As you may or may not know, I recently returned from a short break on the beautiful island of Rhodes.
Ok, I stayed in Faliraki, but the hotel was really top-notch.
I have never been on an all-inclusive holiday before, but since it was my little sisters wedding I had no choice in the matter....Sun Palace Hotel, Faliraki Road Rhodes...was absolutely fantastic, all you could possibly eat (from all four corners of the world); all you could possibly drink (although the red wine was served from the fridge it was still acceptable since it would have been 20 odd degrees which is hardly room temperature); a great pool; loads of things to do; and lots of friendly, attentive staff.
Anyway, I digress, I have been working all over Europe for over a decade now and most weeks have stayed in a hotel, up until now I have read most reviews of hotels I was due to stay at with a large pinch of salt:
"Hotel fantastic, but it was really let down by not having an International Tiddly-Winks arena next door"!!!
or...
"Hated everything about this hotel: worst possible room, heating on full blast, shower stone cold, bed lumpy, wallpaper was disgusting, bar always closed, food tasted of cardboard....would highly recommend staying"!
So, day 23, I thought I'd write a review of the hotel in Rhodes to see how hard it is...here goes...
Utterly fantastic hotel...would highly recommend!
Having never been on an all-inclusive holiday before, I was happily surprised to discover how fantastic this hotel is run!
From the minute you arrive (with a welcoming glass of champagne while you check-in) the staff are really friendly and attentive.
The rooms are clean, modern, and comfortable, although slightly on the small side - but that hardly matters since the only time I spent in the room was to get changed for dinner or go to sleep at the end of a fantastic day sat by the pool; or in the bar; or joining in with the many organised activities.
The choice of food is over-whelming...really!
The bar is well stocked (with many international brands).
The pool is great.
The other guest's were also pretty good too!
Special mention must go to the manager who did his very best to make sure my trip back home was so easy....many many thanks!
All in all I would highly recommend this hotel for families with kids upto around 12 years of age.
There, I did it, the hotel was really good, so I'm afraid it may appear as if I am the manager writing it...but who cares, someone like me will probably read it with the same pinch of salt as I would.
As proof of the writing the review, I have posted this to tripadvisor and hotels (with whom I made the booking), and now have to wait upto 72 hours to get it published...once it is I'll update the links here.
