vacation Rhodes hotel Orion

Written: 10 august 2012
Travel time: 1 — 7 july 2012
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Impressions about the rest are only positive. If you do not look for shortcomings for yourself, this is not so, but this is not so, then this is the best vacation in terms of price and quality. Compared to the 4 stars of Turkey, the 3-star Orion is an order of magnitude better. In general, after reading the previous reviews, I was convinced that the choice was made correctly. For two for 10 nights, together with visas, the ticket cost 62 tr. Upon arrival, they offered the 1st floor overlooking the pool, asked for the 2nd, but there were no available rooms. When we entered the room, we realized that with this accommodation, we can only dream of peace. The first view when opening the balcony - a lady in the body, topless, in front of the window and full of people around the pool (besides the sunny side). True, after 5 minutes a girl from the reception came and offered the keys to the room from the 3rd floor, while with such an apologetic view that the balcony overlooks the opposite side of the pool. On the contrary, we were completely satisfied with it. Moreover, I never understood to come to the sea and splash in a trough (albeit ennobled) with chlorine water. The first difference from previous reviews (the most important) is the working air conditioner. We were not required to pay any additional fees. The presence of an air conditioner (in July in the murderous heat for sure) is a must. We felt this when one late evening the power was turned off for several hours. The second difference is that there were no mosquitoes, although we got everything we could from them. Maybe it's just not the season. Accommodation: breakfast, dinner. Thanks for the advice. During the day, in the heat, there was definitely no time for food. If desired, it was possible to eat at every step, especially, as a rule, because of the hell, from 13 to 16 hours. gave time to excursions to Rhodes or just shopping. Breakfast - buffet, monotonous, but with a normal choice. Dinner is something, different every night, with a choice of two courses. Plus, they bring a side dish and a salad separately before serving the main course, and since the side dish is always of two types (potatoes and rice) is also served with the main order, the portions are impressive. My wife and I have never been able to completely eat the entire dinner (like we were undernourished). After everything not eaten - dessert. The only small drawback is that drinks are paid for dinner, well, in my opinion, this is the case everywhere. By the way, for those who are in Greece for the first time, keep in mind that the portions are impressive everywhere, so when ordering, it’s better to take it in such a way that they bring you the second on a common dish. Yes, we and the salad, having tried each for the first time, later ordered one. At the price of visiting a restaurant (tavern) with two mugs of beer for two, an average of 25 euros came out. As for the holiday itself. To the beach 5-7 minutes without tension. Sand with a small amount of pebbles at the entrance to the sea. Paying 8 euros for sun loungers and a sun lounger was a pity. They took bedding from home and sunbathed beautifully on them. By the way, you can take an umbrella from the sun in any store (the same 8 euros). For 11 days, we didn’t see a cloud, not like rain. In the sun 45C, sea - 25C-27C. We decided to go on excursions on our own. We did not even meet with our representatives from the travel agency. Sea excursions can be ordered right on the beach (it will be cheaper than at their hotel). It's even cheaper to buy directly from Rhodes, but the round-trip, plus extra travel, isn't worth it. We went to about. Symi (25 EUR/person). To be honest, there is a lot of excitement, there are a lot of people of all nations, but the tour itself is so-so. In general, 4 hours on the ferry on the sea (the only thing that swam) and 3 hours on the island. This journey did not cause much enthusiasm. But they killed all day and were exhausted. We traveled around the island in a rented car. I took a Toyota Auris for 2 days for 85 euros, spent 45 euros on gasoline. Traveled all the sights, drove on both sides of the island. In total naezdil 370 km. Minus - there was no guide, but for this I read everything interesting about Rhodes (or you can buy it there for 5 euros) and in some places I had to dodge to find the right object. There were more benefits for us. There was no time limit, we stopped where we wanted, and comfort. The car has air conditioning, navigator in Russian. Rights fit our ordinary. There are no police on the roads. The locals drive like God puts it on their souls: they didn’t care about the double continuous line, the speed limit and the pedestrian crossing. If a car passes you, then a foreigner is driving. The roads are empty by our standards. There are practically no trucks. Ride comfortably. On the fifth day I found places where it is cheaper. I was surprised by the price of whiskey in local shops, as in duty free. Liter Chivas - 36 euros. Soap for gifts - from 80 cents. Oil - from 7 euros. The attitude towards us - the Russians - is normal. Wouldn't say better than others or worse. Just normal. By the way, you can often meet Russian sellers in stores. Who has questions, write, I will answer.
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