Kassandra Hotels & Villas: Where to Stay

Accommodation on Kassandra runs from five-star beach resorts at Sani and Kalandra to family hotels in the resort villages and self-catering studios, apartments and villas along both coasts. Sani and Kalandra hold the luxury resorts such as Sani Beach Club and Hotel Mendi, Kallithea, Polychrono, Chaniotis and Pefkochori concentrate the mid-range hotels near the sand, and Afitos, Kriopigi, Nea Fokea and the quieter west-coast villages keep the villas and studios. This guide covers the hotels and resorts and the self-catering places on the peninsula.

Luxury resorts

Sani & Kalandra

Mid-range hotels

Kallithea to Pefkochori

Villas & studios

Afitos, Kriopigi, Nea Fokea

Western approach

Nea Moudania & Flogita

Sani Beach Club, Sani

Sani Beach Club is a five-star resort set in a green bay at Sani on the north-west coast of Kassandra, overlooking the Aegean. The resort keeps a private beach and pool, three restaurants, a spa with a steam room, tennis courts and a garden theatre, and every air-conditioned room has a balcony or patio with a sea or garden view. Children get three clubs and a supervised shallow pool, and windsurfing, a gym and football round out the sports on the 7-kilometre golden sand.

Hotel Mendi, Kalandra

Hotel Mendi is a four-star hotel standing directly on the golden sand of Kalandra beach in the south-west of Kassandra. The hotel sits among olive groves and pine, in sight of the castle and Poseidon sanctuary of ancient Mende on the hills above. Kalandra beach is broad and sandy with sunbeds and umbrellas, and there are hardly any other hotels on this stretch, so Hotel Mendi suits a quiet beach base near the ruins.

Ikos Oceania, Nea Moudania

Ikos Oceania is a five-star all-inclusive resort on a private bay at Nea Moudania on the western approach to Kassandra. The resort keeps a lagoon infinity pool, free drinks, loungers and umbrellas on the beach, and rooms with sea or mountain views and furnished balconies. Its spa holds seven treatment rooms and an indoor heated pool behind floor-to-ceiling windows over the Aegean, and the all-inclusive club offers buffet and a-la-carte Greek, Italian and Asian menus.

Kassandra Village Resort, Pefkochori

Kassandra Village Resort stands in the traditional village of Pefkochori in the south-east of Kassandra, 400 metres from the beach. The resort keeps a garden with a swimming pool and a children's playground, and its self-catering apartments open to a balcony or patio with a fireplace and air conditioning. It suits families who want a self-catering base near the long beach and the lively resort strip of Pefkochori.

Akrogiali Boutique Hotel, Polychrono

Akrogiali Boutique Hotel stands just 60 metres from the long Blue Flag beach of Polychrono in the south-east of Kassandra. The hotel offers stylish rooms, a quality restaurant and a bar, with free Wi-Fi in the public areas. Its position puts the fine white sand and shallow water of Polychrono, one of the best beaches on the peninsula, within a minute's walk.

Margarita Sea Side Hotel, Kallithea

Margarita Sea Side Hotel is a four-star beachfront hotel in the lively town of Kallithea on the north-east coast of Kassandra. The hotel keeps a private beach section, a stylish seaside bar and rooms decorated in modern style with sea or garden views, cable TV and air conditioning. Free sunbeds and umbrellas come with each room, and the all-day Yellow Kitchen & Bar serves juices, Mediterranean dishes and homemade sweets by the sand.

Hotel Mavridis, Flogita

Hotel Mavridis is a family-run beach hotel at Flogita on the western approach to Kassandra, 6 kilometres north of Nea Moudania. The hotel stands on the beach near the nightlife, with comfortable rooms of various sizes, each with a balcony, private bathroom, TV, mini-bar and air conditioning, and some with sea views. An all-day bar and restaurant serves Greek cuisine, snacks and international dishes, and Nea Plagia nearby holds tavernas, shops and bars.

Villas & self-catering

Kassandra keeps most of its self-catering rooms in villas, studios and apartments among the quieter villages rather than in large estates. Afitos holds villas with private pools such as Stone Mansion and Villa Elizabeth, Kriopigi keeps Villa Flores and Villa Petra Mare, and Villa Madeleine sits near the beach at Nea Fokea. Villa Margaret stands at Elani near Siviri, Iris Apartments a few metres from the sand at Skala Fourkas, and Leonidas Studio Apartments 50 metres from the beach at Mola Kalyva. The options below are all self-catering.

Stone Mansion & Villa Elizabeth, Afitos

Stone Mansion stands in the centre of Afytos, 400 metres from the beach, with a garden, a sun terrace and an outdoor pool with hydro-massage. The villa keeps a seating area with a fireplace, air conditioning and a full kitchen with dishwasher and Nespresso machine, and its balcony and patio look over the pool and garden, with parking on site. Villa Elizabeth is a traditionally built villa nearby, about 500 metres from the beach, one of several private-pool villas in and just above the cliff village of Afitos.

Villa Flores & Villa Petra Mare, Kriopigi

Villa Flores stands in Kriopigi village with a private pool and a well-tended garden, views of the Toronean Gulf and the mountain, and a split-level, air-conditioned interior of five bedrooms with a fireplace and antique furnishings. The nearest beach is a short drive away and Chaniotis about 12 minutes, with Thessaloniki airport 80 kilometres off and free parking on site. Villa Petra Mare is a second private villa at Kriopigi, among the private-pool houses the hill village keeps for guests who want space and quiet.

More self-catering: Nea Fokea, Siviri, Skala Fourkas & Mola Kalyva

Villa Madeleine sits 70 metres from the beach at Nea Fokea, surrounded by flower gardens, with bright rooms, a kitchenette, air conditioning, a garden with a barbecue and a playground, and fish tavernas and shops within 200 metres. Villa Margaret stands in Elani near Siviri, an air-conditioned three-bedroom villa with a fireplace 150 metres from Elani beach. Iris Apartments lie a few metres from the beach at Skala Fourkas, air-conditioned units with a kitchenette, a balcony and a supermarket, cafes and restaurants 50 metres away, and Leonidas Studio Apartments stand 50 metres from Mola Kaliva beach with a swimming pool, a Greek restaurant and studios that open to garden, mountain or sea views.