Calypso Hotel

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lovely clean hotel...not so many shops around though...you have to go to turkey for that!
food lovely, everyone friendly, great weather and relaxing holiday!
Lovely overall, but didnt think much of Thomas Cook as a Tour Operator!

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hotel was great staff where great but not enough english fokes . food was the best i have had with all inclusive but not a great selection. even named drinks where in the inclusive . now the bad points . the germans putting towels on sun beds to early we ended up havin to go down at between 5 and 6 to get a nice place . and the insects in the trees were Deafening . it was very loud . shaw that is something they can do about that .now rhodes its self . not goin to moan any more about some uk prices of drinks and meals . in rhodes was very very expensive . was very surprised . there was not many there . cause of the prices . but back to the hotel . would go again. was a great holiday

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I thought I.d add my review as it may help others when deciding if this hotel/resort is for them.
We booked up 2 weeks all inclusive last week of May/1st week of June for our honeymoon, unfortunatly I did not look into the reviews before, as I probley would not have chosen this hotel.
The hotel itself was really nice, clean, modern and pool area/beach very nice, but 90% of the guests were German, nothing against the Germans but it meant that we were limited in people to talk to and mix with, the food was plentiful but caterd more towards the German tastes, having said that though, we always found something that we liked.
The television was tuned into mostly German speaking channels and most of the staff (who were very pleasant and helpfull) spoke in German when doing the activities i.e water arobics and suchlike, by the way, the actiivies by the pool area were very loud and noisy!! good fun if you like that sort of thing but not for us really.
The weather was nice, just right, wouldnt have liked to have gone during July/August.
The evening entertainment was not that good, thought being such a big classy hotel there may have been some more outside acts appearing, mostly the (kids) staff performing on stage.
Not much going on outside hotel, took a walk some evenings, very barron, a few souvenier shops, a little train takes you around or a bus stop directly outside hotel which is handy, also a little ferry right on the beach.
We didnt venture far, well, it was our honeymoon!! but heard that Rhodes old town worth a visit and also the castle ruins in Lindos.
one word of warning though, take plenty of mosquito repelant!! they made the evenings a nightmare for me!!
Would we go back again?? yes, if I was of German nationality!! having said that, we spoke to an elderly English couple who had been back 11 times!!
So there we go, We hope this review will help you in deciding if this is the holiday destination for you.
Angie and Joe Johnson. (Hemel Hempstead)

1 reader found this review helpful

Absolutely amazing place to spend our honeymoon. The animation team were brilliant - in particular Wesley who made our holiday incredibly fun. We made great friends and will def want to come back. It was amazing weather and the location was perfect. Great hotel, the only downside being there weren't many who spoke English, but other than that it was wonderful and suitable for people of all ages.

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My family and I have today 2/8/07 returned from 2 weeks holiday at the Calypspo Beach Hotel in Rhodes. This was not our original hotel when booking the holiday.
The hotel we booked was the Colossos Hotel, when we arrived early hours of our holiday, I burst into tears. The hotel was not fit for a dog to live in.
Our rooms were crowded with furniture, dead insect on the bath, dirty linen, rooms were carpeted, it smelled horrid, the balcony was unsafe, paints were peeling, the door to the rooms were damaged and unsecured, a broken/cracked glass panel to communal door - I have endless horrors of items on video.
I was prepared to return home - then a nice rep at Thomas Cook - Paul Evans, rescued us and transferred us to the Calypso Beach Hotel!
My goodness - it was lovely when we arrived, the reception staff were brilliant, welcoming, polite and very helpful. The manager - Mr Spiros Sotiris was excellent.
He showed us to our rooms, very helpful and caring about his work and his guests.
Rooms were clean, other areas of the hotel also clean, all the bar staff were great, the restaurant staff were magic - entertaining the little ones all the time - my big thanks to Sam and George! The manager in the restaurant is very pleasant and welcomes guest when they arrive for their meal.
Then you have the animation staff - yes Mia is great, Petra, Marta, Petruska, Chillie, Etu and all the rest were great.
Not just for the evening entertainment, but also for their friendliness, kindness and attention to each guest when they walk pass or doing an activity. Etu's aerobics at 5.30pm is a must - be ready for a workout!
Hope to go back there next year. Relaxing holiday - please stay there when you visit Rhodes, you will not be disappointed.

Amazing! I loved it, I really want to go back and stay there, the hotel and the staff were incredible.
I loved the animation team, best hotel in the world, Mia an animation team member made my holiday to be amazing. Thank you mia.
The resources of the hotel are very good and the rooms are always spotless, food incredible and would do anything to go back, miss all the animation team, evening shows were quality, very near water parks, falaraki and Rhodes old town which is very very nice for a lovely day out, lindos is very good.
Hotel supplies shops and along the road 5 minutes away. Great hotel..Thank you.

We arrived at the Calypso hotel in the early hours of the morning, our first impression of the hotel was good
The room was spacious and clean, we found out that all of the rooms had been completely refurbished n the winter and I can say that it is one of the best I have stayed in.
We had a room overlooking the pool and beach. One note, make sure you bring lots of mosquito repellent as my girlfriend got bitten a lot.
The food in the hotel is great, there is always a good variety of food and all of good quality. The staff in the restaurant are particularly helpful and friendly.
The pool area is great, there is a large pool with bridges going over it and a slide for the kids. We were impressed. The only downside is the usual problems getting sunbeds.
A quick note to say that the hotel is 90% German, so could be a little tricky getting some English company to talk to.
There is not a lot around the hotel, you need to go into Faliraki to get more, as we were all inclusive we didn’t bother.
The island of Rhodes is very beautiful, especially Rhodes town where we went many times. The harbour area and old town are wonderful. Don’t miss it.
There is also a lot of history in Rhodes and we visited the acropolis at Lindos and many other castles and monuments.
We had a great time in Rhodes and I’m sure we will be back there again.