I rested with my daughter 12 years old from 11 to 22 July 2010 in Rhodes at the Esperos Palace Hotel. The ticket was bought in the Neva - 77 tr for two 12 days. Transaero flight - according to the schedule, morning flight. Prior to that, in Greece (Rhodes and Crete) were 3 times in the Aldemar hotel chain.
The vacation was formed unexpectedly, there were no more places in the beloved Aldemare, and an urgent and, as always, painful choice of a hotel began. As a result, we settled on Esperidos Family, but at the last moment, after reading reviews, we changed to Esperos Palace (these hotels are from the same chain, they are nearby) and, as it turned out, they did the right thing.
Number.
As already mentioned in other reviews, the hotel has 2 buildings - one renovated building with SV and GV rooms (it has a reception) and a building with a side sea view SSV (connected to the main passage, it has a restaurant). We took GV (due to the difference with SV of 13 tons, which seemed significant). They settled us without incident in room GV 378. It is located in the right wing of the building, if you look at the hotel from the road. The room was good, the situation is fully consistent with the photos on the site. There was a gift in the room - a bottle of wine and a fruit basket. Electronic safe (free of charge), many wardrobes and drawers for clothes, LCD TV. There is no kettle. The central air conditioner worked well. In the bathroom there were beach towels (they are white with a beige pattern) that could be changed 4 times a week by the indoor pool. The view from the GV turned out to be very good - on the water park, mountains and the road, which did not bother at all, the only small minus was the utility yard (this is an asphalt area to the right of the building, where several hotel working machines stood). So if the sea view is not important to you, you can safely take the GV, but in my opinion you should not settle in an unrenovated building.
Nutrition.
We had HB. For the first time, the metro dotel seats you at a table (you can choose) and then you sit only in this sector - at this or neighboring tables. Breakfasts and dinners seemed to us very varied and very tasty. A lot has been written about food in other reviews, I will note that I liked it. A lot of fruits, all ripe (watermelons, melons, peaches, nectarines, apricots, green and red grapes, bananas, kiwi, oranges, apples, grapefruits, pears; all this was together for dinner, for breakfast there was less variety, there was not at all - cherries and strawberries). There really is champagne at breakfast - there is an ice bucket on each table, bottles of champagne in an ice bucket and glasses are on a separate table. True, we didn’t drink champagne... as in the famous film “champagne is drunk in the morning by aristocrats and degenerates . . ” : D Another feature is that drinks (coffee, juices, water) at breakfast, in addition to tea, are brought by the waiter. From juices - orange (so-so) and grapefruit (very tasty). Still in the corner with dietary food is a jug of cold tomato juice. Delicious sausage, fried and raw bacon, pancakes, omelettes, sausages . . 4 types of nuts and a whole lot more... At dinner, in addition to the buffet, you can order the main course (free) and ice cream (free). As you enter the restaurant, immediately to the left are samples of these dishes - there are always 4 of them - meat, fish, vegetarian and cold. The dinner buffet in my opinion was beyond praise, and the main dishes did not make much impression on me, I ordered them for the first week, and then stopped. Of the 7 main dishes I tasted, I remember the rabbit and the baked pangasius. Once (apparently it happens once a week), instead of the main dishes, a sea corner was decorated - king prawns, sushi, oysters, mussels, all kinds of fish, etc.... very tasty! I just couldn’t find soy sauce... but maybe I just didn’t notice - there are a lot of sauces and I didn’t want to ask . . In general, seafood was always present at dinner - salads with shrimp and mussels, baked mussels, octopus tentacles, squid... I love seafood: D In general, the food in this hotel can be extended endlessly... we were satisfied. Drinks at dinner for a fee, prices - water 1.2 euros, a bottle of cola - 2.5 euros, juice - 2.7, freshly squeezed juice - 3.5 euros, beer - 4.5, small bottle of wine from 8 euros. For the first time I went with a child to HB, and not to ALL, and I was very worried, but everything turned out to be ok. In the afternoon, we bought fruit on the beach at the Frulatti bar (a bowl of 3.8 euros), ice cream (2.7 euros) and donuts (0.5), in Tutti-Frutti french fries (3.5), hamburgers (from 2.5) and so on. The mini market in the hotel has water (0.8 euros), chips, biscuits, yoghurts, juices, cheese, sausages…
Territory and entertainment.
The territory is small, but beautiful and quite green. There are few flowers, many plants have suffered from the heat.
Pools - one bigger one only for Select Club (this is a separate category of superior rooms and meals in a separate restaurant in the form of a turret near this pool) - there are red umbrellas; the second - the main one - for everyone, small and shallow (1.25 meters). Perhaps the pool is the only minus of this hotel, my daughter loves to dive in the pool . . But because of its shallow depth, it warmed up remarkably in the evening. There is also a lazy river (1.25 m deep) and a small pool with aqua-gym (no one uses it . . ) An indoor pool 2.7 deep, there is also a tennis table with rackets and several simulators (all free, open from 10 to 17). There are always free sunbeds by the pool.
The animation is minimal. . . There is nothing for children at all - but the neighboring Esperidos hotel is apparently intended for them - there are slides and carousels. . .
Sea.
Very clean, pebbles, normal entry. The best entry in the center of the beach opposite the Frulatti bar. There are fish, for those who have not been to the Red Sea or the ocean it will be interesting. We saw crabs. The beach is clean and cleaned every evening. The beds are comfortable. There are always free sunbeds by the sea! ! Even when we arrived around 10 we could find a seat in the second row. I was very pleased that I did not have to take up space. The sea water is very warm. Often there was a wind, one day our inflatable crocodile was blown into the sea
Excursions.
We are in Rhodes for the third time, so we didn’t go anywhere much. We went to the water park - it is opposite, we liked it very much, especially the wet bubble. We went on a sea excursion on the Popey boat for 3 hours - I recommend it. Just buy directly on the beach from Esperidosa - it's 30% cheaper than through a travel agency. The ship delivers to 3 beautiful bays, the captain treats with grape vodka and fruits. There is also an option for 5 hours with a barbecue. We also took a bus to Rhodes - walked around the old town, went to the aquarium. The aquarium is quite small, made in the form of a cave, we liked it, but it seems to me that it is not worth taking it as a separate excursion. We walked from the hotel to Faliraki - quite a distance, we went back by bus. For souvenirs, it is better to go to the Olympus hotel - it is not far towards Faliraki, there are many shops and a small supermarket.
A few words about Esperidos. The hotel is designed for families with children 5-10 years old - there are slides, carousels, a trampoline, slot machines . . The territory is modest, 3 pools, all small and small, there are practically no umbrellas by the pools, there are sheds. The sun loungers on the beach are not very good . . There are a lot of people in the hotel and on the beach, they take them to this beach from Esperos Village, which is on a hill across the road. We met a family from this hotel, they said that the rooms are bad.
Esperos Palace is connected to Esperidos by a bridge, you can go there for a walk. The guide said that you can’t use the slides - only for a fee of 3 euros per day, but the daughter and other children from our hotel rode. The slides are small and their daughters got tired of them right away. I then heard that other children began to ask for bracelets and drive them off these slides.
In general, I liked the hotel very much. Very comfortable and quiet. Will I go again? Hmm . . Well, if I don’t get to Aldemar again, then of course yes Or if I go with my husband without a daughter. And the child in Aldemar was more fun.
The vacation was formed unexpectedly, there were no more places in the beloved Aldemare, and an urgent and, as always, painful choice of a hotel began. As a result, we settled on Esperidos Family, but at the last moment, after reading reviews, we changed to Esperos Palace (these hotels are from the same chain, they are nearby) and, as it turned out, they did the right thing.
Number.
As already mentioned in other reviews, the hotel has 2 buildings - one renovated building with SV and GV rooms (it has a reception) and a building with a side sea view SSV (connected to the main passage, it has a restaurant). We took GV (due to the difference with SV of 13 tons, which seemed significant). They settled us without incident in room GV 378. It is located in the right wing of the building, if you look at the hotel from the road. The room was good, the situation is fully consistent with the photos on the site. There was a gift in the room - a bottle of wine and a fruit basket. Electronic safe (free of charge), many wardrobes and drawers for clothes, LCD TV. There is no kettle. The central air conditioner worked well. In the bathroom there were beach towels (they are white with a beige pattern) that could be changed 4 times a week by the indoor pool. The view from the GV turned out to be very good - on the water park, mountains and the road, which did not bother at all, the only small minus was the utility yard (this is an asphalt area to the right of the building, where several hotel working machines stood). So if the sea view is not important to you, you can safely take the GV, but in my opinion you should not settle in an unrenovated building.
Nutrition.
We had HB. For the first time, the metro dotel seats you at a table (you can choose) and then you sit only in this sector - at this or neighboring tables. Breakfasts and dinners seemed to us very varied and very tasty. A lot has been written about food in other reviews, I will note that I liked it. A lot of fruits, all ripe (watermelons, melons, peaches, nectarines, apricots, green and red grapes, bananas, kiwi, oranges, apples, grapefruits, pears; all this was together for dinner, for breakfast there was less variety, there was not at all - cherries and strawberries). There really is champagne at breakfast - there is an ice bucket on each table, bottles of champagne in an ice bucket and glasses are on a separate table. True, we didn’t drink champagne... as in the famous film “champagne is drunk in the morning by aristocrats and degenerates . . ” : D Another feature is that drinks (coffee, juices, water) at breakfast, in addition to tea, are brought by the waiter. From juices - orange (so-so) and grapefruit (very tasty). Still in the corner with dietary food is a jug of cold tomato juice. Delicious sausage, fried and raw bacon, pancakes, omelettes, sausages . . 4 types of nuts and a whole lot more... At dinner, in addition to the buffet, you can order the main course (free) and ice cream (free). As you enter the restaurant, immediately to the left are samples of these dishes - there are always 4 of them - meat, fish, vegetarian and cold. The dinner buffet in my opinion was beyond praise, and the main dishes did not make much impression on me, I ordered them for the first week, and then stopped. Of the 7 main dishes I tasted, I remember the rabbit and the baked pangasius. Once (apparently it happens once a week), instead of the main dishes, a sea corner was decorated - king prawns, sushi, oysters, mussels, all kinds of fish, etc.... very tasty! I just couldn’t find soy sauce... but maybe I just didn’t notice - there are a lot of sauces and I didn’t want to ask . . In general, seafood was always present at dinner - salads with shrimp and mussels, baked mussels, octopus tentacles, squid... I love seafood: D In general, the food in this hotel can be extended endlessly... we were satisfied. Drinks at dinner for a fee, prices - water 1.2 euros, a bottle of cola - 2.5 euros, juice - 2.7, freshly squeezed juice - 3.5 euros, beer - 4.5, small bottle of wine from 8 euros. For the first time I went with a child to HB, and not to ALL, and I was very worried, but everything turned out to be ok. In the afternoon, we bought fruit on the beach at the Frulatti bar (a bowl of 3.8 euros), ice cream (2.7 euros) and donuts (0.5), in Tutti-Frutti french fries (3.5), hamburgers (from 2.5) and so on. The mini market in the hotel has water (0.8 euros), chips, biscuits, yoghurts, juices, cheese, sausages…
Territory and entertainment.
The territory is small, but beautiful and quite green. There are few flowers, many plants have suffered from the heat.
Pools - one bigger one only for Select Club (this is a separate category of superior rooms and meals in a separate restaurant in the form of a turret near this pool) - there are red umbrellas; the second - the main one - for everyone, small and shallow (1.25 meters). Perhaps the pool is the only minus of this hotel, my daughter loves to dive in the pool . . But because of its shallow depth, it warmed up remarkably in the evening. There is also a lazy river (1.25 m deep) and a small pool with aqua-gym (no one uses it . . ) An indoor pool 2.7 deep, there is also a tennis table with rackets and several simulators (all free, open from 10 to 17). There are always free sunbeds by the pool.
The animation is minimal. . . There is nothing for children at all - but the neighboring Esperidos hotel is apparently intended for them - there are slides and carousels. . .
Sea.
Very clean, pebbles, normal entry. The best entry in the center of the beach opposite the Frulatti bar. There are fish, for those who have not been to the Red Sea or the ocean it will be interesting. We saw crabs. The beach is clean and cleaned every evening. The beds are comfortable. There are always free sunbeds by the sea! ! Even when we arrived around 10 we could find a seat in the second row. I was very pleased that I did not have to take up space. The sea water is very warm. Often there was a wind, one day our inflatable crocodile was blown into the sea
Excursions.
We are in Rhodes for the third time, so we didn’t go anywhere much. We went to the water park - it is opposite, we liked it very much, especially the wet bubble. We went on a sea excursion on the Popey boat for 3 hours - I recommend it. Just buy directly on the beach from Esperidosa - it's 30% cheaper than through a travel agency. The ship delivers to 3 beautiful bays, the captain treats with grape vodka and fruits. There is also an option for 5 hours with a barbecue. We also took a bus to Rhodes - walked around the old town, went to the aquarium. The aquarium is quite small, made in the form of a cave, we liked it, but it seems to me that it is not worth taking it as a separate excursion. We walked from the hotel to Faliraki - quite a distance, we went back by bus. For souvenirs, it is better to go to the Olympus hotel - it is not far towards Faliraki, there are many shops and a small supermarket.
A few words about Esperidos. The hotel is designed for families with children 5-10 years old - there are slides, carousels, a trampoline, slot machines . . The territory is modest, 3 pools, all small and small, there are practically no umbrellas by the pools, there are sheds. The sun loungers on the beach are not very good . . There are a lot of people in the hotel and on the beach, they take them to this beach from Esperos Village, which is on a hill across the road. We met a family from this hotel, they said that the rooms are bad.
Esperos Palace is connected to Esperidos by a bridge, you can go there for a walk. The guide said that you can’t use the slides - only for a fee of 3 euros per day, but the daughter and other children from our hotel rode. The slides are small and their daughters got tired of them right away. I then heard that other children began to ask for bracelets and drive them off these slides.
In general, I liked the hotel very much. Very comfortable and quiet. Will I go again? Hmm . . Well, if I don’t get to Aldemar again, then of course yes Or if I go with my husband without a daughter. And the child in Aldemar was more fun.
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