Testing our new Naxos Apartments / guide application

Well, we are vigorously going on developing our naxos-apartments smartphone application!

The application, like our website, provides access to booking with one of our partners on the island and offers a variety of tourist information on how to access Naxos, what to do and what to see on the island.

All accommodation, rent a car, attractions etc are accompanied with text and photos and most importantly are tagged on google maps so you can find your way when on the island.

In addition we have an RSS feed to this very blog so you will always get the latest news on offers, events, activities and whatever!

We shall keep you posted! We expect it to be available in itunes store in June 2014.

What's up?

Long time no see! All this time, we have been busy redesigning our website, updating useful travel information on how to reach Naxos via Athens, Santorini or even Myconos and last, but not least, enriching the variety of accommodation we offer you. Plus working on an iPhone application which will facilitate your travel and your stay on the island - we'll keep you posted on this promising project.

To get back to "what's up" with Naxos Apartments, we always have as our priority your satisfaction. Therefore we constantly control whether every and each one of our partners is flexible, qualified to offer the best or responsive to your needs. Bearing this in mind, we have added the following new accommodation and we are happy to provide you with more options:

• Hotel Katerina, located at only 60 meters from the beach of Agios Prokopios, offers rooms, studios and apartments, as well as a swimming pool with jacuzzi. The hotel is centrally located, meaning you can reach on foot a mini market, the bus stop, taverns / cafes or a car rental and prices range from 35 to 119 €, depending -as in all cases- on type of room, tourist period and occupancy. And remember, children up to 3 years old can stay FREE OF CHARGE
• Sunday Studios are at 60 meters from Agia Anna beach and all necessities can be reached on foot (market, restaurants, cafes). Prices start at 22 € and some of the studios / apartments offer sea view.
• Cycladic View Hotel, at 300 meters from Agia Anna beach, offers studios for up to 4 persons. Prices start at 30 € for 2 persons up to 70 € for 4. Children up to 3 years old can stay FREE OF CHARGE
• Villa Harmony, at 50 meters from Plaka beach, offers studios and apartments for up to 4 persons with prices ranging accordingly from 32 to 110 €. Some of the studios and apartments have a great sea view and the hotel also offers a swimming pool and a cosy pool bar. Here also children up to 3 years old can stay FREE OF CHARGE

What's more, we have a couple of interesting news on our existing partners:

• Sea Melody (Plaka) has a special offer for this June: instead of 36 €, they offer their studio for 2 persons at 30 €
• Valena Mare (Plaka) is at the moment constructing a swimming pool at the premises, so come spring you can enjoy your refreshments by the pool bar or host your own personal barbecue! Soon we will upload photos of the swimming pool area. And don't forget, the beach is at 2 minutes walking distance and they offer for free sunbeds and beach towels. Plus, Valena Mare welcomes your pets!
• Stafilas Studios (Agia Anna), starting this season, will provide optional breakfast to the guests: 

-   8 € / 2 persons,
- 10 € / 3 persons and
- 12 € / 4 persons.

So, lean back, check our webpages and plan your vacation. Send us your feedback and your enquiry and we shall be happy to accommodate you! And don't forget, if you plan a longer stay on Naxos or you need more than one studio or apartment, just ask us: often we can offer you a discount on our actual prices!

Naxos Luxury Hotels

We have often praised the qualities of Naxos island, in terms of nature, culture, activities or dining. However, we haven't given the necessary emphasis to another aspect we often need in our holidays: luxury!

Naxos -and our partners- do provide all modern amenities and luxuries in boutique hotels, ensuring a relaxing vacation with all comforts you may crave for.

• Naxos Island Hotel is a new luxury 5 star hotel located at 30 meters from the  famous Agios Prokopios beach. It is constructed in the traditional Cycladic style and offers fully equipped rooms with sea view or with a small garden. Jacuzzi, gym, spa, beauty treatments & various types of massage, massage rooms, 2 restaurants, aquarium, roof swimming pool, roof bar, newsagent, gift shop, hairdresser salon, private parking, conference room and 24 hours reception service are features of this luxurious hotel. 
• Michalis Studios Hotel is located in a quiet area between Naxos town (Chora) and Agios Arsenios, close to the laguna beach. It was refurbished last year and now provides more spacious apartments and studios as well as a fully equipped spa. And it all comes with the high quality of service you expect from a 4 star hotel.
• Villa Alyko is at 200 meters from Alyko beach.The spacious villa offers accommodation for up to 9 persons and consists of 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, balconies, a great garden with barbecue and a veranda with sea view. Plus a private path of 200 m. which leads to the more or less secluded beach of Alyko, with sea dunes. Luxury in a serene environment. 

These are all places where the rich culture and nature of Naxos are combined with modern luxury, high quality services and traditional hospitality to provide you with the best possible stay and memories from the island. 

Contact us for further enquiries!

Good news!

At 21-22 degrees Celcius today, on a sunny spring day, one can only be positive and think of good news!! So, here we go:

1. Our guests can benefit of a 15% discount in car or motorbike rentals in May, June and September when they book with our partners on the island. Remember, Naxos is the biggest island of the Cyclades and in addition to the majestic beaches, it offers visitors a variety of landscapes and picturesque villages as well as a rich cultural heritage with ancient and medieval monuments. Therefore, to fully grasp the beauty of the island (especially when everything is blossoming in spring), no matter at which of our partner hotels you stay, we strongly recommend you to rent a car or a motorbike for at least some days of your holidays.
2. Plaka Watersports offers our guests a discount of 10% in May, June and September in any of the watersports or other activities  they provide (biking, horse riding etc). Remember,  the Cyclades are famous for the wind "meltemi", a strong, steady northern wind and Naxos is a hot spot for windsurfing or kitesurfing (check our post in 2011). Apparently, our partner hotels on Agia Anna and Plaka beach  provide an easier access to Plaka Watersports
3. There are still some vacant seats for Olympic Air flights Athens - Naxos during summer. As many of you know, the aircraft is very small, so if you consider the option of flying (30 minutes) instead of taking a ferry, (5 hours), book quickly. Besides, high speed ferries have not yet published their itinerary - Blue Star is as every year sailing to Naxos twice daily, at 07.25 and at 17.30  
4. If you fly to Santorini on the way to Naxos or if you simply want to visit this volcanic island, we can help with your hotel accommodation there and give you the opportunity to book a studio or apartment at the Ambelia Traditional Villas in Finikia, at 15 walking minutes from Oia. And in this case, you will experience 2013 Year of Gastronomy  in Santorini!
5. And some general good news for the Greek tourism: the Greek National Tourism Organisation's stand at ITB Berlin 2013 came in second place in the Europe category of the Best Exhibitor Awards for booth construction, information contents, service quality, friendliness and special effects. The Region of Southern Aegean (Naxos included of course) was co-exhibiting as well as the campaign "Green Tourism in Greece". 

And last but not least, we remind you that the Greek Orthodox Easter is on the 5th of May this year. It is a splendid opportunity to get to experience a very different, rather mystical, kind of Easter and to more intimately get to know Naxos and its people at very competitive prices. Contact us for more info on hotels, apartments and studios! 

Which hotel is best for me on Naxos island?

This was approximately the title of a page I stumbled upon on..stumbleupon.com: a user had posted the results of hotels on Naxos from an on line booking site and was asking for "help! which hotel is best".

Well, with us, Naxos Apartments, you will not need to resolve to such measures! Our site presents a variety of tourist accommodation, from 5 stars' hotels to villas, to apartments and studios by the seaside or further inland, with/without pool and other amenities.

We personally know the proprietors of the hotels we represent, often the photos we show we shot ourselves and since we have published the site, we have spent holiday time at most of them. So, yes, we know exactly if a family of 3 can stay in a studio at Sea Melody (yes, they can), exactly how rich a Greek breakfast is at Maria Studios (very!), which are the apartments with sea view at Evi Plaka Studios (spoiler alert!), how spacious is the bathroom at Valena Mare, we know if you will need a car at the hotel of your choice and so on and so forth.

When you book with us, you don't have to surf around trying to find the answer to which is the best hotel or studio for you, you can simply ask for our advice and depending on your status (family, couple, singles), your preferences (beach? village? central? secluded?) and your needs (kitesurfing? swimming? nightlife? gastronomy? relaxing?) we can suggest the best option for you from a variety of hotels, apartments and studios.

And of course, from the moment you book with us, you are always on our mind. We will immediately notify you when ferry or airplane schedules become available, we will arrange your transport on the island, we can arrange discounts for you on some activities, we can recommend you places to go and attractions to see. We can even help you with a stop over in Athens or a trip to Santorini.

So, why bother when the answer to the question "which hotel is best" lies here with us? Trust us and contact us.

Time to book your summer holiday 2013 to Naxos!

Christmas holidays are well behind us by now and winter is at its peak - well, depending on whether you are at the moment in sunny southern Greece or in the north of Europe...

In any case, it is the perfect moment to look back at photos and videos from our past holidays and plan ahead!

Here is a kick start, watch our last video on YouTube - and then drop by Naxos Apartments and surf through our variety of offers. Whether you want to have a luxurious holiday or an active one or a relaxing one, you will definitely find something among hotels, apartments and studios at all the most popular beaches of Naxos. For those seeking luxury and high end relaxation:

• Michalis Studios near Naxos town underwent an extensive refurbishment and they now added to their facilities a well equipped spa and health-club! 
• Naxos Island Hotel, a brand new 5stars' hotel at the beach of Agios Prokopios, provides health spa, and gym among other facilities - and a hairdresser salon!

Feel free to contact us at  kontakt@naxos-apartments.de or through our contact form 

PS1. Olympic Airways published their flight schedule in November (98 euros Athens to Naxos, 80 euros Naxos to Athens). Book well in advance, because the planes are small. 

PS2. Ferries' schedules (Piraeus - Naxos) are not yet available, but experience tells us that there will be at least 2 Blue Star ferries departing daily, one around 07.00 and one around 17.00. The High Speed ferries also depart around 07.00-07.30 in the mornings and around 17.00 in the afternoons, but last summer 2012  were not sailing daily. We shall have to wait until Easter I guess before we find out their exact schedules, and will let you know, but the above can serve as a guideline when booking your flight to Athens. 

Hot offers on Naxos hotels, apartments & studios for 2013

Writing this post at 35 degrees is no fun, I assure you, but I can't wait any longer for a summary of next season's offers! We already updated prices for 2013 on our website and here are the hot news:

Vaggelis Hotel in Agios Prokopios
Prices compared to 2012 up to 20% cheaper.
Breakfast now included in the prices (was 7 euros extra)


Nikitas in Naxos Town (Chora)
Prices compared to 2012 up to 10% cheaper.

Michalis studios in Naxos Town (Chora)
Fully renovated and upgraded with additional facilities, Michalis offers the same prices for 2013.


Villa Naxia in Agios Georgios beach
Prices compared to 2012 up to 10% cheaper.


Maria Studios in Agios Prokopios
Prices compared to 2012 up to 20% cheaper.


Stafilas Studios in Agia Anna
Studios for 2 in September 20% cheaper
Apartments  for 3-4 (the whole season) up to 10% cheaper


Valena Mare in Plaka
Between 10 – 30% cheaper compared to 2012


Moreover, we have a brand new addition of a 5 stars' hotel in Agios Prokopios, the Naxos Island Hotel, which offers rooftop pool, private jacuzzi, spa, gym, shops, all luxus and extra services your heart may desire.

And last, but not least, we have a new suggestion on how to optimize your holiday in Greece. From most major European cities you can  fly directly to Santorini and then take one of the numerous daily ferries or speed boats to Naxos. To enjoy the breathtaking Santorini landscape we recommend renting a cave house at Ambelia Villas, in the traditional settlement of Finikia (800 m. from Oia). Santorini is one of the top-10 islands in the world, a must-see at least once in a lifetime. Don't miss the opportunity.

Check our offers out and contact us!