3 Best Hotels in Lindos, Rhodes and the Dodecanese

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. 

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.

Sea views seem to fill every inch of this small, sun-drenched, adults-only resort, where many of the stylishly contemporary guest rooms and suites have their own pools tucked onto terraces. A beach and the village of Lindos are nearby, but a spa, two gorgeous infinity pools surrounded by shady lounge areas, and other resort amenities make staying put a luxurious necessity.