Looking for holiday accommodation in Greece?
Well, don’t look further. Here’s a website that enables cheaper accommodation bookings for holiday makers who visit the Greek islands.
The new Visit-GreekIslands.com website enables users to bypass travel agents and contact hotel and accommodation owners directly, thus avoiding the extra costs of commission.
Backed by promotion on leading international and Greek portals and websites Visit-GreekIslands.com is [...]
Halki and Leros: the smallest of the Dodecanese Greek islands
Do you have a desire for more sophisticated holiday destinations to small and untouched Greek islands such as Leros and Halki?
The smallest of the Dodecanese islands, Halki, is 17 miles across the coast of Rhodes and has only 330 people living on it. Ferry transfer from Rhodes to Halki takes about 75 minutes. There is no mass [...]
A historic landmark transformed into a youth hostel
Transforming a historic landmark on the North Yorkshire coast Whitby cliff-tops into a flagship facility for the Youth Hostel Association wasn’t an easy task.
Work began at Abbey House in 2005 to turn the Grade 1 listed landmark into a 105-bed flagship Youth Hostel. Converting Abbey House has been a long and tricky road but the [...]
The Marjay Inn: a small hotel on the Troodos Mountains
The Marjay Inn, a small hotel on the Troodos Mountains, located in an ideal environment, enjoying cozy atmosphere, excellent food, friendly people, depicting the unique Cypriot hospitality.
The Marjay Inn hotel is located in the small Troodos village of Spilia. Hidden in the Troodos Mountains, offering some of the best walking on the island, the E4 Route [...]
The Magna Grecia Boutique Hotel in Athens
The Magna Grecia is a small intimate boutique hotel with an Acropolis view in a prime central location of the Plaka district of Athens, Greece.
The neo-classical building of the Magna Grecia Hotel, was originally designed by the German architect Ernest Schiller in 1898, and renovations reflect the architecture of that era with high ceilings and [...]
The Kriti Hotel in Chania, Crete
Kriti Hotel, a city hotel of 3 stars in Chania, Crete, is situated at the most privileged position of the town.
It is in the crossroads between the famous Medieval Venetian city, a sandy beach and the Market Square. Located at one of the most privileged spots in the city of Chania, Kriti Hotel is really in [...]
Small Luxury Hotels of the World: Katikies, Santorini
Small Luxury Hotels of the World names the top ten très chic pool sides.
David Beckham was seen flashing his off the coast of Italy this summer. Dolce and Gabbana refuse to believe they ever went out of fashion. Small Luxury Hotels of the World is supporting the movement by giving travellers ten outstanding reasons to unashamedly [...]
A pampering pleasure in Athens
When I was seven years old, I found myself locked in the toilet of a hotel. It was an unsavoury experience that left me with an irrational fear of hotel amenities.
Recently I had quite the opposite experience in the toilets of the Semiramis Hotel, in the chi-chi suburb of Kifissia, Athens. That is to say, rather than banging at [...]
A trip to relax at the Troodos mountains in Cyprus
The Forest Park Hotel in Platres is a destination in itself, a sleek unique Art Deco period hotel, set in glorious mountain surroundings. And during winter with 40 cm’s of snow here in Troodos Mountains, it’s a perfect time to visit!
Once you arrive at the hotel, which is about an hour’s journey from Limassol, you’ll [...]
Jean-Paul Gaultier in Limassol’s Le Meridien spa retreat
French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier managed to fly in and out of Cyprus in absolute incognito to spend the weekend at one of Limassol’s top hotels.
The 55-year-old flew to Cyprus, accompanied by a friend from Greece, to spend a long weekend at Le Meridien Limassol Spa and Resort. Sources said the designer had learned that [...]
