Karpathos Accommodation: Hotels, Studios and Holiday Houses

Petra House stands 700 metres from Pigadia Port and offers an outdoor pool and self-catering accommodation with free WiFi. It has air conditioning, a patio and a terrace, a full kitchen with an oven and refrigerator, and a private bathroom with a bath and shower, all with a pool view. In the grounds are a garden, barbecue facilities and free parking.

The recently constructed Dilina Studios sit in the picturesque coastal village of Arkasa and comprise 15 double or triple studios. Each has a fully equipped kitchenette with refrigerator, air conditioning, a safety deposit box, satellite TV and a private sea-view balcony. Guests share a spacious lobby with satellite TV, a home cinema and comfortable furnishings, and an all-day bar serving coffee, drinks and cocktails, with a veranda for the sunset.

Seaside Studios is a small complex of just six studios for 2, 3 or 4 people, 1 kilometer from the village of Arkasa and 80 metres from the beach of Saint Nicolas, chosen as one of the cleanest beaches in Greece. The beach has restaurants, shops and a mini-market, and the bus stop is a 3-minute walk away. Each studio has a TV and a kitchenette with a fridge and oven, set in a beautiful garden, and the reasonable prices bring many visitors back each year.

Maria Studios and Apartments in Amopi consist of 6 studios of 30 m² and 2 apartments of 50 m², surrounded by a 4,000 m² garden with ocean and mountain views. The apartments sleep 5 people and the studios 4, and there is a swimming pool and barbecue facilities in the garden, where the owners grill for guests on request. The prices are cheap and the owner is very friendly.

This detached holiday house sits near Volada in the middle of an 1,100 m² olive grove, built in 2005 in Greek style. The house is 70 m² and ideal for 4 people, with two bedrooms of two 2.20-metre beds each and room for a fifth person, plus a 50 m² terrace with a pergola looking toward the sea in the distance. Karpathos offers great nature, many beautiful beaches such as Apela, nice walks and cosy villages.

Blue Horizon Studios enjoy a peaceful location a 10-minute stroll from Lefkos Village and close to Potali Bay, with fully air-conditioned, tastefully decorated studios 300 metres from the gently sloping beach. Each has a fully equipped kitchen and a spacious terrace with views of the bay and Lefkos, an ideal spot for couples and families. The shallow waters of Potali Bay are good for paddling and swimming, and taverns, restaurants and mini-markets are a short walk away.

The Sunrise Hotel is a 2-star hotel in Pigadia, the main town of Karpathos, with panoramic sea views over Karpathos bay from private balconies. It stands 300 metres from the town centre and 50 metres from the sandy beach, where the water is clear enough to see the fish. Guests can relax in the fully air-conditioned lounge, which serves a buffet breakfast, cocktails and drinks from the bar, with satellite TV, video and video games.

Hotel Irini is a surfer's paradise for windsurfing and swimming, a 5-minute drive from the airport with free transport on arrival and departure. It consists of 4 individual buildings with 30 rooms on the waterfront in the centre of the windsurfing action, 15 minutes by car from the city and port of Karpathos. There is a cocktail bar and TV area, an indoor-outdoor restaurant, a windsurfing school with equipment rental, a beach snack bar and volleyball.

Thalassa Suites sit 50 metres from the beach in a well-tended garden in Afiartis village, offering self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi and bars and restaurants within 50 metres. All air-conditioned units have Aegean Sea views, Cocomat mattresses and a kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator, and some come with a four-poster bed and beamed ceiling. Karpathos Airport is 1.5 kilometers away, Pigadia Port 12 kilometers and Karpathos Town 17 kilometers, with an airport shuttle on request and free private parking.

Arkasa Palace stands in the coastal village of Arkasa, 16 kilometers from the city, in a green region with beautiful beaches and important historical monuments. On the hill of Palaiokastro lie the remains of ancient Arkasa and the 5th-century royal church of Saint Anastasia, whose mosaic flooring is now in the museum of Rhodes, with the monasteries of Saint Sofia and Ypapanti nearby. Guests can swim at the beaches of Saint Nikolaos and Saint Georgiou and enjoy traditional Greek hospitality in a calm, relaxed setting.

Alona Luxury Villas stand 150 metres from Agios Nikolaos Beach and 500 metres from Arkasa Village, 9.7 kilometers from Pigadia Port, with a tennis court and free WiFi. The self-catering studios and maisonettes each have a TV, air conditioning and a terrace with Aegean Sea views, a full kitchen with microwave and refrigerator, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. There is a garden and free private parking on site.

Archipelagos Hotel Apartments in Arkasa lie directly on the sea, a small complex of nine large, tastefully decorated rooms for 2 to 6 people, some with a sea view. Arkasa is in the southwest of the island opposite the island of Kasos, about a 10-minute drive from the port. Each apartment has a kitchen and air conditioning, and the hotel has a reception, a large garden and parking, with optional breakfast; restaurants, shops, a butcher, a greengrocer, a mini-market, car rental, a hairdresser and bars are close by.

Dorana Studios in Diafani consist of 9 studios of different sizes for 2, 3 or 4 people, with one that suits 6. Every studio has a private balcony with a splendid sea view, a hotplate and a refrigerator, 50 metres from the sea and 200 metres from the port, with restaurants, bars and tavernas close by and a small supermarket on the ground floor. The bus stop is 20 metres away, and Diafani is the harbour in the north of Karpathos, not far from the traditional village of Olympos.

The Kyra Panagia Hotel sits on one of the most beautiful beaches of Karpathos, the beach of Kyra Panagia, with 20 studios for 2-3 people and 10 apartments for 2-4. Each has a kitchen with a refrigerator and a veranda or balcony with a sea view, and the hotel has a reception, a lounge bar, a swimming pool, a children's playground, an outside bar and a minimarket. Breakfast is included and served from 7.30 to 10.00, and the hotel is open from 1 May to 31 October.

Olympos Studios stand in Amopi in the south of Karpathos, 6 kilometers from the airport and port and within 100 metres of the sea, looking out over the blue water. This small family hotel has 4 large studios and 1 apartment, near a bus stop, restaurants and shops, a 10-minute walk from the beaches of Kastelia and Amopi. Each studio and apartment has a large porch or balcony over the sea; the studios suit two adults with a child and the apartment sleeps 5.

Golden Sun Apartments feature a pool with a sun terrace and a snack bar, 700 metres from sandy Arkasa Beach. The traditionally built property offers self-catering studios and apartments with a balcony or patio over the Aegean Sea, tiled floors and wooden furnishings, a kitchenette with a fridge, and a seating and dining area, plus satellite TV and a hairdryer. Continental and American breakfast is served daily, the snack bar offers toasts, hamburgers and drinks from early morning, and sun loungers line the pool.