Hotel berhampiran Playground, Rhodes

Fantastic hotel. Would stay here again without any hesitation. The all inclusive food was superb and the best we have ever had (including restaurants) the room with private pool was brilliant, spacious and light. Well stocked mini bar!! My only slight observation would be that some of the hotel needed a bit of minor cosmetic attention (cracks in glass etc) and room housekeeping (sometimes hair and fluff left on floor) but this did not detract from the quality of the overall stay. There were quite a few children around and other reviews suggest plenty for kids to do, however we didn’t take our children on this short stay but believe they may have been slightly bored if they had come along - besides a small pool / slide and play area there did not seem a lot for children. Please keep in mind we were not specifically looking as we were child free so this is not a criticism . Booking of restaurants is essential - download the mitsis app which was a godsend! It features all restaurant menus and concierge so you can add extras. . Super impressed with the hotel!

Stayed for 6 nights all inclusive with Jet2 at the end of August. Lots of pros- The hotel is spotless clean and the staff are wonderfully friendly. It seems like an incredibly small team and they all made us feel welcome. The pool area was gorgeous, there’s a really nice breeze coming off the sea which takes the edge off the heat. Never an issue getting a sunbed (we’re not the type to go down early and put towels out at all! Whether we arrived at 11am or 4pm there were still beds). We had a late flight in (arriving 2am approx after delays) so food had obviously closed for the night but they’d left plates of food and bottles of water in our room which was a very appreciated touch. Overall, couldn’t fault the food for dinner or breakfast, lots of choice and we always had full plates. I found the snack bar a bit of a disappointment as this seemed to be what was left over from the night before which was just left out buffet style to help yourself (wasn’t a huge fan of left over stew in the blazing sun). Greek salad was amazing! Cons- Hotel is on the side of a busy road which is hard to cross and drivers seemingly ignore the zebra crossing a short way up from the hotel. The bar/ entertainment area is next to that busy road which just felt a bit strange. The entertainment is incredibly low budget but Willie does what he can. It’s very much audience led/ audience participation style entertainment which can get a bit tiresome after a few days. Few tips- public transport is easy but be prepared to wait a while for a bus as they are busy and often full! We waited an hour for one. For a sandy beach, get the bus to Faliraki. Rhodes acropolis is worth a visit, as is the old town. Not worth booking a hotel excursion though, just get the bus or walk it. Lindos is beautiful but try and get there early as it’s hot and busy! Also, you will need 50c for the toilets there.

So me and my brother flew in from England and stayed the week here, I booked before I looked at reviews then when I saw them i obviously panicked and thought it was gonna be a sh*T show, thankfully it was way better than expected. Firstly the location is great, 10 min walk from old town and the bus station where it costs €5 to go to lindos etc, sea a minute away, plenty of shops and restaurants around. The staff are very friendly and no extra fees were pushed on us, the room was clean, sure a bit of peeled paint was on the walls (not shocked due to humidity of Rhodes) but it was clean and nice. The room was cleaned 4 times in our 7 night stay and we enjoyed our visit, will definitely be staying again. I think some people pay for 2* and expect 5* lmao. For a 2* hotel it was way better than expected.

Spent my first holiday in seven years at this hotel in Rhodes, and I am very happy with the choice I made. Booked it through Jet2 on a bed-and-breakfast package; it's a 3*, so I wasn't expecting super-duper-luxurious, and that was fine. It's a great base. The location is on a quietish one-way street with lovely buildings lining it - I caught all the springtime blooms, which was very pretty. It's near a number of local restaurants, so you're spoilt for choice when looking for good lunch and dinner options. It's five to eight minutes' walk down to that beautiful seafront, and it's also at a central point where you can walk to the magnificent harbour and Old Town in about ten minutes. The rooms are basic, but clean. The breakfast buffets are unspectacular, but widely varied and tasty, and will set you up for the day. The pool area is quite nice - the pool itself is pretty decent, and it's a good spot to catch the sun on the loungers. Only downside is that the sides of the hotel are a bit of a wind-trap, so the loungers by the ends of the pool get a fair bit of breeze. Best of all, I had great service. I suffered the misfortune of my mobile phone breaking (which, in this day and age, can cause a ton of problems), and the reception staff were nothing but friendly, helpful, and resourceful in helping me book tours or finding my way around. I plan to go back to Rhodes at some point, to see all the stuff I missed. If I'm still on a budget by that time, I will most certainly choose the Downtown Angela again.

Very nice hotel close to the center of Rhodes Town and the beach. Lots of shops and restaurants nearby. Spacious clean rooms with a balcony. Daily change of towels. Great, helpful and always smiling staff at the reception. I would highly recommend it

Very good hotel, clean, nice rooms and really good breakfast. The staff was always friendly and Vicky was very helpful and nice always with a smile. The hotel is good for old and young People and is close to the center wich is nice. I will visit the hotel again.

The hotel had been recommended to us but I have to say we were disappointed. Our room was lovely but on an extremely steep hill, taxing in the heat but manageable for us (we are in our fifties & both keep fit & are in good health) The cocktail bar was great to meet up with our friends before we went out. It is our 2nd visit to Pefkos so we had already eaten at the Nostalgia restaurant on the rooftop of the hotel & our meals there were a delicious as the last time (the hotel give you a voucher for a free half carafe to redeem here too) So we went in August ( due to my job we have to holiday then) and the hotel was full of kids. We had two 17 yr olds with us & we must be out of touch with how noisy the young ones are but even this wasn't really an issue. There seemed to be a lot of very large family groups, all reserving lots of beds so we really struggled to get sunbeds ourselves. There were six of us on the first week, 3 of us on the 2nd week. There were signs up regarding the management would remove towels if unattended after 1 hour - well, these rules were not enforced. There are 3 pools, the bottom teardrop shaped pool is the most pleasant, then there is a middle baby pool, useless for us, then the top main pool. The pool was rammed with people & big daft giant inflatables. This pool area isn't pleasant & made worse by the strong smell of old frying oil from the poolside bar. My husband would go down at around 8.45am & struggle to get 3 beds next to each other, one day we only managed 2 and a plastic chair. We came down to join him at 9am and there was noone around for hours! He sat on a plastic chair amongst about 4 dozen empty beds, eventually all but 6 filled up, we had a trip planned & were packing up to go & get changed at 3om - when the 2 families that had reserved those 6 sunbeds finally rocked up! They had two toddlers with them two so wouldn't of even needed the extra two beds! I was seething, they had clearly spent the day at the beach. Everyday was the same so we gave up, we had 16 nights at the hotel & used the ( very expensive) beach instead and several nearby pool bars, which were way nicer than the pools at the hotel anyway. Downside is, if you want to cut costs & make your own lunch ( albeit having to walk back up that hill) then this isn't possible as you have to purchase food & drink at the pool bars - I recommend Anixis Taverna, lovely quiet pool & food there amazing and the rock garden pool. So, ultimately we won't return here, maybe we should of complained but regardless, it was too loud, too busy & I hate to say it, too many big rough ass families all shouting across to each other & hogging up the sunloungers.

My husband and I had a two week holiday here in August to relax and unwind. The hotel is lovely with incredibly friendly/helpful staff . The bar staff work incredibly hard, especially those at the pool bar. The young man who served around the pool was very attentive and everything you needed was catered for. All of the on-site restaurants were sensational, especially the Italian which served an amazing Filet Tagliate. The waiting staff here were just superb and you felt truly spoilt. The animation team were fun, chatty and excellent at getting you to have some fitness whilst on holiday! The aqua aerobics was by far the best I’ve ever had on a holiday. Rooms are spacious with a coffee machine and well stocked mini bar. The beach bags were a fantastic extra too. My one big gripe about this hotel was the swimming pools. They were a great size but unclean. Loose tiles were in there and in the pool at the pool bar it had an awful lot of silt/dirt which had come loose from tiles. I understand that repairs probably can’t be done mid-season but cleaning can. As this is meant to be a 5* hotel, more attention needs to be made around the pools. All in all we had an amazing holiday with great weather, views and rest. Just get those pools sorted!! Xxx