Centrally located, Good service

There's not much international chain hotels on the island of Rhodes and I came across this property as it was priced reasonably with breakfast included in my rate for the 1 night I needed.  

The property is located in the "new" part Rhodes/Rhodos - which is close to the main shopping area and restaurants/bar/cafe area.  It is close to the harbour area and from there it is about a 15 mins walk to the old town of Rhodos.  

There are lots of parking options around the hotel - parking garage, street parking - both free or paid.  The area around the hotel is not too busy (at least during the low season), so after around 10pm there's not too much disturbance from street traffic.

I arrived at the hotel around 1700hours and there was no other guests in the lobby/front desk area, so I was helped immediately.  Check in was fast and efficient, and I was off to my room after approximately 10 mins.   I was also provided a quick information about the breakfast facility and the bar/restaurant.  

As expected, without any status with the Best Western chain, I did not expect any upgrade.

The room is located on the 3rd floor - accessed via the lift of the spiral stairs in the middle of the lobby.  The elevator was on the smaller side - depending on the amount of bags and size, you might only be able to fit 2 persons with bags.  There were 2 lifts available - which I think in the high season could be some wait.

The room was located close to the end of one of the hallways - facing the main street.  Size of the room was ok - for the price paid, I was fine with it (but I can imagine that in the summer season, with the high prices you might find it not so much value for your money).  Room was basic and was showing a bit of it's age (strangely the exterior of the hotel seems to have been renovated).  There was a balcony facing the main street with 2 chairs and table, which was well maintained.

The main desk in the room acted as a TV stand, coffee/tea making area and working/vanity area.  There was more than sufficient electrical outlets (all European plugs).  The tea/coffee making items were in current times well packed inside a plastic bag (first time seeing this) and cups provided were paper instead of what I assume normally porcelain.  There was a minibar, but it was kept empty.

TV size was ok with the usual mix of international and local channels (although a number of the channels did not work - either not part of the subscription or no signal).  Internet speed was good (login was via a code provided at check-in).  

Sleep quality was good - the bed was just right with sufficient pillows of different firmness.  Interior noise was ok - although walls are on the thinner side (with the TV off) you can hear the room next door or along the hallway, but this was never an issue since the hotel's occupancy was low.  Noise from the exterior (even with the balcony door closed) can be quite audible, but during my stay in this low season, it was not too bad between 2200-0700 during the weekends.  [I can expect that it might get bothersome during the high season].  As for the climate control in the room, it seems to be on just heating mode - so I again had it off and had the balcony door open to cool the room (there's two doors, one the usual glass door and the other a sort of wooden door acting as a barrier but still letting outside air to flow into the room)

The bathroom was on the smaller side - with a walk in shower.  Water pressure and temperature control was good.  The hotel did provide some toiletries - a generic brand.  

Besides that all the usual room facilities were available - including an iron and ironing board. 

The breakfast was served in the hotel's main restaurant from 0700 to 1000.  The spread was good - with both cold and hot options.  In current times, both face mask and plastic gloves needs to be worn when getting food from the buffett.   Service was friendly and used plates/cups were timely picked up.

All in all, for the price paid, I was happy with the property.  They did also have an outdoor pool, which was not used (pool is not heated).  I would certainly return to this property if I am in the area without any hesitation (of course with the right price).  This was also my first stay at a Best Western Plus property - which I understand should be slightly better in terms of facilities to a usual Best Western, which in this case here was the case.