We stayed for a week in Caravel apartment hotel, in an apartment studio which was really nice: spacious enough, had air conditioning (no extra cost!), and bathroom that was probably just renovated. The kitchenette was basic, but contained all the things we needed. The hotel was located on a side street, so there wasn't any traffic noise.
The hotel was small, so we didn't need to queue for reception and all things were taken care of effectively. We definitely got what we paid for.
The best thing about the hotel was definitely the owners and the friendly staff. They were amazingly helpful and took really good care of us, almost like we were family.
The location was good, there were several restaurants near, and the hotel's restaurant Coconut was really good (try the meze plate!), so no need to go anywhere else if we didn't want to (though it was hard to find the real Greek food in Ixia, since it was a tourist place).
The beach was near, so we spent a lot of time there. It was windy, but the waves were wonderful because of that. It might be a good idea to get "swimming shoes" because of the stones in the waterline (in deeper water there is sand) though.
There was also several supermarkets near the hotel, and the bus drive to Rhodes town took only 15 minutes, and the buses were running 'til late so it was easy to have dinner or spend a day in Rhodes town too.
We would recommend a rental car, which was a convienient way of seeing the island, for example Petaloudes (the Butterfly valley), Lindos and Tsambika beach,
All in all, a nice hotel and superb owners and staff!
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