CRETE
Sentido Aegean Pearl is a 5-star hotel in the town of Rethymnon. It's a seafront hotel, and there is a sandy beach across the street.
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I stayed here for a week on a package holiday with half board and enjoyed the stay very much. I loved the activities - you can greet the day with tai chi on the beach and they also arrange group walks of the area. The food was great - it was buffet, but they tried to add local flavours, which was a good idea...
RHODES
Lindos Memories is a 5-star hotel which is located just outside of the town of Lindos.
The hotel is located south of Lindos and is about a twenty minute walk from the town (the walk is very safe, there is a pavement all the way along the road and lovely views over the sea, so we enjoyed the exercise). Overall it was a lovely holiday and we really enjoyed it; however, there are some niggles that don't let me give it a five-star rating...