Where to stay · Most central

Most central neighbourhoods in Rhodes

Where to stay in Rhodes to minimise transit time — the best-located neighbourhoods for accessing major sights, transport hubs, and restaurants on foot.

All Budget Local feel Nightlife Families Walkability Most central

Top pick for most central

Rhodes Old Town

UNESCO-walled medieval city — Knights Hospitaller streets of the Palace of the Grand Master.

Rhodes Old Town

Top pick

UNESCO-walled medieval city — Knights Hospitaller streets of the Palace of the Grand Master.

10/10

Walk

6/10

Price

7/10

Local

9/10

Central

Ixia — kitesurfers off the west coast beaches

Ixia & Ialyssos

Good

West-coast luxury hotel strip — five-star resorts, kitesurfers on Meltemi-blown beaches, 10 minutes from old town.

5/10

Walk

3/10

Price

3/10

Local

6/10

Central

Faliraki

Trade-off

East coasts package-tour party strip — 4km of beach, water park, and the islands rowdiest summer nightlife.

6/10

Walk

8/10

Price

2/10

Local

5/10

Central

Lindos

Trade-off

White-washed cubic village under a clifftop Acropolis — Saint Pauls Bay and Lindos main beach below.

8/10

Walk

3/10

Price

5/10

Local

4/10

Central

Prasonisi — sand spit between Aegean and Mediterranean

Prasonisi & Southern Tip

Trade-off

Sand spit where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean — windsurf and kitesurf mecca, two seas, no resorts.

3/10

Walk

8/10

Price

9/10

Local

1/10

Central

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