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Why Book Your Faliraki Holiday with GotoBeach?

Faliraki is Rhodes' best-known beach resort, and for a good reason: a long, gently curving ribbon of soft, Blue Flag sand backed by a full seaside town of hotels, tavernas, water sports and a proper waterpark. It has a reputation as the island's liveliest spot, and the central strip does swing that way after dark — but the beach is broad enough to have calmer, family-friendly ends too, plus quiet neighbouring coves like the film-famous Anthony Quinn Bay just around the headland. Fly into Rhodes Airport (RHO / Diagoras) on the north-west coast and the transfer down the east coast is around 20 minutes, so you can be on a sunbed the same afternoon you land. Book Faliraki for a sociable, sunny, everything-on-tap family or friends' week.

Every Faliraki 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.

"People arrive with a fixed idea of Faliraki and leave surprised," says Eleni Trachalakis, our Greece Operations Manager, who worked the Rhodes resorts as a Thomas Cook rep for years before joining GoToBeach. "Yes, there's a party strip if you want it — but the beach is huge, the family ends are relaxed, and the sea is some of the calmest, clearest on the island. I've placed young families and lively groups on the very same sands and both go home happy." Eleni re-checks the Faliraki hotels each season, walking the beach and timing the stroll to the water herself, so the resorts on this page are ones she would happily book for her own family.

 

Photos of Faliraki

Hand Picked Deals

Top Hotels in Faliraki

Esperides Beach Resort
Esperides Beach Resort

Faliraki / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 1705.51

Apollo Blue
Apollo Blue

Faliraki / Greece

Half Board

£ 1597.1

Epsilon Hotel Apartments
Epsilon Hotel Apartments

Faliraki / Greece

Self Catering

£ 1077.49

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Top hotels in Faliraki

Inspected in person · 22-point criteria

Faliraki has hotels for every kind of holiday, from grown-up beachfront to full family all-inclusive, so we've kept our programme to a hand-picked few that genuinely earn their place. Each has been walked through by our team rather than chosen from a brochure.

Faliraki, Rhodes

Apollo Blue

Beachfront Family
★★★★★

A large, well-run all-inclusive right on the Faliraki seafront, with a spread of pools, a spa, evening entertainment and direct access to the sand. Rooms are bright and comfortable, the buffets are generous and varied, and there's enough on site — kids' club included — to fill a week without ever leaving. A dependable choice for families who want everything on the doorstep.

🏖 Directly on Faliraki beach

View Apollo Blue in Faliraki

Faliraki, Rhodes

Calypso Beach

Relaxed Beach Base
★★★★

A friendly, good-value hotel set at the calmer southern end of Faliraki beach, a short stroll from the sand and away from the busiest of the nightlife. Pools, gardens and easygoing all-inclusive dining make it a comfortable, unfussy base for couples and families who want the beach and the resort's amenities without being in the thick of things.

🏖 Short walk to the quieter beach end

View Calypso Beach in Faliraki

Faliraki, Rhodes

Epsilon Hotel Apartments

Self-Catering & Flexible
★★★

Bright, practical apartments a walkable distance from the beach and the centre, ideal if you like the freedom of self-catering with a pool to come back to. The kitchenette and extra space suit families and longer stays, and Faliraki's tavernas, shops and supermarkets are all close by. A sensible, flexible base for making the resort your own.

🏖 Walkable to beach & resort centre

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Faliraki, Rhodes

Esperides Beach Resort

Family All-Inclusive
★★★★

A sprawling family resort on the northern stretch of Faliraki beach, built around pools, water slides and a busy programme of kids' clubs and animation. The all-inclusive board is generous, the staff are used to children, and the sandy beach sits right at the foot of the gardens. Made for a busy, self-contained family week with plenty to keep everyone entertained.

🏖 On the northern Faliraki beach

View Esperides Beach Resort

That's a deliberately tight list of the resorts we rate most highly in Faliraki. If you'd like to compare the wider island first, see the full line-up on our Rhodes holidays overview, or look at the quieter alternatives nearby: green and calm Kolymbia a little further down the east coast, or the upmarket south-east strip of Kiotari for a restful all-inclusive week. For the buffet-and-pool style Faliraki does so well, our child-friendly hotels and best-selling hotels collections are the natural next step.

Discover Faliraki

Faliraki's character comes from its scale and its beach. This is a fully grown resort town, not a village — a long seafront lined with hotels, a bustling centre of tavernas, shops and bars, and everything a family could need within walking distance. Yet the beach is the great equaliser: nearly two miles of soft sand shelving into calm, clear water, wide enough that the lively middle and the quieter ends feel like different worlds. Pick your spot on the map and Faliraki quietly becomes the holiday you want it to be.

It's the island's most versatile base. Families gravitate to the waterpark, the kids' clubs and the safe, shallow swimming; groups of friends enjoy the buzz of the centre; and even couples find peaceful corners at the northern and southern ends and in the coves beyond. Because it sits midway up the east coast, it's also brilliantly placed for exploring — Rhodes Town and its medieval walls are 20 minutes north, Lindos and the acropolis an hour south. If you're weighing up where to base yourself, our guide to Rhodes resorts sets Faliraki in context, and Eleni's Rhodes holiday guide goes deeper on the coasts.

Faliraki beach & seafront

The beach is Faliraki's headline and its calling card. It runs for the best part of two miles in a gentle crescent of soft, golden sand that regularly flies the Blue Flag, shelving slowly into some of the calmest, clearest water on the east coast — reassuring for paddling children and comfortable underfoot. Sunbeds and parasols line the shore, water-sports operators run jet-skis, banana boats and parascending through the season, and beach bars are never far away. The central stretch buzzes; walk north or south and it thins out into calmer, family-friendly sand where you can spread a towel in peace.

Just around the southern headland lie some of the prettiest coves on Rhodes. Anthony Quinn Bay, made famous by the film The Guns of Navarone, is a small, rocky inlet of crystal-clear water beloved by snorkellers, while nearby Ladiko is a sheltered horseshoe of sand and pebble. They're an easy hop from the resort by bus, boat or taxi, giving you a change of scene from the main beach whenever you fancy one. The sea warms nicely by midsummer and stays swimmable well into October.

Things to do around Faliraki

The resort's headline attraction is its waterpark, one of the largest in Europe, with rides and pools that can eat up a whole day of the school holidays. Beyond it, the beach itself is a hub of water sports, and boat trips run down the coast and across to nearby coves for swimming and snorkelling. For a change of pace, the quiet inlets of Anthony Quinn Bay and Ladiko are minutes away, and the little clifftop chapel of Agios Nektarios makes a scenic short walk.

Faliraki's position makes day trips easy. Drive or bus 20 minutes north to Rhodes Town for the medieval Old Town, the Palace of the Grand Master and the Street of the Knights; head an hour south to the clifftop acropolis at Lindos and swim in St Paul's Bay below; or venture inland to the Valley of the Butterflies and the Seven Springs at Epta Piges near Kolymbia. To plan beyond the resort, Eleni's Rhodes holiday guide maps the island out, and if you're still choosing between destinations her Rhodes versus Kos comparison weighs the two side by side.

When to go to Faliraki

Faliraki's season runs from spring to autumn on one of the sunniest islands in Greece, and the sea takes a while to catch up with the air — 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 bracing but the beach and pools are lovely — 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, peak buzz — ideal for a warm sea, a lively centre and the waterpark 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.
October 24–25°C 23°C A gentle wind-down — still swimmable and sunny, perfect for couples and a calmer week on the sand.

If you can pick your week freely, June and September give you the best balance of warm water, comfortable heat and sensible prices, with the beach at its relaxed best. Families locked into the summer break get the hottest, liveliest Faliraki — the waterpark and the family resorts are in full swing, but book early, because the beachfront all-inclusives fill fastest in July and August.

The practical parts

Getting there

You fly into Rhodes Airport (RHO / Diagoras) on the north-west coast, and the transfer down the east coast to Faliraki takes around 20 minutes by road — one of the shorter hops on the island. 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 less than 10 years before the day you enter 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 before you travel.

Money

The currency is the euro. Cards are widely accepted in resorts, hotels and larger tavernas, but carry some cash for beach bars, small shops, taxis and market stalls. 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 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, especially with children.

Getting around

Faliraki is compact and walkable, and the beach, waterpark and centre are easy on foot. Frequent KTEL buses run up to Rhodes Town and down the east coast to Kolymbia and Lindos, with taxis and boat trips readily available. Hire a car for a day or two only if you want to reach Lindos, the inland castles and the far south under your own steam.

Food & eating out

At the resorts you'll eat well from generous all-inclusive buffets plus à la carte tavernas. Out in the resort, look past the main strip for family-run spots serving fresh fish, slow-cooked lamb and the local pitaroudia chickpea fritters. As a rule, follow the crowd of Greek families rather than the menu with photos and you'll eat very well.

Map of Faliraki

Frequently Asked Questions About Faliraki

Common questions and answers for planning your Faliraki holiday.

Handpicked packages featuring the best destinations across the Faliraki

Further reading from our specialists

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

Rhodes vs Kos

Two Greek islands, two very different holidays

Rhodes Holidays

Where beach days meet ancient streets.

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.