Discover Cyclades
Discover Cyclades
Kea sits in the heart of the Cyclades, a Greek island that rewards slow travellers with Close to Athens, Oak Forests, Ancient Lion, Weekend Escape. This page brings together 20 hotels in Kea, live nightly rates from our booking partners, an honest pricing calendar, and everything you need to pair your hotel with a ferry or a rental car. Whether you are searching "Kea hotels", "Kea rooms to let", "Kea airbnb" or "villas in Kea", the right answer for your trip should be on this page.
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Kea is chosen by travellers who value Close to Athens, Oak Forests, Ancient Lion, Weekend Escape. The island's character sits between raw Cycladic wildness and the easy-going taverna culture you came to Greece for, a balance that's increasingly hard to find on the busier islands. Hotels in Kea range from family-run pensions (what Greeks call "rooms to let") through boutique cave suites to full-on luxury resorts with private pools. We list the lot, and we're upfront about the tradeoffs.
There are effectively 3 main pockets to stay in Kea: Ioulida, Korissia, Vourkari. The neighbourhoods block above has honest notes on each, from first-timer logic (stay central) to the calmer beach bases a bus ride away.
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"Rooms to let" is a category that the Cyclades takes seriously. Family-run studios, pensions and small guesthouses are the backbone of how Greeks have stayed in Kea for decades, simple, clean, usually with a terrace, a kitchenette and a grandmother who tells you where to eat. On this page they appear alongside the full hotel catalogue; filter by price and stars to surface the rooms-to-let tier.
Short-term rentals in Kea sit under Greece's AKA registration scheme (every licensed listing has an "ΑΜΑ" number). The legitimate inventory in Kea is lighter than Athens or Mykonos-town because many Kea owners prefer seasonal long lets to nightly bookings. Whenever a property is available as a short-term let we list it here; whole-house stays and private villas sit under our villa programme.
If you would rather stay in a whole villa with pool, chef and concierge than a hotel room, open the villas page below, we work with curated partners in Kea who handle the logistics end-to-end.
Whole-house stays with pool, optional chef, daily housekeeping and a concierge who knows every beach and tavern on the island. We work with a handful of hand-picked operators — not 40,000 anonymous listings.
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Where to stay
Ranked the way locals would explain it: where each area sits relative to the port, who it suits, and what it actually feels like.
A car-free hilltop capital spilling over two ridges, with the enigmatic ancient Lion of Kea carved into the rock a short walk away. Red-tiled roofs (unusual for the Cyclades), shaded squares and lanes with no tourist overlay. Guesthouses here put you at the trailheads of Kea's famous network of marked footpaths.
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The sweet spot for Kea is May – October. May and October feel like the island belongs to the locals again, warm sea, empty roads, half the August prices. June and September are the shoulder weeks most regulars prefer: warm water, long days, prices a fraction of August. July and August are peak: book at least eight weeks ahead for the best rooms, especially around the 15th of August (Assumption / Dekapentavgoustos, the single busiest week of the Greek year).
Food in Kea follows the Cyclades playbook: fresh fish off the boat, wild greens ("horta"), tomatoes with feta, and the island's own twist on local cheeses and island-grown produce. Most hotels recommend the taverna where their staff eat, always trust that tip.
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Similar vibe to Kea, or a short ferry away.
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Quieter Kea stays away from the party hubs, boutique hotels, sea-view suites, and the right ratio of restaurant choice to seclusion.
The main port with a long sandy beach, a working waterfront and the island's widest accommodation choice. Most practical base, especially for a weekend hop from Athens, with Gialiskari and Vourkari a few minutes up the coast road.
