This has been the most exceptional place to stay and we cannot rate the service, food,staff, room or location highly enough. The ambience of the Mariposa restaurant is just divine and in the evenings especially the little garden is beautiful and there is a real eye for design and planting. Superb. Subtle lighting and music make for very special evenings. The food is first class with a real Greek heart whilst delivering the very best in flavour. The breakfast options are superb - everything is so fresh (you can see staff picking herbs and vegetables from their little garden) and there is care in the presentation of every single drink and dish. We loved the home cooking and the warm, family run nature of the hotel. Never have we felt more at home, more cared for, and had such exceptional food day after day. We had the deluxe double sea view room and again this was first class for comfort, design and a peaceful holiday. The bed, shower and balcony made for perfect rest.The little beach is close by, a 2 minute walk via a little path through the garden. There is a superb little Sunset beach bar serving excellent snack food,evening meals, coffees, cocktails, smoothies etc. The sea is lovely for a swim and it is lovely to sit and watch the kite surfers. The hotel includes free beach sunloungers for the day if you take the €15 breakfast option which is excellent value. You can even order drinks etc from the sunbeds if you wish. The smoothies are delicious. The beach is pebbles so bring your beach shoes and it is all fine to walk and swim. Even in August there was space and a relaxed atmosphere where some other beaches were very full! There is a supermarket across the road, little bars and restaurants but Mariposa is rated the best and one can see why. Excellent in every way. You can easily reach Rhodes or Lindos by car, or bus. We hired a car to see the Vallley of the Butterflies, Kalithea, Kamiros etc.

We cannot fault a single thing. The kindest service we have ever received.

Very good food, especially the breakfast, and a lovely setting for it - you eat in a garden terrace with views over the hotel's herb garden. Lots of nice spaces to sit in the gardens and within the hotel. Sea view rooms have a terrace with great views and privacy. The rooms are nicely designed apart from the open plan bathroom. Comfortable bed. Very handy for the airport. Good hosts.

The bathroom is open plan to the room and the toilet has a clear glass door. Cannot fathom who wants to see others/be watched by others when they are on the toilet! This would have put me off booking if I'd known before. Didn't like the beach much - very large stones so it's quite tricky to get in and out the water, and the place next door pounds out rubbish music from early in the day

Possibly the best hosting I’ve experienced at a hotel. The hotel itself is lovely and comfortable with an amazing view of the beach. We both slept well despite the room facing the road. But the best part was how we were treated and how special we were made to feel. We left feeling warm and grateful for such a lovely experience. The hotel is away from the busy old town of Rhodes but easy to reach with taxi. The food and cocktails are delicious. There are also some great beach bars close by where you can enjoy drinks and snacks. We would definitely come back - mostly for the hosting! Thank you so much to the whole team for everything! It was a pleasure. We hope to see you again! Molly & Natalia ❤️

We had an absolutely wonderful time at this hotel. The location is perfect, just a few steps away from the beach, making it incredibly convenient for beach lovers like us. What really stood out was the warm and welcoming atmosphere created by the owners, who clearly run both the accommodation and the restaurant with great love and attention to detail. We felt at home the entire time! Everything was spotlessly clean, and the style of the place added to the charm.

Very friendly, family run hotel and restaurant. Thw owner greeted me and then showed me up to my room. Her sister is the chef and even though it was 2 p.m., I had lunch. Lunch was the fresh mushroom ravoli with herbs from their garden. My driver cancelled my taxi and the owner had the number of a local taxi company and arranged for one to collect me at a.m. They really went out of their way!

My room was on the street side and the place across the street played loud music until 9:30 p.m. I had to go to sleep before then as I was catching an early flight back to London and had to wake up in the early hours.

Nikos Ikies exceeded our expectations as is it a family run hotel and everyone treated us like a part of their family. We have been accommodated with every single request we had and the communication was great. The hotel looks exactly like on the pictures if not better. It is conveniently located close to the airport and there are direct buses to the hotel. The rooms have all the facilities you may need from toiletries to drying racks and it is only two minute walk to the beach. We really enjoyed our stay so thank you so much to our hosts!

I wish they had some sun beds next to the beach so you wouldnt have to worry about renting some or laying straight on the stones.

Very nice family owned business and the food is 5 star and they serve it in a beautiful little garden.

The beach is great to watch the Kite surfers and swimmable if you like waves. It isn't calm water, but the wind makes this part of the island much cooler in the summer. You can stay here for much less and rent a car to visit other areas of the island.

The staff is exceptionally warm and helpful, very accommodating and considerate. The location is very nice and the beach is serine. The room was thoughtfully designed, comfortable and has a great view of the sea. Very peaceful atmosphere.

We came off-season so everything around was closed, meaning we had to rent a car to get to any restaurant or buy groceries. The kind hosts went out of their way to make our stay pleasant in spite of this and we are very grateful for them :)

Great food at hotel restaurant - Mariposa Close to small local markets, multiple restaurants and beach bars. Great for wind sports. Very close to airport ( but not loud)!! Very nice, warm and genuine owners/host.

Beautiful little hotel with tropical gardens, and great views from the balcony at the back overlooking the beach. The family that owns this place are very friendly and helpful and the food at the restaurant is so tasty so worth having breakfast and booking yourself in for supper. Little Mauro the dog is a poppet too.

Out of the owners control but the entertainment from the hotel a couple doors down is noisy at times.