Esperides - Hotel of Excellence

Advantages: Family Fun
Disadvantages: None

.... If you venture out of the hotel, there is a bus-stop at the entrance, one side of the road takes you to Rhodes Town (7 Euros for 4 people), or on the other side of the road you can go to Falaraki, we taxied it there and it cost 5 Euros each way. In Falaraki there is a place called Luna Park which is a big Amusement Park for the children, so that makes a nice change. Across the road and a 5 minute walk away is the Aqua Park, this cost us 60 Euros for the four of us for the day, but it was a great day out and there rides were brilliant. A five minute walk the other way takes you to a Shopping Centre where there is an abundance of shops, bars, restaurants for you to explore, all very cheap, especially for lace and jewellery. Across the road to the Hotel, is the hotel's nature park, although not massive, they do have tigers and a variety...

daveox 18.07.2007 (24.07.2007) · Read review
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Review of Esperides Beach Hotel, Rhodes

Rodos Village - Rhodes

Advantages: Family friendly, all inclusive, next to beach
Disadvantages: Insects in rooms, no cash machine, not enough toilets

...Last week I came back from a holiday in Greece. We went to Rhodes and stayed in the Rodos Village in Kiotari. The Rodos Village is a 5 star all-inclusive resort which is situated in the east west coast of the island. We took a taxi from the airport to the hotel (this was a pre-paid transfer from our holiday provider) The taxi took around an hour to get to the hotel. Since our flight was overnight, we arrived at the airport at 4.45am, so it was great to hop into a taxi and get to the hotel quicker than the coach would have taken. We got to the hotel at around 6am. There are not only steps up to the hotel, but also a ramp. It was quite steep but it meant that I could wheel my bag up instead of carrying up the steps (always good if you're tired!) Check in was quick. No one was around at that time since it was so early, there was...

ivytoad 10.07.2008 (06.12.2008) · Read review
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Classical Rhodes

Advantages: A book of sumptuous recipes many of which are used in Rhodes' own restaurants.
Disadvantages: Recipes are generally for more people than you find in the average family.

...I?ve always had a soft spot for Gary Rhodes right from his first series for the BBC back in 1994. No, it wasn?t the spiky hair (which I hated) or the puppyish charm (which grated) it was the fact that it did seem that the man could actually cook and his love of the food shone through in everything that he prepared. It didn?t even worry me that he?s thin when no chef has the right to be thin. He?s a cook; it?s what his life is about, whether he?s appearing on television, running his restaurants and brasseries or writing books. They are all part of a seamless whole. Go into the kitchens of his brasseries and you could well find that the chefs are working from photocopied pages from my latest find: his ?New British Classics?. First published in 1999 ?New British Classics? is not just a cook book; it?s a work of scholarship too...

SueMagee 21.01.2003 (06.04.2003) · Read review
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Atlantica Princess - Rhodes

Advantages: see summary in review
Disadvantages: see summary in review

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlantica Princess Hotel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have just returned from two weeks staying at the Atlantica Princess in Rhodes and had such a wonderful time that I felt compelled to write this review. Rhodes is a Greek Island which is situated in the eastern Aegean Sea just 11 miles from the Turkish Coast (on clear days you get a magnificent view of Turkey). Our choice of this hotel and destination was purely through last minute panic at the beginning of the year where we realised that everywhere was quickly getting booked up! We began hunting through the various Thomsons brochures whilst checking availability on the internet. We were attracted to the all inclusive package that the Atlantica Princess offered as it worked out at around £12 on top of half board per adult per day and £8 on top of half board...

ilusvm 13.09.2007 · Read review
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Lindos, Rhodes

Advantages: Quiet enough but with the option of a more lively time. The food, the people, the beaches and the weather,
Disadvantages: Hills may not be suitable for some people. The weather, sometimes it can be TOO hot.

...I'm tempted not to say how good Lindos is just in case too many people start going there! I returned to Rhodes after visiting Lindos 10 years ago, I'd always said I'd go back, I just wish I'd not left it so long. The village can only be described as picturesque, set into a hillside and made up of small, white, flat roofed houses, most of which are hundreds of years old. Overlooking the village is the ancient Acropolis, well worth a trip upto, though walking is a bit of a trek. You can take a donkey up there but personally, I find it a bit cruel to have some poor animal carry my 14 stone up a mountain. The other consideration is that you can easily get ringworm off them!! During a two week stay, we visited many restaurants and I can honestly say, I didn't find a bad one among them, though I can recommend Villa Della Pasta, near...

Niknak 11.07.2001 · Read review
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The Best of Gary Rhodes

Advantages: We know him and love him
Disadvantages: none!

...Author Introduction Most people are familiar with Gary Rhodes, a top class chef and a regular on television programmes. I have not seen him on television for a while now, so maybe a short introduction is in order. Gary?s love of cooking goes back to his childhood. At the tender age of thirteen, he cooked a special pudding for his family. His passion for cooking led him into a career as a chef, attending a catering college in Broadstairs, Kent, where he became top of his class. Landing a job at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, his career nearly ended when he was run over by a tram and required brain surgery. Thankfully, he made a recovery, returning to Britain in 1984 to work at the Capital Hotel. He had several jobs and numerous awards. The prestigious Catey award (the caterings equivalent to the Oscars) was awarded to him, for his...

Elffriend 21.05.2004 · Read review
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Excursions from Rhodes

Advantages: So much on offer! Not just Greece.
Disadvantages: None

...So you may have heard of the Greek Island of Rhodes, but have you heard about the many and varied excursions available? In September 2000 my fiance and I went off on a fortnights holiday to the island. We stayed in an unfinished hotel in the resort of Trianda on the North West coast, on an all inclusive basis, all food, drinks and entertainment included. The holiday had been booked for almost a year so you can imagine our disappointment on arrival to see the hotel half built. What were we to do? Go off on excursions, that's what we did! The first of many was to Marmaris, but that's in Turkey you may be thinking. Indeed it is! Rhodes is only an hour away from Marmaris by catamaran, a reasonably inexpensive crossing, about £15 per person. If that sounds expensive just think how much money you can save on shopping in the resort...

FIONAROB76 12.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rhodes (Greece)

Rhodes in a Nutshell

Advantages: Golden sandy beaches, great weather, great food
Disadvantages: Euro has made it a little more expensive

...however advise that you go and see it either early morning or late afternoon as the heat does become stifling. RHODES TOWN Rhodes town stands on the same site as the ancient town, although is probably slightly smaller nowadays. Construction of the ancient city began in 408 BC so the new town has history stretching back over 2,400 years. Rhodes is home to golden, sandy beaches and plenty of hotels, restaurants, greek tavernas, bars and nightclubs. The medieval town is still in use by some 6,000 people who work and live in the buildings. It is by no means deserted. The medieval town is divided up into two parts which was made up in the times of the Knights. The northern part is known as the Castello or Collachium. This contains the official buildings. The southern part is known as Chora – this is where the Greeks, Europeans...

Fluff-Buff 02.04.2003 · Read review
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Atlantica Imperial Resort, Kolympia, Rhodes

Advantages: A stunning setting
Disadvantages: Entertainment

...I have just returned from a Thomson Gold Holiday staying at the Atlantica Imperial Resort Hotel in Kolymbia Rhodes. This hotel is described as a 5 star Deluxe! We arrived at 2am on a sunday morning and were greeted by smiling staff and a sparkling glass of champagne. Great start this hotel is going to be fantastic. A marble entrance with palm trees in the centre and a water fall. It looked wonderful. We were quickly shown to our rooms and our luggage was taken by a porter who did not hold his hand out for a tip. We had chosen to stay in superior rooms which were like small chalets comprising of a four poster bed, slippers, bathrobes, wine and fruit. We also had a marvellous sea view, which I never tired looking at. Unfortunately on entering our room the smell of smoke was over whelming, much like a stale ashtray. We...

Helenofellon 13.10.2007 (14.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Atlantica Imperial Resort, Rhodes

ESCAPE TO ESPERIDES- EXCEPTIONAL

Advantages: Great all round family holiday
Disadvantages: lots of german sun bed pinchers (sorry if your german)

...Let me start with why I picked this particular hotel, having two children aged 8 and 10, (7 and 9 at the time) it is important to choose a hotel where they are going to have plenty to do, thus enabling me and my hubbie to actually have a holiday, if your a parent you'll know what I mean. Located in Rhode(Flying time roughly 4 hours from London Gatwick), here is where it gets tricky, some will say it is in Falaraki others in Kalithea, in actual fact to this day I am not sure, as Falaraki itself is around 2 miles away in one direction and Kalithea is 2 miles away in the other direction. The Hotel itself is all-inclusive and rated 3/4 star. I will just point out at this stage, that the photo provided by Ciao is totally accurate. ********************************************************************* The Hotel is situated...

allyoxley 03.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Esperides Beach Hotel, Rhodes