Greece 2026
Greece | Oct 1 - Oct 13, 2026

Robert
Robert H.
Los Angeles, CA | Reviewed on Oct 19, 2026

We had a great time on our four stops on the trip Athens, Naxos, us Paros and Santorini

Our guides in Athens Andreas on our food tour and Yorgos on our tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon. Both were great. In Knox, our guide of the Chora was Ariadne who was lovely and we took the E bike tour with our guide Olga. A great exploration into the inside of the island.
On Paros our guide Demetrius took us on a great trip to some of the remote villages and beaches on the island and a great lunch

Finally on Santorini, we had Mario take us to the villages of the island and we had a fantastic boat ride with our captain Yorgos and our first mate Alex

Hotel Reviews
xenodocheio Milos
Athens

We love everything about this hotel, the location, the staff, the rooms and the restaurant. We had been to the Milos restaurants in three other locations, and this one definitely held his own and was much more intimate.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Walking distance to everything and a cute area
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
18 Grapes Hotel Naxos
Naxos

We generally like this hotel a lot. Our biggest drawback was location in that we were further from the town and then we would have liked to have been and there wasn’t much to do in the area of the hotel since it was not really beach weather. Our room overlooked a parking lot, which was less than ideal when we were sitting on our balcony and trying to use the hot tub.

Authenticity & Character
Lovely space and rooms
Location
Staff
Everyone was great here. It was particularly great when I left my phone at the breakfast table, and they graciously ran after me, but couldn’t catch me but held onto the phone until my return and presented it with great panache.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Senia Hotel
Paros

This hotel was ideally situated a short walk from the village of Naousa. However, we did not love our room. The sink and bathroom area were really unusable with nowhere to put anything and shelves where everything fell through. We thought the staff was great and were helpful, including when arranging for a rental car.

Authenticity & Character
Location
I said it before, love that we were able to walk into town each evening for dinner.
Staff
Very helpful and accommodating.
Cleanliness & Comfort
The utility of the sink and bathroom area is really could use Work. It was very difficult to use.
Katikies Chromata Santorini - The Leading Hotels of the World
Santorini

We loved the location and character of this hotel. It was great to be outside of OIA and Fira. We also received an upgrade to a senior suite which had an amazing balcony and view of the Caldera. It was extremely private, and we rarely saw other people and our stay.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Wow. 6 stars
Staff
Very little live interaction but very responsive on WhatsApp in arranging transportation, etc.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Private Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Experience
Private Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Experience
Athens

We really enjoyed our tour and our guide as mentioned above. We particularly thought the new museum was fantastic architecturally and content.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Private Morning Old Town Walk with Museum, Castle & Portara
Private Morning Old Town Walk with Museum, Castle & Portara
Naxos
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Private Authentic Food Walk
Private Authentic Food Walk
Athens
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Private Tour of Villages of Paros
Private Tour of Villages of Paros
Paros

We enjoyed touring 2 contrasting villages which showed the modernization of the island. We got to linger over a beautiful coffee and cookies moment and visit a jeweler who had the exact thing we are searching for as a gift for our granddaughter.

Self-Guided Beach Time
Self-Guided Beach Time
Paros

For this day, we rented a car that was dropped off at our hotel and drove to take the short ferry ride to Antiparos. This was one of the highlights of our trip. We were able to explore and have a coffee in the little village, drive to the ancient caves and walk all the way down to explore. We also drove the rocky roads to some very secluded beaches and even were able to take a swim. We had a fantastic lunch at Captain Pipini’s

Quality of Experience
Private Yacht Caldera Cruise
Private Yacht Caldera Cruise
Santorini

Another highlight of our trip. We enjoyed our private cruise with lovely staff. We were able to swim in the volcanic hot spring mixed with the sea. We were made a lovely lunch and got to relax and view the extraordinary landscapes of Santorini from the sea. A special shout out to the kimkim team. Because of predicted for voting whether we were able to rearrange the timing of this trip to a day earlier than scheduled. They were able to do this seamlessly on the fly and it worked out great.

E-Bike Experience with Olive Mill & Farm Visit with Lunch
E-Bike Experience with Olive Mill & Farm Visit with Lunch
Naxos

This activity was good, not great. We were looking for more of a farm Table experience and this was more of a generic tour of a store and working farm that really didn’t have much going on.

Private Villages Exploration with Independent Akrotiri Visit
Private Villages Exploration with Independent Akrotiri Visit
Santorini

Because we had to reschedule this by a day, our guide was unable to do the scheduled trip to Attie. Therefore, we had to do this trip on our own in the morning of that day. Because of this there was not that much to do on this tour and while we enjoyed it, we sort of ran out of things to do by the end of the tour.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Self-Guided Exploration of Santorini's Towns & Villages
Self-Guided Exploration of Santorini's Towns & Villages
Santorini

We found both Oia and Fira very crowded with tourists and cruise ship passengers., Weil the views in Oiaare spectacular the crowds take away from the enjoyment to the experience. We walked from our hotel to Vera and back and it was quite a hike with a lot of steps. Worth the view, but exhausting.

Local specialist: Sydney Hubbard
Sydney
Sydney Hubbard
Local specialist in kimkim HQ | Replied on Oct 19, 2026

Robert & Carol,
I love hearing that you had such a wonderful time exploring Greece. I also really appreciate you taking the time to share detailed feedback on your hotels and activities. It's helpful for future travelers as they plan their own Greek adventures! ✨🇬🇷