Panorama Studios & Apartments

We had an excellent holiday at panorama studios. Accommodation clean, pool great, food tasty, atmosphere quiet and relaxing but many friendly people. We hired a car for 4 days which allowed us easy access in and out. we did find the walk to shops a bit of a trail otherwise. Yes.we would definately go back again. mum dad and 2 kids.

Great time in Panorama Studios, perfect holiday in Greece. Staff were excellent, very good service. Very clean rooms and pool area. Special hello and thanks to Ben - THE BEST BARMAN IN GREECE - Yamas! Liza xxx

Panorama is a fantastic place to stay at. I have been going for the past seven years with my son and often take a group of my friends. I cant believe anyone can moan about it being out of the way, this adds to its charm as it has fantastic views and is away from all the noise of the town centre.It is safe and all the staff are fantastic there is nothing they will not do for you and all my friends have had a great holiday and want to go back when they have been.The rooms are basic but that is all you need they are always clean with freshsheets and towels every couple of days.The showers are good the drainage system they have is typical of all the greek Islands and the beds are comfortable.
Panorama has a pool bar/ restaurant which serves basic cheap English food.I love greek food but most Brits seem to want English food and if you want to sample greek, mexican, chinese or many other foods Faliraki caters for all with loads of restaurants to choose from.
Although we love to chill out by the pool We have visited many of the fantastic beaches on the island and rhodes town is lovely.The water park is a great favourite of the kids and we love visiting the village of Psinthos sampling tradidtional food and enjoying the relaxed village atmosphere.
We are definitely going back there is still so much that we want to do and see in Rhodes and we will definatly be staying at Panorama. We often think we should visit another island but as everyone at Panorama studios is brilliant we just keep going back

Ok studios, basic but then thats Greece. These studios are 30 to 40 mins away from beach and night life, the walk to get there was very dangerous, walking on a dirt track on the side of a very busy road.
taxi was 5 euros which is ok, but that would be four times in one day, up and own the beach and up and down again for the night, although we always walked down and taxi up as it is on the top of a steep hill or should i say mountain. all in all had a great time with great weather.

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We choose to go to Rhodes because last year we had visited the island on an day excursion from Marmaris, Turkey. We had really liked our day out so when we spotted a last minute family holiday on the ‘net to Faliraki we thought ‘why not…’
When we booked the holiday the details showed that we would be staying at Panorama Studios. ‘Net reviews we came across said only that the Panorama was situated off a steep road, however ‘steep’ was not defined.
The apartment building is situated about two miles from the centre of Faliraki roughly on the plateau of a steeply rising tertiary road off an arterial road. The apartment building itself was well maintained however we later found that the ‘landscaping’ to the rear of the building left something to be desired.
We arrived at the Panorama in the very early hours of the morning. There were two night staff guys on duty. One introduced himself as ‘Jimmy’ but the other said nothing and stayed largely mute thereafter. They directed us to our rooms but made no attempt to assist us with our luggage (x3 suitcase). We had rooms side by side, as requested. In one of the rooms the lights weren’t working and they fixed the problem PDQ as there was no other pair of rooms available. As ‘compensation’ they switched on the A/C unit in that room for the duration of our stay and didn’t charge us for it. We didn’t bother with A/C in the other room as the heat suited us just fine! The rooms and facilities were basic but sufficient (beautiful sunrise views over the trees from our 2nd floor apartment). A significant downside was the bathrooms that had a shower tray but no shower curtain. As a result on having a shower the bathroom turned into a wetroom! Towels had to be put down to soak up the water that got everywhere and took an age to drain away. It felt unhygienic being stood in a lake of shower water whilst drying off.
Later that morning we noticed that the night guys had been replaced by three day staff, a guy who introduced himself as Yannis (if you’re reading this sorry if I’ve spelled your name incorrectly) and two women. Yannis spoke English well and was generally friendly and helpful. The women were more obviously reserved and didn’t communicate in English that well (that said their English was still by far better than my Greek) but they were very efficient.
Jimmy who we saw most nights was well known for saying ‘Thank You’ long and loudly. We found him personable but well skilled in the art of Taarof.
On ordering meals from the café/canteen menu it was noted that there wasn’t a great deal of choice just variations on a theme e.g. chips eggs and sausages or sausages chips and eggs etc. There wasn’t much in the way of Greek food on offer though to be fair they were obviously geared up for typical client demand. As a result Greek salad was eaten for every meal, not that I was complaining as I needed to lose some weight anyway!
In the afternoon we decided to walk into Faliraki centre. The walk was an adventure in its own right as for the first half of the way there was no metalled pavement, just a dusty dirt verge centimetres from the high volume traffic arterial road (I understand though that municipal works halt during the tourist season but the pavement will be extended and finished for next year). The walk back was gently inclined for three quarters of the way but the last quarter of way to the apartments is steeply inclined. There is little point really in saying the tertiary road is approximately a 1 in 10 rise it is better to visualise the steepness of the road in terms of the road shown in the classic Hovis bread commercial! If a person is fit and healthy the road shouldn’t be a problem but if a body has breathing problems then the road may well present an unwelcome challenge.
That said if you don’t want to walk the two miles we found that staff would happily order a taxi that you were charged in the region of 5 to 8€ for depending on time of day, driver etc.
Taking a taxi proved useful for the single occasion we bought in provisions given that the first (open) stores (‘Asda’, ‘Sainsburys (sic)’, ‘Morrisons’ etc) are about a mile away alongside the arterial road from the apartment complex.
On our second day we met properly with our Rep, Mary (the first meeting being briefly at Rhodes Airport on transfer). She was pleasant but once (allegedly) she had ‘profiled’ our group and concluded that there no excursions to be sold she provided her contact details and promptly left.
The Panorama pool was a good enough size, clean and was well maintained. Relaxing beside the pool was pure bliss (temp 35-40) as the music was at a good level with no hassle from the staff to buy drinks. Also access to sun loungers was plentiful and unhurried, an upside of the apartments being too far away from ‘the action’ for casual visitors to just turn up and overcrowd the pool area.
On the third night we went into the centre of Faliraki. We found that the centre was not quite Blackpool, more like Wakefield town centre on a weekend with souvenir shops. We found that the place was generally clean, safe and great fun to be in. It’s worth mentioning also that we got nowhere near as much hassle from traders as we had received in Marmaris. The beach area was great too.
On our fourth day we went to the Water Park (10€ taxi fare). The place is brilliant and a must do visit. Best to arrive early(ish) to get on the best slides and attractions without too much queuing that said there is more than enough to keep a person well amused until they can get on a slide.
On our fifth day we went to Psinthos (situated about 8 miles away) on the recommendation of Yannis as he stated that the tavernas there were the best. He was right! We had a fantastic meal at a great taverna owned by a relative of his. The only downside to our trip to Psinthos was the taxi fares. On the trip out we paid 17€ but 28€ on the trip back! We found that the reason for this was because Psinthos is rurally located and off the beaten track no taxis are based there and taxis hardly ever have cause to go as result the taxi drivers can apparently lawfully charge a passenger from wherever they happen to be when they are dispatched to pick that passenger up. Moreover we had to wait an hour to be picked up!
Overall we found our apartments agreeable and Faliraki an OK place to visit. We would at some point consider going to Rhodes again but as for staying again at Panorama Studios and/or visiting Faliraki probably not for as far as can be reasonably seen ahead.

Arrived at the hotel based on a steep hill,room very basic.Found the bar food to be very good.Jimmy the barman one of the best shouting thankyou at the top of his voice the whole week making us all laugh.The walk to Faliraki in the heat though took 40 mins which has now given me muscles I never thought I had! Dangerous walking to Faliraki because of the traffic passing inches by.I would possibly go again in the future hopefully when the pavement is finished.

Not sure why they would build a hotel halfway up a mountain in the middle of nowhere,3km from centre of faliraki,with a dirt path for a sidewalk.Having said that,the hotel was nice but the room was basic.Special mention must go to Jimmy,barman at the hotel with his lively banter.Had to pay 6 euros per night for air conditioning as we were on the bottom landing so wasnt keen on leaving patio door open as the heat during august was 90 odd degrees and stifling.Could have done with a toasterand bigger pan for boiling water for hot drink. Would I go again,possibly if the path on the main road was better as you are walking next to the traffic.

I don not know why anyone can say that they did not enjoy their time here and for complaining about the taxie rides and coast what do you expect as the name is the panorama. They are buliding new pavments right up to the edge of the bottom of the hill you can walk down at night just don't wear healed shoes.
Food is great and can get get all up to 12.00 at night after 12.00 you can get pizza or toaste. Any probles just go right to the staff and cut out the rep as it will be sorted in no time. staff are great their for the entertament a night at the bar is better than bar street or club street. Jimmy is the best and will keep you laughing all night long.
pool and area is well keeped.
This is the 3rd time we have stayed here and want go anywhere eals.
As for faliraki it is no longer the 18-30 you see on club reps it is more familys and couples

Friendly staff but very basic apartment.40 mins walk to town on unpaved area next to very busy road. Pool good and clean. Hotel is situated on top of very steep hill so not suitable for many people. Lovely views over Falaraki especially at night. Cooking facilities in room very poor. Not enough cutlery,no kettle,no utensils so unable to make proper meals therefore taking the 'self' out of selfcatering.

Best holiday apartments ever!! The bar guys Jimmy (Dimitri) and Yanni are the nicest guys and always there if you need any help, or just a random chat at 4am!!! The pool area is clean and plenty of sun loungers are available. The rooms are also clean and quite spacious, with air con at an extra charge, but not expensive. Only problem is the fact it is right at the top of a massive hill, which means taxis everywhere, but you can walk it....you just collapse at the top!!! Taxis cost between 5 - 7 Euros to and from the hotel depending on whether you call them, or pick them up in town. Also has a computer for internet access, drinks at the pool bar, and they do the best food from yummy lunchtime snacks to cheap evening meals.
We have been here twice already this year and will be returning next year!! 10 out of 10 for everything :-)