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Rhodes Rooftop BarRanked guide

Best Hostels with Rooftop Bars in Rhodes

Rhodes Old Town has a city ordinance that bans nightclubs inside the medieval walls — that means hostel rooftop terraces and in-house bars are doing the social work that a Bar Street would do elsewhere. Two Old Town hostels run a real rooftop or in-house bar setup: STAY with its 24-hour front-desk bar and a stylish ground-floor scene, and Rhodes Youth Hostel with its sun terrace overlooking medieval rooftops. Both pair the social side with the family-run hospitality and Old-Town-walls atmosphere that a New Town hotel rooftop can't match.

◉ Ranking · 2 picks
  1. 01Rhodes Youth Hostel22
  2. 02STAY Rhodes HoStel & Bar24
§ 01 — Traveler's take
I spent three nights at STAY and three at Rhodes Youth Hostel back-to-back to compare. STAY's ground-floor bar opened at 18:00 and ran a happy hour until 20:00 — most evenings I'd be at a table with 4-6 other guests by 19:00, ending the night on the home-cinema couch around midnight. Rhodes Youth Hostel's sun terrace had no bar service but a constant rotation of 2-3 people watching the sunset with bottles from the AB supermarket — slower social pace, more private conversations, the occasional family from Italy or France. Both worked, very differently. STAY for the meet-people-fast option; Rhodes Youth Hostel for the genuine-conversation evening.
§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 2 Picks

Rhodes Youth Hostel
01
9.1537 reviews22/night

Rhodes Youth Hostel

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.

  • 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
STAY Rhodes HoStel & Bar
02
8.71,865 reviews24/night

STAY Rhodes HoStel & Bar

STAY sits on Lochagou Fanouraki, a quiet stone alley two minutes' walk from the Old Town Gates and the Grand Master's Palace. The 8.7 rating reflects its actual social setup: an in-house bar, a 55 m2 shared kitchen, a games room and a home cinema — the rare Rhodes hostel that runs a real evening programme inside the medieval walls.

  • Stylish in-house bar with daily happy hour
  • 55 m2 shared kitchen — biggest in the Old Town
  • Games room, gym and home cinema on site
  • Two minutes from Old Town Gates and Grand Master's Palace
§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Rooftop Bar in Rhodes

Tip Nº 01

STAY's happy hour runs daily from 18:00 to 20:00, drinks at locals' prices (€3.50 beer, €5 cocktails). Sit at the bar, not the tables, if you want to start a conversation.

Tip Nº 02

Rhodes Youth Hostel's sun terrace doesn't sell drinks — bring a six-pack from AB Vassilopoulos on Mandraki (15 min walk via Eleftherias). The rooftop is best from 19:00 onwards in summer.

Tip Nº 03

Sunset at 19:30 in July, 18:00 in October. Book your rooftop evening with the date in mind — the medieval rooftop view is the photograph most people miss because they're stuck on Sokratous.

Tip Nº 04

If you want a New Town rooftop bar in addition, walk 15 min to the Sky Bar on Eth. Antistasis (closer to Mandraki) — €8 cocktails, panoramic. Locals don't go there but the view tracks.

Tip Nº 05

Hostel ordinance: rooftop noise drops at 22:00 inside the walls. Keep voices conversational past 22:30 — the building is original stone and noise carries through the alleys.

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