No matter how you feel about the major hotel booking sites the fact is that whether you use them to book or not there is no better way to research hotels. Using their search options and filters you can narrow down choices to find exactly what you want. Most hotels have dozens if not hundreds of reviews from people who have stayed there and loved it or even hated it. Each hotel has lots of photos and a map that not only shows you the location of the hotel but also restaurants, shops, and other hotels or villas nearby. If a hotel you like is full they suggest similar hotels. But be aware that if they say the hotel has no availability that does not mean the hotel is full. It means that the booking site has used up all the rooms they have in those hotels. The hotel could be totally empty except for those handful of rooms.

For those planning to visit Athens, the islands and taking a few trips on the mainland I recommend using my Create-an-Itinerary form and let my travel agency friends do the heavy lifting. They can book the hotels, coordinate the ferries, book tours and provide transportation between the airports, ports and hotels. You can also use my Hotels in Greece page to find hotels which can be booked through Greek travel agencies or directly with the hotel.

Recommended Greek Travel Agencies

Dolphin Hellas Travel

Fantasy Travel

Aegean Thesaurus

Matt's Sailing Page: Who needs a hotel when you have a boat?

Use Ferryhopper to find all direct and indirect ferry routes for the islands of Greece, Spain, Italy & Turkey, compare ferry companies & prices, and book cheap ferry tickets with no hidden fees in one go!

For car rentals check with Swift Rent-a-Car and Fantasy Travel's Car Rental Page and Aegean Thesaurus Car Rentals