Best Hotels near Monastery in Skiadi, Rhodes

We have recently returned from our first family beach holiday, having stayed in mid May. The hotel surpassed all expectations it was fantastic, such a variety of facilities and entertainment all top quality to suit all ages. The restaurants were fantastic with great variety and something for everyone and pretty much available 24/7. Worth pre booking a la cart on the app prior to arrival. The staff here work extremely hard to make you feel welcome and provide everything they can all with a smile. Big shout out to despina who had such high energy and worked crazy long hours day into night. This would certainly be a give start stay for us we had such a great time and I really recommend you book to stay at this place. Great value for money for the top quality service and product you get from your stay. Only downsides why it didn't hit the full marks, the pools were freezing and took a while to adapt. The communication about activities and what's going on and what services are provided at the hotel is lacking, the hotel has so much to offer and it does not sell that to the guests, you could go your whole stay and miss what's happening at the resort. We found the check in pretty poor and not much information provided. It took a few days to work out where things were and what events were happening, a little more communication or a more interactive app would work. We loved our time so much here we have booked to return in October and look forward to seeing you all again soon.

I wasn't sure if I should post a review but I am doing this in the hope that senior management and Mitsis see this and put actions in place so that others don't have the experience that we did. Overall, we had a great holiday but that's because we made the most of it. It even became laughable because the service was that bad and you're almost waiting for the next bad experience. As soon as you leave the hotel and experience hospitality elsewhere, you realise how bad it is at Mitsis Rodos Village. Pros: - The hotel decor is beautiful in the bottom part that has been refurbished. - Loads of seating, especially for big groups. - Some of the staff were brilliant - Sabika, Juliano (pool bar), Jacko - all of the staff need to be more like these guys. - The rooms in the bottom part of the hotel are cleaned to a high standard and the maids are lovely and friendly. - The food at the Asian, Italian and Greek Al a carte restaurants is lovely Cons: - An awful smell of sewage that comes and goes, both in and outside. - Most of the staff at the bars act like you've asked them for a kidney when you want to order a drink - they even argue with you and talk about you to their colleagues. - On arrival, two of the families that we were with didn't have the right amount of beds in their rooms - they were split up and had to sleep in separate rooms, away from their children. They got no apology! - Not enough staff to support the amount of guests, this meant there were queues everywhere and it didn't feel like a holiday, nevermind a 5 star! - If you go down to the beach bar, be prepared to argue for a drink and be talked about. One of the male staff members asked where our husbands were and even hosed us down with the hosepipe in a bid to get rid of us from the terrace - literally spraying the water at our feet and ankles. - On most days, our friends in the old part of the hotel didn't have their rooms cleaned, which meant they didn't have any clean towels. - If you try to complain, you are fobbed off by management who say they will come back to you.....they don't! - Chefs having a visible hissy fit in the al a carte restaurants because they don't want to cook for a table of 10. - Want to go to the Greek restaurant in the day time? Good luck! If you do get in there and you're a table of 4, you will be split up as most of the tables are set for 3 people and they won't move a 4th chair for you. - You can't get yourself a drink at any point, meaning you even have to wait for orange, water etc at breakfast. This would be ok if there were enough serving staff to bring you drinks....most of the time we had finished a meal before getting drinks. - Make sure you have a degree to figure out where and what time you can get certain drinks from, especially coffee. This hotel really makes things difficult and it shouldn't be. There was a turning point the day before we left. Things got that bad that the management had no choice but to listen and do something -

The hotel is clean and well maintained and the staff are helpful and friendly. We didn't eat in the bar so I can't comment on the food but it looked good and plentiful if a little overpriced! Be aware though that almost EVERYTHING is an extra so budget quite a bit more if you want to use sunbeds, air conditioning or wifi. We didn't as the costs were outrageous. We had a Superior Studio apartment and the beds were very comfortable and the room cleaned daily. We didn't find any of the 'complimentary' toiletries which they advertise although we had a lovely but empty liquid soap dispenser! The shower is really good and would be better if the shower screen had been bigger. They do supply a squeegee for you to remove all the water that sprays all over the bathroom floor. The shower has a fixed head and can't be adjusted and there is a switchable hand shower head for squirting your 'bits'. A good hair dryer is provided. The biggest deal-breaker for us was that in no way was it a fully equipped self-catering apartment. There is NO KETTLE, NO TOASTER and very little of anything else in the way of kitchen equipment. A coffee peculator is provided which is useless (and I stress useless) for making tea. If you want to self-cater, the very reason we booked this hotel, don't bother booking here. You will be very disappointed. If you want to eat out there are many very good restaurants within very short walking distance. You'll be lucky to get breakfast before 10:30 AM though. If you are a light sleeper then think about what it would be like sleeping within one meter of your fridge compressor turning on and off all night long. The balcony is far from private and ours had only a view of an orange tree which was sprayed with chemicals (I assume) every couple of days! It was right next to the walkway to all the other apartments which is great if you want to meet everyone while you're trying to eat your boiled egg and no toast breakfast washed down with lukewarm tea! All in all we had a great time in Rhodes and this hotel could so easily be made to be perfect but sadly I really think they are more interested in taking money than providing a comfortable self-catering holiday experience. Still gave them an above average score though for all the good reasons stated above but we won't be staying there again for all the many bad reasons. Be sure to check out the Royal bar just round the corner. The food is wonderful, the owner and staff are fantastic and the prices reasonable. A bit further on is the San Allotte restaurant which is equally good (maybe better) but more expensive.

We booked a 5 day holiday in rhodes town, which included, flights, transfers and accommodation at the City Plus Hotel We knew it was a 2star and thats fine , we loved the location and surrounding area Bering in mind its only a 2 Star and we were very pleased with the room , comfortable beds ,not soft , quite firm , perfect Breakfast was not included, so that was extra €9 and have to say it was Lovely, something for everyone, even bacon eggs and sausage The jewel in the crown are the staff A family run establishment and we arrived as guests but left as friends Especially Jannis and Thassos Thank you so very much for making our little holiday , a wonderful experience and we will definitely return Paul an Dave

Stayed here at the beginning of October as a solo female traveller and had a great stay, where I felt safe and welcomed. I don’t understand the negative reviews, these are family run, authentic Greek apartments and don’t advertise themselves otherwise. Agreed it’s not the Ritz, but you don’t pay Ritz money to stay here 😊. The whole complex is spotless, my room was cleaned every day, towels & bedding changed regularly, and an abundance of toilet rolls left. The staff are great, will just leave you to it, but there if you need them…..perfect. I had an issue with my kettle shorting the electrics which was remedied straight away. I asked for more bedding and was given this without question. I utilised the fridge and cooking facilities in my room every day, and managed to cobble together a few meals. Due to the amount of walking I did, I only used Charlie’s shuttle once during my trip but it’s a great service running at 11am/5pm/8pm. As a Hillside guest, you get 10% off a couple of restaurants near the drop off/pick up site. I had a Gyros meal at Eat Greek which was ok. The pool area is lovely with plenty of loungers and there are towels for you to use which is a nice touch. The walk to a supermarket is 0.7 miles and takes around 12 minutes dependant on ability. They will give you a lift back if you spend over 50 Euros. It is then only a few more minutes walk to the main beach and Faliraki centre. I beach hopped each day with the walk to Anthony Quinn Bay being exactly 3 miles and took around 58 minutes. I can recommend ‘Golden Hands’ for a massage, hotel collection and drop off which was included in the price: full body masssge, 35 Euros. I also went zip lining which was good, again, hotel pick up and drop off included in the 15 Euro price. I had trouble finding a quad biking trip for under 150 Euros but that may be due to end of season limited availability. All in all, a great holiday with lovely weather in the low 30’s and where I felt safe as a solo female traveller. Thank you Hillside, I will definately be back 😊