Re: Rhodes
was theer a few years ago for a week, and loved it. The place is beautiful. Clear blue water and skies.
As for where to stay, Faliraki and the area around there are very much package holidays and for the people who want to party and get drunk. If you want a more relaxing stay then definetly Rhodes town is the place to go, or aat least somewhere very close by ( preferably on the northern coast of the island , as there you will get a sea breeze, whereas on the southern coast there is not much of a breeze and it is much hotter ). Rhodes town is a UN protected area, as the town is so historical. The old town is actually a caste with walls all around the town, which are still there, and the moats are now made into gardens etc. There is no traffic allowed within the town walls , so it is very peacefull ( if you ignore the crowds of tourists and the groups off the cruise ships ).
Lindos is really nice as well, and definetly well worth a visit. If you are really into history then there is also an old Greek ( or maybe it is from Roman times ) stadium up in hills behind Rhodes, which is worth seeing ( and also for the views ). It is literally in the middle of a field, but is very impresive all the same.
I have to say we did not do much else in the way of sightseeing, as there was plenty to do in Rhodes town for most of the week.