Haraki, Rhodes

Advantages: Fantastic Holiday destination for relaxing
Disadvantages: May be too quiet for some

...people who had been to Haraki, and judging from the photos it looked like a lovely place. We flew out to Rhodes from Nottingham East Midlands Airport with Aegean Airlines our flight was a late one. Departure time was around midnight and with the 2 hour time difference, luggage collecting and so on it was the early hours of the morning as we left Rhodes airport on our way to Haraki which is roughly a 20 mile (35min) journey. As Haraki is a very ...
...buss would go right into Haraki, some would drop you at the end of a half mile road leading to Haraki. There is a shop about half way though which is convenient for an ice cream break. Eating Out: There are around 6 or 7 Restaurants which serve a mixture of traditional Greek dishes such as stuffed vine leaves and fresh Greek salads, to Italian and Simple fresh seafood dishes. A week is just long enough to try them all. Eating In: To be honest ... Read review

Advantages: Location, People, Food, a little gem
Disadvantages: I didn't find any

...a very small circle around Haraki, all in all around 10 minutes!! There are several small supermarkets offering all items to cover your basic needs as well as decorative bottles of ouzi and small souvenirs etc. Food..... Restaurant wise you will find a selection of around ten tavernas, all offering varied menus. Starters from 1-5 euros, mains 4-15 euros and house wine at around 5 euros a carafe. There are also several bars offering snack menus, ...
...about is quite easy in Haraki, taxis are available from the main square and the local bus runs hourly to Lindos and neighbouring resorts, including Rhodes town (2 euros to Lindos). On our trip to Lindos we got the bus in, and spent the day wandering around the tiny streets which are crammed with shops, ice cream and crepe places, restaurants etc. We chose a roof top restaurant for lunch so we could enjoy the view of St Pauls bay, price wise inevitably ... Read review

Advantages: Locals, food, scenery, Value,
Disadvantages: A couple of tacky resorts

Travelled June/July 2004. Best holiday in years. Beautiful setting with a bay and a ruined castle, wonderful freindly locals, enough choice of tavernas and bars without being too busy. Probably a near 50-50 mix of Greek holidaymakers and Brits (with a smattering of other nationalities). The accomodation is mostly studios of varying quality we were booked into a bit of a dump but moved on to a super air-conditioned place with a fantastic view to ...
...of a 40's/50's place or for families looking to chill with not much to keep the 18-30 lot busy. Our accommodation was booked for the Angela studios which have 7 studio rooms, 2 of which have no natural light and look out on to a corridor. We (3 adults) were put in one of these where the room light needed to be on permanently and there was no ventilation. We moved! We relocated to the Haraki Village Studios and that was that! Super room with a view ... Read review

Advantages: Calm still beach, small resort, very pretty
Disadvantages: Can get baking hot, not much of a breeze

We travelled to Haraki in June 2004 on a cheap last minute deal, a bit apprehensive as I wasn't able to find much on the internet with it being such a small resort. Having been to various Greek islands I would say this is the prettiest resort I have been to, it's really just one main street along the crescent shaped pebbly beach, lined with tavernas, a couple of bars and a few supermarkets. As a couple in our late 20s we found this was the perfect ...
...young groups but it would be fine for families. There wasn't a huge amount to do other than relax on the beach or with a cold drink in one of the bars, there are no watersports although the sea was so clear and calm lots of people bought snorkels and spent hours in the water at a time. Two sunbeds and an umbrella cost 6e per day to hire, a bargain as the beach would be too pebbly to lie on. Take flip flops, you won't be able to walk on the beach ... Read review

Advantages: Good clean place. Nice bars and local folks. Brilliant weather. Nice clean aoartments
Disadvantages: None to speak of

I went to Haraki for the first time last year(2005). Found it so wonderful I'm going back in 6 days time(26th Aug 2007) So laid back it's like being in a different world. No discos but bars open as long as I need them. Plenty sunshine, nothing to do and all day to do it in. Rhodes town and Lindos within easy reach by bus or taxi, Local folk are wonderful and nothing seems too much trouble for them. I could easily live at this place. Restaurants and ...
...What more could a man ask for.? Most bars and restaurants are on the front but a few yards back is an Italian restaurant and a couple of hundred yards up the main road is Manilo's Greek restaurant run by the man himself. The food is cooked deliciously by his wife and his daughter Damitra serves you, makes you laugh and welcome. There are no attractions or shows here. I should say Lindos, Rhodes town and possibly Faliraki are where you will find entertainment. ... Read review

Advantages: wonderful cheap break
Disadvantages: basic facilities

...on bare feet. A lot of people complain about the standard of accommodation in apartments on the island, but you don’t go to Lindos to sit in your room, and you get what you pay for – there are hotels if you want more. Most rooms aren’t air conditioned, but some have wonderful huge ceiling fans which inhibit the insects as well as cooling the air, and fans can be hired quite cheaply around the town. Every room we have stayed in in Rhodes has been kept spotlessly clean for us. We spent our second week in Rhodes a few km north of Lindos in the quieter resort of Haraki. This used to be a fishing village, and is now the site of a clean, quiet pebble beach, some friendly bars and a couple of excellent tavernas. The accommodation had a similar level of specification but a lot more elbow room, including a veranda with table... Read review

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