Rhodes Town, Panorama Hotel

Every person at the Rhodes Town, Panorama Hotel were exceptional in looking after the guests. Made you feel at home. Copy of map pointing out local supermarket and bus routes was given to us. There is internet connections in upper lounge area very reasonable - books available from library. A slight hic-cup relating to faulty fridge when we arrived but another room was quickly allocated to us and we were informed fridge was repaired within the hour.

I only stayed at the Panorama Hotel in Rhodes Town for a few days as I was allocated on arrival and I was moved to another Hotel. I was sorry to be moved as I enjoyed every moment there. I shall definitely be returning to the Panorama this year for the 2 weeks.

Had a great time at the Panorama Hotel it was basic but clean

Panorama Hotel

We have recently returned from a 2 week holiday and had an excellent time apart from an accident where I hurt my head sightseeing in a church believe it or not.

If you are looking for a large hotel with standard food and impersonal staff not typical of Greece then this is NOT the place for you. The hotel has a very personal feel with many great characters working there, they make you feel very welcome and enjoy making conversation, but at the same time they are not in your face. In the day time there is a lady originally from the UK that works and is very helpful with a great sense of humour. At night the owner works in the restaurant along with a lovely Greek lady and a very professional chef.

We went for the bedroom self-catering option - the room was large, very clean and even had a TV which is unusual for Greece. I did watch CNN now and again, but I was in Rhodes for a holiday. TV was free, but if you require a remote control it's 15 Euro deposit. Didn't need Air con as the climate was just right when we went, but the option was there.

The room we were in had 2 balconies which overlooked part of the town residential area (not rundown) which extended across with a distant view of the sea. The catering facilities were typical of Greece, limited, but the food is so cheap we only used it to have breakfast and lunch.

The swimming pool was very clean and has an extra section attached which for children, great for parents. There is a bar inside the reception area and one outside.

The restaurant prices in the hotel were very cheap and food was excellent, everyone we spoke to all enjoyed the food too. It's 6 Euros on average for a main-course, and about 8 Euros for the swordfish (14 Euro in the town) which I would most definitely recommend. The chef also did daily BBQ's.

The hotel is about a 25 minute walk, which once you find your way is a nice way to do a bit of exercise, failing that you can get a taxi which ranged from 3 to 4 Euros, but put your seat belt on as they drive very fast.

About a 5-10 minute walk from the hotel towards town (it's the route where you go down a narrow one way road), there is a lovely restaurant which is not touristy at all, the food is delicious and the owner is very passionate about his food, I highly recommend this place, I think the name is 'Ta Marisia', but don't quote me on that - the building is yellow with blue window frames, it's small with tables outside and ivy growing over the court yard.

Resort

The old town is lovely, amazing buildings which have been well preserved; it is touristy, but has not destroyed the area which is nice. Food is more expensive in the restaurants there, whereas the new town is cheap, probably because this is where the Greeks eat. We drove around the entire island and I felt we picked the best resort as it gave us the diversity we wanted, we had the option of beaches, nice restaurants, shops, or just a chill out area at the hotel, other resorts in my opinion were more restrictive.

I was unable to make the most of visiting the island as I had concussion from my accident and couldn't do too much. The owner of the hotel took me to the hospital and spoke to the doctors for me which I greatly appreciated and I didn't think you would find this in many hotels. I will go back to the island to finish off what I missed and will probably stay in the same hotel.