Philoxenia & Studios in Rhodes Town

Family run hotel. Extremely friendly and helpful people. There is not much to do in the neighborhood though but you save money if you come with a car compared to staying more central.

We really enjoyed our stay at Filoxenia. Our room had everything we could ask for, it was bright, had a big comfortable double bed (200x180?), a small balcony with view to the garden, air conditioning, a nice clean bathroom and a small kitchen area with a proper fridge, cooktop and all the essentials for cooking and eating. The kitchen part of the room was particularly nice, because we could chill our drinks and store some snacks and fruit and had the opportunity to cook if we wanted to - every hotel room should have this. The owners lovely mother served us breakfast every morning at the neat terrace, which consisted of white bread, butter, different marmalades, some cake, freshly made toasts with ham and cheese and coffee or tee, to one’s own taste. It was nothing extraordinary but a legit, tasty breakfast with nothing to complain about. What made the stay there special was the host Antonis. Right at our arrival he was really nice to us and gave us a printed map of rhodes town with selected restaurants, nearby grocery stores and kiosks and markings of recommended free parking areas. During our stay we were always greeted with a smile, had a small chat with him every morning and evening, he asked about our day and we could talk about our planned day-trips, where he approved or improved our route, gave us selected tipps from the heart on what to discover on our expedition and which restaurants to eat at or which more unknown beaches are worth a visit. It was not the usual tourist-tips you find online or in guidebooks, he knows the island very well and understood that we were young, open-minded, curios guys and recommended stuff off the interest and typical routes of mass tourism. We could ask him about just anything from options for nearby late night snacks, to how to approach different parts of the Island. His hints and additions to our plans really levelled up our experience of the island and enabled us to get to know and enjoy the island a bit more. His natural kindness made our stay at Filoxenia pleasant and stress-free. It almost felt like staying with friends.