The Greek resort of Afantou, located in the northeast of Fr. Rhodes, offers tourists not only clean comfortable beaches and a warm sea, but also a well-developed infrastructure. There are plenty of convenient hotels in this village. And one of the best, according to many vacationers, is Rodos Blue 3 *.
Location Features
This hotel is located in the picturesque surroundings of Afantou, on a hill. The distance from it to the beach is approximately 1 km.
Almost all tourists fly to Greece, of course, by plane. Rhodes International Airport is approximately 20 km from the hotel. Typically, tour operators provide their customers who have booked a room at this hotel, a shuttle bus. If you wish, you can also get to the hotel by taxi or public transport. Tourists, however, almost never use the latter method. It should be a bus ride, of course, much cheaper than a taxi. However, in this case, tourists have to make transfers, which, of course, is very inconvenient.
Some tourists get to the hotel from the airport by car. If you wish, you can rent a car right in the waiting room. This service is not very expensive in Greece.
The island's capital, Rhodes, is only about 18 km from the hotel. You can also get here by taxi or bus. Near the hotel there is another island resort, very popular with tourists, Faliraki.
General description of the hotel
This hotel accepts guests in a multi-storey building of modern architecture. In 2015, a large-scale reconstruction was carried out at the Rodos Blue 3 * hotel (Rhodes) . Therefore, the decoration of the building and all equipment are relatively new. The courtyard and terrace of the hotel are not tiled, as in many other hotels in Greece, but with stone. On the territory of the complex, lawns are everywhere broken and spectacular southern ornamental plants planted.
Number of rooms
If desired, tourists can book one of the 58 comfortable rooms at this hotel. All rooms of the hotel are designed for a maximum of 2-3 people. Children under the age of two years stay at the hotel for free. Actually the rooms in the hotel are equipped with:
- a refrigerator;
- telephone
- air conditioning.
All rooms have private showers. Here, tourists can use free toiletries and towels. In addition to the shower itself, the bathroom has a bathtub, toilet and sink. This hotel features rooms with balconies. The view from most of the hotel rooms is quite attractive . Air conditioning at this hotel, unfortunately, is paid. Their connection costs about 5 euros. The area of rooms handed over at the hotel leaves about 20 square meters.
Guest room reviews
Opinion about handed over at the Rodos Blue R esort 3 * hotel to the tourist rooms in general was quite good. But some guests note a number of shortcomings in the hotel rooms.
The place Rodos Blue, according to many vacationers, is quiet and comfortable. Mostly only Russian, Polish, Slovak tourists and French pensioners stay at the hotel . Therefore, it is almost never noisy here. Maids clean the rooms daily. But they relate to their duties, unfortunately, not too well. Hotel employees do not fold the bedding very neatly, and the floors do not wash well.
Another drawback of the hotel rooms, most tourists consider their small area. Small in this hotel, both the rooms themselves and the showers. But hot water and electricity in Rodos Blue 3 * are almost always there.
In addition to silence, tourists also include the ability to use free Wi-Fi as a plus of this hotel. Household appliances in the hotel are working properly, and the beds here, according to many vacationers, are quite comfortable. Unfortunately, there are no mosquito nets on the windows and balcony doors in the hotel rooms. Therefore, experienced tourists advise beginners to purchase Raptor records in Russia and be sure to use them in hotel rooms. From local mosquitoes, this domestic remedy helps very well.
Also, former hotel guests advise vacationers who have booked rooms at this hotel, be sure to bring a clothesline along with them. The fact is that this useful accessory is not provided on the balconies of the hotel. To dry beach items in the humid climate of Greece is only possible outdoors.
Hotel Infrastructure
On the territory of the Rodos Blue 3 * hotel , since it belongs to the three-star class, tourists are offered many additional services. Hotel guests have the opportunity to use:
- by the pool;
- a left-luggage office;
- umbrellas and sun loungers by the pool.
For a fee, at this hotel you can also rent a shelf in the safe at the front desk or take beach towels. Works at the hotel and car rental. For the convenience of tenants who rented cars, free parking is provided on site. Guests who rented rooms on the upper floors can use the elevator.
Rodos Blue 3 * (Rhodes): hotel infrastructure reviews
Most tourists believe that in terms of the service provided to guests, the Rodos Blue hotel fully justifies its three arrivals. The pool at this hotel is quite spacious, and the water in it is always clean and warm.
Many tourists consider only a very small number of entertainments provided to residents as a disadvantage of the hotel. Animations at Rodos Blue are extremely rare. In addition, they are held exclusively in French. The organizers of the show and the artists taking part in them do not even know English. This is apparently due to the fact that the main guests of the hotel are traditionally still French tourists.
Living in this hotel, judging by the reviews of vacationers, is quite convenient. In the ratings on the websites of well-known agencies, tourists usually give the hotel about 4 points out of 5 possible.
Rodos Blue 3 *: nutrition reviews
Rooms for rent in this hotel with breakfast. Also, if desired, the hotel can book a room on an all-inclusive basis . Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the on-site buffet at Rodos Blue. On the food in this hotel on the network you can read mostly only good reviews. The cooks in the local dining room prepare quality and delicious dishes. In addition, the menu itself in this hotel is very diverse. If desired, tourists can order, for example, salads, meat and fish dishes, vegetables, fruits, melons, various drinks. Buffet service is provided for guests in the hotel buffet.
The food in the hotel, therefore, according to most vacationers, is quite decent. However, tourists mostly serve only European dishes in the hotel's dining room. Those holidaymakers who enjoy traditional Greek food usually prefer to rent rooms without a guesthouse at this hotel. There are many cafes in the resort of Afantou. And if you wish for lunch, breakfast or dinner, you can order delicious local dishes here. It is worth the food in the cafe next to the hotel is usually not too expensive.
Hotel beach
The hotel Rodos Blue Resort 3 * (Rhodes) is located quite far from the beach, and also on a hill. Therefore, to get to the sea on foot to its guests, of course, is not particularly convenient. However, many vacationers do not consider such a hotel location too big a problem. The fact is that a comfortable bus belonging to the hotel goes to the sea three times a day.
Wide long beaches - this is what, among other things, offers tourists Greece. Rodos Blue 3 * many guests praise including the fact that you can really relax on the coastline located opposite it, with great comfort. Due to the size of the beach, there are never too many people here.
Actually, the hotel's beach itself earned only good reviews from vacationers. The coastline in this place of the Aegean is very clean. All the beaches of the resort of Afantou for lack of dirt awarded the Blue Flag of UNESCO. Located opposite the hotel Rodos Blue Resort 3 * (Rhodes, Greece) is one of them.
Of course, if desired, tourists can rent a sun lounger and an umbrella on the hotel’s beach. It costs them to rent is not particularly expensive. On this beach, vacationers and all kinds of entertainment are provided, in particular water rides.
Available Attractions
In the immediate vicinity of the Rodos Blue Resort 3 * hotel there are several very interesting places that experienced tourists advise beginners to visit. For example, the ancient city of Kamiros is a very popular attraction among vacationers. You can buy an excursion here at a not too high price. At the same time, tourists always have a lot of impressions after visiting this attraction.
The ancient city of Kamiros is located on the Aegean Sea, on a hill. It was founded, according to historians, by the Dorians. Once Kamiros was really a very large and significant settlement. Among other things, there even existed its own small mint.
In addition to Kamiros, many hotel guests visit Rhodes and its famous Acropolis. Here you can see, for example, the stadium where races were once held in honor of the sun god. Also in the Acropolis there is a very interesting Antique Theater, reconstructed by Italian architects from ruins. This is perhaps the most famous landmark of Rhodes near the resort village of Lindos, about 24 km from Afantou.