again, a competent layout of premises in Colorado with a place to dance, competent air conditioning. Good Music. And the presence of live music, performers of hits of all times and peoples. In general, Colorado is yes!
Recommended for surfers. And the hotel. and the rest itself on the western, windy coast of Rhodes, on the Aegean Sea. Not for kiters and not for surfers, it is better to go to the east coast, the Mediterranean Sea.
even up to 20 hours. Windsurf stations are therefore open until 19:00 (in Egypt until 17:00). If the cool breeze does not drive away, of course, what happened with my daughter. I bought 10 days of surfing. Minus compared to Dahab, Egypt. the station was the price and inflexibility of renting equipment. And prepayment. The guides knocked out a permit for one day pass. And that's all. Out of 10 days I skated 7.5. For 1.5 days there was a very strong wind with a strong current and a storm. Only professionals were allowed to go to sea. Dangerously. One day was without wind. i. e. you pay for the rental of equipment even on days when you do not use it. And the rental price is 2 times higher than in Dahab.
I was pleased with the instructor - Tsvetan. 7 or 9 years at the station. Russian-speaking, pro, not greedy, unobtrusive, responsive - what else is needed. From Bulgaria. Who will learn from him, hello to him from Svetlana. There were also Russian speakers at other stations. Mike is from Lithuania. 400 meters from Blue. Kitestation - far away - half an hour on foot.
Of the advantages of the hotel - green area, the presence of bungalows. Neighboring hotels seemed not so cozy and without bungalows. Sunshine entertained his allom and animators. We talked with lovely girls from there, who did not "dry out" and dreamed of getting to the sea in the morning and sunbathing at last. There were no such green lawns for lying, stretching, exercising, taking a nap. And there were no bungalows. Animation is really great. From morning to evening they agitate, entertain. No need to strain and figure out what to do with yourself. In Blue, too, there were animators, good, humorous, unobtrusive, and there were only 2 of them from Poland, a boy and a girl. The hotel obviously saves on service personnel. It was a pity and torn apart by the waiters. We were friends - as before. review with Christos and Tatyana. They work in pairs. Whoever sees them - hello to them from Svetlana and Vasilisa. They are wonderful in communication and in relation to visitors and pros.
In the evening-night bar, there is also a wonderful bartender. Friendly, Cultural. He told how he was exhausted and lost 6 kg in 1.5 months. Lots of work, few staff. The service is good though. From food. Meat Greeks prepare well. And vegetables. But fish, seafood, potatoes, casseroles and lasagna, alas. Of the "fruits" really only watermelon or melon for breakfast and dinner. And oranges for breakfast. But it didn't bother us.
From excursions, we went to the sightseeing tour of Rhodes for the whole day. Liked. Except that they forgot to include us in the list. We called the charming representative of the Beleon tour. An hour later, they began to catch up with the tour bus. By guide's car. She made a mistake - she corrected herself. Caught up in the first city-sights.
We went to Rhodes. Twice. You can go there and go and everything will be small. Lots of interesting things preserved.
I was surprised by the lack of Wi-Fi habits in Egypt. Like Europe. On the third attempt, we found a cafe with Wi-Fi working standards. In all others, he worked occasionally.
At the hotel 2.5 euros for half an hour or 50 euros for a week.
+ mosquitoes tormented in the evenings in the same cafes or if the balcony is opened.
Planes do fly, often and low. Cool. Sometimes it was difficult to sleep. Happy if.
Everywhere in the hotel and in the cafe, good music plays on the streets. Of the minuses. They don't dance to it anywhere. Only from about 1.30 in Bo and Pool bar. Or in the city. a bunch of open and indoor discos. The best Colorado. It was, I can confirm. street-place "Bar Street". You walk along it. in a row from two sides are disco cafes. Everyone is dancing right on the street flowing inside. Good music sounds everywhere. and also at night, from one o'clock. Amazing picture. We went to Filirak. to the same Bar Street and to the coolest bar "Liquid". Not at all. Did not like. Rhodes is better. In Liquida, she caught a cold from a powerful improperly installed air conditioner. Again, a competent layout of premises in Colorado with a place to dance, competent air conditioning. Good Music. And the presence of live music, performers of hits of all times and peoples. In general, Colorado is yes!
Recommended for surfers. And the hotel. and the rest itself on the western, windy coast of Rhodes, on the Aegean Sea. Not for kiters and not for surfers, it is better to go to the east coast, the Mediterranean Sea.
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We stayed for 2 weeks with our 16 year old daughter. When choosing, I read all the reviews I found before choosing a place and a hotel. The main thing was the proximity of the windsurf stations and the corresponding public. We were surprised by the large number of families with children and the elderly. The sea is really stormy, pebbles - my legs still hurt.
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We stayed for 2 weeks with our 16 year old daughter. When choosing, I read all the reviews I found before choosing a place and a hotel. The main thing was the proximity of the windsurf stations and the corresponding public. We were surprised by the large number of families with children and the elderly. The sea is really stormy, pebbles - my legs still hurt. For 1.5 days there was a storm with such a wind. I even took pictures of overturned sunbeds, fallen umbrellas and torn flags. They asked our compatriots, ladies of pre-retirement age, according to what criteria they chose, didn’t they really read the reviews on the Internet, they didn’t read it, it turns out. It was surprising that 96% of people, including parents with children, appeared in the sun somewhere after breakfast and soared in the sun all day. We tried before breakfast and after 4 pm. The sunny day is long - until 19 o'clock you can definitely sunbathe and swim even until 20 o'clock. Windsurf stations are therefore open until 19:00 (in Egypt until 17:00). If the cool breeze does not drive away, of course, what happened with my daughter. I bought 10 days of surfing. Minus compared to Dahab, Egypt. the station was the price and inflexibility of renting equipment. And prepayment. The guides knocked out a permit for one day pass. And that's all. Out of 10 days I skated 7.5. For 1.5 days there was a very strong wind with a strong current and a storm. Only professionals were allowed to go to sea. Dangerously. One day was without wind. i. e. you pay for the rental of equipment even on days when you do not use it. And the rental price is 2 times higher than in Dahab. I was pleased with the instructor - Tsvetan. 7 or 9 years at the station. Russian-speaking, pro, not greedy, unobtrusive, responsive - what else is needed. From Bulgaria. Who will learn from him, hello to him from Svetlana. There were also Russian speakers at other stations. Mike is from Lithuania. 400 meters from Blue. Kitestation - far away - half an hour on foot. Of the advantages of the hotel - green area, the presence of bungalows. Neighboring hotels seemed not so cozy and without bungalows. Sunshine entertained his allom and animators. We talked with lovely girls from there, who did not "dry out" and dreamed of getting to the sea in the morning and sunbathing at last. There were no such green lawns for lying, stretching, exercising, taking a nap. And there were no bungalows. Animation is really great. From morning to evening they agitate, entertain. No need to strain and figure out what to do with yourself. In Blue, too, there were animators, good, humorous, unobtrusive, and there were only 2 of them from Poland, a boy and a girl. The hotel obviously saves on service personnel. It was a pity and torn apart by the waiters. We were friends - as before. review with Christos and Tatyana. They work in pairs. Whoever sees them - hello to them from Svetlana and Vasilisa. They are wonderful in communication and in relation to visitors and pros. In the evening-night bar, there is also a wonderful bartender. Friendly, Cultural. He told how he was exhausted and lost 6 kg in 1.5 months. Lots of work, few staff. The service is good though. From food. Meat Greeks prepare well. And vegetables. But fish, seafood, potatoes, casseroles and lasagna, alas. Of the "fruits" is really only watermelon or melon for breakfast and dinner. And oranges for breakfast. But it didn't bother us. From excursions, we went to the sightseeing tour of Rhodes for the whole day. Liked. Except that they forgot to include us in the list. We called the charming representative of the Beleon tour. An hour later, they began to catch up with the tour bus. By guide's car. She made a mistake - she corrected herself. Caught up in the first city-sights. We went to Rhodes. Twice. You can go there and go and everything will be small. Lots of interesting things preserved. I was surprised by the lack of Wi-Fi habits in Egypt. Like Europe. On the third attempt, we found a cafe with Wi-Fi working standards. In all others, he worked occasionally. At the hotel 2.5 euros for half an hour or 50 euros for a week. + mosquitoes tormented in the evenings in the same cafes or if the balcony is opened. Planes do fly, often and low. Cool. Sometimes it was difficult to sleep. Happy if. Everywhere in the hotel and in the cafe, good music plays on the streets. Of the minuses. They don't dance to it anywhere. Only around 1.30 at Bo and Pool bar. Or in the city. a bunch of open and indoor discos. The best Colorado. It was, I can confirm. street-place "Bar Street". You walk on it. in a row from two sides are disco cafes. Everyone is dancing right on the street flowing inside. Good music sounds everywhere. and also at night, from one o'clock. Amazing picture. We went to Filirak. to the same Bar Street and to the coolest bar "Liquid". Not at all. Did not like. Rhodes is better. In Liquida she caught a cold from a powerful improperly installed air conditioner. Again, a competent layout of premises in Colorado with a place to dance, competent air conditioning. Good Music. And the presence of live music, performers of hits of all times and peoples. In general, Colorado is yes! We advise surfers. And the hotel. and the rest itself on the western, windy coast of Rhodes, on the Aegean Sea. Not for kiters and not for surfers, it is better to go to the east coast, the Mediterranean Sea.
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The territory of the hotel is sooooo beautiful, which cannot be said about everything else. We lived in a bungalow with mosquitoes that kept us awake all nights of our stay. It was hot to sleep, the air conditioner was not turned on, the door to the balcony could not be opened, there were already enough mosquitoes.
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The territory of the hotel is sooooo beautiful, which cannot be said about everything else. We lived in a bungalow with mosquitoes that kept us awake all nights of our stay. It was hot to sleep, the air conditioner was not turned on, the door to the balcony could not be opened, there were already enough mosquitoes. Russian-speaking tour operator Natalia was present at the hotel 3 times a week for 1 hour, and then purely for the distribution of excursions. There was no one to talk to about all the problems. and even more so to solve them. 1 channel of television worked practically without sound, so only for 5 days they deigned to repair it. Yes, and many other things did not suit. The restaurant is a different story. The waiter, passing by the table of Russian-speaking vacationers, uttered the sounds "oink - oink. " Wouldn't such an attitude leave a residue. If you are going on an excursion, carefully read the conditions, they will leave you on another island and you will get there yourself and at your own expense. I will answer all questions to anyone interested. Write. But I don't want to go to Greece anymore. The sea is cold and very restless almost always.
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Hello. Well, as usual, when we have a wonderful vacation, there is no particular need to write reviews about the hotel and the rest in general... so I decided to break all stereotypes and write in hot pursuit. We had a rest with a friend in Rhodes - 28.04. 2011-5.05. 2011-05-11 it was a delightful week of rest.
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Hello. Well, as usual, when we have a wonderful vacation, there is no particular need to write reviews about the hotel and the rest in general... so I decided to break all stereotypes and write in hot pursuit. We had a rest with a friend in Rhodes - 28.04. 2011-5.05. 2011-05-11 it was a delightful week of rest. Rhodes is an amazing holiday destination for both families and young people. Our Blue Horizon hotel is located at the foot of the sacred mountain Felerimos - the town of Ialyssos on the very shores of the Aegean Sea, 8 km from the capital of Rhodes. Weather: arrived on the morning of April 28. A bit chilly (although my girlfriend was freezing all the time). But it was raining for a few days, but in principle it didn’t really bother us, because we devoted the first 3 days to independent excursions. In the final 2 days (May 3-4) we swam and sunbathed. . it was warm enough that we managed to roast like grilled chickens. Sea: the sea is just fabulous. . I generally love the Aegean Sea. It is very different and very beautiful. . the water in the Aegean Sea always invigorates... even in summer. But it is always clean and smells unusually (not dead fish), the sea smells fresh - it's like cutting a watermelon and this faint, barely perceptible smell of sweetness. …. Room: we got a family room, but the beds can be moved apart. Very clean. . with amazing views of the neighboring hotel and the sea. The rooms were cleaned every day. staff -3 girls were very quickly cleaned in all rooms. They washed the windows, changed towels every day, put hygiene items in… for which many thanks to them… they put money for cleaning 4 times, so no one ever took them… there was not a single case of loss… Hotel: in appearance the hotel is average… maybe where then Soviet-style… but inside… very comfortable, modern and in the Greek style. The rooms are generally very comfortable. Everything is new, clean, fresh... (towels, appliances, and furniture). The bathroom is excellent overall. . Food: I want to say right away that before going I read reviews about the disgusting food at the hotel. ALL THIS IS A LIE. BREAKFASTS ARE JUST DELICIOUS. FOR ME GENERALLY BREAKFAST-COFFEE WITH A BUN. and then coffee, tea, milk, everything is poured by waiters, buns and muffins of 5 types for sure. Salads, cheeses, sausage, fried bacon (a terrific thing, especially if everything is poured with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar), fried eggs, and tender omelettes. From fruits - apples and oranges. But to be honest, they didn’t reach their hands. We had breakfast and dinner included in the price. An ideal option for those who do not like to sit still and prefer to combine outdoor activities with vegetables. Dinners are generally a separate issue: about 10 hot dishes, 7 types of salads, a lot of vegetables, gravy, sauces and oils. Meat was cooked there simply divine - no soy substitutes. . if the chicken is in batter, soft tender. If the beef is the tongue in a spicy sauce. If seafood - then all the variety from squid to octopus... magical paella won me over (this is like our pilaf only with seafood). Wines and drinks are offered for extra. fee (coffee or tea approximately 2.5 euros, homemade Greek wine -10 euros per bottle). Many thanks to Tanya - she is a waiter in the restaurant. she seems to be a Moldavian, but she speaks excellent Russian - an extremely sympathetic girl. We dined exclusively in establishments in the town itself - we ate real Greek food in places where the Greeks themselves travel. . (Greek salad, green salad, squid in batter, grilled octopus, homemade Greek red wine, moussaka) Entertainment: I highly recommend going to play tennis - it is free for guests, but you need to sign up in advance. Together with a familiar couple, we took 2 hours of the game in a row... everyone got a great tan, played enough and shook everything that was eaten at dinner and breakfast. To my great regret, we didn’t get to Colorado - a prestigious club - an amazing hangout place in the capital - the very thing to light it up. Excursions: as a result, we got on 1 excursion to Lindos. And they regretted it. All galloping across Europe. Everyone saw with one eye. It is better and cheaper to travel around the island on your own. We ourselves visited Mount Felerimos - for us the cost of this independent excursion was about 10 euros - the price of a taxi and the entrance to the monastery. (instead of 35 euros from the tour operator). We ourselves went to the capital of Rhodes (from Ialyssos to Rhodes, the price of the issue of transport back and forth is 4.2 euros), where we walked on our own in the city. We climbed the entire embankment and the port of Mandraki. Walked to the cape to the aquarium. We visited the aquarium for 5 euros / adult. We went to the island of Symi - the price of the tour with a guide is 42 euros. We ourselves for 28 euros... I also recommend renting a car, a moped or a bike, in the end, the price of the issue is 5 euros per day. you can ride along the coast and see the whole landscape of Rhodes firsthand... P. S. I HAVE VISITED 11 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, BUT I WANT TO VISIT RHODES AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS IS AN IDEAL OPTION FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND YOUTH. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A GREAT MOOD WITH YOU ON HOLIDAY - THIS IS A 100% GUARANTEE OF REST TO THE FULLEST REEL. If anyone is inspired by a trip there - I ask you to send a huge hello to the island of my dreams and please drink a glass of homemade Greek wine for me.
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overall a decent hotel. I do not recommend going there to those who hope for a relaxing holiday. There are ALWAYS waves on the sea, which, in combination with a pebble beach, absolutely makes it impossible to soak up the shore while being in the water. Great place for surfers. There is equipment rental, a school with a Russian-speaking instructor.
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overall a decent hotel. I do not recommend going there to those who hope for a relaxing holiday.
There are ALWAYS waves on the sea, which, in combination with a pebble beach, absolutely makes it impossible to soak up the shore while being in the water.
Great place for surfers. There is equipment rental, a school with a Russian-speaking instructor.
They fed horribly. Monotonously, a lot of fatty and fried food, which is hard for the stomach in the heat. They even managed to spoil the meat of a young lamb on the ribs.
To the bus stop and taxi stop on foot 10 minutes, to the sea 3 minutes on the beautiful, well-groomed territory of the hotel.
I didn’t see a single pharmacy nearby, so it makes sense to take a first aid kit with you.
Airplanes fly very low over the hotel, on average 2 per hour, so with an open balcony it is quite noisy
There are ALWAYS waves on the sea, which, in combination with a pebble beach, absolutely makes it impossible to soak up the shore while being in the water.
Great place for surfers. There is equipment rental, a school with a Russian-speaking instructor.
They fed horribly. Monotonously, a lot of fatty and fried food, which is hard for the stomach in the heat. They even managed to spoil the meat of a young lamb on the ribs.
To the bus stop and taxi stop on foot 10 minutes, to the sea 3 minutes on the beautiful, well-groomed territory of the hotel.
I didn’t see a single pharmacy nearby, so it makes sense to take a first aid kit with you.
Airplanes fly very low over the hotel, on average 2 per hour, so with an open balcony it is quite noisy
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Like the previous speaker, I note that the hotel is mainly for windsurfers. If you are one of them, then you will like it. . . There is a large surf station on the territory of the hotel, the place for the surf station is well chosen - the most windy in the area. The beach is pebbly (bathers are unlikely to be satisfied).
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Like the previous speaker, I note that the hotel is mainly for windsurfers. If you are one of them, then you will like it. . . There is a large surf station on the territory of the hotel, the place for the surf station is well chosen - the most windy in the area. The beach is pebbly (bathers are unlikely to be satisfied).
So, in general, about the pros: the rooms are renovated, they are quite pulling on their 4 stars. The cleaning quality is also good. It's also nice that the staff never steal money left in the room. The food in the hotel does not shine with mega-abundance, but you can always eat tasty and satisfying.
The hotel is remote from the city of Rhodes, but despite this, in the village you can have a delicious dinner at local establishments (for example, in the Greek tavern "Platon" - I recommend it! ).
It takes about 10 minutes by taxi to Rhodes - shopping there didn’t inspire me much (maybe it’s just not for my taste)... But in the evening you can sit in one of the bars, go to a club... in general, it’s not boring to spend time.
Thus, I highly recommend! (in any case, for the same price you won’t rest like that in Dahab)
PS: I also met my current husband in Rhodes ; )
So, in general, about the pros: the rooms are renovated, they are quite pulling on their 4 stars. The cleaning quality is also good. It's also nice that the staff never steal money left in the room. The food in the hotel does not shine with mega-abundance, but you can always eat tasty and satisfying.
The hotel is remote from the city of Rhodes, but despite this, in the village you can have a delicious dinner at local establishments (for example, in the Greek tavern "Platon" - I recommend it! ).
It takes about 10 minutes by taxi to Rhodes - shopping there didn’t inspire me much (maybe it’s just not for my taste)... But in the evening you can sit in one of the bars, go to a club... in general, it’s not boring to spend time.
Thus, I highly recommend! (in any case, for the same price you won’t rest like that in Dahab)
PS: I also met my current husband in Rhodes ; )
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We rested in Rhodes at the end of the summer of 2006. I’ll say right away to those who choose a place to relax that you need to clearly understand how you want to relax. Rhodes is interesting because it stretches along two seas. One is always wavy, the other, on the contrary, is quiet and warm. We chose the hotel, not particularly interested in just that.
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We rested in Rhodes at the end of the summer of 2006. I’ll say right away to those who choose a place to relax that you need to clearly understand how you want to relax. Rhodes is interesting because it stretches along two seas. One is always wavy, the other, on the contrary, is quiet and warm.
We chose the hotel, not particularly interested in just that. The hotel itself is very decent. They feed excellent. Territory well-groomed. The location is good. The sea is nearby, and when you get bored, there is where to walk along the shops. There is something to see.
But this is a hotel for surfers. Surfs are brought with them, and you can rent them right there. There would be only desire. There are a lot of elderly Germans and Dutchmen flying under sail. Therefore, sometimes it is difficult to swim, just make sure that it does not rush over your head.
But we got the greatest pleasure when we decided not to get involved with excursions, but took this matter into our own hands. Rent a car - just spit. They offer everything from a bicycle and an ATV to a truck. We took a cheaper Citroen C3 car (45 euros / day) for 3 days and began to comb the island. Those who have flown to Rhodes see the statue of Christ, but few people go there. But in vain. There is a Catholic monastery. There were no monks. Therefore, only tourists and peacocks walked through the empty territory. The statue of Christ stands on the very edge of the cliff. The dimensions are such that up to 10 tourists who have climbed the stairs inside the statue are placed on his shoulders. Impressive. The road leading to the statue is called "The Path to Calvary". On both sides of the road there are posts with copper pictures symbolizing the suffering of Jesus. It is interesting that it was in this place that Suleiman the Magnificent's headquarters was located when he stormed the fortress of Rhodes.
The fortress itself is a work of art. We were there 2 times and both times we left only when my wife's legs were no longer worn. Powerful walls, beautiful buildings. It is interesting to walk along the knight's street, look at the coats of arms of knightly orders. The first impression from the street is that the knights lived like novices of the monastery (narrow streets, windows). But we decided to look out the door. We entered one of the entrances and pushed the door into the yard. And there... a decent courtyard, garden, fountain, the same peacocks. In short, the knights only pretended to be ascetics. Good museum. There is a huge market inside the fortress. And European, and Arabic, and Jewish. It is good to arrive in Rhodes early in the morning, before the arrival of buses with tourists.
The port looks nice. So you can imagine how the Ear of Rhodes stood here.
The fortress is well preserved. Behind its walls it is quiet and peaceful. There are heaps of huge cannonballs with which Suleiman bombarded the knights so that they would get away to Malta. It is also interesting that marble plaques rise in two places of the fortress, on which it is written that thanks to the efforts of Mussolini, the Turks restored everything that they destroyed during the years of their ownership of the island.
For me, this was unexpected. Nice and unfinished Villa Mussolini, where you can go.
And how good are the squares and sidewalks, lined with pebbles. This is an art that the Greeks are good at. A small team sits, some sort the pebbles by size and color, others level the sand cushion, and the elder drives the pebbles upright, adhering to the pattern. And it turns out a wonderful picture. Here and dolphins, and octopuses, and whatever you want. There is no such number of squares laid out with pebbles anywhere else. In Crete, we saw them only in two places, and then they were small.
An hour away by car on a magnificent highway is the ancient Linos. This is a separate song. On the top of a high hill, around the ancient Greek temple of Aphrodite, on the shore of a beautiful bay, the knights built another fortress. The spectacle is impressive.
You sit on a donkey (5 euros) and you are taken up the narrow streets to the fortress. It becomes scary at the thought that you will hit the walls of houses. Do not worry. Donkeys are not people, they will not foolishly knock. When you go upstairs, do not forget to take a picture against the background of a fresco carved a thousand years before the birth of Christ in honor of a fellow countryman, winner of the Olympics of some century. Walk along the walls, look at the sea, admire the remains of an ancient Greek temple. And when you get tired of all this magnificence and the hot sun, go down to the sea and swim in the bay. That's when you will understand why sometimes it's not a sin to take a car and not be tied to a bus with its passengers scattered in different directions.
Get a ticket for the boat to Symi Island. Try to guess so that the ship is not crowded. Otherwise it's hard to find places. But you won't regret it.
I won't bore you. I can only say that after Rhodes we rested in Crete. heaven and earth. For the inquisitive, it's just boring. But you go around Rhodes and enjoy.
Where else will you see dump trucks filled to the top with grapes, like we have potatoes.
In short, for those who want a relaxing and interesting holiday in a relaxed environment - choose the islands of Greece. But of them the best is Rhodes.
Good luck and have a good rest.
We chose the hotel, not particularly interested in just that. The hotel itself is very decent. They feed excellent. Territory well-groomed. The location is good. The sea is nearby, and when you get bored, there is where to walk along the shops. There is something to see.
But this is a hotel for surfers. Surfs are brought with them, and you can rent them right there. There would be only desire. There are a lot of elderly Germans and Dutchmen flying under sail. Therefore, sometimes it is difficult to swim, just make sure that it does not rush over your head.
But we got the greatest pleasure when we decided not to get involved with excursions, but took this matter into our own hands. Rent a car - just spit. They offer everything from a bicycle and an ATV to a truck. We took a cheaper Citroen C3 car (45 euros / day) for 3 days and began to comb the island. Those who have flown to Rhodes see the statue of Christ, but few people go there. But in vain. There is a Catholic monastery. There were no monks. Therefore, only tourists and peacocks walked through the empty territory. The statue of Christ stands on the very edge of the cliff. The dimensions are such that up to 10 tourists who have climbed the stairs inside the statue are placed on his shoulders. Impressive. The road leading to the statue is called "The Path to Calvary". On both sides of the road there are posts with copper pictures symbolizing the suffering of Jesus. It is interesting that it was in this place that Suleiman the Magnificent's headquarters was located when he stormed the fortress of Rhodes.
The fortress itself is a work of art. We were there 2 times and both times we left only when my wife's legs were no longer worn. Powerful walls, beautiful buildings. It is interesting to walk along the knight's street, look at the coats of arms of knightly orders. The first impression from the street is that the knights lived like novices of the monastery (narrow streets, windows). But we decided to look out the door. We entered one of the entrances and pushed the door into the yard. And there... a decent courtyard, garden, fountain, the same peacocks. In short, the knights only pretended to be ascetics. Good museum. There is a huge market inside the fortress. And European, and Arabic, and Jewish. It is good to arrive in Rhodes early in the morning, before the arrival of buses with tourists.
The port looks nice. So you can imagine how the Ear of Rhodes stood here.
The fortress is well preserved. Behind its walls it is quiet and peaceful. There are heaps of huge cannonballs with which Suleiman bombarded the knights so that they would get away to Malta. It is also interesting that marble plaques rise in two places of the fortress, on which it is written that thanks to the efforts of Mussolini, the Turks restored everything that they destroyed during the years of their ownership of the island.
For me, this was unexpected. Nice and unfinished Villa Mussolini, where you can go.
And how good are the squares and sidewalks, lined with pebbles. This is an art that the Greeks are good at. A small team sits, some sort the pebbles by size and color, others level the sand cushion, and the elder drives the pebbles upright, adhering to the pattern. And it turns out a wonderful picture. Here and dolphins, and octopuses, and whatever you want. There is no such number of squares laid out with pebbles anywhere else. In Crete, we saw them only in two places, and then they were small.
An hour away by car on a magnificent highway is the ancient Linos. This is a separate song. On the top of a high hill, around the ancient Greek temple of Aphrodite, on the shore of a beautiful bay, the knights built another fortress. The spectacle is impressive.
You sit on a donkey (5 euros) and you are taken up the narrow streets to the fortress. It becomes scary at the thought that you will hit the walls of houses. Do not worry. Donkeys are not people, they will not foolishly knock. When you go upstairs, do not forget to take a picture against the background of a fresco carved a thousand years before the birth of Christ in honor of a fellow countryman, winner of the Olympics of some century. Walk along the walls, look at the sea, admire the remains of an ancient Greek temple. And when you get tired of all this magnificence and the hot sun, go down to the sea and swim in the bay. That's when you will understand why sometimes it's not a sin to take a car and not be tied to a bus with its passengers scattered in different directions.
Get a ticket for the boat to Symi Island. Try to guess so that the ship is not crowded. Otherwise it's hard to find places. But you won't regret it.
I won't bore you. I can only say that after Rhodes we rested in Crete. heaven and earth. For the inquisitive, it's just boring. But you go around Rhodes and enjoy.
Where else will you see dump trucks filled to the top with grapes, like we have potatoes.
In short, for those who want a relaxing and interesting holiday in a relaxed environment - choose the islands of Greece. But of them the best is Rhodes.
Good luck and have a good rest.
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