Neil Storey
We had an amazing stay at the Olympic Palace Hotel in Rhodes! The staff were so friendly, helpful, and genuinely made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. The location is perfect — just a short walk to the beach, Old Town, and lots of lovely restaurants and bars.
Our room was spotless and comfortable with great air conditioning and a nice balcony view. Breakfast was fresh every morning with plenty of choice and good coffee to start the day. The pool area was clean and never too crowded — perfect for relaxing after exploring the island.
Overall, fantastic value for money and a great base to enjoy Rhodes. We’ll definitely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone visiting the island!
Daddo
The low review is only based by the fact that the hotel is classified as a 5*, and the price paid was indeed for a 5*, but it is probably something in between a 3 or (a low) 4.
Unfortunately I felt ripped off. While the whole place from the outside looks good, it cannot be said the same for the interior and for the rooms (at least the one I was staying in). Beautiful view, but it was (like many areas of the hotel) still in the 70s or 80s. Dark brown colours, old furnitures (they still have a DVD player in the room!), a running toilet made not a first good impression. To that, the fact that in the room there are almost no amenities (simply the usual soaps/gels, a shower cap and one little box of extra little things) or anything worth a 5*, made the experience not worth the price. And even asking the people at the reception was not a high quality experience: I had to ask 3 times if I could get a dental set (which was not in the room) and only after 3 times it magically appeared (the first attempt was followed by a simple and direct "NO"). As well as having to ask to get the hand soap, since they have mistakenly put the shower/hair gel instead of it (I got the soap quickly but it was not replaced with the wrong gel).
Some of the external areas are indeed beautiful and better maintained as the interior (not always overly clean though), but the pool experience was again not a 5* hotel worth one. While there are boards around the 3 pools about the rules to follow, no one is following them and no one from the hotel is taking any action (people screaming, playing with balls everywhere, each of them with an air mattress or floaty), it seems it was more a public pool than one of a 5* hotel. So if you are looking for a place with quiet, peace and relax, this is totally the wrong place. And on top of that, no one is checking who is entering the pool area from the outside (there is no gate or check-in facility), so not sure how safe it can it be.
I knew it was a family friendly hotel, but never before, in similar hotels, I had an experience like this one.
Food was luckily good, especially the greek specialties, but the main buffet restaurant was again showing its age, and poor cleanliness as well, as in the wooden blinders full of dust.
Again, my disappointment is mainly due to have paid and being in a 5*hotel, believing it would have been similar to other places I have been before around Europe, but probably management has taken the decision that their main guests should be tour-operator sent and low spending guests, who little care if what they get is truly of quality. Unfortunately I will not take in consideration to come back here, neither I would suggest anyone with the idea to spend a little bit more to throw away their money.
murray white
Just popped in for the mini golf. What a fantastic looking hotel. So much so we book a vacation for next October before we even played the golf. Spacious, clean, fantastic pools. Reviews of food sound amazing. Roof top bar. Lots of private spaces to rest in grass with trees. Pri ate beach too. I look forward to saying more bext year.
Ti Ho
Recently returned and this hotel is not a 5*
The rooms are basically just what you would expect of any room in a hotel of 3* and above, with the exception of the balcony that had two sun loungers and a low table, in addition to two chairs and a table.
The grounds and pool areas look beautiful and are very well kept but, there is music playing by the pool all day, which is louder than just background music. Plus if you sit near the Greek restaurant there is music coming from there also, so two lots of competing music and not very relaxing at all.
Additionally there was Aqua Gym every morning with even louder music and the staff blowing whistles!! Great!!
We went to the pebbly beach which was much more peaceful, but to get there you need to cross a busy road.
The food was really good, plenty of choice, hot and cold, lots of dessert options and when a dish was empty it got replaced straight away.
However long queues to get into the restaurant sometimes and there were often plenty of tables free. This was mainly due to the fact that only a couple of staff were showing guests to tables, whilst some staff were setting and clearing tables and a few drinks waiters were sorting out drinks orders for guests.
Most drink waiters were good but one messed about joking around with guests and after initially ordering your drinks with him and another member of staff had bought it to your table; it could take a while before he would be back to open the bottle of wine or whatever you’d ordered. For some unknown reason, the member of staff that brought it to your table couldn’t open it?!! We were half way through our meal before he came back one evening. If I’d had a cork screw I’d have opened it myself!!
Better organisation of front of house could sort this out!
Overall we enjoyed our stay but won’t be back, as it’s definitely not worth 5* prices. We’ve stayed in, as good, if not better 3&4* hotels in the past.
Sebastian Süß
The hotel exceeded all expectations! Everything is spotlessly clean and feels truly luxurious. The two rooftop bars offer breathtaking views of the sea, and the pool together with the private beach access make it a perfect spot to relax. The international cuisine is excellent, and the staff are extremely friendly and welcoming. This place is an absolute recommendation for anyone looking for an all-inclusive holiday with wellness and pure relaxation.
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