I am planning a trip to Greece next Spring with a friend and have been looking at Greece hotels on points/miles. If I’m doing all this research, I might as well write a post about it! I’ll be looking at the main islands and what you can book on each. Athens has soooo many options, so that will be easy for you to find—let’s concentrate on some of the islands.

 

Santorini

If you are going to Greece, you need to stay in Santorini for a couple of nights to experience the drop-dead views that it offers. There are a couple of options in Oia (my favorite area of Santorini), but they are sometimes hard to book. It seems like SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) isn’t giving a lot of availability ahead of time. I hope that will change. For my upcoming trip, I am going to book a stay in Imerovigli, too, just for a different option.

 

 

My first choice would be the Canaves Oia Suites which Jess stayed at. It is a Hyatt SLH hotel, and I haven’t found availability yet for it, but I am hoping it pops up soon. It is a category 8 hotel, so standard award nights cost 40K Hyatt points/night. I definitely won’t be staying more than a couple of nights there.

 

 

I am thinking of going to the San Antonio, which is located in Imerovigli (about 24 minutes from Oia). It, too, is a category 8 Hyatt SLH hotel. It definitely has a gorgeous view! Standard pricing is also 40K Hyatt points/night.

 

 

 

A more economical stay in Imerovigli would be On the Rocks, a category 6. This can be booked for 30K Hyatt points/night.

 

 

Magma Resort Santorini is 20 minutes from Oia and looks amazing. If you want to be out of the frenzy that can be Oia, this SLH hotel looks gorgeous. It is located in Vourvoulos and is a part of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt. This would allow me to check off another brand with my Hyatt Bingo, otherwise known as the Brand Explorer Award. It is a category 7 hotel, and I can book it for 35K Hyatt points/night.

 

 

There are several Marriott hotels in Oia, but they are hard to find availability at and cost so much more in points/miles. The ones that you might stay at include Marriott Mystique (100k points/night), Nous Hotel (80K points/night), and Vedema, A Luxury Collection (73K points/night).

 

 

Crete

On my next trip, I want to go to Crete, so these are some hotels that I will consider. I will take a high-speed ferry from Oia to Crete that will take about 2 hours.

Marriott Blue Palace Elounda is a consideration for me. It has been highly recommended and can be booked for 70K points/night if I can find availability. The hotel is carved into the beautiful Cretan hillside with stunning views of the sea.

 

 

Domes of Elounda, an Autograph Collection at 73K points/night is another option for me. I have always liked the boutique feel of Autograph Collections, and this is an all-inclusive resort. Now, that makes it more desirable to me. 73K points/night for an all-inclusive stay doesn’t sound bad. Elounda is the location of many nice resorts in Crete.

 

 

Domes Zeen Chania, a Luxury Collection Resort is located in the Chania area of Crete and is supposed to be a popular area of the island. This is the hotel my daughter is staying at in the fall, and I am waiting to book until she gives me the full report. The cost for a night here is 73k points.

 

 

Mykonos

Jess loved her stay at the Mykonos Riviera Hotel & Spa which is an SLH and can be booked for 35K Hyatt points/night.

 

 

For a less expensive stay, I would choose the Archipelagos Hotel, which is only 21K Hyatt points/night (off-peak). It, too, is a Small Luxury Hotel. Drenched in the blue and white colors that are “so Greece,” it looks like a great choice for fewer points. It is a category 6 hotel.

 

 

The Mykonos Ammos Hotel is also a category 6 hotel and can be booked for 25K points/night. It is adjacent to the azure waters of the Aegean Sea and comes with private beach access for guests.

 

 

Again, there are several Marriott properties. These run about 70K points/night, and when compared to a top Hyatt stay for 45K points/night, you can see why Hyatt offers outsized value. Some Marriott contenders are Myconian Kyma and O by Myconian, Mykonos, a Member of Design Hotels.

 

Paros

I loved my stay in Paros a couple of years ago. The Cosme, a Luxury Collection Resort, Paros would have been a great choice to stay at. However, it costs over 100K Marriott points/night usually. I did find one night for 84K points. Yikes!

 

Milos

Milos is a Greek island that I would like to visit also. In fact, it was a major contender for my upcoming trip after a friend raved about it. The Domes White Coast Milos would be a great place to stay there. It is a category 6 SLH and would cost 25K Hyatt points/night.

 

 

Bottom Line

There are many hotel brand options in Greece. Hyatt just partnered with the Mr. and Mrs. Smith brand, and they have many hotels on the Greek islands. As that rolls out, we will see more and more hotels to book. IHG and Hilton also have hotels in Greece but, like Marriott, they cost considerably more to book. Once again, if I am going to Greece, I will most likely stay at a Hyatt hotel as the price is so much lower. Greece hotels on points/miles prove that Hyatt is king.