Rhode is the fourth largest of the beautiful Greek Islands. It is the capital of Dodecanese archipelago. It is very well connected to the mainland Europe through the seasonal and all-year-long flights and to the nearest land, Marmaris - Turkey, by ferries. This all makes it geographically attractive to the backpackers and adventurer travelers. The beautiful beaches and the medieval old town of the island are the major attraction for the occasional holiday lovers. These all makes the island pretty attractive and its accommodation options pricy and tricky to be selected.
When I have had my last trip to Rhodes, the challenge of selecting a hotel in Rhodes City was bad reviews written for many hotel in the new town. They main complaint was the noise coming from the discos and lack of maintenance probably due to the high demand for the island. This might make many property owners less caring for their facilities. And when you put the price of the places on top of the reviews, it is very likely you wouldn't stay many of the hotels there. Similar complaints were also made for the locations in the historic town. All and all, I had to spend substantial amount of time to find a nice accommodation in Rhodes. But I finally did managed to find a very decent one, at lease this was my conclusion after I stayed there, Silvia Hotel.
Silvia Hotel is cosy two star hotel located just south of the old town. The walking distance to the nearest entrance of the town from the hotel is around 5 minutes. So this already makes its location very convenient. It takes more or less 20 minutes to walk from the last stop of the airport bus to the hotel if you follow the cost line. There is one thing I must point out that the location you may get out of Booking.com confirmation email might be wrong. So you'd better use the one above. The hotel situates in a residential district where there is no disco or any other noise generating establishment. So that is already a plus. Furthermore, the crew of the hotel is extremely friendly and they try to make your stay a relaxing experience. They have been very helpful to me not only on exploring the city by giving precise tips and tricks but also on taking care of the hotel formalities like check in/out. Here I should point out that they don't except the credit cards other than Visa and Mastercard. Even if you used another card like AmEx for the reservation, you need to pay with another card. There is another good thing about the payment is that they don't preauthorize your credit card if you state there will a late check in. It is very nice to see that the mutual trust still works at some places.
I stayed in a one bed accommodation which was pretty comfortable and very well furnished. They room was all new and extremely clean. All the facilities like air-conditioning and the fridge were very well working. This shows the maintenance is being properly done. The room had a flat TV and a fridge where you can put your goodies or some beverages. That is pretty handy if you want to have some drinks in the room or if you want to store freshly bought Greek cheese. The bathroom was small but very clean. The only point missing was that for such a small shower space it is wiser to put a cabin than shower curtain which unfortunately cannot stand still. The toiletries were nicely places and if you need more they are also served. There was no slippers left at my disposal. So it might be wise if you bring your own.
Normally, the price includes the continental breakfast. I would say it is average but not bad at all. There is no bacon or scrambled egg. But other that those, there were everything you may want to have in a nice breakfast.
To wrap up, Silvia Hotel is one of the nicest places you can find in Rhodes City with its convenient location, clean rooms and last but not least the friendly crew. In terms of price/quality balance, they are certainly placed in the upper rank and Silvia Hotel definitely deserve the high grade they get from Booking.com .
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