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Hotels in Rhodes
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What first-timers get wrong in Rhodes
Rhodes was Italian from 1912 to 1943, which explains the Fascist-era architecture along Mandraki and confuses visitors expecting Greece throughout. Cars cannot enter the Old Town's core and the gates are numbered rather than named. The meltemi blows hard on the west coast, which is why Prasonisi is a kitesurfing beach and Lindos is not. Off-season, half the island simply shuts.
Rhodes after dark
Two scenes with nothing in common. Faliraki's Bar Street runs loud from June to September, closes at dawn and vanishes for winter. Rhodes Town keeps Orfanidou, still called Sailors' Street, plus quieter courtyard bars inside the walls that trade all year. Lindos does rooftop cocktails facing the floodlit acropolis and shuts by one, because the village underneath is residential.
What things cost in Rhodes
Expect 15 to 22 euro a head for a taverna meal with wine, 4 to 5 for a gyros in Rhodes Town and about 3 for a frappe. Old Town monument entries run from single figures to the low teens each, and EU under-25s go free with ID. KTEL buses to Lindos cost a few euro and take ninety minutes. Sunbeds are 10 to 15 a pair.
Rhodes with kids, realistically
The Lindos acropolis means a steep cobbled climb through the village in full sun, and the donkeys offered at the bottom are contentious enough that welfare groups advise against them. Faliraki's water park and the aquarium in the art-deco building at Rhodes Town's northern point are easier wins. Petaloudes only has its Jersey tiger moths between June and September.
When the weather turns in Rhodes
Rhodes takes its rain between November and March, when much of the island is closed anyway. Inside the walls the Archaeological Museum, the Palace of the Grand Master and the Decorative Arts collection sit within three minutes of one another. The Italian-built Nea Agora on Mandraki is a covered polygon of cafes, and Filerimos monastery above Ialyssos keeps its cloister dry.
When to go to Rhodes
| Best months for hotels-in | Avg daily high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| May | 25°C / 77°F | 3 days |
| October | 26°C / 79°F | 3 days |
| April | 21°C / 70°F | 4 days |
The month to avoid is January — around 15°C (59°F) with roughly 11 rain days. Prices and crowds track the weather here: May is the sweet spot, January the month most people skip.
Pack for peak season: Summer clothes, plus one light layer for air-con and evenings, Comfortable walking shoes — every guide on this site assumes you'll use them.
Where to base yourself in Rhodes
- Rhodes Old Town — A UNESCO medieval quarter inside the walls — cobblestones, gates, the Grand Master’s Palace.
- Lindos — White-cube village under an acropolis 50km south — day-trippable, and prettier for an overnight.
- Faliraki — Beach + resort strip north of the airport — family-friendly, water park, safe swim beach.
- Prasonisi — Southern tip — windsurf mecca where two seas meet across a sand isthmus.