Everywhere we stayed in Greece this Summer

And some other favourites from trips gone by

It wasn’t a conscious decision but we ended up staying entirely at hotels for this 3 week trip to Greece. A total luxury for sure but I do find it a lot easier when you’re moving around a bit - no last minute rush to buy breakfast supplies, confusion over lockbox codes or crap wifi and hotels can store your bags for you after check out which is really helpful for afternoon ferries. I love a great Airbnb but sometimes finding them for two people with outside space where you want to be is quite hard I find (my husband is 6ft 3 so those cute iron-framed antique beds are a deal-breaker too sadly). So we based ourselves at hotels for this trip and didn’t have a single dud stay the whole trip which felt like a big win. Let’s go through everywhere we stay on this mini tour through some of my favourite islands plus one newbie…

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We normally have one night in Athens before heading to the islands by ferry and stayed at Mona this time. My second time staying here and I like the location a lot (right round the corner from our favourite restaurant Linou Soumpasis and Sia) plus the rooms are spacious and comfy. It has a great rooftop honesty bar too and most of the rooms (maybe all I’m not sure) have access to a terrace which is exactly what you want to step out onto when you first get to a hot and sticky euro city. I really like Shila too, Mona’s older sister, which has a softer, more bohemian vibe to it if you’re after something a little less industrial in a more residential neighbourhood. We stayed at Shila before our wedding in Greece and it was very dreamy.

One night in Athens at Mona

From Athens, we headed to the small but mighty island of Kouffinisi and discovered one of my favourite stays in Greece