The room is within small hotel on a side street, with a 5 minute walking distance to the promenade and the beach. Once you get to the promenade, every which direction you look is a gorgeous beach. Town center is an easy 20 minute walk away. There are several markets, a couple of nice restaurants nearby. The room itself is spacious with a fridge, water heater, mugs, etc. Our balcony was shaded by a massive and lovely ficus tree.
Mateo was the sweetest, kindest human being I have ever met, greeting us every time we came in and out of the room with nothing but kindness and smiles, providing for every little request we had. He gave us souvenirs as we were leaving, gave us an extra day with a discount, just overall a lovely lovely man. His English is sufficient.
One note of caution: The only downside had nothing to do with the hotel or the host, but the location. The hotel seems to be in the party central with very young and very drunk tourists. Mateo's place seems to be stuck between a couple of high occupancy, party heavy big beach hotels and the late night party sounds and drunk chatter outside was non-stop. Having said that with the double windows closed and AC on to dull the sounds, it was manageable and you really cannot beat the price for the value and convenience. If you are in the mood for exploring the club scene in Rhodes, this is the perfect location as there are several famous clubs nearby. I happened to be there with my 75 year old mother for a beach vacation and the noise was more than we anticipated. BUT Mateo was such a sweetheart that mom immediately said if she were to go back to Rhodes, she would definitely stay here.