Sifnos
This well-kept, family-run hotel is one of the best on the Platys Gialos strip. Small balconies overlook a leafy courtyard with the sea lapping just in…
Sifnos
This well-kept, family-run hotel is one of the best on the Platys Gialos strip. Small balconies overlook a leafy courtyard with the sea lapping just in…
Lefkada
Bright, scrupulously clean kitchenette apartments, perched on the hillside a few metres up from the harbour, with sea-view balconies draped in…
Kefallonia
Welcoming hillside hotel just above the coastal road 10 minutes’ walk south of the village. Its large, comfortable rooms have expansive bay-view balconies.
Saronic Gulf Islands
This space-age-looking hotel is best for its sea-facing modern rooms and proximity to local cafes and tavernas. The rooms are comfortable, if a little…
Cyclades
Just a few minutes' walk from labyrinthine Ioulida, this compact hotel offers a cluster of light, brightly painted rooms with hilly views from the…
Hora (Mykonos)
This clutch of typical Cycladic rooms and studios sits a short but steep walk from the heart of Hora. Relax after your exertions in the peaceful garden.
Santorini
A decent budget option at the southern end of Kamari, close to the beach and with well-kept rooms. Outside the summer peak, room prices tumble (€35).
Samos
Run by a friendly family, these spotless apartments across from the beach get rave reviews from loyal returning guests. It's close to the ferry port.
Hania Province
In Kambos, Sunset has great views over the valley. Rooms are basic but pleasant enough. The attached taverna serves up good-value grills and salads.
Corfu
A family-run hotel at a glorious curve in the coast road. Each of its 16 simple rooms enjoys magnificent views, and there's a terraced restaurant.
Samos
A comfortable and friendly hotel with rooms set away from Kokkari's busy main road. Breakfasts are served on a terrace. The beach is seconds away.
Thasos
Some of the most handsome and spacious digs in this rustic area. There are five apartments, two with spa and all with fireplaces, open year-round.
Dodecanese
Set in flowering gardens, these 12 fresh blue-and-white studios have tiled floors and balconies with sea views. The ocean is less than 100m away.
Saronic Gulf Islands
Super-basic, clean rooms have refrigerators; there's is a well-equipped communal kitchen downstairs. Just to the right of Plateia Agiou Mama.
Sifnos
These welcoming, well-equipped studios with kitchenettes sit at a sparkling corner of Vathy Bay, with a grassy lawn right next to the shore.
Hydra Town
Choose from three stylishly kitted-out private apartments with terraces and all the conveniences of a home away from home.
Aegina
This 19-room hotel sits about 500m back from the harbour and has clean, well-appointed rooms with refrigerators and TVs.
Saronic Gulf Islands
Just a quick hop from the ferry dock, this modern beachfront hotel has tidy rooms with colourful, tasteful decor.
Ikaria
Swank studio apartments and rooms, with a pool and amenities to spare. It's found just before the bridge.
Milos
Enjoy glorious sunset views from this complex of four simple studios at Plaka’s cliff edge.
Saronic Gulf Islands
Roloi is a good source for stylish, tidy apartments and houses around Poros Town.
Agios Nikolaos
On the busy road to Elounda, about 1.5km north of the city centre, this hotel is popular for its cleanliness, hot and homemade buffet breakfast, good-size…
Schoolmistress with the Golden Eyes
Lesvos
With a name that refers to the mysterious protagonist from a book by Stratis Myrivilis, this pension has a surprisingly hipster lumberjack owner, who will…
Zakynthos
A long-standing hotel just north of the main square, the Diana is traditionally targeted at business travellers but spruced up by the addition of an…
Corfu Town
It’s not so much the straightforward, cool-tiled rooms – some with four-poster beds and vanity tables – as their location, right on the Liston’s busiest…
Symi
This attractive array of faux-neoclassical villas stands well away from the sea, towards the back of town. Options range from small double rooms to large…
Symi
Set around a leafy courtyard, a short walk inland from the main square, Iapetos is pleasant, although you could be anywhere in the world such is its…
Symi
Aliki is Symi’s oldest hotel and as such, evokes old-world, and slightly dated, charm. It maintains a traditionally painted wood-beamed lobby, flower…
Dodecanese
Shaded by tamarisk trees and shielded by bamboo groves, this summer-only campground is located next to Marmari beach, which unfortunately means it’s also…
Corfu Town
Hermes is a simple, old-fashioned hotel with high ceilings and a certain retro style, up a stairway very close to the market, and targeted more at budget…
Iraklio
Despite its dated, plain-Jane looks, this friendly and low-key hotel offers excellent value for money. Assets include squeaky-clean rooms with modern…
Agios Nikolaos
Smack dab in the town centre, this city hotel has fine views over Voulismeni Lake from generic but comfortable rooms decked out in shades from vanilla to…
Hania Province
At this hotel up the hill overlooking the old harbour, the Perrakis clan has welcomed guests since 1969, though these days don't expect an overly…
Dodecanese
Close to the waterfront in front of the port, this old-fashioned hotel is basic at best. But the adequate rooms have comfy beds, fridges, bathrooms and…
Rethymno
Those looking to stay a bit outside town can choose Axos in the small seaside community of Platanias, some 5km east of Rethymno. While the common areas…
Karpathos
The mirrored lobby and gold-trim bar of this family-run hotel, five minutes’ walk west of the harbour, scream '80s kitsch, but the 50-odd rooms, with…
Rethymno Province
Popular with package tourists, Lisa Mari is a small-scale budget resort with clean, comfortable rooms and modern furnishings. Some rooms have sea views,…
Dodecanese
Set just up from the ferry to the east, this three-tiered stone building throws off a welcome glow come evening. By day it's a lot darker. Rooms are on…
Hania Province
Located in the hills between Omalos and the Samaria Gorge, the bare-bones Kallergi Hut has five rooms with bunk beds and a shared bathroom and makes a…
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