Blue Horizon Hotel

The family apar**ent was horribly tatty and not as advertised. There was no hot water (the electric shower wasn’t plumbed in), either no or dirty ill-fitting curtains that didn’t open (so no sea view), rusty bins, stained sheets, loose taps that were difficult to operate and had very little flow and a leaky toilet. The ‘kitchen’ was a rusty sink and grim worktop, with a small grim looking fridge on the floor. The staff were so lovely and helpful and we felt sad for them, because, no matter how kind and helpful, there was no way of making our stay enjoyable. They didn’t question our decision to leave earlier than our original booking.

Stayed for 14 nights Half Board at the Blue Horizon Hotel, Rhodes and was most impressed with the interior, food and Staff at this delightful hotel. When we arrived it was dark and the front exterior of hotel was poorly lit and our first impressions were not very favourably. However, when entering the Reception area, we noted that it was bright, clean and a very efficient young Receptionist greeted us. After leaving our luggage in our Room 258, we went for an Evening Meal in the Hotel Restaurant and found a good selection of hot and cold meals available. Throughout our stay the selection of hot and cold food available at Breakfast and Evening Meals was exceptional -catering for all tastes. All areas both inside and outside of the hotel were very clean and I must say the two ladies, Alketa and Adriana reponsible for cleaning our Room 258, carried out their duties exceedingly well and they are a credit to the Blue Horizon. The only small irritating problems I found with this Hotel was the Bathrooms would require modernisation and the sunbeds at the Pool were slightly too low for the more Senior Citizens. All in all I would have no hesitation in recommending the Blue Horizon to friends and family.

The hotel is near the beach and close to shops and nice restaurants. The rooms are simple but very clean. Lots of German guests at the hotel, not many English. My girlfriend is 5 months pregnant so is just drinking bottled water. She bought her own bottle to the restaurant and when she didn’t want to order a drink the angry waiter with glasses told her she is not to drink her own bottled water …. which was bought from the hotel, angrily tore his page from his notepad and then went to a female waitress and told her to not let my PREGNANT girlfriend drink her water! Looking around we saw at least 10 other tables with the same water. They were allowed to drink theirs because they had ordered other drinks. If the guy had been a little more polite about it then this wouldn’t have ruined it so much but we just left our food and went elsewhere. It seems the German guests were favoured more than us. We go abroad twice a year and the food here was the worst we’ve had. There are no theme nights and the show cooking is very very boring. We visited farma Rhodes which was an excellent experience. I’m not sure why it’s not advertised in the reps brochure or excursion shops but it’s definitely worth a visit. Over all Rhodes is nice, hotel feels very unwelcoming.

It‘s an ok beach hotel. Friendly staff but quite old furniture and style. If you book it make sure they give you a room with the new bathroom. I had an old one (photo). The pool is nice and the garden too. Nice balcony view. Around the hotel are nice restaurants. The beach is very windy (a lot of surfers) and not really sandy… actually just stones. There are better areas in rhodos for a beach holiday with less wind, quiter sea and sandy beaches.

The cleanliness of the property stood out as you could see them clean constantly. It was relative quiet being it early in the season with lots of places to sit and relax. Within walking distance lots of very nice restaurants and the hotel is very close to the airport. We took a taxi to the airport nd were from hotel to gate (through security) in half an hour. Car rental in the lobby was very convenient and inexpensive to just rent a car for the day. Would highly recommend vs renting from the airport.The only comment we have is that the lounge chairs by the pool and beach were not comfortable and we choose to use the beach at the property next door instead. Overall a great hotel in a great area that we will definitely visit again.

I stayed at the Blue Horizon Hotel for a week with my daughter and 4 year old granddaughter in mid-May. The landscaping is lush and beautiful, so many palm trees and flowering bushes; pink, red and purple flowers adorning side and overhead trellises. It was sunbathing weather for six days out of the seven. Ample sunbeds on the paving and on the grassy landscaped areas around the pool. My granddaughter enjoyed the small plain kids' pool, adding her own play toys. The beach is pebbly/stony but we wore diving shoes which made things easy and it became sandy underfoot shortly after you enter the sea. Our third floor room was nice with a good bathroom - the only improvement would have been more plug points for charging phones and tablets. We eat a vegan and vegetarian diet and rate the food in the restaurant and beachside cafe as good. Funny enough, the restaurant staff started off as cheery but seemed almost sad from halfway through the week. I hope that wasn't anything to do with any planned cat controls - quite a number of young cats waited silently outside a dining room window in a particular garden during the evening meal, hoping for titbits. It would be nice if a cat charity or similar could do a trap, neuter and return for these poor moggies and others in Rhodes: they have a hard life I'm sure and probably do a good job in keeping unwelcome rodents from their areas. We booked seats on a coach at Reception for a good price and walked around the medieval town on our only cloudy day, well worth a visit for the beautiful stone walls and buildings, the feel of the past and its central line of shops. The public toilets I used put ours in the UK to shame, even if I had to pay 50 cents for the privilege. The hotel entertainment staff were amazing: everywhere else I've been the staff have done singing/dancing/panto routines - Willy and the other talented guy (whose name I didn't get, sorry) did an evening routine that included fire-breathing and walking/lying on glass fragments. Another evening entertainment event was a Greek singer with musicians and Greek dancers - we were all invited to participate in a couple of dances, which I and my granddaughter enjoyed. The lower level of seating in the bar is not enclosed half way through, which resulted in cigarette smoke sometimes wafting back to us so we usually chose to sit in the higher level on a comfortable sofa. The evening bar staff were lovely, a fond thank you to the man who made my drinks, you are a star. On the morning of our last day around the pool I won a cocktail doing killer darts (lol I was just aiming to hit the board), a cherry on the top of a most enjoyable holiday.

We have just got back from our week staying here. I can't fault the hotel or its staff in any way. We arrived late due to a certain airline being crap. From the moment we arrived, we were treated kindly and in a helpful way. I had emailed ahead and asked for a bottle of wine to be put in the room to help celebrate our 10th anniversary. I had also booked us into a sea view bungalow. I can honestly say the photos match the real version. I was not disappointed and it was great to see my wife's face as she thought we were staying in a normal hotel room. Breakfast is buffet style and included in our stay. There is so much variety, so there is something for everyone. The pool area has plenty of beds for everyone. We spent 2 days there but then spent the rest of the time on the beach as it was a little quieter. You pay €4 per bed but to be honest, we didn't mind that. Previous reviews mentioned the planes flying over frequently. This is true but I quite enjoyed it and they don't really disturb you. In general, we truly had a great time. Many thanks to all the staff!

Very clean. Friendly staff, Willy and Benny (poolside) very helpful and enthusiastic- great pool and beach area. Room was clean, comfortable and homely. Food was nice, something for everyone. Aqua aerobics, volleyball and darts were fun.

The Blue Horizon hotel was a wonderful stay in Rhodes. The rooms and facilities were great and location was very convenient. The entertainment was very good and our experience wouldn’t have been the same without Willy!! Willy was amazing, friendly, and hilarious!