TUI MAGIC LIFE Plimmiri by Atlantica

Our annual holiday in Greece, this year in Rhodes and my first visit to that island, the third largest in the country. We stayed in Plimmiri which is a long way from the airport and took almost three hours to reach with plenty of stops on the transfer bus on the way. We were the last destination. Returning was much better as the bus only stopped at one place and not even at Lindos where most of the Brits appeared to be staying. We did visit Lindos by boat and paradise beach also by boat. The coastline is beautiful with clear blue water and remarkable sunsets each night. The resort served excellent food both at the buffet and the other 4 selective restaurants and I would particular recommend the Greek Taverna for a very special meal and experience. Our room, although quite a walk to get to it, was spacious and lovely, everything provided for a perfect beach holiday. 4 swimming pools, a private beach, coffee shop, beach bar, beach restaurant, spa and plenty of good entertainment. This is our fourth visit to Greece in the past 4 years and the third Greek island and I can safely say that this was the best experience so far. All were good, this was the best. We love Greece (obviously) the people are lovely, the food is delicious - and healthy - the climate is perfect. Maybe too hot in July and August which is why we opt for September and most of the kids are back at school by then. I would like to give a special mention for Maria in reception, hard working, very charming, very helpful and with a special charisma of her own, and Mariana in the Adults Only bar on the upper deck who is just lovely, funny and exactly all you could wish for at this exclusive bar.

We had the most wonderful stay and the staff were exceptional, in particular Christos and Mariana who work in the Lounge bar. Christos is an award winning creator of cocktails and he deserves his title! Mariana has a smile on her face the whole time.They were both so friendly and made us feel really valued and are a real asset to the hotel.

Stayed here as a couple from 7th to 22nd September and had a great time. In short staff are great and very friendly, lots going on, good food and drink, hotel clean and rooms are lovely. For a bit more detail: Our room was in the green zone, it’s not too far to walk anywhere. Maybe 5 mins to the activity pool, 10 mins to the beach. Our room was fantastic, clean, modern, plenty of space and a big bathroom with a separate toilet. Always left spotless by the cleaner too. There is plenty of activities and entertainment going on, and the whole entertainment team are brilliant, very friendly and got us involved in all sorts which was great! Special mention to Sophie, Fabienne and Luca whose activities in the day we did. Also give the aqua cycling a go, you have to book on the app the day before but it is well worth it! At night there is always something going on, we watched some of the shows which were good, but we especially enjoyed the silent discos. You can tell the entertainment team put a lot of effort in their jobs and they really make you feel welcome. The main restaurant always has a lot of choice and the food is really good. At lunch, I always seemed to go for the Chinese section, always something different on here and always tasty. Evening meal also had lots of variety and something for everyone. There was one night with a German theme for the main section and that was my favourite, but if this wasn’t something you liked there was plenty of other options. The hotel has 3 speciality restaurants; the Flavour – dishes from across Europe and the Mediterranean; Greek Taverna – really good food and so much of it, Ronaldo who served us here was fantastic, made sure we were well looked after; and the Downtown restaurant which did street food and you could just order whatever you wanted, whenever. The staff at guest relations where you booked these were really helpful. I’d say definitely try all 3 of the speciality restaurants. There are plenty of bars, again with lots of choice. The coffee house does some of the best cakes. There is a 16+ rooftop bar which is excellent, both Christos and Maryana who work here are fantastic, really friendly and remembered our orders – a class act! The wunderbar has a nice outside area where we went late afternoon, and a bit going on there at night. Giorgos here was really good, proper nice bloke. When we were here there was always plenty of room around the pools and on the beach with loads of sun beds available, no one seemed to be reserving beds stupidly early. There is a waterpark here which is good fun to have a go on. I have seen a few reviews saying the beach is stony, it is but it really isn’t that bad and the water here is crystal clear. Overall, a great holiday and neither me nor my girlfriend have any complaints. All the staff are really friendly, there is loads going on you can do as much or as little as you like. Would definitely come back again.