Твердая четверка Solid four

About the location of the hotel:
Pros:

-separate from other hotels;

- in a quiet place;

- within walking distance from the sea;

- there is a large supermarket nearby;

-fatiguing distance from the airport;

Minuses:

- someone may not like the distance from the centers of nightlife;

About the beach:

Pros:

-clean sea;

- the sea to the east, you can meet the birth of the sun from the sea;

- there are enough sun loungers and mushrooms for everyone;

-free rental of canoes, catamarans and surf;

-cabin, two showers, two washstands;

- not guarded at night, swim if you are not afraid, or shawls in the surf with your loved one.

Minuses:

- the distance from the hotel to the beach is 250 pairs of steps, about 350 meters;

- the road to the beach is a dusty country path through a wasteland;

-the road runs along the beach, not very busy, but the smell from passing cars and noises are sometimes noticeable;

-there is not even a small bar, just drink water;


- at the bottom, in addition to stones, several fish, stingrays and crabs, diving with a mask, you can find bottles, plastic dishes and an old bicycle;

- the depth near the shore is too big for kids;

-pebble beach, hot stones, shoes needed. There is no sand;
- the beach worker is a thieving cunning, inclined to take forgotten expensive things for himself (my wife and I forgot our sunglasses on the beach, hung them next to a fungus. We missed the next morning, the beach worker returned his wife's simple glasses and said that he did not find any others "And four days later I saw this guy in the hotel, this proud son of Hellas, Hellene, the Greek, walking around near the pull bar, showing off in my expensive Italian glasses. My family and I traveled for several days and we were not visible on the beach, and he, I probably decided that we had already left. I took the glasses away, and he said that he had just found them and carried them to the reception, but decided to try them on. I did not complain about him, because the bastard would still turn away. I just drew conclusions for myself, that one should not forget expensive things, or not wear pontoon glasses to the beach. )

About the numbers:

Pros:

-there is a refrigerator, hairdryer, air conditioning, free safe, TV;

-furniture is almost new, not shattered;

- change of towels and linen daily, beach towels - every other day;

-cleaning daily, cleaned efficiently;

- sockets in the room a lot, pieces 5;

Minuses:
-Family room, this is, as a rule, an ordinary standard double room, equipped with a single or bunk bed for children, there are few two-room rooms, those who are lucky or the most persistent get;

- the floor is tiled;

- in the bathroom there is no latch and lock, just a door handle and that's it;

- all rooms are smoking, there are no non-smoking sectors in the hotel buildings : ( ;

-the safe is very small, documents, money, a small camera fit. The tablet does not fit in any way. There is nothing to say about the laptop. But nothing was stolen. Expensive electronics just lay in the room;

- the TV is very old, "cube", hello from the 90s, we did not turn it on;


- refrigerator - small, but noisy like a tractor, immediately pulled out of the socket and not used;

- no tea set;

- there are 4 beds in the room, and only 2 glasses

- lock in the room - a regular key, no modern magnetic cards;

-very ascetic decoration of the rooms, uneven walls are plastered and painted with a water-based emulsion, in a yellowish-light green color;

About nutrition:

Pros:
- Generous, plentiful, varied, rich in meat, confectionery is a dream of a sweet tooth, Sunday - fish and seafood from the belly, there are always a lot of fresh fruits;

-places in the restaurant are always available;

- the manager of the restaurant is a very responsible person, he is always in the hall personally, he really controls everything;

- good wine in self-bottling;

Minuses:

-Breakfasts are not focused on Russians, there are no cereals. Monotonously. Everything is on duty;

-sometimes came across poorly washed appliances and utensils;

-sometimes came across loose tables and chairs;
About something else, everything.

Territory:

Green, well-groomed, trimmed, mostly clean. In the beginning, cicadas were very annoying, but they got used to them quickly.

Pools:
There are two of them, one baby, with a slide, my boys didn’t like it, they rolled down once and left. Adult pool, optimal in size and depth difference. Clean. Water purification - obsolete chlorination. I swam there once. Further - only in the sea.
Sports: there are minigolf tracks, the condition is below average, clubs and balls are given at the reception, free of charge. There is a tennis court, did not use it. There is billiards, two tables, 1.5 euros per game. There is a hall with old slot machines. There is an archery range. Only with animators it is necessary to agree. The gym is a shame. In a well-air-conditioned room, there are three weight machines. "Butterfly", leg extension and back row machine. And that's it! There is not a single track, or ellipse, or crossbar. Gym opposite snack bar and pool bar. : )

Animation:

The main focus is made towards tourists from Italy. But they try very hard, play with children, create their own programs, rock operas under plywood, musicals, at the level of a good student KVN. Among Italian animators, there is a real star - Antonio! Athlete, yogi, dancer, talented guy. Professional local musicians are also invited to the hotel. Once a week Greek evening, performed by Rhodes musicians and dancers. In general, not boring for a family holiday. You need to contact international animators, since the "orange" Italians primarily work for Italians and most likely will ignore you with a smile. It happened to us when they put the Russians on the list for archery, and then, after letting us shoot once, they worked only with their own, excluding us from the list. And in the end they said that their time was over, look for your animators. Provoking our indignation with such a dynamo. At first, I was very angry, but when I saw an earring in the right ear of the Italian animator, I cooled down. Well, what to take from him?

Bars:
-really high-quality drinks, no substitution of brands with local cheap analogues, as in Turkey. Pour as much as you want. The snack bar prepares good kebabs and shawarma. Don't skimp. Ice cream is delicious, plenty of it. Children are delighted. Milkshakes are also good for kids. All tables are smoking. There are no non-smoking areas. Tobacco stench is present. : (

Internet only in the lobby, Wi-Fi by the hour, about 4 euros per hour. There are two more computers in the lobby, no Russian keyboard layout : )

There is a shop with all sorts of things for vacationers, the prices are reasonable.

There is a car rental, but I used another rental that was recommended by the guide.

About excursions:
If you drive a car and drive with you (you can just Russian), then do not buy excursions, but visit everything yourself. And take excursions only to the islands. You can drive around the interesting places of the island without a gallop in 3-4 days, so that you can carefully examine everything and delve into it slowly. Those who say that they traveled all over in 1 day are lying to themselves. We took Nissan Micra, paid 136 euros for three days. But before that, they made a mistake by taking a sightseeing tour of the island, because we could go around the entire excursion program ourselves, at a lower cost, and the tour covers only 20 percent of interesting places and is unreasonably expensive, 65 euros per person.

Butterfly Valley - I didn’t like it, the butterflies seemed to be sleeping, or tired. They sat on trunks and stones and did not fly. Valley is too strong a word. There is no valley there, but there is a rocky ravine, in which everything on trees and stones is covered with butterflies. And crabs crawl in the stream.

Seven springs is a very pleasant place, we spent 4 hours there. Delicious restaurant. Beautiful. The walk went well.

Lindos is a must go! Amazing place.

Rhodes (city) - it was worth a trip, the old city and the palace of the masters are worthy of attention. Oceanarium, so-so, but did not regret it.

Felerimos hill - admired!

Prasonisi Beach - I haven't been in such a beautiful place for a long time, the southern kiss of two seas, a place where the water is full of surfers' sails and kites. There is always a good wind. There are vans of athletes from all over Europe. Lots of amateurs and beginners. Rental and instructors. There is a piece of sandy beach for ordinary swimmers.
The ruins in the north of Rhodes and the fortress of Ionites are worth a visit.

The overall impressions of the trip are very positive. In two weeks, +5 kilograms, which will have to be worked out in the gym. The most negative moments are the story of the thieving beach worker who appropriated my glasses and the lack of care for non-smoking hotel guests.