Asterias Beach Hotel

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Myself and my partner went to this hotel and stayed for a week on an all inclusive deal. the hotel was lovely and clean and the staff are very cooperative and will help where ever they can as they all speak english, apart from the night porter he will only sign to you as he only speaks greek. the bar man George is very warm and welcoming and will stay up and chat with you for however long you wish. unfortunatley the pictures of the hotel you see above and possibly on other sights are not correct as these are pictures of another hotel called asterias in Cyprus a whole other island. The hotel is lovely and couple/family friendly too though you do need to get the bus or hire a moped if you want to go anywhere. And if you are wanting to go to the Valley of the butterflies take my advice and definately hire a scooter as it is not walking distance, my partner and I made that mistake and walked 2 1/2 hours before getting there in the scorching hot sun. and as we got there the place was getting ready to close so a bit of a wasted journey but the people were very helpful and phoned a taxi for us, which be worned women travellers all greek men or at least the ones i encountered have very high egos and think they are gods gift.

I have just been for a weeks stay with my 17yr old daughter and both enjoyed ourselves even though quiet.
Whilst the hotel was nice and the staff were friendly, the lack of anything to do was rather off putting. As an all-inclusive hotel there was no evening entertainment, the ice-cream for children was only available during the afternoon snack-time and the free drinks didnt start until 11.15am (by which time everyone seemed to have melted in the hot weather and all had the same idea to get a drink as soon as we could for free )!!!
We did find though that the food was nice and always enough of it, so much so that anything left over, appeared to be made into something else, especially the pasta and rice.
The rooms were adequate and had a baloncy. The air conditioning was in the hotel but had to be paid for if required in the bedrooms (7euros a day).
The picture of the pool that is shown is definately not the one at the hotel, but was still nice and had sunbeds around the edge.
If you go to the beach, wearing beach sandals would be a good idea as the beach is very pebbly and are a good help getting in and out of the sea as the beach drops off quite sharply and when trying to get out the waves receeding have quite a strong pull to them.
Although near to the airport the planes werent really that bad and didnt fly all day, usually morning and evening and become less noticeable during the stay. One thing leaving during the day was that we were able to see the hotel from the plane and wish we were still there rather than going home.
The bus to Rhodes took about 40mins and cost 2.5 euros each and run regularly.
As Tholos doesnt have much other than the main road a trip to Dundees, an Australian bar/restaurant was a good eveing out, ( turn right at the main road and walk for about 10mins) there are various other bars & shops along the road which also are good.
overall we had a good time and would go back.

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I honestly thought that this hotel was really nice.
The hotel staff were really nice, especially the barman on the outside bar. He was very polite and welcoming.
The rooms were spotless and always cleaned and we even had a nice balcony overlooking the sea. Mosquito nets were also provided.
It seems that everyone seemed to have a problem with the food. As we only went B&B, I can’t really comment upon that but from what I saw, the food was always covered and prepared nicely. I must admit that there was not much choice of food when breakfast was served but the food at the hotel bar made up for that.
Drinks were cheap and cheerful and the pool was always clean.
I personally loved Rhodes and am planning to go back to Asterias next year for another holiday.

We were transferred to this hotel after a hotel we were staying at closed a couple of days into our holiday as there were no other guests! The hotel staff at Asterias were friendly and welcoming and in our experience the hotel was spotlessly clean with clean linen daily.
I think one of the previous reviews about the hotel suggested that the food was uncovered - this wasn't the case during our stay. The hot food was served from a hot cabinet and the cold from a covered refrigerated cabinet. Hot drinks were available all day from an efficient vending machine. The food certainly wasn't a highlight, but there was plenty of it and there was some choice available.
Another review suggested that the all-inclusive deal was limited. I would agree with this. I don't think that the hotel was adequately geared to cope with all-inclusive. The hotel is very small and so they cannot benefit from the economies of scale that the bigger hotels benefit from. The meals were recycled regularly and the snacks/drinks became tighter as the week progressed. This was performed in a way thats a little too obvious!
The location isn't perfect. The beach is rather grey, stony and littered. The airport is so close the planes are very noisy and are a nuisance day and night. The resort is lovely and quiet, just a couple of lively bars for the party makers and a couple of small taverna style venues. However, the impact of the all inclusive holiday seems to be sending the local small business into decline as some places were closed down and the remainder struggling.
Hotel:10, Location: 6.5/10.

We stayed for four days at the end of a month long holiday in Rhodes. The family made us very welcome even though the hotel wasn't officially open. The bedrooms are a decent size and absolutely spotless with clean towels every day.
We had a balcony overlooking the sea and net screens at the windows to keep out the mosquitoes (very welcome). There are two bars, one inside with a very comfortable lounge area and another outside by the pool.
The food in the dining area was covered at all times in cabinets. We were half board and there was a good selection of food, nothing fancy but wholesome.
After reading the other report I can only assume things have changed for the better as we really enjoyed our stay. If you enjoy watching planes Tholos is the place for you.
We didn't mind the noise but it could upset some sensitive folk. I gave the hotel 7 out of 10 but if in a different location would have given 10.