Lindian Village All Inclusive Resort Rhodes, Curio Collection by Hilton

Guests appreciate the clean, well-maintained rooms and friendly staff. They enjoy the varied breakfast and pool area. The stunning mountain views and serene beach add to the appeal.

We stayed at Lindian Village for 7 nights AL in a standard room at the end of September. As a couple we wanted a quiet, peaceful holiday with a good beach and sea + aesthetic design. As a travel manager I have to say something: 1. Although the hotel is not only for adults and there were families with children, it was a quite peaceful time with silence and no rush. 2. Food: there were reviews about not much variety in the food and it's true, but I would rather say if you expect to eat lobster, seafood and 10 meat dishes - it's not the best place. The food was very tasty, 1-2 meals of each type of meat + seafood + salads + desserts etc. We also went to 3 a la carte restaurants and enjoyed every one of them. They are worth coming out of the hotel (especially the Asian ones). The bars are also good. 3. Beach + sea: The beach itself is sandy and pebbly, the entrance to the sea is pebbly. If you are sensitive to this, it is better to buy special shoes. The sea is very clean and calm because of the small bay. The sun loungers are very comfortable and I particularly liked the lack of music on the beach. 4. The design of the hotel: You can feel the Mediterranean village atmosphere perfectly, there was some construction but it didn't bother. 5. Rooms: This part needs fixing. Although the photos on the website are clean and fresh, we had problems with the sewage, the shower and the poor drainage, which is why there was water in the bathroom all the time (we didn't inform the staff to fix it because it's not a big problem for us). It is also worth noting that our room had no door to the bathroom, the toilet was closed with a sliding door but there was no soundproofing. 6. Staff: Mostly English speaking, friendly, polite and helpful. 7. Experiences: We rented a car for 1 day with no deposit and went to the nearest town Lindos, visited a Greek restaurant recommended by the concierge and enjoyed it. Played tennis at the resort, went to the gym and did yoga. We also went on a motor yacht tour with Sabinas Watersports (they are located on the beach of the resort), price = quality, we loved it. *I wouldn't say this is a disco resort, it's more about peace and quiet.

We spent an enjoyable 5 days here, soaking up the sun and there is no question the beach is beautiful. However during our 5 days there were certain things which caused annoyance or confusion during our stay. 1. The hotel looks stunning , but it does feel like one of those places that if you scratch the surface it unravels. Our room was basic, but there were some renovation ‘hang over’ works which needed attention, 2. The phone in our room didn’t work. This was reported and someone came out twice to fix, but it couldn’t be fixed ( or so we assumed, as we were not actually told this directly) . When later in the stay we were asked ‘why didn’t you ring?’ It felt like communication between staff was not the best. 2. The tablet, for making reservations on, was a complete farce! Numerous times the tablet froze and needed to be reset, to just freeze again an hour later. Even when it ‘worked’ a reservation was never confirmed. 3. The spa staff were lovely, however got the impression that due to end of season the spa had limited opening hours, and you couldn’t book a treatment without having to wait a couple of days. Usually this would be fine, but when advertised as a spa hotel you would think access to treatments would be a little easier. 4. We had no water in our room one night and the toilet made pressure water noises all night. When we reported ( again no phone, so trip to reception) we were told that it was a hotel wide issue over night but all fixed now. It was all fixed ( that element was right) in the morning but when we spoke to various other guests they said they had had water the night before and there was no problem with theirs . The hotel also sent two maintenance guys , on two consecutive days, to check our ‘water issue’. When we said to them the hotel had said it was a ‘hotel wide issue’, so we couldn’t understand why they were there, they said ‘because you reported it’. 5. The social media presence of this hotel is very glossy, and all photos are staged. During our stay they were hosting an influencer ‘holiday’ who all wrote marvellous reviews. That in itself I don’t have a problem with. However our trip was our honeymoon, after a really stressful year, and we paid a lot of money to be there. It feels like more care and attention is paid to public perception and ‘how they want to be seen’ instead of the real customers who are paying to be there. 6. When we had cause to report issues in fairness they were listened too, but were also ‘glossed over’or brushed off ! On the last day I raised the issues we had had again, and though we did receive complimentary late check out, which was kind, we felt very much like we were being considered a pain through our feedback. Whilst waiting in reception for our lift to the airport it was made obvious by the team in the reception area that they all knew we had complained and the reaction by at least one of them was more than frosty. We choose to move outside and wait instead, so everyone could t