The Peligoni Club (0208 740 3001; peligoni.com) offers Avlaki Villa, sleeping six, on the island’s south-east coast. New for 2024, it has minimalist interiors and sea views from every room. The Young Peligoni Club, offering watersports, a créche and supervised activities for all ages, lies within a five-minute walk. From £2,750.
10. Turquoise Villas
Paros
F&P Travel (01306 264005; fandptravel.com) offers Turquoise Villas, sleeping four, a collection of six identical, stylish and minimally furnished stone-built properties on the island’s north-eastern coast near Naousa. Unadorned whitewashed walls create cool interiors with wicker dining chairs, uncluttered surfaces and polished floors. From £3,480.
11. Villa Barefoot
Kos
Oliver’s Travels (0333 888 0205; oliverstravels.com) offers Villa Barefoot, sleeping four, near Tigaki beach in the north of this Dodecanese island. Flat-roofed and whitewashed, this modern single-storey retreat offers indoor-outdoor living spaces with large French windows opening onto a small pool area and grassy grounds. From £5,111.
12. Piedra
Kea
The Thinking Traveller (0208 131 1533; thethinkingtraveller.com) offers Piedra, sleeping six, on a small, east coast promontory near Koundouros Bay. Punctuated by a circular, cone-topped bedroom, the otherwise flat-roofed interiors of this stylish, contemporary retreat have big, fold-back windows to maximise sea views and breezes. From £5,518.
13. Maison Bonbon
Patmos
Villa Collective (0203 950 1588; villacollective.com) offers Maison Bonbon, sleeping four plus two children, in the island’s ancient capital, Hora, in the northern Dodecanese. With original stone walls, beams and arches, it has plenty of medieval character, plus a high vantage point for spectacular sea views from an outdoor sitting area. From £8,480.
14. Salvia Suites
Crete
Pure Crete (01444 880404; purecrete.com) offers Salvia Suites, sleeping two or four, a collection of four small, self-contained living spaces for an affordable stay in the south of the island, near Frangokastello, with direct access to sandy Lakka beach. Each has a private terrace and pool area. From £1,335.
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15. Seashore House
Corfu
Trailfinders (020 7084 6500; trailfinders.com) offers Seashore House, sleeping eight, on the beachfront in the north-eastern resort of Kassiopi, with access to the pebble beach and a private jetty. There are two guest houses, each sleeping two, in the grounds. From £1,699 per person, including flights.
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16. Villa Akonita
Meganisi