Nathalie Hotel — Hotel in Municipality of Rhodes

We can't say enough good things about this little hotel! My partner and I came to stay for a week in October, and we are really glad we chose to stay here. ||Things we loved: the décor and 'blue and white' Greek feel to the hotel is lovely and authentic, and feels more welcoming and thoughtful than a lot of the other 'modern beige' hotels we looked at. The vine-covered outside seating area is beautiful at all times of the day, and the cushioned areas around the bar are very cosy and relaxing. Our room was basic but clean and had everything we needed, including a fridge. The outside snack bar run by the wonderful Maria is very reasonably priced with lovely food. Breakfast is great with lots of options, and all of the staff are very friendly and all seem to work really hard. The hotel is set back from the busy main road, so it's lovely and quiet, but just a 2-minute walk from restaurants, shops, a bus stop, etc. The bus to Rhodes town is easy to get and frequent (buy bus tickets at the shop next to the bus stop). Alternatively, we managed to get a taxi back once they stopped running, usually for around 12 euros. ||Slight things to note: Our only VERY slight niggles were that the sun loungers around the pool are uncomfortable, you can feel the bars underneath you and after a little while, we both had sore backs. This did mean we used a beach club down the road instead a few times. Just some padded covers would improve this maybe? |There are a LOT of cats around in general in Rhodes, and whilst we both like cats, there are a couple that were quite bold during breakfast time and we spent time taking them off our table away from our food! I'm not sure what can be done about that, really but it was a slight niggle for us. |Lastly, there seem to be quite a lot of guests who it is very apparent are frequent stayers multiple times a year (credit to the hotel!) but they seem to make this very 'known' and at times we felt like it was a bit of an exclusive club, especially in the bar in the evenings. This made us feel slightly less inclined to use the space. This is not really a reflection on the staff who were always very friendly and welcoming, but it was a vibe we got from those guests, I suppose.||Overall we loved our stay at this hotel and would hands down stay here again and recommend it to friends/family. Thank you for a...

Good points: The hotel is clean and in a good spot, just one road back off the main strip running from the airport, through Ialyssos and Ixia up to the Old Town. This means you don't hear the traffic while also being close enough to it. Our Jet2 airport transfer was across the road at the Avra Beach Hotel, which was very convenient. The outside terrace for the bar was very nice in the evenings. We didn't use the pool once, so I can't comment on it, but other guests reported it was nice, to us.

The staff were really excellent. The English gentleman who works the bar in the evenings, Kevin, was very friendly. The staff also organized some flowers and a card for my partner's birthday, which was extremely kind and good of them to do so. The hotel were also happy for us not just to leave our belongings for the day after check out before our airport transfer, but for us to shower and freshen up as well. Much appreciated!

The downsides: -The room was very pokey and small, especially the bathroom and balcony (our bathroom door only opened about halfway before hitting the sink). The air con cannot be adjusted from 24 degrees apart from switching off when opening the door to the balcony, though it felt a lot colder during the night.

-The breakfast was pretty awful, apart from the fruit and 'continental' stuff. The hot counter is...

Not being a fan of big all inclusive hotels, we prefer small family run businesses and had dropped into Nathalie on our last stay in IXIA, so we knew our way about. A 7 day stay in this nice quiet hotel,, no kids when we were there :). Staff were very accomodating ( excellent Negronis Kevin !). Nice vine covered courtyard, but beware of the mossies if sitting outside in the evening. Our room was facing the plane trees. Behind them a couple of local cockerels kept us awake first night, so close your glazed doors. Lovely pool area and snack bar ( see photos ). Tasteful Greek themed reception / bar area. Some good quality restaurants a short walk away towards Rhodes. A larger Supermarket is a couple of hundred yards the other direction towards Ialyssos. Beach is pebbly so good footwear is essential. Waves can be strong as beach gets the North Westerly wind..but water is warm. Bus stop to Rhodes Town (about 15 - 20mins) nearby ( peak times can be a bit of a squeeze !) Two mornings of rain otherwise weather was perfect 23-25C. Altogether a nice relaxing time with excellent food, wines and Metaxa 7 star..even found a craft beer bar in...