Dimitris and Flora’s apartment, which is managed by Marta on rBnB, is a secret gem because of many reasons.
The first reason is how lovely Dimitris, Flora and Georgios (the waiter in charge of the café/restaurant “Cavaliere” at the foot of the 20 th century Italian style building where the apartment is situated) are. They are always helpful and keen to help for anything in a very natural and gentle manner.
The 2d reason is Marta who was also very efficient and formal in a good way for any matter concerning the renting of the apartment.
The 3rd reason is the 3rd floor apartment itself (with a lift access to it and a private staircase for the last floor) with its three dimensional huge terrace, the view from it, and its location.
The apartment has every first class appliances you might need and it couldn’t have been cleaner. There are three rooms (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom), all very nicely decorated with colourful artist’s paintings on the walls, all with their own personality. The bedroom sliding windows open up on a huge terrace where breakfast under the sun and candle light dinner is compulsory. The view from it is breathtaking, with the terrace itself literally surrounding the bedroom in 3 different directions facing the bedroom’s 3 windows.
In front of the queen-size bed, a Byzantine palace, the Eagan Sea and Turkey’s coast in the distance. On the left hand side, a minaret attached to a romantic Muslim cemetery from the Ottoman period. On the right hand side and a little bit further, the Grand Master Palace with its medieval towers touching the sky on the horizon… Probably the best view on the whole island!
The location: again, surely the best location on the whole island! Just a few steps between the ancient 15 th. century old city, design shops and restaurants’ streets and the old port where the 30 meters statue of the Colossus of Rhodes was supposed to be before it was destroyed by an earthquake some 40 years after it was erected.
Also, no problem to park the car (Easter time). No noise because of the neighbours (who work but don’t stay there) or because of the traffic down below as all vehicles are forced to go very slowly where the apartment is situated.
Medium sized supermarkets just at the bottom of the apartment’s building… with everything you need.
Last but not least, Dimitris and Flora’s café-restaurant at street level is very interesting as it is the place where locals go for breakfast or an after meal café. There, Georgios, the manager of the café-restaurant serves you with all the dedication and friendliness Greek people in general and people from Rhodes especially are capable of.
So what else asking for as an accommodation on this beautiful island? Nothing, absolutely. Dimitris and Flora’s apartment is the best of the best and you won’t find anything better, definitely!