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June 6, 2024
Firstly I would like to say that we enjoyed our stay at the Ixian Grand. We have travelled to many, probably more than 12+ 3* - 5* AI hotels in Europe, usually with tui. This year we chose Jet 2 who rated this hotel as 4.5* In our opinion this accommodation is a hotel of 2 halves. The swim up rooms with jacuzzi that face out to a sea view are definitely 5* especially as they can choose to eat all 3 daily meals in either of the 2 ala carte restaurants on site. However our garden room, although a reasonable size and bright and airy with a modern decent sized bathroom, good shower and efficient air can, bathrobes and slippers along with a comfy bed we can only rate as 3* Why? The room was stark, just painted white walls with no embellishment's of pictures, no throws etc on the bed to add interest to the decor and plain drab coloured curtains. The wardrobe space was insufficient for a 2 week stay with very few coat hangers and there were no drawers. The balcony was a solid construction so when sat down you could not see the garden area and it was overlooked by another balcony face on. Pigeons were roosting over the balcony and inevitably there was a lot of pigeon poo. The main dinning area is run efficiently so no long wait for a table, but once again I would only rate the food selection as 3* Why? At breakfast it was the usual you expect served and cooked well. But I could not see any omelettes being cooked to order, there were pieces of fruit available but no fresh fruit salad, it was tinned and the yoghurt was serve yourself from a bowl, no individual pots. The fruit juice was made from concentrate and can someone teach the waitress that the tea bag should be put in before the hot water. Lunch was Ok just a mini version of the evening meal, but there were no cold meats or tuna etc to make yourself a salad. Although there were pre made up salad's which are not to every British persons taste. At the evening meal you only get 1 choice of soup, albeit always very tasty, at a 4* we have always had 2 choices. Again no cold meats etc to make up a salad. The cheese board was very nice but there were no crackers or grapes. The desserts were predominately Greek, very very sweet and no cream etc just a selection of ice cream. The fruit was the same every evening just grab a piece or choose from pineapple , apple and kiwi slices. We got very bored with the food into our second week. The pool bar food are trying too hard, it was so laden with squirty cheese I felt sickly. The cocktails are poured pre made, the beer is gassy and flat and the wine is just about drinkable, all you expect from a 3* The area around the front of the hotel is Ok but venture out and it is very shabby, covered with litter and good luck crossing the main Rd to catch the bus into Rhodes. If you have taken the time to read this very long review We would just like to say we enjoyed our time at Ixian Grand, despite the above, mainly because we didn't pay a 4*price. I would also like to add