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Why Book Your Rhodes Holiday with GotoBeach?

Rhodes is the island that gives you a proper holiday and a proper place to explore in equal measure. The largest of the Dodecanese, it pairs one of the finest medieval old towns in the Mediterranean — a walled, UNESCO-listed maze you can lose an afternoon in — with long sandy beaches, the storybook clifftop village of Lindos, and reliably sunny weather from spring to autumn. Most visitors fly into Rhodes airport on the breezy west coast and are at the beach within the hour. Whether you want a lively family week at Faliraki or a quiet, upmarket stay in the south, Rhodes has a corner that fits.

Every Rhodes package we sell carries full ATOL financial protection under licence #11211, and your ATOL Certificate arrives the moment you book — you can read how your ATOL financial protection works before you part with a penny. Every hotel on this page has been hand-picked and inspected in person against our 22-point criteria, not chosen from a brochure, so you are booking a resort someone from our team has genuinely walked through.

"Rhodes is the one I recommend when someone can't decide between a beach holiday and a city break — here you don't have to," says Eleni Trachalakis, our Greece Operations Manager, who spent years looking after British guests across the Dodecanese before joining GoToBeach. "You can spend the morning on a long sandy beach and the evening wandering a medieval old town that's still lived in. It's rare to get both on one island." Eleni still re-checks the Rhodes resorts each season, walking the beaches and tasting the buffets, so the hotels on this page are ones she would happily book for her own family.

 

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Top Hotels in Rhodes

Canvas by Mitsis Petit Palais
Canvas by Mitsis Petit Palais

Rhodes Town / Greece

Bed&Breakfast

£ 1021.71

The Ixian Grand and All Suites
The Ixian Grand and All Suites

Ixia / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 1579.97

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The resorts of Rhodes

Inspected in person · 22-point criteria

Rhodes spreads its resorts down both coasts from the old town in the north — lively and breezy in the north-west, calmer and sunnier as you head south-east. Here's how the main bases compare, so you can find the right stretch before you dig into hotels.

North tip · Rhodes

Rhodes Town

Old Town & Beaches
★★★★★

The walled medieval city — the Street of the Knights, the Palace of the Grand Master and a maze of lanes — wrapped by the modern town and its beaches. Stay here for history on the doorstep, superb dining and the buzz of a real city, with sand only a short walk or hop away.

🏖 Town & Elli beaches · 25 min from RHO

Explore Rhodes Town

North-west coast · Rhodes

Ixia

Upmarket & Spa
★★★★★

The smart resort strip just south-west of the old town, lined with large four- and five-star spa hotels along a pebbly, breeze-cooled bay. The steady afternoon wind makes it a windsurfing favourite, and the town is a quick taxi away. The pick for a polished, grown-up week with the city close by.

🏖 Pebble bay, breezy · 15 min from RHO

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East coast · Rhodes

Faliraki

Lively & Family
★★★★★

Rhodes' best-known resort — a long, sheltered sandy beach with sunbeds, water sports and a waterpark, plus a centre that swings from family-friendly by day to lively by night. There's more to it than the reputation suggests, including quiet coves like Anthony Quinn Bay nearby. The pick for a sociable family or friends' week.

🏖 Long sandy beach · 25 min from RHO

Explore Faliraki

East coast · Rhodes

Kolymbia

Green & Calm
★★★★★

A leafy, low-key resort halfway down the east coast, famous for its eucalyptus-lined avenue down to the sea and a sheltered sand-and-shingle beach. Calmer and greener than Faliraki, with a handful of tavernas and easy reach of the Seven Springs and Epta Piges. The choice for a relaxed family or couples' stay.

🏖 Sheltered bay · 40 min from RHO

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South-east coast · Rhodes

Kiotari

Quiet All-Inclusive
★★★★★

A peaceful stretch of the sunny south-east coast given over to large, self-contained all-inclusive resorts on a long sand-and-shingle beach. Little here but the sea, the sunbeds and your hotel — which is exactly the point — with the clifftop village of Lindos a short drive north. The pick for a restful luxury week.

🏖 Long quiet beach · 55–65 min from RHO

Explore Kiotari

Iconic village · Rhodes

Lindos & the south

Postcard Rhodes
★★★★★

The island's most photographed spot — a white village of sugar-cube houses below a clifftop acropolis, wrapped around two sandy bays. Most visitors base themselves in the nearby south-coast resorts like Kiotari and Pefkos and visit for the day, swapping the crowds for a quiet beach hotel each evening.

🏖 St Paul's Bay & village beaches · south coast

Stay near Lindos

The pattern on Rhodes is simple: the north-west around Ixia and the town is breezier, busier and closest to the old city; the east and south-east coasts grow calmer, sandier and sunnier the further you go, ending in the quiet luxury of Kiotari and the postcard village of Lindos. Whichever you lean towards, you can see the full hand-picked line-up on its own page, or talk it through with us. It all comes under one straightforward GoToBeach Greek island package, and if you're torn between islands our specialist's Rhodes versus Kos comparison weighs the two side by side.

Discover Rhodes

Rhodes earns its place through sheer variety. The headline is the medieval old town — a complete walled city built by the Knights of St John, with the Palace of the Grand Master, the cobbled Street of the Knights and a moat you can walk, all still woven into a living town of tavernas and shops. It's one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe, and it's right next to the beach. Add the clifftop acropolis at Lindos and you have two genuinely world-class sights on one island.

Beyond the history, Rhodes is a proper sun-and-sand island. The east coast is the sandy, family side; the west is breezier and better for windsurfing; the green interior hides the Valley of the Butterflies, the Seven Springs and hilltop castles at Monolithos and Kritinia. It's an island you can dip into as much or as little as you like — busy resorts when you want them, quiet southern beaches when you don't. If you're weighing it against the other islands, our overview of holidays across the Greek islands sets Rhodes in context, and our specialist's guide to Rhodes holidays covers the resorts and coasts in detail.

Rhodes beaches & seafront

Rhodes has two coasts with two characters. The east coast, where most of the family resorts sit, is the sandy, sheltered side — long stretches at Faliraki, Kolymbia and down towards Kiotari and Pefkos, with calm, gently shelving water that suits children. The west coast, around Ixia and Ialysos, is pebblier and catches the afternoon breeze, which is why windsurfers love it and why the big spa hotels cluster there. Right by the town, Elli beach gives you sand and sunbeds within walking distance of the medieval walls.

For a day out, the south rewards the drive: Anthony Quinn Bay near Faliraki is a tiny, rocky cove with crystal water made famous by the film; St Paul's Bay below Lindos is a near-circular natural pool of turquoise; and Prasonisi, on the southern tip, is a wind-and-kitesurf mecca where two seas meet across a sandbar. Most resort beaches come with sunbeds, parasols, water sports and beach bars, so a day on the sand needs no planning. The sea warms nicely by midsummer and stays swimmable into October.

Things to do around Rhodes

Give the old town a proper day — the Palace of the Grand Master, the archaeological museum in the Knights' Hospital, the Street of the Knights and a walk along the walls and moat, best done in the cooler morning before the cruise crowds arrive. Then drive south to Lindos, climb to the acropolis above the white village for one of the great views in the Aegean, and swim in St Paul's Bay below. Those two alone make Rhodes feel like more than a beach holiday.

For lighter days there's plenty: the Valley of the Butterflies, a shady wooded gorge where Jersey tiger moths gather in summer; the Seven Springs at Epta Piges near Kolymbia; the waterpark at Faliraki; and boat trips down the coast or across to the island of Symi with its pretty harbour. History buffs can reach the ancient site of Kamiros and the hilltop castles of Monolithos and Kritinia. To plan beyond the resort, our specialist's Rhodes holiday guide and her Rhodes versus Kos comparison are the natural next reads.

Places

Faliraki

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Rhodes Town

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Ixia

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Kiotari

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When to go to Rhodes

Rhodes is one of the sunniest islands in Greece, with a long, dependable season — here's how the months actually feel, and when our specialist would book.

When Air Sea Our take
April–May 21–25°C 18–20°C Warm, green and quiet; the sea is still cool but the old town and the sights are at their loveliest — great value before the crowds.
June 28–29°C 23°C Reliable summer sun with a sea that's finally warm. A sweet spot before the school holidays land.
July–August 31–33°C 25–26°C Peak heat and buzz, eased by the west-coast breeze — ideal for a warm sea and lively resorts if you're tied to the holidays.
September 28–29°C 25°C Our pick: warm sea, softer heat and thinner crowds once schools go back. The best all-round month on Rhodes.
October 24–25°C 23°C A gentle wind-down — still swimmable and sunny, perfect for couples, walkers and exploring the old town.

If you can pick your week freely, June and September give you the best balance of warm water, comfortable heat and sensible prices. Families locked into the summer break get the hottest, liveliest Rhodes — the breeze keeps the west coast bearable, but book early, because Faliraki and the southern all-inclusive resorts fill fastest in July and August.

The practical parts

Getting there

You fly into Rhodes International Airport (RHO) on the north-west coast, a short transfer from the town and the western resorts and around 25 to 65 minutes from the eastern and southern beaches. Plenty of UK airports run direct summer services to Rhodes, and every GoToBeach package includes your flights and your airport-to-hotel transfer at both ends.

Passports & entry

Greece is in the EU and the Schengen area, so British passport holders can visit for up to 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years and be valid for at least three months after your planned departure. The EU's new EES and ETIAS systems are being phased in, so entry rules can change at short notice — always recheck the official guidance close to departure.

Money

The currency is the euro. Cards are widely accepted in resorts, hotels and larger tavernas, but carry some cash for beach bars, village shops, taxis and the old-town markets. Tipping isn't obligatory but is appreciated — rounding up the bill or leaving a euro or two for good service is the local norm.

Health & insurance

A free UK GHIC card covers state medical care in Greece on the same terms as locals, but it's not a substitute for travel insurance — you'll still want comprehensive cover for repatriation, private treatment and cancellations. We can point you towards arranging suitable travel insurance when you book. The summer sun is fierce, so pack high-factor sun care.

Getting around

The resorts are self-contained, and frequent KTEL buses run down both coasts linking the town, Faliraki, Kolymbia, Lindos and the south, with taxis easy to find. Rhodes is bigger than Kos, though, so if you want to reach Lindos, the southern beaches and the inland castles under your own steam, a hire car for a day or two is well worth it.

Food & eating out

Rhodes eats well — fresh fish and seafood, slow-cooked lamb, the local pitaroudia chickpea fritters and plenty of mezze, with the old town and the harbours offering the best tables. At the resorts you'll have generous all-inclusive buffets and à la carte tavernas; out and about, look for the busy spot full of Greek families rather than the one with photos on the menu.

Map of Rhodes

Frequently Asked Questions About Rhodes

Common questions and answers for planning your Rhodes holiday.

Handpicked packages featuring the best destinations across the Rhodes

Further reading from our specialists

Deeper diver from the team, all based on recent resort visits.

Rhodes Holidays

Where beach days meet ancient streets.

Rhodes vs Kos

Two Greek islands, two very different holidays

Official guidance & sources

Entry and health rules for Greece can change at short notice, especially as the EU rolls out its new EES and ETIAS systems, so always check the official advice when you book and again shortly before you fly. These are the sources we trust.