Must-see hotels in Greece

  • Aphrodite Apartments

    Kythira

    On the coast road, barely a minute up from the beach, the gleaming white Aphrodite offers a choice between simple but spacious tile-floor rooms or…

  • Aliprantis Hotel

    Paros

    Not many budget-friendly options in Naoussa, but this is a decent one right on the central square. Rooms are simple but spotless. The town's hotspots are…

  • Holiday Inn

    Around Athens

    The building looks like a Lego block, and the location is a less-than-charming highway off-ramp. But it's one of only a few options near the airport,…

  • Hotel Dionysos

    Thasos

    This rambling and comfortable hilltop retreat overlooking Hrysi Ammoudia (Golden Beach) owes its appeal to energetic owners Sakis and Mary, who also ferry…

  • Porto Kalyvaki

    Hania Province

    Located behind a taverna on the more isolated northern beach, Kalyvaki has a mix of plain studios spread across two buildings in well-established gardens…

  • Kronos Hotel

    Iraklio

    In a good, if noisy, position near the waterfront, the no-frills but pleasant rooms here have double-glazed windows to block out noise, as well as balcony…

  • Milos Achivadolimni Camping & Bungalows

    Milos

    This large campground has beautiful oleander-filled grounds and excellent facilities, including a pool, minimarket, restaurant and bar. Apart from the…

  • Eria Resort

    Hania Province

    Located in the coastal village of Maleme, this accessible hotel for travellers with disabilities is well run by lovely staff. Rooms are comfortable and…

  • Hotel Theoxenia

    Central Greece

    A rambling relic, somewhat stranded south of the centre and set back from the water just before the causeway sets off across Klisova Lagoon. The rooms are…

  • Elafonisi Village Rooms & Taverna

    Hania Province

    Just 250m from Elafonisi Beach, these 12 spacious rooms have tiled floors and wooden furniture, and some have private terraces. They're strung across an…

  • Niforos

    Kefallonia

    You pay for the views here, but what views! The modern studios, near the top of the Petani Beach access road – a very steep 2km climb up from the beach…

  • Castello Apts

    Kythira

    Choose from eight cosy white-walled rooms and kitchenette apartments, with balconies facing the kastro, set in a garden of flowers and fruit trees. One of…

  • Hotel Tholos

    Delphi

    This budget option is clean, friendly and minimalist – not to say humdrum – in its decor, but it's central and decent value. It's above a good restaurant…

  • Green Hotel

    Rethymno Province

    The 12 rooms here don’t exactly fuel the imagination, but the hotel's centrally located on the main street and each room has a balcony. Optional breakfast…

  • Vergos Hotel

    Macedonia

    Greenery meets beach in this pleasant holiday compound, offering rooms, suites, studios, apartments and bungalows. There's a pool, fitness centre and kids…

  • Pension Pleiades

    Alonnisos

    Views over Patitiri's bay greet you at this bright budget choice above the port (it's signed 50m inland next to a couple of bakeries). Cheerful, unfussy…

  • Hotel Mato

    Skiathos Town

    Colourful, wood-adorned, rustic-style rooms with balconies overlook a pretty garden courtyard at cosy year-round Hotel Mato, in the centre of the old town…

  • Marianna Studios

    Aegina

    Simple, basic rooms and very friendly owners create a top-notch budget choice. Some rooms have balconies or overlook a quiet, leafy garden alongside an…

  • Hotel Dionyssos

    Skopelos

    The low-key Dionyssos, between the Ring Rd and the waterfront, attracts the occasional group, and its rooms have a cosy feel with wooden floors, woven…

  • Xi Village

    Kefallonia

    Relaxed, family-run place with wood-accented, white-walled apartments, all with balconies and kitchenettes, just back from long Xi Beach. There's also a…

  • Hotel International

    Rhodes Town

    Hotel International is a friendly family-run operation, with simply furnished, immaculately clean, good-value rooms. Located at the north end of the New…

  • Arxontiko

    Evia

    Seven individually designed rooms with regal touches, muralled walls, private balconies and lots of colour and light await at this warmly run boutiquey…

  • Alpha Hotel

    Hania Province

    Caters to yoga groups but has decent digs for independent travellers, too, in a relaxed wooded setting just above the village centre. It's run by friendly…

  • Olympios Zeus

    Macedonia

    This Plaka Litohorou beachfront bungalow-hotel has 100 simple, smart huts, a beach bar, a restaurant and great views of the Thermaic Gulf and Mount…

  • Camping Paleohora

    Hania Province

    This large campground is 1.5km northeast of town, about 500m east of stony Halikia beach. There's a taverna, kitchen facilities and a playground, and it's…

  • Hotel Athina

    Central Greece

    The efficient, friendly and family-managed Athina has tile-floored rooms with street-view balconies, large modern bathrooms and comfortable beds…

  • Hotel Kyma

    Chios

    Aside from the sea-view balconies and stately decor of this converted mansion, what makes the Kyma more than just another period hotel is its service –…

  • Hotel King Alexander

    Macedonia

    Set on the hill above Florina, this three-storey hotel offers 59 decent rooms, not furnished in the height of current style, but perfectly comfortable…

  • Iliadis House

    Macedonia

    This family-run pension in Sarti's souvenir-store-saturated back streets is a pleasant and economical choice, if you're OK with gaudy rooms. It's less…

  • Olive Tree Apartments

    Hania Province

    This attractive complex in an olive grove just east of Kalyviani village has spacious, comfortable and well-presented apartments and maisonettes suitable…

  • Hotel Meteora

    Kalambaka

    This friendly little hotel has nine simple, colourful rooms. Hosts Dimitris and Victoria serve a great breakfast for early starters. It's almost hidden on…

  • Esperos Palace Hotel

    Macedonia

    If you don't mind a short drive northwest of central Kastoria, the Esperos spa hotel represents excellent value: spacious, gleaming rooms, a spa centre…

  • Kerkis Bay Hotel

    Samos

    It's a surprise to find such a serious multistorey establishment in such a quaint place, but here it is, complete with elevators and a popular waterfront…

  • John’s Hotel

    Evia

    This centrally located throwback, immediately inland from the old bridge, is a popular choice: spotless, old-style rooms, the odd contemporary touch, a…

  • Rooms Ririka

    Hania Province

    This cosy place consists of six double rooms (try for an upstairs room with balcony and sea views) and a leafy garden. Sweet elderly owner Ririka speaks a…

  • Byron Hotel

    Nafplio

    Occupying a fine orange-painted Venetian building, the Byron is an older-style spot but a reliable favourite, with amiable management, neat rooms, iron…

  • Dalia Hotel

    Corfu Town

    This friendly, family-run neighbourhood hotel is set back from the sea, 15 minutes’ walk south of the Old Town and just 800m from the airport. The rooms…

  • Hotel Anthousa

    Sifnos

    Behind a pretty, vine-covered facade, this year-round hotel has fresh, appealing rooms set around an inner courtyard. Sweet in decor and sweet in intent:…

  • Hotel Argo

    Meteora & Thessaly

    This good budget option on the main shopping street in central Volos has benefitted from a thorough renovation. The rooms are basic but spotless; for a…

  • Athens Camping

    Athens

    Though a bit scrubby and unattractive, the nearest campground to Athens (7km west of the city centre on the road to Corinth) has otherwise reasonable…

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