Four-star One MICHELIN Key Medieval city, Rhodes Town, Rhodes
Kókkini Porta Rossa
Six suites behind a red door, just inside the Gate of St John in the medieval city of Rhodes, in a house where a knight once commanded the gate's defenders.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key
- Suites
- Six, adults from 17
- Opened
- March 2014
- From the airport
- About 25 minutes from Diagoras, our estimate
The hotel
The house by the red gate.
Locals call the Gate of St John the red gate, and this is the first house inside it. A knight in charge of the troops at the gate lived here. After the city fell in 1522 an Ottoman agha rebuilt it, and Turkish, then Greek and Jewish families followed. The chapel of Agios Ioannis has occupied the ground floor since 1475. Eventually the house stood empty.
Nikos Voulgaridis and Angela Hagidimitriou found it in April 2013. They dropped their architect, redesigned the house themselves and worked on the building site for a year, opening in March 2014 with five suites. A sixth came later. The suites carry the names of people who once lived here.
- Breakfast in the courtyard Made by hand and served among orange and olive trees when the weather allows. The MICHELIN inspectors single it out.
- Hosts who know the island The owners run the house themselves and give guests their own tips for Rhodes.
- Inside the walls The medieval city starts at the front door, with the castle walls and the Church of St John opposite.
Rooms & suites
Six suites, each named after a former resident.
The suites are spread over two floors, each one different, with medieval walls and modern bathrooms.
- With a balcony Deniz Suite A covered wooden balcony, the hayat, looks over the castle walls and the Church of St John.
- With a garden Michalis Suite The newest suite, in a ground-floor room built around 1350, with a private garden, an olive tree and an outdoor soaking tub.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 11 am. The Old Town is largely closed to cars, so expect a short walk with luggage.
- Children Adults only. Guests must be 17 or older.
- Size With six suites and the owners on hand, it feels closer to a private guesthouse than a hotel.
Getting there
Flying to Rhodes.
Diagoras Airport is about 14 kilometres from the city, some 25 minutes by car by our estimate, and handles both scheduled flights and private jets. The car stops at the Gate of St John, steps from the door.
- Athens 50 min
- Vienna 2 h 25
- Zurich 3 h 00
- Paris 3 h 35
- London 4 h 00
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Kókkini Porta Rossa have?
- One. The MICHELIN Guide lists it with one Key.
- Can children stay at Kókkini Porta Rossa?
- No. The house is for adults, and guests must be at least 17.
- Where exactly is Kókkini Porta Rossa?
- Just inside the Gate of St John, the red gate, in the medieval city of Rhodes.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Rhodes?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Rhodes, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Kókkini Porta Rossa?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Rhodes, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.