Atlantica Imperial Resort and Spa

The spa is so tranquil, everything was clean and all of the staff were so friendly

The massage therapists checked in with us often to see if the pressure was ok. Would definitely recommend!

We have recently returned from a two-week stay in the Atlantica Imperial Resort. The hotel is situated in a bay and right on the beach, but not much else nearby except a small harbour and one main shopping street with a variety of tourist shops, bars and restaurants. The hotel operates a bus service (chargeable and has to be booked) once a day to Rhodes town and back which is good value. The hotel is on a main bus route and has a bus stop opposite. The timetable is available on the screen in the reception area, although they aren’t that reliable. We found the hotel to be very clean throughout. The grounds and outside areas were also cleaned regularly. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and appeared happy. We stayed in a Premium Double Room with a Limited Sea View and a Balcony. The room was a good size with plenty of storage space. The bathroom did not have a main door into it. The sink was on one side with a toilet on the other and the shower was straight in front of you. Both the toilet cubicle and shower had semi see-through glass panels. The sea view was very limited, if you sat out on the balcony it was out of sight altogether! In fact, you would need to be up in the Lobby Bar to get a good sea view at all as there were too many trees and shrubs blocking the view from the main restaurant and the pool bar area. The main restaurant had a good selection of food available although if you are vegan, there is very little choice. You are always shown to your table for all meals and sometimes you would have to wait to be seated if you wanted to eat in the outside area of the restaurant. The drinks are all quite expensive if you have not booked All Inclusive, as is the food in the 2 specialist restaurants, which you can visit once per stay if you are All Inclusive with some of the menu included on AI, but some items incur additional charges. The main pool was of a good size with a bridge over the middle. During the second week there were too many inflatables in it to be able to swim. There is a smaller pool which is quieter. If you wished to have a sunbed around the main pool you would need to get up early to secure one of the favourite positions i.e. a bed that may be moved in, or out of the shade. We preferred the beds on the grass using trees as parasols.
The beach was kept clean and the bathing was safe. Although a public beach the sun beds are owned by the hotel. Non-guests may use them by paying a charge. The live evening entertainment on stage is held on five evenings a week with a DJ on the other nights. It was mainly good with two really good acts but repetitive if you stayed for over a week. There is a lack of shaded areas around the Helios pool bar if you wanted to enjoy a drink out of the sun, but the cocktails are very good and all made to order, none of the pre-mixed stuff. There are no outside rainproof areas at all. When there was a storm with a sudden heavy shower, everyone had to make a dash for their rooms. We found that the hotel is very much a ‘couples’ hotel, with most of the tables small with 2 chairs. If you like to keep yourself to yourself this would be perfect, but as there is little or no table sharing, very little opportunity to chat to other guests if that is what you like to do.

All day long, the team in the Helios Pool Bar relentlessly serve us with the tipple of our choice. The team….. and that’s what they are, are always friendly and respectful, especially Angellos Georgios, Kostas and Minas but you can’t forget the captain of the ship….the lovely Paris who keeps everything ticking over throughout the day.