Rhodes Youth Hostel
Family-run Old Town stay in a 200-year-old building — sun terrace, garden and Elli Beach in 15 min
Rhodes Youth Hostel is a family-run setup on Ergeiou Street in the heart of the Old Town, a 200-year-old building with a sun terrace, garden, shared kitchen and bike hire. The 9.1 rating across hundreds of reviews comes from the hands-on owners — Nicolas, his sister and their parents — who run check-ins, walking-tour briefings and breakfast advice personally.
Rhodes Youth Hostel is on Ergeiou, a stone alley deep in the Old Town that runs near the Archaeological Museum and the Mosque of Süleyman. The building is genuinely 200 years old — original stone arches, thick whitewashed walls, irregular rooms, the kind of place that does what a Rhodes Youth Hostel should: deliver the medieval-experience side of the trip without padding the budget. Elli Beach is a 15-minute walk through the Marine Gate; Mandraki harbour with the Symi/Kos ferries is twelve minutes; the Grand Master's Palace is 500 metres away through the Knights' quarter.
Nicolas, his sister and their parents run reception, breakfast advice and walking-tour briefings personally — review after review names them. The setup is more guesthouse-with-dorms than corporate hostel: a sun terrace on the roof with a view across medieval Rhodes, a small garden, a shared kitchen, outdoor seating and a picnic area. Bike hire is on offer at reception (€10 a day) and works for the seafront ride to Akti Kanari or, with effort, all the way to Faliraki.
Rooms come in triples, doubles and twins — most with private bathrooms, sea views or garden views, air conditioning, tea/coffee makers and a small fridge. The 6-bed dorms are uncommon here; this place leans toward private rooms at very fair prices, which makes it a strong solo-traveler-on-a-budget pick (private double from €40 in shoulder season). Some rooms keep the original stone arches as design features.
What to expect: an Old Town hostel that puts effort into the family-business angle, a sun terrace that beats most of the rooftop bars in the New Town, walking distance to every Old Town site, and a 15-minute walk to Elli Beach for a swim before lunch. Couples rate the location 9.4 — that's a Booking-system metric and it tells you what you need to know. Skip it if you want a 200-bed party machine; book STAY for that. This is the place that delivers the cultural Rhodes trip at a hostel price.
- 01Family-run — Nicolas, his sister and their parents are physically at reception every day. The 9.1 rating is mostly because of them.
- 02Sun terrace on the roof with a view over the medieval Old Town. Most reviewers call it out specifically.
- 03200-year-old building with original stone arches. The Old Town atmosphere isn't a marketing line here, it's the actual structure.
- 04Bike hire at reception (€10/day) — usable for the seafront ride to Akti Kanari and the brave route to Faliraki.
- 05Mandraki ferries 12 min walk, Elli Beach 15 min walk, Grand Master's Palace 500 m. You can do every Old Town highlight on foot.
- Family-run by Nicolas and his parents — guests mention the family by name
- Sun terrace overlooking medieval Old Town rooftops
- 200-year-old building inside the walls — original stone arches
- Bike hire from reception for Lindos and Faliraki day-trips
“The hostel is in a perfect location, right in the medieval Old Town of Rhodes. Our room was essential — it's a youth hostel — but it had everything we needed. The family who runs it makes the difference.”
“The owners run the place with a little help from their parents — a lovely family-run business. Location is amazing inside the walls and they're always helpful with directions and recommendations.”
“Exactly how a hostel should be. Perfect location, comfy and clean room and bed, good people. The owners take care of the place and make sure their guests are set.”
- Grand Master's Palace5 min walk
- Mandraki harbour (ferries to Symi, Kos)12 min walk
- Elli Beach15 min walk
- Archaeological Museum3 min walk
- Temple of Apollon (Acropolis of Rhodes)20 min walk
- Suleyman Mosque4 min walk
