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you definately need to hire a car or bike to see the rest of the island. nice and quiet location if thats what you want, we liked the resort itself but their wasn't anywhere to eat out but we were all inc anyway. beach was pebbley, kills your feet!!

the hotel was lovely but not a 5* hotel the staff weren't very friendly, after 2 weeks semt to warm abit to us but not even a 3 star service. waiting on staff were moody and snappy. I usually get last minute 3-4* hotel holidays and this wasn't really much better.think we paid for the look of the hotel. full of moody german people who just starred

This hotel is pretty much in the middle of nowhere so I can't give 'the resort' much of a review - nice goats, perhaps ?

Billed as a 5* all inclusive you can take away a couple of stars for the room as you will be in one of the cattle class bungalows - approx 25 sq m room with one double and 2 single beds squeezed in. You won't get anywhere near the lovely rooms on the mitsis website for the money you've just paid.

Having said that the rest of the hotel and facilities pretty much live up to the lofty 5* rating with a number of pools, a choice of restaurants (if you want to eat at the on-site taverna, chinese or greek you have to book the morning before - don't leave it longer than about 8.15am or you won't get a place) as well as the main buffet service area for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The all-inclusive really is with no extra charge for air-con, beach umbrellas/lounger, in room mini-bar, etc. My kids made full use of the on-tap ice cream and drinks as well as the cheese and ham toasted panninis which are also included.

The beach is clean, the water is too and there are free canoes available from the watersports centre. I would recommend the glass bottom boat ride as it is the best we have been on.

I wish I had seen the previous report before I went as we suffered from the appalling coach transfer from the airport. We got on the bus at 1am - sat there for 50 mins, and then wound our way through most of the island dropping everyone else off for over 2 hours - total time in bus 3 hours for 50 kms. Never again.

Overall - enjoyed the holiday greatly, despite the small room. At the end of the day, with two kids in the same room, all you are going to do is sleep in there - so for once size really doesn't matter !

I Arrived in rhodes late at night and got into the hotel in the early morning. When we arrived in the hotel thefood manager had prepared me and my group a lovely spread of sandwiches and fruit. On the first day we went down for our breakfast could not have been faulted, the same with everyone of our meals. The Entertainment during the day and at night was also faultless. The Entertainment suited all ages in our group. The Staff in the Rhodes Maris Mitsis were very nice and would do anything for you. Normaly i am very unhappy about the cleanliness in hotels but i couldn't be happier with the cleanliness of my room and everyone i was on holiday felt the same. The location of the hotel was great. It wasn't to far from the airport and it was fairly near the main town Lindos and Rhodes old town. Overall I han an amazing holiday in This Magnificent Hotel.

Overall we all enjoyed the majority of the holiday, myself and partner travelled with our two sons aged 2 & 4. Although there were a few down sides to the resort we were also plesentley surprised by other aspects of our stay and like any other holiday unless you are very lucky things are often not 100% as you would like!! Not usually one to complain but there were a few downsides which i will get out the way first - * dinner time or tea in the main restaurant more like a stampeed with the buffalo. Whilst attempting to choose what you are going to eat you first have to fight for pole position at the the greasy grill whilst navagating around hundreds of other gusests. * No kettle in the room ( I know I am English ) but come on !!! * Get up early around 06:45am to reserve you right around the pool if not see you at the beach !!( Not good after several beers and cocktails the prev night ) Had to get those out of the way, once you have dealt with those few issues the crack on and enjoy like we did. We stayed in a bungalow approx 20m from the beech, air con good , beds comfortable and room cleaned everyday and mini bar filled every second. Kids really enjoyed the kids pool and two slids once dad had secured pole position around the pool ( Sorry forced hand ). Shop really handy on site, bar staff polite and enjoyed the cocktails and main bar area in the hotel complex. Have to be honest weren't really into the hotel entertainment by the pool . We also took a cab to lindos 19 euro there and 15 back. Lindos beautiful place lovely food and restaurants to choose from with winding streets a real must. Also took the kids on glass bottom to Lindos via Lardos and other coastal resorts which we all enjoyed. Although the beech at Kiotari is bebbled it is clean and well maintained with plenty of shelter but be warned get those shoes from the local shop approx 5 euro, it is the hottest beech my feet have ever had the pleasure to walk on or at least attempt too. Last bit of advice ditch the transfer by coach arrange a taxi from the airport before you travel approx 50 euro each way, takes approx 50 mins in comfortable merc with air con. all in all enjoyed our holiday so if you have booked don't worry just take your alarm clock, wellies for the beech kettle for the room and gas barby and you will have a craking time.( Joking ) enjoy

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having just came home from thr rodos maris hotel i found thye hotel boring entertainment digusting pools awful and very dangerous yet again no sunbeds mostly german dutch and itailian spoken. we ended up spending most of our 2 weeks at the beach which our grandkids hated the walk beach gravel thankfully we had our water shoes with us definatly would not recommend this hotel to anyone unless one just wanted to lie about stuck out in the sticks(BORING) i would put egypt much higher on the scale than greece thankfully we didnt tip anyone as we to were all inclusive we paid 40 euro to have our room for another 6 hours as we had a night flight. on the whole we definatly definatly will not be back to greece at all. we have travelled extensively and i must state this was the worst ever aghhhhhhhh!!!!travellers beware

Enjoyed a varied night time entertainment. All entertainment staff were excellent and very talented (especially Rob and Andy, from Del, wee girl, wee boy, Jordan and Taylor). Fun filled family entertianment every night. Bar staff were helpfull and polite. Overall our best holiday yet.

The holiday was excellent for families with a friendly atmosphere. All day activities for children as well as adults.

from the hotel there isnt a lot of things to do outside of the complex as the nearest town or vilage is about 20 mins walk and the taxis charge the earth for the shortest of trips but if you take the trips from the hotel ie waterparks and rhodes shopping trips you wont be dissapointed.

the hotel is everything you would want in a family holiday, the entertainment staff work around the clock to make sure everyone has some thing to do during the day, if just sitting by the pool isnt your thing, the night time entertainment for the kids is spot on, there is a wide selection of food available for both lunch and evening meals, as there is a lot of nationalities staying at the hotel, the only bad thing to say is that the glass sliding doors in the rooms arent made from toughened glass and they break at the slightest touch so make sure any small or big kids dont run through the room to get to the outside as this could end in a lot of pain

We did not venture out of the complex much and cant comment on Kiotari, however there is not a great deal to do outside of the complex.

The team in the complex are excellent and work hard to keep you entertained during the day and night.

What a fantastic holiday we had during our weeks stay at the Miraluna Village. We arrived on the 14th May 08 checked in at the Village and shown to our room. Upon arrival we had a great suprise as the room was very spacious and had all the modern facilities air con, TV,DVD player,fridge and fully fitted wardrobes. The bathroom was spacious also with a built in hair dryer for the ladies. The complex was excellent and clean and the staff very friendly. The food was very good, and I would say they catered for everyone and dietry requirements. My wife can be fussy but was very happy with the food all week an excellent choice well done the catering staff. The maids and rooms were kept exceptionally clean and our maid was very polite and friendly always went our of her way to help and greet you if she saw you. She did a great job every day in the room and when she had finished the room was like a show room. Well done !!!! Overall I would definately recommend this complex if you require a chill out and a relax. I will be visiting again in the near future and will say the team at the Miraluna were great !!!

WELL DONE TEAM FOR A GREAT HOLIDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just got back from the kiotari bay and we all had a brilliant time! I read the reviews before going and was a bit apprehensive when we first arrived, to say the least!!! The room itself was small considering it was supposed to be a family room but other than that everything else was great.

The food was fantastic, so much to choose from and available all day, you could never go hungry. Drinks are typical local brands and they certainly dont skimp on the amounts of spirit they put in, and kids can help themselves to there own soft drinks in snack bar which was a great idea as this meant they didnt have to wait at a bar. First choice kids club reps were amazing always happy and friendly and kept the kids very busy with all the clubs they put on.

Only other thing bad was the nightly entertainment the hotel put on, not much to be desired there! zeus bar was nice to go to and the cocktails were good too. If you manage to get out and about Lindos is very picturesque and worth a visit.
oh yeah n u do have to race for the sunbeds, if youre any later than 7am youve got no chance of getting one!!!!!!!!!

We arrived looking forward to two weeks away from rainy Britain, we had paid extra to upgrade our accomodation to the Miraluna Village after reading the reviews on this web site.

We were greeted at the airport by a FC rep with a letter explaining that the hotel had over booked and that we were not in the accomodation we had paid for. Ok, we thought, it can't be that bad!!!!

After checking in at 5am at Kiotari Bay we were sent to the furthest point of the hotel, practically on the beach, and that was our room !!! We found the room unclean, stains on the sheets and bed spreads,cobwebs under the kids beds, a lizard crawling into the air - con (if you can call it that) and a gap under the door that could let a small rodent in. We were not happy. During the short night, the electricity kept going off and on, knocking the air - con off (if you can call it that!) This is not 4 star, possibly 2 star accomodation.

Having had very little sleep we went to the welcome meeting to complain to the rep and were told it was not First Choices fault and there was nothing they could do. They compensated us our money that we had paid for the up grade and we got the V.I.P. wrist bands which meant we could go and use the facilities (pools, snack bar, restuarant) at the Miraluna village, but had to drag ourselves back to the Kiotari Bay at night time.
We were not happy. The rep suggested we kept asking if they had any free rooms available in the Miraluna village, and we did. After 3 days of sleepless nights they moved us up to the 4 star Miraluna accomodation.
After this our holiday began, we unpacked and enjoyed the rest of our stay. It does not cost much to upgrade, and we would reccomend that you do as it makes a lot of difference to the quality of accomodation that you get.

There was a good choice of food, but after 2 weeks it was a bit boring. The kids clubs and reps were great, especially Rachel. Entertainment was steered towards the Germans and Italians and very hard to follow at times. They did not do much other that dance. The cocktails at the 'Mafia' bar were great and most of them free if you upgraded. The bar man was very friendly.

We met some nice people when we were there and had a good time with them, but the resort let us down a little. We won't be going back!!