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.
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.
Macedonia
This pine-shaded, well-run camping option on the Plaka Litohorou strand has a restaurant, minimart, well-stocked bar and villas with wi-fi.
The Mani
A good option in Porto Kagio – simple, snug rooms with stone walls and sun terraces. The young owner is very helpful and speaks English.
Pelion Peninsula
This attractive and nicely shaded campground fronts a pretty swimming beach 18km southeast of Volos, on the eastern edge of Kato Gatzea.
Peloponnese
A helpful couple runs this centrally located, cosy spot where rooms are simple but pleasant; most have balconies. Snug roof terrace.
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.
Pelion Peninsula
Head 4km north of Platanias for this beautiful self-catering cottage run by two enthusiastic expats and keen walkers.
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.
Around Athens
This posh pad a bit back from the beach has quirkily decorated luxe rooms, some with sea views.
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.
Syntagma & Plaka
This comfortable pension is on a quiet pedestrian street. Bathrooms are tiny and walls are a bit thin, but everything is clean, and the location is ideal…
Syntagma & Plaka
This family-run pension is in a well-preserved 19th-century house which retains many original features. In keeping with the building, furnishings are…
Syntagma & Plaka
Hermes offers modern amenities with snug but comfortable rooms, including two connecting rooms for families. No real Acropolis views, but its sister hotel…
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…
Messinia
Five contemporary rooms, in a bluff-top location with great views of the bay, are suited to those who don't mind being out of the centre. Bring your own…
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…
Macedonia
The Galaxy is a commanding, centrally located hotel offering 149 generously sized rooms decorated in business-traveller chic, many with balconies offering…
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…
Thessaloniki
Design-wise, Trilogy House gets top marks. The nine rooms are lovely – chic 'stressed' walls, designer furniture, banana plants, espresso machine (in each…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Central Greece
This backstreet pension spreads through two charming but somewhat faded old houses, located up an alleyway that leads off the main road near Zampas cafe…
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…
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…