Rhodos Horizon Resort

Great newly refurbished hotel. Really enjoyed our stay here at the beginning of the season in May. The hotel was perfect,clean and fresh. All the staff were very helpful and polite and spoke good English. The food was very good and well presented. Bar service was good with a good list of drinks. Entertainment was good and varied, with live acts most nights of the week The 2nd week did get busy in the restaurant, so the offer of additional visits to the a la carte were used and the food there was also very good. Steak night was good with a nice tender steak. There was always sunbeds available on the beach, but best to take sea shoes as there are large areas of pebbles

Brilliant hotel and the staff are amazing! On arrival I was presented with a rose and both of us a glass of champagne or prosecco (I can’t tell the difference as I don’t drink them) either way a very nice welcome. We arrived at 11pm and they had left us some snacks out. All inclusive finishes at 11 but they let us have our first drink free then we stayed and had a few more but paid. While we ate the nice porter took our cases to our room. Room We were in the block where the restaurant is, the room is very modern and well kept. We had an inland view but we don’t mind as we never sit in the room all day. Room includes free air con, a safe a mini bar with a few cans in which are free and stocked up every 2-3 days .There is a tv with a few channels again we don’t watch tele on holiday! Shower is well pressured and good temp. Room was cleaned every day by very friendly maids. Pool towels are left in your room for you. Pool/sunbeds There is 3 pools the main pool is the busy one which gets sun all day and you have to be up before 10 or all beds have gone. The other pools seem seemed less busy. Pool areas are immaculate and well kept. There is ash trays attached to the umbrellas but I didn’t see many people smoking around the pool as there is plenty of seated areas to do so. The beach seems to be full also but this is a big hotel so it’s good that the staff cater for everyone. Beach is good but as stated in other reviews sea shoes are a must. The beach bar serves beer or pop and little sandwiches. Smoking! The area outside Rhodos bar is the main outside area and smokers do sit here. Iv seen a lot of people moaning about people smoking while they eat but there is other outside areas where you can eat and no smokers will be. Smokers have already been forced to smoke outside rightly so but where else can people smoke but outside? Entertainment There is 2 lady’s who do animation through the day and evenings and this would be the only down side for me, they don’t really make the effort to get you involved (I understand some people don’t like to be hassled but some people need encouragement and there is none) evening quiz and bingo was bad I heard a few guests say it was like pulling teeth!The girls just don’t seem to interact well with guests. Other entertainment was good bands/belly dancers/tribute acts and they have entertainment in the inside bar (belavard bar I think it’s called) Drinks Drinks are ok and cocktails are served throughout the day but more are added on a night. It’s self serve beer and pop which is great. No ques. There is 3 bars day and night we never visited the sunset bar that’s where the al a carte is served. The rhodos bar and belvard was our favourite the staff are amazing! Food Firstly the chefs need recognition for the food and how hard they work. There was a young guy who worked on the eggs in a morning who is very friendly and always made sure you was not waiting for fried eggs. Such a nice man always smiling and greeting people! Wow we never really have bad food where ever we go as with all inclusive what do you expect. But the food was amazing. Lots of choice and I mean that. There was a whole salad section desert section and then main meals and then a cooked meat section. Best food Iv ever had on holiday. Pizza was served too my favourite haha. Breakfast was my partners favourite again crazy amount of choice to suit all. Chinese night on a Sunday was our favourite. The staff seem to serve certain people drinks but not once during our 2 week stay did they ask or serve us. May be because we was young they didn’t think we were tippers ( we are) But the young men are very friendly none the less. The Belvard pool bar serves snacks through out the day of you don’t fancy a big meal. Ice cream is included too. Guests There is a mixture German, Dutch, polish and English. You get your usual rude people at meals times but most are friendly enough. Dress code There is signs outside the restaurant with a dress code and we Stuck to it, your usually smart shorts and t-shirts no flip flops at the evening! Some guests came to the evening meal in swim wear which i thought was rude. But men are ok in smart shorts and t-shirts. I did see some men wearing vests as it’s so hot. Gym is open from 8am to 4pm and is well equipped with a water fountain and sauna. The PT provides you with a towel so no need to take one. or there is a nice coastal run which I did most days and goes on for miles the route to the left out of the hotel. Checkout We asked for late checkout it’s 35 euros our flight was at 10pm so worth every penny oh and we had to pay 42 Euro tourist tax on arrival which we knew before hand. Bars There are plenty of bars and restaurants near by we went to boomerang sports bar for the rugby and football. Would recommend. Overall we had a pleasant stay and would highly recommend this hotel the staff are just brilliant and the food and drinks are great. Sunset over the beach never gets boring. I never go back to the same hotel but I really will be coming back here. Thank you for a great stay. Just one thing to add I couldn’t see any tip jars about only on the beach bar?