Hotels in Naxos

Hora's harbor is too busy for quiet accommodations; thehotels listed in Kastro and Bourgo are within a 10-minute walk of the port; hotels in Grotta are a bit farther away, and places in Ayios Yeoryios are just outside of Hora. Insect repellent is advised wherever you stay. In addition to the listings, you might consider the 19-unit Hotel Anixis (www.hotel-anixis.gr; tel. 22850/22-112), near the kastro's Venetian tower. Rooms are small, but about half have balconies, and the kastro location is appealing; as always with a kastro, the walk there is steep. If you want to be on a beach, consider Anixis's sister hotel, the seven-unit Anixis Resort (www.hotel-anixis.gr; tel. 22850/26-475), a 10-minute walk from town, 30m (98 ft.) from Ayios Yiorgos Beach. The family management at both is highly praised; prices start at 70€. If you want to be in a quiet location, but near a number of Hora's night spots, including the disco Soul, as well as a supermarket, bus stop, and beach, check out Margo Studies (www.naxosmargot.com), which has nine rooms, seven studios, two apartments, a nice garden terrace, and very helpful English-speaking owners; doubles from 50€, studios from 60€ apartments sleeping up to five for 90€.

Out on the Island

Hora has plenty of charm and makes a pleasant base, but if you want to be near a pool or the sea, here are three places to check:

Ayios Prokopios Beach, about 5km (2 miles) out of Hora, has two good choices. The 42-unit Lianos Village Hotel (www.lianosvillage.com; tel. 22850/26-362) has a pool, snack bar, Internet cafe, and good views out toward the sea, and is a 15-minute walk from the beach (doubles from 130€). The fancier 30-unit Lagos Mare (www.lagosmare.gr; tel. 22850/42-844) opened in 2006, with two restaurants, two pools, spa facilities, Internet, children's playground, snorkeling lessons, and a beachside position (doubles 225€-275€). Some 18km (11 miles) out of Hora at Mikri Vigli Bay, Orkos Beach Hotel (www.orkosbeach.eu; tel. 22850/75-194) is a 28-unit apartment complex (mostly bungalows) constructed beside a pool and across from the beach to suggest a segment of a Cycladic village.