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The best collection of suites and apartments in Crete’s best preserved Venetian coastal town
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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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A 600-year old residence, converted into 10 studios, in the Venetian quarter of Rethymnon on Crete’s north coast.
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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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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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Stylish villa combining classical Greek lines, Moorish water features and cool Scandinavian interiors (sleeps 1-6, no young kids)
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An intimate guesthouse, with antique-filled rooms and pretty courtyard pool, in an unspoilt fishing village near Rethymnon
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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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Eco-friendly spa hideaway nestling in olive groves near Chania, close to some of west Crete’s best beaches New!
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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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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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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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A delightful hamlet of 13 restored stone cottages, in a secluded valley by Crete's southeast coast
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Simple, secluded apartments with taverna, tennis court and beach, on a tiny island off the coast near Elounda
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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 |
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An elegant 3-storey corner building in the leafy Athenian suburb of Kefalari, housing 12 top-notch suites
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Intimate, quietly modern hotel near the Acropolis with upscale restaurant and attentive staff
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Central Athens’ only card-carrying design hotel is fresh in every sense: vibrant, original and a little cheeky
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The best of the budget hotels in central Athens: a family-run, neoclassical building with air-con & private bathrooms.
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A clean, comfy and well-placed hotel on the edge of Plaka, perfect for a quick visit to the Acropolis
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A mecca for minimalists in swanky Kolonaki, Athens’ top shopping district, which showcases contemporary art and gadgetry
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A sophisticated, discreet mansion with restored Cycladic vault-rooms in a hilltop village on Greece’s most spectacular island
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A collection of luxury vaulted suites half-dug into the cliffside above Santorini’s sparkling, sea-filled caldera
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Fabulously indulgent palazzo and beach reef refuge for legendary living on a beautiful party island New!
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A well-placed, well-priced collection of suites and villas in Santorini’s most sought-after village, Oia
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Very stylish, comfortable hotel overlooking funky Mykonos town – perfect for celebrating your Greek salad days!
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Funky island retreat on a hill above Mykonos Town, with minimal white interiors and super-friendly staff
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A seriously sexy new hotel for the Mykonos party set seeking a glamorous pad just minutes out of town
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A brand new Cycladic-chic villa for 6-8, gloriously set amidst terraced gardens and overlooking Elia beach New!
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Spacious studio rooms built in Cycladic style on the clifftop of Folegandros, one of Greece’s tiniest islands
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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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A smartly refurbished Neoclassical residence in the most colourful, bustling, underrated port of the Cyclades islands
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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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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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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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Two comfortable, characterful studio-rooms and an apartment within the Venetian citadel of Naxos, the Cyclades’ most varied island
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A slice of pastoral paradise at this graceful country house, a short stroll from Leros' loveliest beach
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Ionian Islands |
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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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Remote retreat on Odysseus' mythical island, where nature-lovers, honeymooners and frazzled families escape to recharge
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Luxury on a sublime stretch of coast with exquisite sea views and rooms that spoil you rotten
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A warmly-stylish manor house with pool and walled garden in a tiny village on the NW coast of Corfu
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A breathtakingly sleek boutique hotel on the turquoise-and-green isle of Ithaca, Odysseus' mythical homeland
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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 |
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A small, charming hotel in the historic citadel of Ioannina, a bustling lakeside town in northwest Greece
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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 |
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High in the profusely green hills of the Pelion peninsula, a sympathetically restored village mansion with 9 rooms New!
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Peloponnese |
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Traditionally-styled, well-equipped stone cottages, sleeping 2-4 in comfort, overlooking Kardamyli village and the spectacular Mani coastline
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A 300-year old residence in historic Nafplion with colourfully decorated bedrooms
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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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