Hotels Near Monastiri Archagelou Panormiti in Rhodes

NOT A 4 STAR HOTEL Our group of 6 people arrived at this hotel and was checked in by a young man on the night shifts. We had 1 twin room & 4 singles. 3 of our party ended up in their annex which was a 7 minute walk away and we we’re supposedly upgraded to a room with a jacuzzi on the balcony along with another of our party. Due to overbooking he had to move rooms the following day and ended up in the annex with the others which was very inconvenient. Our room was very small for 2 people and the bathroom / wet room is the smallest I have ever seen. No room to put a toilet bag anywhere and everything got soaked when showering. Our towels were changed daily as we had to use them to mop up the floor after showering. The jacuzzi on the balcony was overlooked by the hotels opposite and we only used it once for this reason. The cooked breakfast was lukewarm most mornings and only tinned fruit on offer along with cold meats & cheeses. The cereal seemed stale and the diluted fresh orange wasn’t replenished. It was noisy from the street if you left your doors open. We didn’t use the gym which was quite basic and the sauna was always switched off. We complained about our rooms and the group being separated but no one was interested. Those in their annex had bigger rooms but noise from the bars and the tarpaulin from an adjacent building constantly flapping made it hard to get a decent nights sleep. The location was ok being 10 minutes from the old town and beach with lots of tavernas nearby to eat. I wouldn’t stay in this hotel again and I wonder how it got its 4 star rating

Hello all, my husband and I are currently staying at the esperia city hotel Rhodes. We have no complaint at all about this hotel. Rooms are clean, all areas are clean staff are friendly and very helpful. Lovely breakfast that caters for various dietary requirements. I am from the uk and do not necessarily want an English breakfast which is available everyday, because I love to eat the authentic food in the country I am staying. The Greek style breakfast is amazing and so much choice. The hotel is centrally located for everything, beach, harbour , restaurants, bars, and many shops supermarkets!! too much choice !! We were worried about staying here as there are a few very negative comments about this hotel. Do not believe them, we are a well travelled couple and we usually stay in the top hotels around the world !!! 5* For a 3* hotel we are extremely impressed and would definitely return 😃

We love the location, it is in new part where we liked more then old town. There are so many restorant, cafes and nice beaches around. Hotel stuff is so kindly, smiling and helpful. I definetly suggest to stay here. I am sure if we come again we will stay here again.

I very much enjoyed my 7-night stay at Pylea Beach. I stayed in room 311 (the top floor, two floors above ground). The hotel offered virtually everything I needed, as a solo traveller. The bed was comfortable, with clean, fresh linen. There was plenty of space, with adequate storage and a large desk/dressing table plus two bedside cabinets. The air conditioning was excellent, super efficient and easy to operate (and a must in temperatures of close to 40°c). There was a full size refrigerator, with small freezer compartment. This was a welcomed addition! There was a key-operated safe, which I rented for €21 for the week, which I was happy to do. The bathroom had all I needed. Plenty of surface space for toiletries. A very effective shower, with great pressure. Towels were changed every other day (I was happy to reuse). The balcony area was pleasant, not huge but plenty big enough for two fair size chairs and round table. This room got the sun in the morning. There were full size, lockable shutters over the balcony doors, which really helped keep the heat out during the day, along with the curtains inside. WiFi was free and pretty effective. The breakfast was served 7am-10am. There was a fair selection of cereals, hot items, continental breakfast items, fruits and breads, along with juices, tea and coffee. The breakfast area was super chilled out, a very relaxing start to the day. I really enjoyed the food I ate there, each morning. The pool and lawn area were a great size, with plenty of loungers and parasols, set amongst really pretty and well maintained gardens. The Pylea Beach is situated a stone's throw from the beach, which was so convenient. They offer free loungers and parasols to guests there too. There were plenty available. I did notice a beach bar, but didn't use it. It seemed to offer a decent selection of beverages and some ice creams. I loved this hotel as my base in Ialyssos. It's a fairly quiet resort, so ideal for a very relaxed time. Reception staff were helpful. Cleaners were lovely, they did a great job and were unobtrusive. They didn't come in particularly early (after 11am). Right next door to the Labranda Blue Bay Resort, which is a lively, family resort. Personally, this didn't bother me in the slightest. There's a mini market within a few minutes walk, which was handy. Bottles of drinking water on sale in the hotel reception, which was very useful. Only very minor downside, there was no tea/coffee facilities in the room. I'd packed my own travel kettle and tea bags, which solved that issue for me! I'd absolutely recommend Pylea Beach, particularly to couples and solos.

The location is amazing, in a quiet corner of Vlycha beach, where it feels calmer and relaxing. It's also conveniently located at 10-min drive to Lindos town. The beach is just 3 mins away on foot. The hotel is very modern, has a new feel, very minimalistic which we like very much. This is an adult-only hotel which we prefer, so we really had more serene mood. Breakfast is fantastic, a lot of variety so we didn't get bored within the 5 days we were there. Dinner at one of the restaurants (Agistri) was great, the service was nice. The hotel also allowed us to check out late at 1pm (standard is 11am), which was nice because we booked a facial treatment at the spa at 1030am on day of check out because it was the only available one that morning. The shower was working perfectly, with a view of the pool and the sea. Our private pool was always clean and looks new. Housekeeping staff was also very friendly and did proper clean up. Opportunities to improve on: 1. The butler was not friendly at all, which is disappointing as he was the first person to greet guests at the lobby. We arrived at the front with our rental car, and he didn't even greet. He was quite aggressive when we asked where to park the car, and he simply pointed wherever vacant spot on the street we see. He was also responsible to walking us to our room with the luggage upon check in, and that was a few minutes of awkwardness too. 2. The check-in was a bit clumsy. Although the reception lady was really nice, he assisted us to check in via the hotel app (which we first had to download). That took some time when it was possible to simply check us in the normal way. I understand that the hotel wants to push the app to guests, but perhaps best to check in the normal way first THEN ask us to download the app afterwards. This way, it doesn't feel like: if we don't download the app, we cannot check in. Because in the end, we find the app helpful. We were in Lindos town one afternoon, and reserved our massage and dinner at the hotel via the app while there. 3. The room phone line did not function the whole time we were there. We reported it on day one, nothing happened. We had some questions that the app couldn't answer, and we always have to go to the reception to ask little questions, like how much the bottle of wine in the room costs, or if it's possible to do late check out. 4. One one night, we hang out at the pool bar and there was only one service staff. We had to wait for about half an hour to get our drinks, and he only passed by once to say it's coming though we can see the bar and no one is preparing anything. Overall, we enjoyed our stay very much and the value for money is worth it. We will come back again and recommend.

We stayed from the 11th-16th August and had a great time! The staff were amazing, so friendly and helpful, particularly the receptionist who worked most mornings. We felt very safe. The pool is great and usually had sun loungers available, we stuck our towels out there at 9:30ish before heading to breakfast and there were options, there were some people reserving loungers and not using them all day but generally wasn't too bad. The shop is cheap and has good options. We booked full board which is actually soft all inclusive (alcohol with meals but not at the bar, all food, snacks and soft drinks included). The food was great, a good selection for everyone even fussy eaters, we loved the pasta bar and pancakes. We arrived just before dinner finished and they rushed us in so we could eat before it closed, we left at 7pm after checking out at 11am and they allowed us to keep our all inclusive all day. The beach is lovely and so close, only takes 2 minutes to walk there from the pool, sun loungers cost €10 for 2 all day, if you plan on spending a day there it's worth the money as the beach is quite pebbly. There's lots of water sports available and is generally not that busy. They have great excursions, definitely book the calypso lazy day cruise, only €55 for 6 hours on a boat with 4 swim stops in the bluest sea you’ve ever seen and lunch and fruit included. There’s a €10 transfer but it was fully booked so we got the bus just in front of the hotel for €1.80 each way, the timetable can change daily though so be sure to check. Only negatives were that the cleaners (who do an amazing job! Even mopping the floors every other day) propped the door open while cleaning so there were a lot of bugs in the room, the bathroom just had a frosted shower door which didn’t block any sound so there was very little privacy and the emergency light by the door was really bright, it lit up the whole room and couldn’t be turned off. Overall totally worth it for a great holiday!

Visited the hotel late May, it was relativelly full and here are my thouths: 1 - Food is very good and varied, did not get bored. I prefer freshly brewed coffee for breakfast but the coffee machine (not fresh/bean to cup) was ok. All expremelly clean and fresh; good variety of fresh fruit and pizza also very tasty. There is always a freshly grilled fish or meat and their beef was excellent. 2 - Cleanliness - Place is absolutelly spotless and immaculatelly maintained. 3 - Ground and deco - New hotel and they took excellent care of decoration and ambience, feels confortable and stylish. We always found a sunlounger and guests were thoughfull and did not place towels on loungers to ”book it”. The hotel does not cater for the mases and the kind of guests tend to reflect this. 4 - Staff - Usual Greek welcome, no issues whatsoever. Very nice to see the restaurant manager greeting us everyday (forgot his name). Theodora from recpetion was charming and helpfull. Please note that the hotel is not in a main resort and a car is needed to travel around, we walked both left and right of the hotel by the sea and it was safe and pleasant mostly small houses and empty plots/vejetation.