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Frequently asked questionsI have created a special page where you can find some answers to frequently asked questions Please read them first and if you still have questions feel free to send me an e-mail. For questions about the ferries please check the internet...I don't know all the schedules, if it is possible and at what time and how much it costs :/, sorry... If you cannot find your connection from island A to island B than just assume there is none at the time that you want to and make another plan. If you want to go island hopping than stick to one island group. Going from Samos to Paros to Skiathos is not a good plan. If you want to visit the small islands and go hopping than take your time: seeing 4 islands in 1 week is also not a good plan. Take at least 2 days for each island, or better 3 and for the larger Greek islands take a minimum of a week. If you go to for instance Crete than a year is not enough to see it all. Also please read the notes about the ferries below on this page. |
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Special hotel deals on my website in 2010
Every year I ask the owners of the hotels, apartments, studios and villas if they can do something extra for the visitors of my website and make an exclusive offer that I can put on my Greek Islands pages.
It is a lot of extra work for me but I like it. This is my most special page called the hotel deals page. The offers you see below are exclusive for my "The Greek Islands" website and cannot be booked anywhere else. If you want to take these people up on their special offer than write in your e-mail that you are inquiring about this and that you saw the offer on this website.
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My top 5 luxury hotels, apartments and villas.Below are some of my favorite luxury accommodations on the Greek islands. Most of them are private villas / holiday homes, sometimes with pool, sometimes with the beach closeby. You might think it is expensive, but if you go with a number of people (for example with a number of friends or if you have children, with the whole family) than sometimes it can be cheaper than reserving in a good hotel, but the difference is that you have the whole place to yourself. The peace and quiet, the luxury, and the fact that you have everything you need in your own villa make it even better. There are no other people around you and if there is a pool you have it all to yourself. Often there is a dishwasher, a washing machine and a complete kitchen. There have been places where I simply did not want to leave anymore, and where I only wanted to read a book, swim a bit and stare at the sea or the landscape. The back of the car is loaded at the supermarket and I sometimes even cook my own meals at "home", simply because I don't want to leave. For us a reason to spoil and treat ourselves from time to time. The experience is really great! It doesn't even have to be expensive. The beautiful Villa Sophia for instance (sleeps 6, private pool, not overlooked, beautiful seaview) starts at 525 euro a week for the whole villa in 2010!!! Below is a list of four fantastic accommodations on the beautiful island of Crete and one on the island Santorini.
More luxury hotels, apartments and villas.For more luxury apartments, hotels, holiday houses and villas click here. I have put on some beautiful luxury apartments and beach houses on Lesbos island, luxury apartments on Mykonos and Santorini and the most beautiful hotel on the island of Leros where every guest is treated as royalty. Extra luxury accommodation tip: Villa Ti Amo in the Apokoronas in Crete - the most wonderful views
Villa Ti Amo is a beautiful villa which is situated in the green area of the Apokoronas in Crete.
Villa Ti Amo has 3 bedrooms, two doubles (with double beds) and a single / twin (the latter is a single bed that can be pulled out). Downstairs is the living room with a kitchen, a bathroom with shower and toilet and one of the double bedrooms. Both the bedroom and living room have a balcony / terrace and a covered porch with chairs / benches and a table.
Upstairs are the other double room and single / twin. In between is the bathroom with bath, toilet and washing machine. From this floor you reach another large patio (from the bedrooms and from the corridor) with a couple of sun beds (for sunbathing) and a table with chairs. A wonderful place for a cup of coffee or a drink in the evening, but above all a great place to look around and enjoy the views. There are so together four different terraces / outdoor seating areas to choose from.
From all bedrooms and from the patios (and especially from the large terrace above) you have a beautiful view over the bay of Souda and you can see see the villages Almyrida (and the beach with the waves rolling in), the larger village of Kalives, the islands of Karga and Souda and the Akrotiri peninsula. On the side from the pool there is also a magnificent view of the "White Mountains", sometimes in a very sharp silhouette, the other moment clouds are hanging over its tops, and every moment of the day it changes. The view is different every time and always fascinating and beautiful.
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More peacefully situated accommodationsFor more of this type of studios, apartments and hotels, including nice houses on Samos (near a beautiful and quiet beach), apartments and bungalows in Crete and beautiful hotels on the islands Fourni and Alonissos click here for the top 10. 
Extra peace and quiet tip: Kastania Lodge in Crete (picture left)
I also especially want to recommend the
Kastania Lodge (see picture on the left) in a small village just above Kissamos on Crete. They rent out one studio, one apartment and one house and all three of them are wonderful. It comes with a swimming pool. Very private, very quiet and the people that run it are super friendly. It is also not expensive. The "lodge", which is a complete house, starts at 70 euro a day in low season (2010) and is still only 90 euro a day in high
season, the studio starts at 35 and it is really big and beautiful. Great views over the sea from a large terrace. A real gem! They have a special discount for certain periods if you book through my website (see "hoteldeals" on the left). For the people that like to swim naturist style: the beach of Falassarna is not far away!
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More low budget apartments, studios and hotels.To see more low budget accommodations such as good and cheap studios and apartments on Samos, Paros, Antiparos and Crete go to this page for the top 10, or go to the hoteldeals page for special offers. Extra low budget tip: Villa Bellevue in Crete
People that like a friendly atmosphere and that are looking for a fun and friendly (and also child friendly) village maybe Villa Bellevue (see picture on the left) in Agia Pelagia is a good option. The village of Agia Pelagia is situated in a picturesque bay and it is one of my favorites. As a matter of fact none of our holidays on Crete takes place without a visit to Agia Pelagia. It is a village with a variety in restaurants and small shops and there are several beaches. It is hard to explain, but there are such good vibes in this village and the people here are so very friendly. There is also close to no traffic in Agia Pelagia. The village is situated not far from the airport (but no noise from planes as they arrive from te other side of the island) and it is very centrally located to have a look at the main attractions. It is not concrete village like for instance Malia, but much more authentic with small white houses. Villa Bellevue has got a large pool and the prices in 2009 start at 36 euro for a (large) studio. You can also book here including breakfast or half board, |
My top 5 beautiful views from hotels, apartments and villas.Below are some of accommodations with a wonderful view. There are plenty more hotels with beautiful views but these are a few of my favorites.
 Hans Huisman, www.angelfire.com/super2/greece 2000 - 2008 - 2009
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