Gennadi Grand Resort

It was a pleasure to stay here in September 2019 The hotel decor and architecture is beautiful, we had a room with a swim up pool and used it often, its great for when you wake up in the morning and just want to plunge into cold fresh water and slouch in the sun. All the restaurants had amazing food on offer and lots of lovely places to sit, the whole hotel itself is a work of art. We were a little bored in the evenings being a young couple the entertainment wasnt great and nothing within walking distance was entertaining either. This was the only bad point about the hotel. Amazing hotel, happy staff, great food. Cant really fault it at all!

My review is actually 4.5 stars but TA don't let you do that so... We stayed for a week at the Gennadi Grand for our wedding anniversary, on a full board basis towards the end of October 2019. We drove from the airport (about an hour) and I highly recommend this rather than sitting on a bus going the long way round. On arrival at the hotel, you’re given a welcome cocktail while they sort out your towel and dining arrangements, then you are taken on a golf buggy to your room. Our room was at the end of the resort by the adults only pool. Each of the rooms has a private pool, more of a plunge pool rather than something you can swim in but a decent size nevertheless. Also at this time of year the sun took a while to come round and warm up the water. I only went in once and it was pretty cool. The room was very modern and the walk in shower is excellent. You do have to be careful about water coming out underneath the door though, as this can get a bit slippery. Water pressure was excellent, a real power shower! The bathroom sinks are actually in the room and behind a sort of elevated screen form the bed. The toilet is a separate “room.” To be honest, this is a fundamental design flaw and hence my not giving a full 5 stars. Let’s just say the toilet is not soundproof and one can hear everything that goes on in there… It’s also quite noisy if one of you gets up to use the facilities in the middle of the night. The other thing is (and I know this has been mentioned by others) the TV has no real English language channels apart from BBC news. To be honest I’m not one of those people that come on holiday to watch TV but a wider choice of all channels would have been good. (We did discover some great songs on German MTV though!) The hotel itself is absolutely wonderful. There are several pools and the main pool had various events throughout the day. It’s a decent size for a swim too. One of the things that set this hotel apart for me was the quality of the food. The large buffet dining room serves three meals a day. The choice and selection was incredible and wide ranging at every sitting, there really is something for everyone. In addition to this, at most meals they had a superb piano player, playing a great selection, a nice touch. The service and staff in all areas of the hotel are excellent. The bar area is off the main reception and dining areas. There is an outside terrace and indoor seating, with table service. Generally there was some form of entertainment but it was never intrusive and always very good quality. There is a good selection of name brand spirits and the cocktails were excellent. In addition to this the hotel has a private beach, with a small bar serving drinks and snacks. Sunbeds are very comfortable. I did some snorkelling and while there is not a huge amount of vegetation, I did see an octopus and at one point a school of about 40 cuttlefish all lined up just off the shore right in front of me, incredible. One thing everyone should do of course is go into Lindos while you’re here. If you don’t have a car there is a bus that stops right at the hotel by the main entrance. We actually got married in Lindos and it was an emotional trip for us as we hadn’t been back since. (I still feel sorry for the donkeys having to take tourists all the way up to the Acropolis…) We also walked up into Gennadi Village itself for dinner one night, only about 20 minute walk and well worth it, although I have to say the food was better in the hotel! There’s a lot of effort gone into this hotel, it’s a shame the fundamental design of the rooms was not thought through properly; otherwise it’s pretty perfect! Look forward to coming here next time we come to Rhodes.