Falaraki (Greece)

Advantages: Very Cheap
Disadvantages: Dusty Roads and Huge Insects!

...found out it was in Falaraki I was a bit spectacle. One because of all the bad press it had and two because going out clubbing wasn’t really my thing. When we arrived to be honest we weren’t very impressed. The roads were very dusty and a lot of the buildings were half built and there were mad men on scoters every where. On our journey to the ‘Hotel’ we did notice that some buildings had a lot of care taken over them and they were fully built. Later ...
...This is the place where Falaraki got most of its bad reputation from so when I first went here I was a bit unsure. However it was nothing like it is reported in the news papers, everyone is friendly and yes there is a lot of drink but it is up to you how much you drink. I can understand why some people do get into trouble but I felt very safe. As long as you stay with your friends (if you don’t go with a big group you will soon make lots of friends) ... Read review

Advantages: It's not too awful
Disadvantages: Like Torquay...without the class!

INTRODUCTION Faliraki is a resort on the Greek Island of Rhodes. Commonly referred to as "full-of-crap-y", it has had a lot of bad press recently; first, a fly-on-the-wall TV programme was filmed there, featuring British youngsters and their drunken, loutish behaviour, and more recently, there have been reports about the seedier side of the resort: drugs, robbery, rape. Unfortunately, none of this had reached the ears of my husband or me, by the ...
...Hmmm, we wondered why it was so impossibly cheap? LOCATION The flight to Rhodes took around four and a half hours, being one of the furthest Greek islands from Britain. The transfer to our accommodation by coach was relatively pain-free, only taking just over an hour, which was less than the 90 minutes advertised in the brochure. This might have been because it was the early hours of the morning when we arrived. Fortunately, we were staying in ... Read review

Advantages: loads to do
Disadvantages: too hot

...to party! I went to Falaraki in Rhodes for my first ever lads holiday and I really had a good time. Falaraki itself is not the best looking resort in the world, most of the buildings have no proper roofs (so the landlords dont have to pay roof tax) and the resort is spidered with loads of nasty looking roads and loads of traffic (watch out for the mad Greeks on their scooters). But take a short walk down to the beach and you get an amazing view of ...
.... At night however Falaraki is a really different story. The place really comes to life. All the resturants along the main street open up and you have to be careful or you will be dragged into one and forced to buy a really nice cheap meal for very little money (never order a curry though because its chicken with gravy on it!!). There are pubs and clubs galore all with a great atmosphere and most with 2-4-1 coctails or a free shot every time you ... Read review

Advantages: meeting different people
Disadvantages: not too classy

Falaraki on Rhodos Island in Greece, is an ugly little coastal town, with an absolutely gorgeous long sand beach all along. It is apparent that this little place has the ambition to become Greek Ibiza, a meeting place for hedonists and young people. However, lets not forget that Ibiza is a meeting point for celebrities just as well, because hedonistic issue on Ibiza is lifted on a much higher level, ever since French Coast became overloaded with ...
...class flair in it. Therefor, Falaraki stands well for Greek Ibiza, only in Greece and can be compared only with Ios Island. Falaraki is actually the place for young people, single and free. No one in Falaraki starts relationship from serious intentions and hardly anyone ends it in stable marriage. Well almost anyone! ACCOMODATION & HOTELS & BEACHES Falaraki has few luxury hotels with decent accommodation. The hotels are settled mainly on a beach ... Read review

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Faliraki is a bay on the island of Rhodes. It's beautiful by day and night and offers anything a tourist can want. It's perfect if you're 18 and leaving college, about to embark on uni and in want of one or two last weeks away with your friends and away from your parents. There are a vast amount of water sports, (of which I chose to Parascend from the back of a boat) as well as a bungy jump (of which I did the second day of my holiday) and a reverse ...
...bay is fairly calm, it's hardly the west coast of France so there are no rapids but this just makes it more apealing to the eyes of younger children, so yes, there are a range of ages. The night life is by far the best asset Faliraki has to offer, and will be divine if you travel here in a large group. There are two streets which cross, nicknamed Bar street and Club street for obvious reasons! Bar street is the place to start, mind you, not just ... Read review