Lydia Maris Resort & Spa

What can I say!!! Wow what a holiday Rhodes gave us. The hotel is not 5* luxury but definitely a 4*. The grounds are kept well, pool is great, small hotel which we loved. Animation team: Evelina, Gustavo and Alex are awesome. They offer a great balance of activities to keep you busy but not over the top. They are super friendly and go out of their way to greet you. They encourage you to join in but no pressure is applied. They made the hotel!!! They work so hard. Food: it was good, its buffet style food and can get a bit crazy at dinner time. Breakfast there is something for everyone to eat, lunch we only did once as we enjoyed the gyros too much nice added extra for the hotel. Dinner there is so much choice, just remember is buffet style dining. Always fresh fish and meats cooked on evening, pancakes, waffles and eggs in the morning from the grill station. Fruit and salads are lush and so much choice. I like they provide Greek food along with other items. They follow a theme in the evening so always something different to try. Staff: every person we met was friendly and helpful. Kalimeria ‘good morning’ in Greek shows respect to the language and that you are trying to use what you can. Rooms: cleaned well and tidy, housekeeping is great if I’m honest, clean bedding and towels daily. Really sweet, my daughter brought a doll on holiday and everyday it was placed on the pillows with a blanket on her. Lovely touch which she loved. Sun bed: plenty, we arrived different times everyday and managed to get 3 together every time. If you want prime spot then you need to go down at breakfast to get it but there are beds all the time. Overall hotel is not huge but we loved it, we did a few excursions so wasn’t there all day everyday, great location to Kolympia main strip and bus stop right outside hotel with good links to main areas. We also used Rhodes travel just outside the hotel to do a trip to old town and they were great and very good price. Loved Rhodes will be back, so much to experience and do.