Harry definitely recommends the 5 Star rated “OLYMPIC PALACE RESORT HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER” (Website) in Ixia/Rhodes/Greece.
Good things take time and so did this review of the Olympic Palace Resort Hotel.
The Location
The Hotel is located between Rhodes Airport and Rhodes city in the small town of Ixia, which offers a great spot to explore the island by car. Even though the hotel is located directly on the main street, it is very quite during the nights and you don’t even notice the traffic when walking around the hotel area.
It is also very convenient to reach the hotel when arriving or leaving, because of the minimal transfer times from and to the airport.
The Public Hotel Areas
Already when arriving in the hotel you immediately notice the beautifully designed lobby, relax and piano bar areas. The interieur design of these areas is very consistent and greatly done. It’s the perfect place to spend some time, drink some coffee or cocktails in the evening and read a book.
The staff of the hotel is always helpful and friendly and does a great job in helping in every way and give you a feeling of being welcome.
I also should mention that, during these times, the hygienic concept is taken care of quite good and all members of the staff stick to the hygiene rules all the time. Very good!
The Restaurants and Bars
There are several restaurants in this resort, which you can visit and offer a large variety of food and drinks at a great quality.
You can choose if you want to have the included offerings or a la carte menus, no matter i decide to have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I made the experience, that the staff is always there to help and find the best solution for your needs.
“Elea”
This is the main restaurant we preferred for dinner. It offer a really good selestion of greek and international dishes in buffet form, even during the pandemic. They solved it by placing staff on every parts of the buffet, where you can choose your desired food and it’s directly served on a plate to you. Drinks are ordered and served directly at the table. Very good solution.
The food itself is very good and offers something for every taste. I have to admit though that I enjoyed the greek evening the most, as I love to eat the food of the country I’m in and quite often I don’t use the evenings with international food, but that’s a personal preference. This time, because of the pandemic I was using the dinner at the hotel much more than on my other travels, but I can say that the chef(s) of the Elea did a very good job and the staff was friendly and helpful at any time.
“Aquamarine”
The Aquamarine is divided into an a la carte restaurant and a snack bar. It’s located directly above the pool area and this is mostly the restaurant/snack bar you will use for lunch or snacks when you’re at the pool or around the hotel area. It’s interieur is designed very nicely and quite cozy. Even the snack menu card offers a good variety and the food is of high quality.
The Bars
There are several bars in the hotel that are all featuring a very stylish interieur design with a great variety of cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and hot beverage.
So you can choose between the “Lounge/Piano Bar” in the ground floor, the “Pool Bar“, the “Eclipse Champagne Bar” in the first floor and the “Aquasia Roof Top Bar” on the 8th floor. All of them are absolutely stylish and cozy to spend relaxed evenings with good music and also some dancing.
The rooms
There are several categories of rooms in the hotel with different price tags. I stayed in a Superior Double room with two balconies on the seaside and it was an excellent choice, because the view over the aegean sea and Ixia was absolutely beautiful, no matter if it was day or night time. The room was huge with a nice entrance area with access to the first balcony and the living/sleeping area features a cozy sitting corner, good beds and the access to the second balcony with sunbeds. The bathrooms were well equipped and the hygiene products were from the brand “Anya Eco Spa“. Very great quality and filled up on a daily basis.
Other categories include rooms with private pools or bigger family rooms, so you will find the right room no matter what your preferences are.
The price is absolutely reasonable for the given quality and location. Not cheap. But you don’t want cheap anyway and the price for a stay in the Olympic Place is absolutely worth it!
The Surroundings
The hotel area itself is well shielded from the main street passing between the hotel and the private beach. It offers a nice pool area with several bars and the hotel restaurants nearby and a lot of private isles of relaxation in the gardens surrounding the hotel. Definitely a walk through the gardens is recommended and you can always find a private silents spot to read a book or relax in the sun or shades.
For reaching the private beach of the hotel you have to cross the main street of Ixia, but then you enter a nice private beach with loungers and a small bar for the basic needs during you beach day. The beach itself consists of small pebbles and sand and is very clear and clean.
Taking a walk through Ixia, you can find several more restaurants, bars, sports bars, kafenions and shops with everything you could possibly need during your stay. There are also several car rentals nearby and one is even directly in the hotel.
The Conclusion
I absolutely enjoyed my 10 days stay in the Olympic Palace and it’s definitely fulfilling the expectations you have of a 5 Star Hotel. It absolutely would be my choice for my next visit on Rhodes, which will be coming for sure! I guess next time I’ll try one of the rooms with private pool, to also get an impression of these rooms.
There are still a lot of things I haven’t seen on this beautiful island and I will return and stay in this hotel for sure, because I was fully satisfied with the quality, food, the friendly staff, the room itself and the hotel features alltogether.
So this hotel gets my rating:
RECOMMENDED HOTEL 2020:
OLYMPIC PALACE ***** HOTEL
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