The rooms themselves are quite spacious, the beds are large with an excellent mattress, clean linen, a large bathroom, there is shampoo and shower gel, no room cleaning. You need to wait 5 minutes for hot water to appear, the air conditioner rattles, there is no stuffy hood in the bathroom, the window blinds do not block in the open position, you need to press down with a chair so that they do not clap from the wind. Inside the room, everything is fine, everything is whole, relatively clean, comfortable, you can’t hear the neighbors, the design, again, is very simple. Painted walls, a bedside table with TV, a mirror and a table with a stool, that's the whole design. . . )
The food is very scarce and not very tasty, you won’t die of hunger, but there’s not much choice, the meat and fish are not tasty at all, there is no children’s menu, the fruits are tasteless in general, the menu is very weak, but the sweet is just super! )), coffee is also good. In a la carte, but very tasty, although the menu is also small. Service, attitude, atmosphere are excellent, problems are solved quickly, they try very hard, it's great!! ! There are Russian speaking staff. Mostly foreigners have a rest, there are very few of ours.
1 minute to the sea, the beach is huge, there are 2 bars, you can eat, drink, umbrellas, sun loungers are dead, torn, broken, but there is always a lot of space. The sea itself is wonderful, small pebbles with sand, the water is crystal clear, the beach is very wide and long, there are places without people at all, for those who like to run along the beach or swim in the sea, it's just super. The entry into the water is relatively gentle, there is a good aqua sport right on the beach, showers, a toilet, but everything is very scary. For children, there is almost nothing but sand and the sea, a small playground on the territory, one slide in the pool and a children's room right on the beach, a wooden booth 3 by 3 in size without air conditioning.
The weather is great, the sea is 24 degrees, the sun is 31-35, a strong wind is constantly blowing, it's not hot at all! In general, a hotel for relaxing without pretensions in a calm style in a quiet place, there is no entertainment in the hotel itself except for evening live music... It’s far from the main sights, but if you rent a car and make your own route, you can get super emotions, the island itself is magnificent and very interesting in historical terms, species, very tasty food in taverns, many very picturesque places, bays, the Aegean Sea is also a separate wonderful story, I highly recommend traveling around the island, it's just a wonderful island of Rhodes!! !
On the Sanmara website, we saw an offer from Mitsis Fortuna Rhodes 5 * on ALL for our family (2 + 2) for 12 nights at a very reasonable price. The calculation was simple: in Rhodes there are 4 Mitsis 5 * hotels on ALL, in Grand and Alilu we will definitely not be settled, although, what the hell is not joking, but suddenly... : )), remain Maris and Village. Well, Crete and Corfu will wait, we still need to study Rhodes!
I was sure that we would get to the Village (the cheapest at that time from Mitsis, but more expensive than Fortuna), but the whole bus who bought a tour of Fortuna was taken to Maris. And we just lived in this hotel a year ago (review here http://www.turpravda.com/gr/rodos/Mitsis_Rodos_Maris_Resort___Spa-h13598-r154746.html). I was even a little upset, because. when you visit the hotel again (from your own experience), you are a little more picky about everything, but, on the other hand, you no longer waste time exploring the territory, the range of services, etc. In general, the impressions about the hotel are the same as last year, the most positive. There are no global changes. Most importantly, the people are the same: the same waiters, bartenders, receptionists, the same young man delivering drinks to the rooms. It was nice to see familiar faces too. And it seemed to me that they communicate with me, as if they had known me for 150 years.
I will try not to repeat myself in this review, but I will supplement my own last year.
The check-in went quickly, the questionnaires were already filled out, the rooms were prepared. Handed out the keys, ringed and sent to dinner. We got a room in a bungalow near the pool, directly opposite the bar. At first we thought it was a bad place. As it turned out, on the contrary, everything is nearby, it is convenient to run for an ice cream, for a beer. Noisy, of course, but the children no longer sleep during the day, and in the evening this bar is closed. Well, lovers of noisy night swims in the pool were only once - they survived))) The children did not move at all in their beds. In general, it is we - adults - who like to hide behind the sleep of children, they say, they wake up. My people will get so mad during the day that even from the cannons they fell at night. There is a playground nearby, the wretched truth (I’m already starting to grumble), for us it was only a plus that it was nearby, and we personally don’t react to children’s screams and screeches))) What really annoyed me a little was the morning discussions of world problems maids. The first few days, while lying down and sleeping off, and then we perceived it as an alarm clock)
About the number. This is where the biggest disappointment happened. Last year we had a room with a partition, this time no luck. You can live, but not very comfortable. As we were explained that with a partition - these are family, and a year ago we were just lucky that there were no standards available. It seemed to me that such partition walls were something like an improved standard, and family ones were full-fledged two-room apartments. Let's know now.
Cleaned daily, for some reason shampoos were not replenished, tk. only dad uses them, he had enough of the available ones. However, towels were changed twice a day. There were no bathrobes or slippers. Replenishment of the bar is provided every other day. And again, a minus compared to last year)) - there is no beer in the set of drinks ((.
About the Mitsis Friends Club. Reading reviews about all the Mitsis in Rhodes (just in case), I found out about the Mitsis Friends Club. Naturally, we registered, received card numbers. Requested to credit points for the last trip, but they were never credited. They wrote in both English and Russian, asking about points, about the possibility of obtaining a card in a hotel where we don’t know yet. But no one answered us. As a result, we arrived at the hotel without points, but with card numbers. Demitros, the Friends staff member, told us that there were no points - and no privileges. We replied that more than a month has passed, and is it possible to find out with his help where our points are. Demitros said that it was good, since we are the second time in the same hotel, we will give you privileges, shook hands and parted. Not that we really needed these gadgets, but since they give us, we have to take it))) After dinner, Demitros caught us at the exit of the restaurant, changed our green bracelets for the so-called gold ones, and we became different from everyone else)) ). We were connected to free internet throughout the hotel, replenished the mini bar daily, provided a free extension of the room on the day of departure - this was really convenient for us, because. the flight was in the evening. Points are still credited, 1 night = 1 point. We will score 100 points (which is unlikely), it will be possible to live for 7 nights for free in one of the Mitsis, it is tempting, of course, but not feasible))) As for the cards themselves, we were told that they are now sent only by mail, information on the website otherwise obsolete. By mail - so by mail, we wrote down the address, we will wait.
About children's entertainment. I already mentioned the site - small, unpretentious, especially for a family hotel, where a large number of guests are families with children. Last year we never swam in the children's pool, and in general it was somehow empty, this year it was more popular. Despite the fact that the water there is much colder than in the sea, it was very difficult to get the children out of it. My daughter explained to me that the sea is too big and there are fish there, and she is not afraid in the pool. Well, for the son, the slides decide everything.
There is a children's club, there were no Russian-speaking animators this year either. Although it is strange, because the Russian-speaking guests are well at least half. But the children somehow understood the girls. If it were bad and not comfortable, then my small fry would not aspire to go there. My daughter got frustrated when she had to miss the opening hours of the kids club due to trips outside the hotel. And when our son, who is not swirling with us, found out that they were taking him for pizza and ice cream, it became doubly difficult to persuade him to travel. Well, we didn’t miss the mini disco even after trips. All the same Mickey Mouse and the same set of songs, although no, some new melody has appeared.
About the beach. Of course, the beach looks best in the morning. Although it is cold, it is very comfortable to swim. The sand is cold, but the water is warm, you come in to get warm. By 11 o'clock the beach is packed, but even with so many vacationers, there were always free beds. Only once, on the very first day after arrival, did I have to throw things on the sand, and then not for long.
About food. Oh, I don’t even want to remember, and so we don’t differ in special harmony, but here it’s still sticky))). What is frankly tasteless - fish !! ! And even some of the red fish (I don’t remember salmon, trout) in Greek and Italian restaurants are also tasteless. A new chef appeared who cooked scrambled eggs in the morning, he got a very unsuccessful fried egg (((when he got up behind the "last year" brazier - everything is fine!
Anything else. We already knew about towels for a deposit, but the fact that the second key to the room was also for a deposit was unpleasant news. Of course, my husband was outraged. And since at that time we were pretty fed up with our grumblings at the reception, we were given a second key without a deposit. There are some nice changes too. It's easier to change towels. Last year, the shift took place in one place opposite the shops at certain hours, we never got there on time. Now this can be done in bars and on the beach and by the pool.
What can I say, once again we were convinced that Mitsis Rhodes Maris is a very pleasant hotel, suitable for a quiet and relaxing holiday. Yes, the hotel is located far from the capital of the island - the city of Rhodes, from the main attractions. But, taking into account the small size of Rhodes, you can successfully combine a measured beach holiday at the Mitsis Rhodes Maris 5 * hotel with an active tourist and educational one. But that's another story. . .
Meals: Lots of fruits, berries, delicious desserts (including my favorite shortbread cookies, hot waffles with chocolate paste), hearty breakfasts. On the beach there is pizza, sandwiches.
For dinner there was always a wide variety of dishes: soups, meat, fish, side dishes. Always in the restaurant there was ice cream of different varieties, which you can impose yourself in unlimited quantities. Drinks (including tea and coffee for breakfast) and spirits are brought by the waiters. Many complained about the line at the restaurant, but you had to stand in line for no more than 2-3 minutes, and as a result you will be taken to a ready-made clean table. There are restaurants by appointment, we visited them all! Italian restaurant. On the menu, it differs from the main one by the presence of pizza and two types of pasta. Buffet. Well, it’s more pleasant, of course, to sit in a more relaxed atmosphere than in general. Everything in a Greek restaurant is delicious! And it is better to sign up for it immediately upon arrival, as it is a rather popular institution.
Daytime animation was held both on the beach and near the pool - bocha, volleyball, gymnastics, etc. , there were evening shows. Animation is also Russian-speaking.
The beach is sand and pebbles near the surf line.
We rented a car from a company at the hotel, although there are outside the hotel, but we did not take risks. The island is unrealistically beautiful - the city of Rhodes, Lindos, the place of Prasonisi - the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas converge there, a huge number of gorgeous beaches. We didn’t take excursions, we went and looked at everything ourselves, they give a map of the island at car rental.
The hotel is good with friendly staff. And another piece of advice from practice - the evenings are cool, take either a jacket or something to put on your shoulders. There is a shower in the common area of the hotel, so if you have a late check out, you can use it to wash off the sea salt.
We got from the airport for quite a long time, about 1.5 hours, sometimes along a serpentine road, sometimes we drove through villages along narrow streets where, in theory, our bus was not supposed to go.
On the island, they don’t think much about traffic rules at all, there are no police officers anywhere at all.
We arrived late in the evening, dinner was already over, but the restaurant was still open, waiting for late guests!
The room is very cute with funny colorful curtains and bedspread. We had a second floor overlooking the neighboring houses and the garden. Cleaning began early in the morning, but they came to us after lunch, as they always hung a do not disturb sign. Cleaned qualitatively, we left a tip, but not regularly, when there was a trifle. The quality of cleaning did not depend on tips.
There are many swimming pools on the territory, cleanliness in them was also well monitored. There are sun loungers near the pools, during the day animation was carried out both at the pools and on the beach.
The beach is pebbly, large enough, the sunbeds are a little old, but there were no problems with the presence. Always found, even if not at the edge of the sea.
About food. They fed deliciously. Hearty breakfasts, I liked omelettes with various fillings, which you choose yourself.
Ripe fruits, all fresh, delicious desserts! You could dine both in the restaurant and right on the beach, where they bake delicious pizza.
Signed up for Greek, Chinese and Italian restaurants. Went mainly for a change of scenery to have dinner in a quieter, more secluded place. I liked all three, although the service is not very fast.
A little background
Like many Russians, we tried to find something cheaper for vacation. Hotels in Turkey and Egypt, which we visited before, this year we can not afford. It was impossible to find more budget options for families with children. In general, we decided that this October will not be brightened up for our family by the sea and the sun.
I don’t know what came over me, I decided to look at the cost of Spain on the Sanmar website - well, it’s very expensive, Greece - at first I thought that I had confused something, I had set the wrong parameters. 5-star Mitsis is cheaper than 3 stars. Not just cheaper, but for our family the cost of the tour is suitable. Maybe the hotel is not very good? No, the reviews are good. I began to study in more detail, and then there is an action, and even the children get a visa for free (a trifle, but nice), my husband and I already have visas, and we have not been to this country yet. Greek gods on our side
After a short comparison of flights, days and nights, location, reviews and, of course, cost, we settled on Mitsis Rhodes Maris. They were very satisfied.
We arrived at the hotel around 8 pm, it was dark. Settled right away. Room on the ground floor, separated by a partition with a door, a very convenient option for a family. Everything is clean, tidy, everything works. My daughter was delighted with the floral decoration of the interior. Instead of a balcony, a small terrace-lawn without partitions between neighboring rooms, something like that. Some bungalows have access to a large lawn, some have bushes. There was one annoying moment in the room for me - this was the lack of a device for drying towels-swimsuits, so they hung them on chairs and bushes. Apparently, people who already knew this stretched the ropes between the trees, which gave a certain rustic "zest" to a neat, well-groomed territory.
Were cleaned well and on time, without a tip. The mini bar was replenished every other day. Next to our room was a miracle room - a pantry where linen, towels and boxes of drinks for mini bars are stored. Husband sometimes asked for extra soda, never refused. In the mornings, while I completed the backpack for the beach, the children were running around on the street. Of course, they were always interested in this wonderful room. The kids learned that if you hang out a little at the door, smile, then you won’t leave empty-handed))). The son learned the word "calimera" (good morning) and he already approached the pantry with the words "calimera, give me Coca-Cola. "
About food. Enough fruit, very tasty desserts, hearty breakfasts. I want to mention the chef who cooked the scrambled eggs. There was practically no queue for him. You collect the ingredients for the omelette yourself, which significantly reduces the time: until everyone explains what he would like to see in the omelet, while the chef collects all this, and then once, and serve a plate of ham-greens-tomatoes, and you don’t need to explain anything. I have never been to dinner, I don’t know what was there, my husband went a couple of times, from his words, nothing particularly outstanding, i. e. quite normal))))). My children and I ate pizza on the beach, you can eat it, it’s suitable to kill a worm when it’s too lazy to change clothes and go to a restaurant. For dinner, you could always pick up something tasty - either fish, or lamb, or pork, or chicken. I emphasize - either-or, so that everything is delicious - well, it didn’t work out))))
Another tiny annoying point is the lack of extra napkins on the tables. Of course, when they cover, they put one napkin per person, but this is often not enough. You can ask the waiter, you can go for them yourself... It’s more convenient and pleasant when the napkins are already on the table, because there are salt and pepper shakers))))
As for the queues in the restaurant. It’s better to stand for 2-3 minutes, and they will bring you to a ready-made clean table than to squeeze between the tables in search of a free one, and then wait for it to be cleaned. Or the opposite situation, when those looking for a table look into your plate, trying to determine the degree of readiness to leave the restaurant, and you bam... and dessert brought... A sigh of despair of the seekers and a feeling of guilt that didn’t free the table... So it’s better to fray a little in line, you can do something something interesting to learn from other vacationers. And if you arrive early or, conversely, closer to the end, then there are no queues at all.
We visited an Italian restaurant. On the menu, it differs from the main one in the presence of pizza, better than on the beach, and two types of pasta. Buffet. Well, it’s more pleasant, of course, to sit in a more relaxed atmosphere than in general.
I did not like anything in Chinese, my husband liked the pork ribs.
Everything about Greek is delicious! They crawled out of there in koloboks. It was not possible to re-enroll, a fairly popular institution.
It was difficult to feed the children. They are omnivorous, but they do not like seasonings, and all dishes are sprinkled with herbs. And, of course, they gorged themselves on ice cream)))), very decent.
Now about the kids club. There were no Russian-speaking animators during our trip. I don’t know how my daughter understood them, but she constantly asked to go there. Something was drawn there, glued. Mini disco is a standard set of songs that seems to have been tested for decades. The kids love it, that's good. Mickey Mouse invited and collected children to the disco. It was very unpleasant to watch Europeans smoking during a children's disco and it was in the forefront. The smoke may not have reached the dancing children, but there are a lot of kids around in the arms of their parents, and just people who don’t smoke. Several times I turned to such people with a request to step aside, by indignation and waving my arms, I understood that they were not in the room and had the right to smoke here... Okay, this has nothing to do with the hotel. I want to note that Russian-speaking people smoked on the sidelines, and generally behaved quietly. At first I thought that there were very few of us in this hotel.
We did not live to see the evening show, so I cannot express my opinion. Daily animation, as elsewhere - bocha, volleyball, gymnastics, etc.
The beach is good, there were always enough sunbeds, even taking into account the busy just in case. Dirt in the form of cigarette butts and plastic cups. Not zasr . . but, of course, but it's unpleasant when children dig up gobies. Again, this is not so much a problem of the hotel as of society in general))). The beach is sand and pebbles near the surf line. For large people, it can be unpleasant. The husband used special slippers to get to the water.
In general, the sea is wonderful. Very clean. The water, of course, is no longer hot, but it’s quite enough to swim, probably 25 degrees. Autumn, anyway
Well, the last annoying moment, which does not affect anything, I just want to speak out. It's a deposit of 20 euros for a beach towel. It is clear that these euros will not go anywhere, well then you need to enter a deposit for towels in the room (they are prettier), a bathrobe and slippers, and bed linen...
Let's summarize. As always, we had a great vacation. Very nice cozy hotel with friendly staff. And the realization that for 8 nights we paid 80.000 rubles. for a hotel of a good standard, enhances the effect of a great holiday!! !
The territory of the hotel is green, there are places to take walks. On the territory of the hotel there are mini shops, a beauty salon, a hairdresser. Across the road from the hotel there is a supermarket, shops with souvenirs, clothing, mini attractions for children.
The food is varied, alcoholic drinks are brought by the waiters, tea, coffee for breakfast, the waiters also bring. Service in restaurants pleased - the staff is efficient, there is no need to ask several times. For dinner, seating at the tables is handled by the staff, very convenient. There is a small queue, but this fact did not cause a feeling of embarrassment and negativity. There are restaurants by appointment, in each no more than 1 time during the rest. We have been to all of them, but the main restaurant also has a large selection of dishes, so in my opinion there is no point in trying to get into a la carte restaurants. Although Greek can be noted - it's worth a visit, after all, you are in Greece!
There is an animation team, there were activities during the day, both on the beach and near the pool. Evening animation is, but we have never visited.
The beach is good, large, comfortable entry, there were always enough sunbeds. The beach is sand and pebbles near the surf line. Beach towel for a deposit (20 euros).
I advise you to rent a car (on site), the island is beautiful, there is something to see, for lovers of surfers and kites I advise you to visit Prasonisi, magnificent views. Beautiful night Lindos.
In my opinion, this hotel is more suitable for families with children. We are satisfied with our vacation, we got what we expected, decent service for a reasonable price.
We got a room in the main building, a standard room, with a size of about 40 meters. The room can be called pleasant with a fresh renovation and good appliances. The room also had a balcony with wicker furniture.
The beach is large, comfortable for moving, as there are small pebbles under your feet. The sea is clear and clean, almost always calm, fish are visible if you swim with a mask and feed them. At the same time, no hedgehogs or jellyfish were observed, there were also no stones at the entrance, that is, no special shoes are needed. Sun beds were found at any time, though always in different parts of the beach.
You can also have a bite to eat and something to drink at the bar: coffee, juice, beer. Delicious pizza right on the beach!
As for the food in the hotel in general, we also liked it. The main restaurant has a large selection and a fairly standard set, but everything is cooked deliciously.
For breakfast, there is a separate station with Greek coffee and sweets - I really liked it!
The territory is large, descends to the sea, with many bungalows. There are no settlements nearby, it took about two hours to drive from the airport.
Across the road there are several shops and a large supermarket, in the hotel itself there are also several shops with cosmetics, jewelry and souvenirs.
Since we really wanted to see the island more thoroughly than last time, we took excursions right at the hotel. And they realized that it was not in vain. In some places without guides it would not be interesting at all.
Free wi-fi with varying degrees of success, but still used in the hotel lobby.
I liked the animation, it was very fun both during the day and in the evening.
In general, there was a very good impression about the island, and about this hotel.
Internet only downstairs at the reception and restaurant. Even if you paid for it in the room, it's not a fact that it will work.
The coolest thing is the beach. True umbrellas and sun loungers are very old, but the sea is clean and transparent. Beach towels for a deposit of 20 euros.
Safe in the room paid 25 euros for 7 days. Room key one, metal.
I will write about the trip to Rhodes in another section