One last entry for exceptional town hotels from the Greek islands:

• Mykonos Town: Hotel Zorzis

While we are at it, in Mykonos Town do not miss the excellent Restaurant La Casa (Greek/Italian kitchen)!

Several months ago I presented the good walking guides you could find covering my favorite country (Greece). All the book series mentioned also cover other islands and/or interesting walking destinations elsewhere. But there is one series of books that (quite undeservedly really!) has not been mentioned yet (as they do not cover Greece). And that is the “Walk!” series by “Discovery Walking Guides”. I have good experiences  with these (e.g their Mallorca North & Mountains guide is one of the best guide books I have ever used) and other current and previous offerings from Discovery, so I can only warmly recommend them:

BTW, the Book Shop has now been totally updated wrt the current Discovery guides and maps available.

I think almost no Greek island offers as many decently priced hotels as Kos, so you will never run out of options, even in high summer. A couple I have used:

• In Kéfalos/Kámari: Hotel Hermes
• In Kos town: Family-run Hotel Elena is a bargain

In Corfu Town I like to stay at the old harbour. A peaceful, yet central location, and you can possibly get a room with a decent view. More than one good option here, I can recommend both of these:

• The C-class Hotel Constantinopoulis
• The even better B-class Hotel Astron

Samos town has the excellent Hotel Samos:

But there are good budget options too. I can warmly recommend also the immaculate Pension Trova (26. Kalomiris St.).

In Chios Town try the nice Hotel Diana.

In Mytilini Town – Lesvos you have this very nice option:

Hotel Lesvion

Although there is a long time since I visited Crete, I do know that these places still exist. Crete is a very difficult island when it comes to choosing places to stay and (especially!) places to eat…

• Iraklion: Hotel Lato
• Ag. Nikolaos: Hotel Doxa
• Hania: Hotel Palazzo

What Hotel to choose for your (walking or not) holiday? Well, there is plenty of good advice on e.g TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Hotels.com etc. But where I have stayed at some hotels I have found very good I will give some of those my personal recommendation here. For a walking holiday you will know that these hotels also are good choices wrt transport.

First out is Thassos – Skala Potamiás:

Hotel Miramare is a very comfortable hotel hidden away in woods behind the small port. Good value authentic Greek food for dinner every night if you want.

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