My wife and I stayed here for three nights in July, 2010, the last hotel on our six-island trip before we returned to Athens. It was neither the best nor the worst.

The Semiramis is located in the new town section of Rhodes, just below Monte Smith. It is a 10-15 walk to the nearest gate, which is the one close to the Palace of Grand Masters). The hotel is much closer to the nearest sand pebble beach, just a couple of short blocks away. We were more interested in seeing the old town than in being near a beach, but whether the hotel is conveniently located depends on what you want.

The building is 4-5 storeys tall, with a large open lobby with bar and tv area, and a couple of small elevators. Breakfast is served in the bright and roomy restaurant one level below the lobby. Wifi is available for a charge.

Our room (#408) was adequate size, with a roof-top ocean view from a small balcony. It had a comfortable double bed, desk, luggage stand, mini-bar/tv stand, a built-in headboard with two night stands, and an armoire with some drawer space. The a.c. unit over the bed was fairly quiet and efficient, but blew directly on you. The direction could be adjusted somewhat but couldn’t eliminate this entirely.

The bathroom was tiny, almost like it was an afterthought. You might expect this in an older building where bathrooms have been retrofitted, but the Semiramis is a newer, modern structure. There was a postage-stamp shower with a hand-held shower which could be placed in a wall bracket. The space was so small that the curtain kept interfering while you showered. The glass shelf above the sink provided the only counter space.

Another odd deficiency was that the bed was made each day with only the bottom sheet actually installed. The top sheet was laid out artistically, which was kind of nice, but you then had to actually make the bed yourself. The blanket/spread was in the armoire.

The buffet breakfast was pretty good – a little fresh fruit, cooked eggs, yoghurt, cereal, breads, etc.

All in all, the Semiramis is ok, but there are probably better and more convenient options for Rhodes.

I stayed with my wife at the Semiramis City Hotel from 31 July till 7 August 2009. We booked a superior room at this hotel, as from reviews that I read the standard rooms are very small, on 21 May 2009, through their web-site, without paying, just by giving my credit card number, and the price they quoted was reasonable to the cheap side. When we arrived from the airport by taxi (€18 cost) we were happily surprised of the sight of the hotel which was beautiful. The room was very good, besides the shower which was a bit small. Breakfast was excellent (we stayed on a bed & breakfast basis). Everything is within a short walk from the hotel, i.e. the beach, the new town with their shops which had very good bargains due to sales season, as well as the old town within the caste, and the port. The staff of the hotel was always with a smile on their face, very good and helpful, especially Vasilis at the front desk. The furniture of our room as well as the common areas was new and comfortable. The view from our veranda was beautiful.
We will most certainly stay at the Semiramis City hotel, in Rhodes town, on our next trip to Rhodes.

I am currently living in the Semiramis Hotel and have been here since January. The staff goes above and beyond any request you ask them. The hotel owner is always around and very interactive with his guests as well. The rooms are very nice. Especially since most of the ones you find around this area look very rundown. You can see even the difference from the outside of the building. The continental breakfast buffet in the morning is absolutely delicious and gives a lot of variety. Since on this trip, my friends and I have been all over Greece and this is by far the best hotel we've been in. It's also in great proximity to the beach, only 1 minute walk, and located very close to Old Town (10 minute walk, 3 minute taxi ride), where you can see some of the historic sites!

My husband I stayed here for 10 day, in noveber. Each morning we had a delicious breakfast, I mean yum!!! The young lady at the restaurant was so amazing she was so kind and attentive. The room was so clean ,( yes the bathroom is a bit small but who needs a big bathroom any way?) besides I would rather have a super clean bathroom and wonderfull staff then a big dirtyu bathroom!! Its so close to old town and new town , my husband and I walked every day after breakfast to old town. Our stay was wonderfull.
I really want to go again this year. The owner is a rell sweet heart too, you should really
try this hotel. Did I tell you how amazing the breakfast is?!!!! Olives, cheeses, cold cuts boiled eggs, omelettes tomatoes, breads,marmalades, juice cofee.And stuff I cant remember. yum I miss Semiramis!!!!!!