19 Best Hotels in Rhodes and the Dodecanese, Greece

This newish addition to the Old Town incorporates stone walls dating back 600 years; rooms come with large art deco--style murals, vintage furniture, clever lighting, and a cunningly concealed bathroom makes them seem larger and, despite their size, luxurious. This place has character in spades. Outside, each room has its own patio area, and downstairs, where breakfast is served in the morning, is perhaps the best wine bar in the city. A collection of 250 Greek wines run the gamut from pittance to pricey, making this a pleasant spot to while away the evening. It's open all year.

An old Lyndian home has been given a face-lift to turn it into a smart boutique hideaway built around a sunny (sometimes a little too sunny) courtyard where breakfast and sundown drinks are served. Rooms and suites are on-point with perks like espresso makers, robes and walk-in showers. 

Entering this renovated 15th-century Ottoman mansion in the maze of the Old Town's colorful Turkish quarter is like stepping into another world to live like a pasha. Individually styled guest rooms come with furnishings often dating back hundreds of years; they're painted in deep-hued warm colors, with Oriental rugs and rare eastern antiques (including large beds draped with translucent canopies), while all surround lush gardens. Floors are rich tile and pitch-pine; embroidered cushions beckon from low sofas; and the scent of orange blossom fills the air. One room was actually a former harem, dating back to when this was under the ownership of a prominent Ottoman official. The clientele tends to be older here, and constant: a steady stream of Italian tourists return time and again, so book far in advance.

Overlooking Lindos Bay and set at the foot of the acropolis, this quiet, cultured hotel has been built in the style of the old captains houses found in the village. Each room is furnished for 17th-century Lindian elegance, including raised beds, hand-carved cedar woodwork, Turkish tiles, and wall tapestries. The property’s intricate stone mosaic floors, elaborately tented seating areas and colorful tiled fountains are bathed by romantic lamplight come evening. Rooms open to decorated terraces and stepped lanes lead to a pristine local beach. Staff meet guests in the town square to transfer luggage through the village’s narrow streets, and can arrange trips such as boat rides to spot dolphins, or cruises to the island of Halki. Lastly, there is an excellent shop here that sells decorative items that its magpie owner, Michalis, has uncovered on his travels.

It seems only fitting that Patmos should have a hotel that reflects the architectural beauty of the island while providing luxurious accommodations—and the enormous, suite-like guest rooms and verdant garden (with swimming pool) help it fit the bill nicely. Furnishings differ from room to room and include brass beds and reproduction Greek antiques; the lobby and breakfast rooms are also exquisitely decorated with traditional pieces. Owner Elina Scoutari, who lived in Washington, DC for many years, is on hand to see to your needs, and a chef prepares intimate meals in the hotel's small bistro. A short walk takes you to Melloi Beach.

A restored Ottoman house on the quiet back lanes of the Old Town is one of Rhodes's most distinctive getaways, with parts of it dating back six centuries. Fountains splash in a shady courtyard surrounded by a library, enormous rooms, and suites exquisitely decorated with a mix of antiques, latticework screens, kilims, and stylishly contemporary furnishings (the beds are supremely comfortable). History abounds in the walls of this boutique stay, with one of the larger suites accompanied by its own hammam, while another has been cleverly converted from an old chapel.

With a perch right on the beach at the edge of the Old Town, these modernist guest rooms seem to be afloat in the Aegean, whose azure waters fill the floor-to-ceiling windows and glass-fronted balconies. Watery murals enhance the feeling, and even the luxurious bathrooms have sliding panels to keep the sea in sight as you enjoy a soak in the deep tubs. A welcoming and airy seaside restaurant and bar, H2O, is tucked between the sea and a large reflecting pool on the ground floor. Guests have access to a strip of private beach.

This venerable building was the family home of George Gennimata, a crusading Greek politician during the 1980s, and is now a three-story, 19th-century mansion on the waterfront with guest rooms furnished with a tasteful mix of antiques and newer pieces—the best, of course, are those that face the water. The hotel's lobby has a high, colorful ceiling, and the rooftop provides an enviable port view. In good weather breakfast is served on a waterside terrace that doubles as a bar in the evening.

In this rather colorful arrangement of apartments, which lies a couple of hundred meters back from the waterfront as you enter Pedi, rooms are all wooden floors, white walls, and green-painted beams, making it all rather folksy-meets-Laura Ashley. Views look over the water, with balconies to sit out on as the sun dips. The bar and terrace makes a peaceful spot for an aperitivo. The quiet harbor of Pedi Bay is just a short walk away, while Agios Nikolaos beach is a longer, more strenuous hike.

A charming, dependable standby. Plain, whitewashed rooms with dark-wood furniture are spotless, attractive, and of far better quality than most in this price range (the best open to little balconies with sea views). The genuinely warm, attentive service from owner Alex Zikas and his family far exceeds the norm. The pretty residential neighborhood is quiet at night yet an easy walk from the town beach and to many of the better restaurants away from the busy center. Breakfast is held in the open marble lobby or adjoining garden and includes an array of homemade marmalades and cakes conjured by the owner.

Many guests return annually to this simple hotel to enjoy the peaceful proximity to pebble and sand beaches and the hospitality of the Kokalakis family. Guest rooms are squeaky clean and whitewashed, with ceramic tile floors and balconies, and six have kitchenettes. The hotel is within walking distance of Kamari's strip of restaurants and cafés as well as old Kefalos village on the hillside.

Skala's best in-town option places you in the center of the action, steps from the municipal beach yet removed from the harbor noise, and offers simple but comfortable guest rooms that surround a bougainvillea-filled garden. Rooms, all pine wood and soothing ocean blues, open to balconies with a view of the pool and sea, the mountains, or hillside Chora.

A long-established favorite on a quiet Old Town square next to a medieval mosque, this unpretentious family-run lodging offers air-conditioned rooms, an airy roof terrace, and an amiable all-day bar-restaurant.

Nestled in a green corner of the New Town, Rhodes's most luxurious hotel is graced with welcoming common spaces, a tranquil landscaped pool area, and a wood-and-stone spa, and stunning suites. Although the standard accommodations are much like those in any business hotel, suites are large and handsomely furnished, with such luxurious touches as hot tubs and, from those on the upper floors, views of the walls and Old Town.

All the atmosphere of Rhodes's medieval Old Town is captured here at this charmingly restored 14th-century house. The romantically styled rooms are all enlivened by centuries-old arches and mosaic floors; suites and honeymoon rooms take that ambience and crank it into fifth gear. Excellent service, including laundry, is provided by Sotiris and Marianne Nikolis with care. Breakfast is served on the roof terrace, which affords a view of a long stretch of the city walls, and a pleasant bar and café at the end of the garden is open all day.