Rhodes Town
The life’s work of builder Sotiris Nikolis and his Danish partner Marianne, this fine hotel ranges through several restored buildings and a flowery…
Must-see hotels in Greek Islands
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Rhodes Town
This 15th-century pasha's house lovingly recreates an Ottoman ambience with verve and style. Some rooms are in the mansion itself, the rest open onto the…
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Fira
This five-star cave hotel is something special, with great attention paid to tiny details. Terraces look out over the caldera, the Cliff Suite comes with…
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Rethymno Province
This working farm offers an immersion in the traditional Cretan way of life. Its attractive villas, laid out like a small village, have elegantly rustic…
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Hania Province
One of Crete’s ecotourism trailblazers is the isolated mountain resort village of Milia. Inspired by a back-to-nature philosophy, 16 abandoned stone…
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Rethymno Province
Hemmed in by vines, olives and fruit trees, these 10 traditional-style houses have a view over rolling hills to the sea. The modern rooms have stone…
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Iraklio
This chic, contemporary hotel is probably Iraklio's hippest digs. Clean rooms feature minimalistic white and olive-green decor, with separate shower and…
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Rethymno Province
In the quiet hills above Bali, the traditional rooms here feel like your own small Cretan house. The village features 38 carefully crafted apartments with…
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Rethymno Province
Once a hamlet whose olives supplied nearby Moni Arkadiou, this village has now been entirely converted into charming, stylish villas. The 12 original and…
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Rethymno Province
These five balconied rooms are quiet, spotless and simply furnished, but it’s the charming and softly spoken Heracles himself who makes the place so…
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Rethymno
Centrally located in a quiet street, this cheerful and professionally run hostel sleeps six to 12 people in clean, well-presented dorms (one is for women…
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Dodecanese
Spilling with oleander and jacaranda, this incurably romantic, 19th-century rose-coloured villa, five minutes' walk from the beach, is like stepping into…
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Kos Town
Nothing is too much trouble at the delightful Afendoulis, where Alexis and his family run the most hospitable 'ship' in the Dodecanese. Sure, there may be…
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Rethymno Province
Bunches of dried herbs and flowers dangling from the wood-beamed ceiling welcome you to this gem on the northern outskirts of Margarites in Tzanakiana…
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Skiathos
A chic fusion of monastery-inspired architecture and soothing contemporary design, courtesy of the architect owners, makes the hillside Atrium one of…
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Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel
Dodecanese
Eleven gorgeous rooms and two maisonettes make up Kallichoron. The bright and beautifully decorated rooms have a terrace and face directly across to Hora…
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Corfu Town
Enter this historic neoclassical villa, set in a peaceful central street, and you’ll be seduced by its charm. It features an elegant lobby with…
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Iraklio
Smack in the town centre, these stylish one-bedroom apartments will leave you feeling like a local hipster. Featuring canary-yellow cabinetry, plush grey…
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Ikaria
For musician and philosopher Christos, who runs this cluster of large and stylishly furnished apartments with huge terraces, this place seems to be an…
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Lindos
This Moorish-style palace, on the mule trail above Pallas Beach, has bougainvillea walkways, pebble-mosaic floors, verandas festooned in lanterns and…
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Kefallonia
Lose yourself among swathes of olive trees at this dreamy six-room boutique guesthouse set within gentle farming countryside at the base of Mt Ainos. The…
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Elounda
This hilltop hideaway run by a charming family is a class act all around. Swoon-worthy bay views unfold from your sunny studio or apartment with terrace,…
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Kefallonia
One-of-a-kind boutique guesthouse with six rooms that are a monument to the art, antiques and general bric-a-brac one family can gather, and it's all been…
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Dodecanese
This lovely, freshly renovated hotel offers light and airy rooms, each decorated in chic style. There are also studios and apartments (with kitchenettes)…
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Hora (Naxos)
There are few more atmospheric lodgings in Naxos than this beautifully restored Venetian house, right in the heart of the kastro. The heavy wooden beams,…
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Ios
Former backpackers are now sending their own 18-year-olds to Francesco’s, which is still going strong. Rooms are spotless, hillside views are great and it…
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Hania
Luxury is taken very seriously at this elegant 17th-century mansion in the Venetian quarter. Choose from standard rooms, one-bedroom apartments and suites…
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Zakynthos
Fancy your own luxury stone cottage surrounded by oaks and olives that's tucked away from the rat race at the end of a long, dusty track? This place…
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Thasos
Well-informed and attentive owners Elke and Yiannis make Aldebran the best value in southern Thasos. Along with a leafy courtyard and table tennis, it…
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Rethymno
In a quiet alleyway in the old quarter is this former Venetian-Ottoman bathhouse that, after several reincarnations, has undergone an elegant refit to…
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Rhodes
Four comfortable and spacious apartments, perfect for a relaxing rural holiday. All have full kitchens – one is adapted for wheelchair users – and there’s…
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Symi
This tasteful spot oozes style. The owner's grandmother's house has been converted into studios (with sink and fridge, but no stove). Blonde-wood floors,…
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Amorgos
There’s charm in abundance at this traditional guesthouse, where private, characterful suites are housed in an old merchant’s home. It’s a picture-perfect…
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Agios Nikolaos
These seven charismatic self-catering studios and villas (sleeping up to six) with private patios enjoy serene views of the Bay of Mirabello and cling to…
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Kythira
Set in an impeccably restored, white-walled 19th-century villa just off the main alleyway not far beyond the square, this charming French-run hotel offers…
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Dodecanese
This wine-coloured former sponge factory (donated to the municipality by the owner) has 19 gloriously sunny, sea-facing rooms with powder-blue walls,…
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Ionian Islands
Constructed in 1750, its towers designed to repel pirates, this beautiful boutique property complements its original Venetian elements with contemporary…
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Hania
Within easy reach of the bus station and the old town, this modern, spick-and-span hostel has four- and six-bed mixed dorms that come with their own light…
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Dodecanese
This stylish, welcoming boutique hotel sits in splendid isolation above lovely Kambos Beach, 10 minutes’ walk northwest of the village. The apartments are…
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Corfu Town
Above a slightly eccentric bar full of string puppets, this wonderful guesthouse has big, bright rooms and fairy-tale decor and art that certainly grab…
