Rhodes Town Beach (Elli Beach), Rhodes

This was a really good tip from our travel agency: town and beach, both were right in front of the hotel for us. Elli beach is clean, you can rent the sunbeds, but you didn't have to. Coarse-grained sand is good for the feet and then off into the lovely, warm water. There are perhaps more beautiful bays on Rhodes, but we didn't miss them.

We spent 6 days at Elli Beach in Rhodes. As we stayed very centrally, we had many options for food, bars, cafés, shops, pharmacies etc. on practically every corner. The beach itself was just 3-4 minutes walk away from our hotel, very nice, clean and big. It is still rather crowded in the late afternoon but you can rent the sunbeds and still have enough distance from the neighbours. Greeks are generally friendly people, but especially very good hosts who do their best to make their guests feel comfortable. I'm already looking forward to my next holiday in Greece. You simply have to experience Greece.

I do like that it's not a sandy beach as it won't stick to my feet (and later on - sheets and shoes). The small stones are beautiful and smooth and the beach is clean with clear and transparent water. This is unarguably one of my all time favorite beaches on Rhodes and have spent some time here on every visit. The restaurants and clubs in the area are some of the finest in Rhodes town, so do visit in the evening hours and give them a try!

Elli is a lovely sandy beach that's great for lounging and swimming. There were a lot of sunbeds, and even though I assume you should pay, we arrived pretty late in the day, and nobody really asked us to pay! The small fish you may see indicate how clean and wonderful the waters are to swim in. But be careful since the water suddenly becomes deep. The diving platform was the best part - kind of scary at first but incredibly enjoyable at the end!

On Ellis bay you don't pay for a sunbed, you only have to buy something to drink/eat to use them. We were only on the right of Ellis beach, but were very satisfied to be there. We felt safe there. There was one man looking out for everything there all the time. Drinks and food can be served by the sunbeds (little tables there) or in the shadow at the restaurant. On Windy Beach (on the west coast of Rhodos town) we were robbed for our backpack while it stood between our sunbeds and we where lying there. On Ellis beach that could not have happened. Very nice!