Bob Kerr <b...@haraki.co.uk>

It was difficult to gauge when we were there. Sometimes during the day
the place seemed almost empty. Then in the evenings we couldn't get a
table in some of the restaurants. Certainly places like Stella and
Castle View were either empty or almost empty; partly because of the
XL collapse of course. The hotel varied from half-full during the week
to full at weekends.

The numbers of Greek day trippers and week-enders seemed to us to be
very healthy indeed.

I think numbers are definitely down but it didn't look like a
disaster. The proprietors that we spoke to just seemed to be battening
down the hatches and hoping for an upturn next year. The most popular
places will always do OK, it's the less popular places that will
struggle the most.

Prices in the bars and tavernas seemed to remain unchanged. This is
remarkable given the price rises in the supermarkets and shops in
Rhodes year on year.

I was speaking to Sylvia from the hotel and she said that here prices
for food an accommodation had remained the same since the euro was
introduced in 2001!

Haraki is still great value for the UK visitor.

Bob.