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
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…
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…
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…
Plakias
This charismatic pad and 'Hoscar' winner for best Greek hostel is set in an olive grove about 500m from the beach. Serene and laid-back, it fosters an…
Iraklio Province
This relaxing Dutch-Greek retreat exudes style and will mesmerise you from the moment you step past its lavender bushes and pool. Once you’re ensconced in…
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…
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…
Iraklio Province
In a gorgeous location in tiny Vlahiana, at the western edge of the wine region, this converted 18th-century farmhouse has five rooms and two suites that…
Iraklio Province
It’s almost like a fairy tale. Owners Marcos and Popi have rehabilitated the ‘dying’ village of Kato Kapetaniana, renovating 22 original stone cottages to…
Iraklio
This chic, contemporary hotel is probably Iraklio's hippest digs. Clean rooms feature minimalistic white and olive-green decor, with separate shower and…
Iraklio Province
Owner Manolis has poured his heart and soul into this charming retreat of 22 stone cottages and two modern villas cradled by olive groves and built into a…
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…
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…
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…
Iraklio Province
This delightful family-run wood-and-stone place sits in one of wine country's most scenic spots, with expansive views from the highly recommended on-site…
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…
Dodecanese
Spilling with oleander and jacaranda, this incurably romantic, 19th-century rose-coloured villa, five minutes' walk from the beach, is like stepping into…
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…
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…
Skiathos
A chic fusion of monastery-inspired architecture and soothing contemporary design, courtesy of the architect owners, makes the hillside Atrium one of…
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…
Stella’s Traditional Apartments
Lasithi Province
Close to the mouth of Zakros Gorge, these charming self-contained studios are in a lovely garden setting and decorated with distinctive wooden furniture…
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…
Kalymnos
Set in a colourful walled garden, this rose-pink 1930s villa exudes old-world charm, its wood-panelled rooms featuring stucco ceilings, lilac walls,…
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…
Kastellorizo
If Picasso was a hotel, he'd be the Mediterraneo. With its lime, mango and smurf-blue exterior, this revamped mansion has romantic rooms tastefully…
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…
Lindos
This Moorish-style palace, on the mule trail above Pallas Beach, has bougainvillea walkways, pebble-mosaic floors, verandas festooned in lanterns and…
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…
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,…
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…
Dodecanese
This lovely, freshly renovated hotel offers light and airy rooms, each decorated in chic style. There are also studios and apartments (with kitchenettes)…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Ithaki
Centred on a 19th-century neoclassical villa hovering above the harbour, this self-styled ‘art hotel’ holds large, balconied rooms as minimal as white…
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…
