r/Rhodes

Hi everyone,
We rented a car in Greece and after a few days of using it we noticed some scratches on the front bumper, mostly underneath the bumper area. In my opinion, they look like scratches in the paint rather than serious damage.
We’re not actually sure if we caused them or if they were already there when we picked up the car. The rental company didn’t take any deposit from us.
Does anyone know how this usually works with rental cars in Greece? Would insurance normally cover something like this? What could the possible consequences or costs be for us when returning the car?
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thank you!

If you had 3 hours to spend in Lindos (approx 6:15-9:30pm on a Wednesday ) what would you do there? ​

We're interested in ideas for walking routes and getting some street food or a quick sit-down meal.

I don't think there's time to enter the Acropolis (we'd arrive at the same time as last entry) ​but maybe it's still worth visiting Lindos?

Thanks

Hi! We are staying in Lindos right now and we plan to visit Marmaris on Monday. I don’t know if we understood something wrong or we only have 65 minutes for shopping there? Is it possible to come back with another cruise?
Thanks in advance!

What alcohol do you recommend to try in Rhodes?

I’m taking my family to Rhodes for our first family holiday, but I’m just after seeing online that it’s apparently very common for earthquakes over there. Is this something we should worry about? I’ve never experienced an earthquake as we are from England and I’m curious is this something we should cancel the trip over.

Hi all, im fairly new to travelling and me and my partner are going to rhodes in late August and im tasked with finding activities to do and places to eat and stuff to see. Does anyone have any suggestions?

We're staying 20 mins away from old town and planning on using taxis and public transport so would prefer somewhere relatively close, thanks.

So I’ve been trying to look up the bus timetables but from what I can see buses don’t run too late.
I really want to watch the sunset and see Lindos light up.
Any recommendations for getting back later? Is it common at all to find others at the taxi rank who may be happy to share the cost?
It’s just me and my son and €70 feels a little steep.

Hi everyone,
My friends and I are thinking about spending 5 days in Faliraki in early August. We’re three single Italian guys around 30, looking for a holiday with nice sandy beaches, good sea, and a lively social/nightlife scene.

We’re not necessarily looking for hardcore clubbing every night, but we’d like a place where it’s easy to meet people, go to beach bars, have drinks, and find an international crowd. Ideally not somewhere that is mostly families, couples or older tourists, but also not only 18-year-old chaos.

We’d like to stay somewhere where both the beach and the evening spots are walkable, without needing to rent a car or rely on taxis all the time.
A few questions for people who have been there recently:
- Is Faliraki a good fit for this kind of trip?
- Is the crowd in August more young/social, or mostly families and couples? Is there a prevalence of any specific type of tourists (southern Europe? UK?)
- Is the nightlife fun for people around 30, or does it feel too young?
- Which area would you recommend staying in: near the beach, Bar Street, or somewhere slightly quieter?
- Are the beaches actually nice and will we find a great sea, or should we plan day trips to Tsambika, Anthony Quinn Bay or Lindos?
- Any hotels/apartments, bars, beach clubs, restaurants or areas to check out / avoid?

Thanks!

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What is up with the extreme rudeness of the teenagers that are flooding Rhodes city now?

I understand they are celebrating and having a party holiday, nothing wrong with that. I did exactly that 20 years ago. Enjoy youth and have fun.

But i have never in my life experienced such extreme rudeness and unsocial behavior towards other people. Today i saw one accidentally dropping a big bottle of booze next to the foot of an older lady, glass flying in her slippers. She screamed of shock. They ran away and the one that kept behind didn't even say sorry or nothing, and ran fast also when he was asked to do so. She had a cut on her foot. A lot of them are in our hotel and are puking in the hallway, banging on doors all night long and keeping everybody up till the early hours. When you open the door to ask them to be silent they are afraid to look at you and fastly walk away, just to come back 2 minutes later and start the circus again. Such pussy behaviour in my opinion, why not say 'sorry i am drunk and i'll try to do beter'? Or explain what is the problem, why is the banging on the door all night long so necessary?

It has truly turned our holiday into hell. Police have been called several times and some have already been evicted.

They dont say hello in elevator, not even when we happily say 'kalimeraaaa' afraid to look anyone older than 25 in the eye?

What is up with them? Where are they mostly from?

End of rant, but if anyone has answers...i'm just curious which country lets wolves raise their kids.

(Ps: i don't want to name the hotel because they are really trying their best, before anyone asks)

Hi. I’m going to Rhodes at the end of July with 2 of my friends. I’m wondering how much we’ll have to realistically pay for the sunbeds. We’re on a pretty tight budget.
The beaches we’ll definitely visit are Elli, Anthony Quinn Bay and Faliraki.
Thank you

Hey everyone,

Im staying in Rhodes Town starting Tuedsday for a few days. I heard that a lot of the restaurants are tourist traps. What restaurants have cheap and authentic food? We would especially like good greek food, good seafood and possibly a bar to drink wine or cocktails.

Thank you for your help!

Hi! Three friends and I are going to Rhodes and we really enjoy cliff jumping — nothing too extreme, but around 10 metres and higher would be great.
Last year we went cliff jumping in Malta and had an amazing time. Does anyone know of safe, accessible spots in Rhodes, or where we could look for them?
Thanks a lot! :)

I’m visiting in September and plan to go to symi for a day trip. I see some tours offer a stop in St George’s bay and then 3 hrs in symi. Is this the best way to do it or is it better to get one of the main ferries to symi and then figure out our own way to St George’s bay from there??

We’re a couple, staying in Rhodes for 8 days in July in Kolympia, very excited to see beautiful Rhodes! We’re unsure whether to rent a car or not… we will probably spend some days at the hotel and the local beaches, but we’ll also take a few day trips to Lindos, Rhodes town, different beaches etc. We’re a bit concerned about parking/very busy roads given the time of year - should we rent a car or is it better to take busses/taxis? What is the parking like on the island during July?
We’ve found a cheap car on Holiday Autos - has anyone used this before?
Thank you!