Kiotari sits on the south-east coast of Rhodes approximately 60 kilometres from Rhodes International Airport — a transfer of around 50–60 minutes. It is the furthest of GotoBeach’s four Rhodes destinations from the airport, and that distance is both its honest disadvantage and the direct cause of its greatest advantage: almost no casual day-trippers, almost no passing traffic and an atmosphere of genuine seclusion that the northern resort areas of Rhodes simply cannot offer.
The beach at Kiotari is one of the most beautiful on Rhodes — a long stretch of clean pebble and coarse sand on the sheltered east coast, with water that Eleni considers among the clearest she has encountered on the island. The east coast position means the beach is protected from the meltemi winds that can make the west coast uncomfortable in high summer — the water here is typically calm and very clear, with a quality that rewards snorkelling and early morning swimming in particular. The surrounding landscape of low hills and olive groves, with very little development beyond the hotels themselves, gives Kiotari a natural setting that feels considerably more remote than the 60-kilometre distance from the airport might suggest.
The hotel offer in Kiotari is upmarket and deliberately limited in scale. This is not a resort strip with dozens of properties competing for the same stretch of beach — it is a small number of well-positioned, quality-focused hotels that have chosen this part of Rhodes precisely because of what it is not: not busy, not noisy, not surrounded by bars and souvenir shops. Eleni considers several Kiotari properties among the finest beach hotels she has inspected on the island. The Mitsis Alila Resort & Spa in particular — a large adults-preferred property directly on the beach — consistently earns the highest reviews of any Rhodes property in the GotoBeach portfolio.
The village of Kiotari itself is a small, quiet Rhodian community with a handful of local tavernas and a genuinely unhurried pace. For guests who want to eat outside the hotel occasionally, the local restaurants offer simple, honest Rhodian food at reasonable prices — a different experience from the tourist-facing restaurants of Faliraki or Rhodes Town, and one that Eleni considers considerably more authentic.
Lindos — the most picturesque village on Rhodes, with its white-washed houses and the ancient Acropolis looking down over a beautiful bay — is approximately 20 kilometres north of Kiotari and easily accessible as a day trip. For guests staying in Kiotari, the drive to Lindos along the east coast road passes through some of the most beautiful landscape on the island and is worth doing slowly.
One honest note: Kiotari’s transfer from the airport is 50–60 minutes — the longest of any GotoBeach Rhodes destination. And the resort itself is genuinely quiet, with limited dining and entertainment options outside the hotels. Guests who want a lively resort atmosphere, a short airport transfer or a wide choice of restaurants and bars within walking distance should choose Faliraki instead. Kiotari is for guests who have made a deliberate decision to prioritise quality, calm and the natural beauty of the southern coast over convenience and variety.
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