Decentralized Administration of the Aegean · Greece
Where to stay in Rhodes
Rhodes is a city in Decentralized Administration of the Aegean, Greece, home to about 55,000 people. This guide covers 1 resort in Rhodes, with about 114 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- April to June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- RHO12 km · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
- Language
- Greek
About
About Rhodes
Rhodes is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Medieval buildings, mosques, traditional fountains, oriental motifs, Byzantine and Gothic churches, shops and cafeterias are scattered throughout the Old Town of Rhodes. There are approximately 200 streets or lanes that have no name, so getting lost is a distinct possibility. 6000 people live and work in the same buildings in which the Knights of St. John lived 6 centuries ago. For the traveller, Rhodes City falls into four more or less distinct areas.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Rhodes
See
Rhodes Old Town is surely the main attraction here, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the best preserved and most extensive medieval towns in Europe. As you wander from the bus station, and over the outer wall and moat, it's like stepping back in time and reliving all your childhood dreams of being a knight and attacking exotic castles in distant lands. It is also the location of many monuments and several museums: make sure to get a good map. If you want to see it all, plan for at least a day, and two will not be amiss if you want to see all the museums.
- Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
- Archbishops Palace
- Suleymaniye Mosque
- Rhodes Archaeological Museum
- Museum of Modern Greek Art
- Folk Museum
- Temple of Athena Polias and Zeus Polieus
- Nymphaeums
- Temple of Pythian Apollo
- Odeon
- Stoa building
- Artemision
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Rhodes
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Kolymbia Resort Rhodes resort | 114 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Rhodes
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rhodes are April to June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 156 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Rhodes: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dalaman International Airport (DLM, 60 km) and Milas Bodrum International Airport (BJV, 103 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
In the Old Town, the primary method of travel is your feet. There are several bus routes within Rhodes city, operated by Δ.Ε.Σ ΡΟΔΑ bus company. Taxi fares: €5-6 inside the city, Kalithea €15, Faliraki €20.
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RHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"
DLM · Dalaman International Airport
BJV · Milas Bodrum International Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Rhodes
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Rhodes: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Rhodes?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rhodes are April to June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 156 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rhodes?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dalaman International Airport (DLM, 60 km) and Milas Bodrum International Airport (BJV, 103 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Rhodes?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Rhodes
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.