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Best Hotels in Greece
From the Santorini caldera honeymoon anchor to the Mykonos beach-club register to the Cretan Mirabello-Bay luxury cluster and the Athens Acropolis-overlook anchor.
From the Santorini caldera honeymoon anchor to the Mykonos beach-club register to the Cretan Mirabello-Bay luxury cluster and the Athens Acropolis-overlook anchor.
Greece's luxury-hotel map is island-driven, with four primary clusters: Santorini, the caldera-overlook honeymoon anchor; Mykonos, the beach-club and party register; Crete, the Elounda and Mirabello Bay resort cluster; and Athens on the mainland, for Acropolis-overlook city stays. Smaller clusters include Corfu in the Ionian, Rhodes in the Dodecanese, plus Hydra, Spetses and the Pelion peninsula.
The Greek luxury hotel cluster is anchored by the structural Marriott-Luxury-Collection cluster (Hotel Grande Bretagne Athens, Vedema Santorini, Mystique Santorini), the Belmond cluster (Belmond Corfu Imperial), the Daios-Cove-and-Domes-Resorts independent-Greek cluster, the structurally distinct Costa Navarino Peloponnese cluster, and the Cycladic-and-Dodecanese boutique-island register.
A simple way to choose: pick Santorini for a caldera honeymoon, Mykonos for a beach-club and party weekend, Crete for the Elounda luxury cluster near Spinalonga, Athens for an Acropolis-view city base, and the smaller islands such as Corfu and Rhodes for quieter Ionian and Dodecanese alternatives.
"Three infinity pools, one cliff, infinite Aegean. The hotel that became Santorini's defining image, and still earns it every morning."
"Imerovigli's highest address, quietest atmosphere. Varoulko Santorini, from Michelin-starred chef Lefteris Lazarou, and 180-degree caldera views set a table the rest of the island struggles to match."
"Eighteen suites carved into the caldera cliff. The one with the plunge pool directly above the Aegean is the most coveted room on the island, and it earns that status."
"Twenty-two restored cave houses, no children, no noise. This is what Santorini looked like before the phones came out, and why the right people still choose it."
"Forbes Triple Five-Star. Thirty-nine suites literally carved into the Oia cliff, the cave pool suites are among the most theatrical rooms in Greece."
"A 400-year-old winery reimagined as a Cycladic village. For those who chose Santorini and still want quiet, no caldera competition, no crowds. The spa and tasting room sit inside the original vaulted cellars."
"Allure restaurant's volcanic rock table and the cliff-face cave rooms make this feel carved by the island rather than built upon it. Quieter than most. Better for it."
"The cocktail cave is the best bar on the island. The architecture is contemporary in a way that never forgets it's on a Greek cliff. Come for the sunset, stay for everything else."
"An aquarium bar inside the infinity pool. The view is the hotel, and everything else is built to match it."
"The only private beach on the island. Home to the world's first Buddha-Bar Beach. If you need more reasons, this hotel isn't for you."
"Thirty-five suites, two infinity pools, and zero reasons to leave. The Leading Hotels of the World stamp means something here, you can feel it in the thread count."
"Forty suites cascading down to a private beach. The kind of boutique hotel that makes the word boutique mean something again."
"Old Mykonos with modern bones. A Leading Hotel of the World set above Chora, close enough to the action, elevated enough to ignore it."
"Elia Beach's anchor property. Two saltwater pools, a serious spa, and a Thalasso centre. The far end of the island and worth every kilometre."
"Fifty-nine private villas above Elia Bay. The most exclusive property in the Myconian family, the view from the top confirms why."
"Platis Gialos, front row. A beach club hotel that doesn't apologise for what it is, and executes it better than most that try to hide it."
"On Syntagma Square since 1874, 320 rooms with rooftop bar and Acropolis views."
"On the Athenian Riviera, 303 rooms across 75 acres with three private beaches."
"Beside Grande Bretagne since 1936, 102 rooms, sister property in the same Marriott Luxury Collection."
"On the Athenian Riviera at Vouliagmeni, 198 rooms beachfront, sister to Astir Palace."
"Opened 2024 in Glyfada, 127 rooms and bungalows on the Athenian Riviera, the newest luxury arrival."
"Below the Acropolis, 60 rooms in handcrafted wooden interiors, the most distinctive Athens boutique."
"Central Athens between Syntagma Square and Plaka; 50 min from Athens (ATH)"
"On a private cove, 300 rooms cascading down a cliff with private beach access."
"In Elounda, 167 all-suite resort with family pavilions, Marriott Autograph Collection."
"Closed for a full reimagining: the former Luxury Collection resort in Elounda returns mid-2026 as Rosewood Blue Palace, Rosewood's first in Greece, with 154 rooms and suites (85 with private pools) by K-Studio. Not bookable under the old flag, confirm the reopening before you plan around it."
"In Elounda since 1981, 121 rooms and bungalows, the original Relais & Châteaux Crete property."
"In Agios Nikolaos, 99 rooms and bungalows with three private beaches."
"Seventy-three adults-only suites and villas, Grecotel's most refined Greek luxury property."
"Adults-only on the southern Crete coast, 97 rooms with private beach."
"On the Heraklion coast, a beachfront Grecotel resort with private-pool villas, minutes from the airport."
Santorini, by density and reputation: 23 properties here led by Katikies, Canaves Oia and Grace, all built around the caldera view. Mykonos runs it close with 21, but the registers differ: Santorini sells the view and the honeymoon, Mykonos sells the beach club and the season.
Most caldera properties run seasonally. Katikies, the list's anchor, operates from April 1 to November 15, and that window is typical for Oia and Imerovigli. Athens is the year-round exception in this guide.
Santorini. The cliff-carved suites with plunge pools at Canaves Oia and the adults-only quiet of Perivolas are purpose-built for it, and the island is calmer after dark. Mykonos rewards a party group more than a couple.
Elounda and Mirabello Bay in the island's northeast, where Daios Cove and Domes of Elounda anchor a resort scene of calm-water bays facing Spinalonga. (The long-time anchor, Blue Palace, is closed and reopens in 2026 as Rosewood Blue Palace.) It is the family-and-resort answer to the couple-led Cyclades.
For a night or two, yes: the Hotel Grande Bretagne's Acropolis outlook is the classic play before a ferry or flight onward. The city's 11 entries here are chosen for exactly that role.
Paros is the value play (see Cosme and Parilio in our Paros guide), with Corfu's Ionian resorts and Rhodes adding quieter alternatives. Expect lower rates for comparable rooms, minus the caldera.
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