Hôtel Evita Alegria 3

My girlfriend and I stayed at this hotel arriving on 24th September. We arrived early in the morning and were greeted by a lovely woman (I’m so sorry I never caught your name!), as well as Spiros. The rooms were clean, newly refurbished and the air conditioning was free to use. We were on the ground floor and our door opened up to the pool - this was nice but we would have appreciated a bit more privacy. The shower head wasn’t screwed to the wall properly so made it difficult to shower sometimes. The double beds were very comfy but could have done with some mattress protectors. The food at this hotel was fantastic with a great selection at very good prices. The food was cooked fresh by the chef and it is genuinely some of the best hotel food I’ve had. The hotel is clearly very new, some of the grounds at the back could do with a spruce up. During the evenings we were looked after by George, a brilliant character who ensured we were well watered. George told us all about his fishing he does among other things, a pleasant man who made us feel very welcome. The location is perfect with the bus outside for €2.50 to Rhodes, although it does get busy. Takes about 40 minutes to Rhodes town which we didn’t mind. 10 minute walk from the main strip on Faliraki there is plenty to do round about, and only a short drive to Anthony Quinn Bay - although the sun beds there are expensive and it gets very busy, the sight is worth seeing from the restaurant at the top of the bay. The other guests at the hotel were brilliant too, including a mother and daughter from Sheffield who we had a few good bus journeys with. It seemed they certainly had a good time as well as us! I’ve been to Rhodes around 10 times now, this hotel is in my top 3 for the food, comfy bed, AC and location. All in all, I would come back to this hotel!

We arrived at Evita Alegria very early on Saturday 21st September for a week. Although we arrived very early hours we were greeted by a very pleasant man who was expecting us & checked us in very quickly, the bar was open if we had wanted a drink. We had a top floor room 510, overlooking the pool area, all very pleasant. The room was a good size, clean & tidy and air conditioning was at no extra cost. There was a fridge with 2 bottles of water which was appreciated. There was only 1 bath & 1 hand towel in the room but as soon as we asked for extra towels these were given to us, we also had a slight shower overflow issue but again this was addressed immediately we reported it. The hotel was very clean & tidy, the young lads who cleaned the rooms did so respectively & never disturbed, the rooms were very quiet. A note to the management, as there has been a very recent refurbishment, I think that mattress & pillow protectors would have been appreciated as well as a full length mirror, we had to use the small mirror in the bathroom above the sink, not really ideal & perhaps a chair. Breakfast was very nice, a good selection on offer, refer to the menu in the room & just ask for anything that isn't offered to you as this will quickly be provided.Breakfast is prepared fresh by the cook, various eggs, bacon, sausages, youghurt & fresh fruit. Coffee was plentiful if you asked for a refill, the breakfast staff were very efficient & polite, nothing was an issue. The hotel is ideally situated next to bus stop where buses ran regularly into Rhodes town & 2.50 euros each way. The hotel is about 10-15 minutes walk away from Falaraki main strip, very busy. The beach is about 10 minutes away but beds & parasols expensive at 20 Euros A bus timetable was available from the hotel, which we found very helpful, the buses run regularly to all resorts, these are very clean & air conditioned. The pool area is very clean & tidy, there were a number of people using these beds, the bar area is available for food most of the day & evening, the food looked very nice. All in all, we had a really lovely holiday at the Evita Alegria and would like to thank all the hotel, management & staff for making this possible for us. Angela & Chris

My daughter and I had a fab stay at this hotel. There is room for improvement but there are lots of positives such as: 1. The rooms were thoroughly cleaned every day and fresh bed linen and towels were provided every 3 days; 2. AC is provided at no additional charge which is often not the case; 3. The staff are very friendly and helpful and were on hand throughout the day and night if needed; 4. The hotel location is great; close to a fab cocktail bar, lovely beach front restaurants, bus stops, electric scooter hire points and within walking distance to beautiful beaches and Faliraki centre. 5. The pool area is lovely with plenty of comfy sun loungers. 6. Very comfortable beds. A minor improvement to consider would be to provide a mirror in the bedroom and some storage for clothing, although hanging space is provided. We didn’t eat at the hotel but the food did look good. The photos attached are; the view from our hotel room, a picture of Symi taken during a speed boat day trip and the amazing selection of produce at the local patisserie, Sarikas. In short we would definitely return to this hotel, we had a fab time!

Good location, lovely staff, good service for breakfast and clean however, the rooms really let the overall hotel down, few things to improve that we were disappointed with given our holiday was not cheap. It felt the hotel/ rooms were unfinished. 1. No storage for clothes/ belongings. Only small bedside unit and rail with 3 hangers 2. No mattress protector 3. housekeeping didn’t usually arrive until 4pm-6pm which was usually when we wanted to go back to get ready for the evening 5. Only allowed clean towels every 4 days 6. No shower hook as seen in hotel photos 7. No mirrors which is really frustrating when you shouldn’t use electric in bathroom This is in an excellent location and a nice quiet hotel if that’s what you’re looking for, but don’t make our mistake and pay over the odds for a very basic hotel.