Electra Palace Rhodes - Premium All Inclusive

Our stay in Electra Palace was great…there are many pros but also some improvements that need to be made. Overall a pleasant stay with friendly staff all over the hotel from hotel receptionists to the cleaners. The cleaners do a great job in keeping the hotel clean and tidy and this cannot be faulted at all. Facilities are great and also the toiletries provided are of good quality. Many reviews state the planes that fly over being a problem, we didn’t find this a problem and quite enjoyed watching them fly over. Beds were comfortable and room was of a decent size. Great bathrooms with good water pressure and really nice cosmetic bathing products provided. Positives: - Food in the buffet and Italian passage restaurant was of really good quality. You can dine at the Italian once during your stay for dinner and for lunch as many times as you please. The gelato parlour was really nice with lots of choice with scooped ice cream and also whippy ice cream with sauces, sprinkles etc. The Spritzville bakery was really nice with daily fresh pastries with really nice feta and spinach pies. Staff were friendly in all restaurants. - Cleanliness of the hotel was 10/10, the whole hotel was clean and couldn’t fault the cleaning team once. They came daily and cleaned rooms! - All staff we encountered were very friendly and welcoming and a special shoutout to the young baggage porter/receptionist (George) who always had a smile on his face and said hello… very friendly, please give him my thanks. - Hotel has a great layout and also lots of sunbeds, pool beds, cabanas, sofa style seating and many different seating areas and there was definitely no shortage of beds. People do get to the pool beds and cabanas first but there are lots of other seating options for sun bathing. - Hotel arranges transport through a company (called Prestige Travel) free of charge if you contact them directly, which was a bonus. Areas of improvements: - Food in the buffet is a limited choice but doesn’t seem to change, and for what is offered we saw it as quite limited and repetitive. Seemed to be the same things every night with some variation here and there. There was no choice for children or picky eaters which may make it difficult for families to visit here… we did get bored of the selection and ate out a few nights out of 7. - The cocktail selection is big but we couldn’t bring ourselves to drink many of them due to how sweet they were. All of the cocktails were made with pre mixes and it was busy but not too busy that a classic mojito cannot be made with fresh limes. Also I wish there was more choice of daiquiris that are made using actual blended fruit rather than rum poured into a slushy. - There are no named spirits which for a premium all inclusive I would have presumed there would be. - The rooms are not soundproofed in any way, if located near the pool you will hear the entertainment until it ends at 11pm, a main concern would be that you can hear into every room from th

The wonderful facilities and excellent staff made the stay an incredible experience. Plenty of activities for my family to remain occupied and an incredible selection of tasty food. The folks at reception were knowledgeable and helped out a lot whenever needed. I would recommend this place to anyone.

Food amazing and staff are first class and so helpful. Hotel spotless. Heated pool and beds at the pool so comfy. Waiter service for drinks by the pool added that extra touch. Overall would recommend this hotel *****

I can only say that everything was more than great. The food was just amazing - lots of variety and so many nice cakes. All the facilities we can use and experience. Great entertainment every day and night, lots of fun music and dance. The staff was very nice and friendly. The rooms are very clean and our balcony had an beautiful view. We simply had an amazing time!

This is clearly an hotel of two halves the front, a lovely beach, bar patios, jacuzzi, gardens and the sea and the rear swimming pool. Both equally good. We were there for two weeks and when in the hotel spent all our time at the sea side. Its just not a holiday to us unless we are sat on sand by the ocean. It was clearly quieter at this side as well. The poolside was a massive area, lots of beds of various shapes and styles including large bean bags. Obviously, the beds in the water and the cabana style were more popular and filled quickly hence the no reservation signs. I’ve seen other reviews claiming that this was the best buffet they have ever been to, well that was not our view. Yes, we did not have any complaints about the heat or quality of the food we just found the type, presentation, and the order of items within the buffet strange. Average range of fresh salad, with hardly any change each day, some small plates with strange mix of meats beans or fish items. Main course food quite plain with little actual Greek items to choose from. Also, no soup served at lunch, dinner only. It is true that there was a very large choice of deserts, but yet no ice cream. We did like the Italian though for our lunches and went there most days. Our room was a full sea view, very well kept by the cleaner and we had no complaints at all. Water is help yourself from the water machines on each floor and various other venues throughout. People have complained of the drinks and cocktails being poor, we did not find this although we do know how to make cocktails we like and so guided the bar staff in the correct fashion. Some just slapped the liquid into glasses guessing how much each time, others measure properly. I know they were sometimes very busy but if you profess to be a mixologist then do it properly by measuring and mixing the correct ingredients. We even found that the local Coffee Liqueur was a match for Kahlua, so got a really half decent Black Russian made for us. Took the bus into Rhodes, a private service but with a booking desk in the reception area. Well worth the visit even though it was very busy with cruise ship visitors. Finally, and this is a very personal view, I know not shared with some we spoke to, whilst others agreed with us. Earlier in the season they strictly imposed a dress code covering men’s shoes, dropped when we were there so you see men in flip flops at dinner. I’d bring this back tomorrow. It is a good hotel and we would recommend it but it’s maybe not for us again.