Where to stay in Greece

i-escape's collection of favourite small hotels and hip hideaways

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Crete
Casa Delfino
Chania
£££ The best collection of suites and apartments in Crete’s best preserved Venetian coastal town

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Elounda Gulf Villas
Elounda
£££ A unique villa/hotel hybrid: secluded suites and houses with pool views over the Med, and attentive service from considerate staff

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Veneto Suites
Rethymnon
££ A 600-year old residence, converted into 10 studios, in the Venetian quarter of Rethymnon on Crete’s north coast.

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The White Houses
Makriyialos
££ A choice of stylish cottages and apartments converted from fishermen’s houses, right on the harbour of this sleepy town in eastern Crete

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Villa Creta
near Heraklion
££ High in the hills above Heraklion, these 2 self-catering villas are set in the grounds of a working farm, perfect for young families

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Casa dei Mezzo
Makriyialos
££ Stylish villa combining classical Greek lines, Moorish water features and cool Scandinavian interiors (sleeps 1-6, no young kids)

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Villa Kynthia
Panormos
££ An intimate guesthouse, with antique-filled rooms and pretty courtyard pool, in an unspoilt fishing village near Rethymnon

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Ammos Hotel
near Chania
££ Style with a big smile at this chic and superbly serviced, family-minded hotel on the beach, 15 minutes from Chania New!

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Elia Hotel & Spa
near Kolymvari
££ Eco-friendly spa hideaway nestling in olive groves near Chania, close to some of west Crete’s best beaches New!

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Milia Traditional Settlement
Vlatos
£ Hidden in the folds of the White Mountains, a beautifully-restored settlement of 14 stone houses, with stunning views, marked trails and organic food

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Porto del Colombo
Chania
£ A historic building with rooms, suites and apartments, a stone’s throw from Chania’s pretty Venetian harbour and its buzzing streetlife

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Anidri Eco-cottages
Paleochora
£ A peaceful eco-retreat nestling in olive groves above Crete’s spectacular south coast, with two 3-bedroom cottages (B&B or house rental) and a seminar/yoga room.

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White River Cottages
Makriyialos
£ A delightful hamlet of 13 restored stone cottages, in a secluded valley by Crete's southeast coast

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Elounda Island Villas
Elounda
£ Simple, secluded apartments with taverna, tennis court and beach, on a tiny island off the coast near Elounda

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Splanzia Hotel
Chania
£ Well-situated, family-run hotel with décor by an award-winning Greek designer, at the heart of Chania’s atmospheric Turkish quarter New!

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Athens
Kefalari Suites
Kifissia
£££ An elegant 3-storey corner building in the leafy Athenian suburb of Kefalari, housing 12 top-notch suites

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O&B Boutique Hotel
Psiri
£££ Intimate, quietly modern hotel near the Acropolis with upscale restaurant and attentive staff

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Fresh Hotel
Psiri - Omonia
££ Central Athens’ only card-carrying design hotel is fresh in every sense: vibrant, original and a little cheeky

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Cecil Hotel
City Centre
££ The best of the budget hotels in central Athens: a family-run, neoclassical building with air-con & private bathrooms.

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Hermes Hotel
Plaka
££ A clean, comfy and well-placed hotel on the edge of Plaka, perfect for a quick visit to the Acropolis

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Hotel Periscope
Kolonaki
££ A mecca for minimalists in swanky Kolonaki, Athens’ top shopping district, which showcases contemporary art and gadgetry

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Cyclades Islands
Zannos Melathron
Santorini
££££ A sophisticated, discreet mansion with restored Cycladic vault-rooms in a hilltop village on Greece’s most spectacular island

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Perivolas Traditional Houses
Santorini
££££ A collection of luxury vaulted suites half-dug into the cliffside above Santorini’s sparkling, sea-filled caldera

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Kivotos Hotel
Mykonos
££££ Fabulously indulgent palazzo and beach reef refuge for legendary living on a beautiful party island New!


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Esperas Traditional Houses
Santorini
£££ A well-placed, well-priced collection of suites and villas in Santorini’s most sought-after village, Oia

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Hotel Belvedere
Mykonos
£££ Very stylish, comfortable hotel overlooking funky Mykonos town – perfect for celebrating your Greek salad days!

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Ostraco
Mykonos
£££ Funky island retreat on a hill above Mykonos Town, with minimal white interiors and super-friendly staff

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Mykonos Grace
Mykonos
£££ A seriously sexy new hotel for the Mykonos party set seeking a glamorous pad just minutes out of town

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Villa Agapanthus
Mykonos
£££ A brand new Cycladic-chic villa for 6-8, gloriously set amidst terraced gardens and overlooking Elia beach New!

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Anemomilos Apartments
Folegandros
££ Spacious studio rooms built in Cycladic style on the clifftop of Folegandros, one of Greece’s tiniest islands

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Villa Evangelini
Syros
££ An ornate villa with 9 bedrooms, outhouses and swimming pool, 10 minutes’ walk from a sandy beach (sleeps up to 21)

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Hotel Syrou Melathron
Syros
££ A smartly refurbished Neoclassical residence in the most colourful, bustling, underrated port of the Cyclades islands

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Kavos Naxos
Naxos
££ This small resort overlooking the sandy sweep of Ayios Prokopios has secluded studios, a sleek swimming pool and spadefuls of style

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Milos windmill
Milos
£ A simple but charming converted windmill with 2 bedrooms, kitchen-diner and, optionally, 2 small outhouses (sleeps 2-8); good beaches nearby

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Villa Rena
Santorini
£ An excellent low-budget option on the edge of Santorini’s main town, Ferá: comfortable bedrooms and the luxury of a pool

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Castro Residence
Naxos
£ Two comfortable, characterful studio-rooms and an apartment within the Venetian citadel of Naxos, the Cyclades’ most varied island

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Dodecanese Islands
Archontiko Angelou
Leros
£ A slice of pastoral paradise at this graceful country house, a short stroll from Leros' loveliest beach

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Ionian Islands
The Gecko
Lefkas
£££ An ultra-chic, impossibly romantic hideaway on the remote west coast of Lefkas and with views that float out to sea (sleeps 2-4)

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Levendis Estate
Ithaca
£££ Remote retreat on Odysseus' mythical island, where nature-lovers, honeymooners and frazzled families escape to recharge

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Emelisse Art Hotel
Kefalonia
£££ Luxury on a sublime stretch of coast with exquisite sea views and rooms that spoil you rotten

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Villa de Loulia
Corfu
££ A warmly-stylish manor house with pool and walled garden in a tiny village on the NW coast of Corfu

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Perantzada 1811 Art Hotel
Ithaca
££ A breathtakingly sleek boutique hotel on the turquoise-and-green isle of Ithaca, Odysseus' mythical homeland

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Kandiliotika
Ithaca
£ Perfectly poised for beaches and sunsets, this simple house offers seclusion and a warm welcome on undiscovered Ithaca (sleeps 2-5, no young children) New!

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Mainland
Hotel Castro
Ioannina
££ A small, charming hotel in the historic citadel of Ioannina, a bustling lakeside town in northwest Greece

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Koukouli Guesthouse
Koukouli (Zagori)
£ In a leafy mountain village of northwest Greece, a quartet of converted old stone houses run by the village community

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Pelion
Little Swallows
Pinakates
££ High in the profusely green hills of the Pelion peninsula, a sympathetically restored village mansion with 9 rooms New!

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Peloponnese
Notos Hotel
Kardamyli
££ Traditionally-styled, well-equipped stone cottages, sleeping 2-4 in comfort, overlooking Kardamyli village and the spectacular Mani coastline

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Ilion Suites
Nafplion
££ A 300-year old residence in historic Nafplion with colourfully decorated bedrooms

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Elies Hotel
Kardamyli
££ Secluded stone cottages with stylish interiors, tucked under gnarled olive trees a pebble's throw from Kardamyli's lovely beach (each sleeps 2-5) New!

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Londas Guesthouse
Areopoli