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Why Book Your Greece Holiday with GotoBeach?

Our Product Manager Thomas visits Crete, Rhodes and Kos six or seven times a year. Not as a tourist. As someone whose job is to understand exactly what a hotel is like on a Tuesday morning in late June when the pools are full, the restaurant is under pressure and the animation team is working its third week in a row. That is the version of a hotel that your guests actually experience — and it is the version Thomas inspects.

 

Most travel companies sell Greece from a brochure. At GotoBeach, we sell it from direct experience. Every hotel in our Greece holidays collection has been visited by our team in person. Thomas knows which properties in Hersonissos genuinely suit families with young children and which ones will disappoint a couple looking for a quieter base. He knows which Greece all inclusive hotels over-deliver on food and which ones look impressive in photographs but serve the same four dishes on rotation. He knows which beach in Kiotari is one of the finest on Rhodes and which hotel actually sits on it.

 

That knowledge is what you are booking when you book a Greece package holiday through GotoBeach. Not a price comparison. Not an algorithm. A recommendation built on direct, repeated, first-hand experience of the product — packaged with flights from airports across the UK, return transfers and full ATOL protection under licence #11211, with low deposits from £30 per person.

 

Greece is one of the most rewarding destinations our team works with — and also one of the most misunderstood. The difference between a good Greece holiday and a great one almost always comes down to choosing the right island and the right part of that island for your specific group. That is exactly what we help you do.

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Hand Picked Deals

Top Hotels in Greece

Lyttos Mare Hotel
Lyttos Mare Hotel

Heraklion / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 2256.26

Canvas by Mitsis Family Village
Canvas by Mitsis Family Village

Kardamena / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 1477.08

Kipriotis Maris Suites Hotel
Kipriotis Maris Suites Hotel

Psalidi / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 1367.19

Lindos Royal Resort
Lindos Royal Resort

Kiotari / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 1566.79

Knossos Beach
Knossos Beach

Kokkini Hani / Greece

Half Board

£ 1794.3

Ikaros Beach Resort & Spa
Ikaros Beach Resort & Spa

Heraklion / Greece

Half Board

£ 1870.45

Creta Maris Resort
Creta Maris Resort

Hersonissos / Greece

All Inclusive

£ 2347

Lyttos Beach
Lyttos Beach

Heraklion / Greece

Ultra All Inclusive

£ 1917.43

Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort and Spa
Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort and Spa

Ixia / Greece

Ultra All Inclusive

£ 1791.07

Discover Greece

Why we sell three Greek islands, not thirty

Greece could fill a lifetime of holidays, so we made a decision early on: do three islands properly rather than thirty superficially. Crete, Kos and Rhodes earn their place for the same reasons — reliable summer sunshine, direct flights of around four hours from across the UK, sandy beaches that suit families, and a depth of genuinely good hotels that smaller islands simply cannot match. Between them they cover everything from waterpark resorts to adults-only hideaways.

"I grew up on Crete, and I still spend my summers moving between our hotels there and on Kos and Rhodes," says Eleni Trachalakis, who runs our Greece programme. "What I want is simple: when a family steps off the transfer, the hotel should be exactly what they pictured. That only happens if someone has stood in the lobby, eaten the buffet and walked the beach themselves." Around 100 hotels have passed that test — the ones that have not do not appear on this site.

Every package combines your flights, transfers and hotel in a single protected booking, with our UK team on hand before and during your trip. If anything about Greek island logistics puzzles you — ferry connections, car hire, late-season weather — our frequently asked questions cover the groundwork, and a phone call covers the rest.

The islands we do not sell tell you as much as the ones we do. Santorini and Mykonos are spectacular, but they are short on the things our customers actually book — long sandy beaches, family-sized resort hotels, sensible school-holiday prices — and direct flights from regional UK airports are patchier. Crete, Kos and Rhodes win on all four counts, which is why they carry the programme. And if your heart is set on somewhere else entirely, we would rather say so plainly than sell you the wrong island.

Crete, Kos or Rhodes?

Each island has its own character, and picking the right one matters more than picking the right hotel. Here is the honest version.

Crete, Greece's largest island

Big enough to feel like a small country, with mountains behind every beach and a food culture all of its own. The resort coast around Hersonissos concentrates the big all-inclusive properties east of Heraklion, while Chania's old Venetian harbour anchors the quieter, prettier west. Rethymno and Agios Nikolaos sit between the two moods. Two airports mean transfers rarely exceed an hour if you choose your base sensibly.

Kos, the family island

Flat, green and compact — nowhere on Kos is much more than 40 minutes from the airport, which makes it the easiest Greek island to do with young children. Kardamena's long sandy beachfront hosts the island's flagship resorts, Tigaki and Mastichari offer quieter sand on the north coast, and Kos Town adds a harbour, ruins and proper evenings out. Cycling is genuinely practical here — the island is laced with flat bike paths.

Rhodes, the all-rounder

The sunniest statistics in this guide belong to Rhodes, and the island makes good use of them. Faliraki's sweeping bay has matured into a strong family resort, the east coast down through Kolymbia and Kiotari is lined with smart all-inclusive properties, and the medieval Old Town of Rhodes — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is among the finest city visits in the Mediterranean. Windsurfers head west; everyone else stays east.

When to go to Greece

The Greek season runs reliably from May to October, with the Aegean’s meltemi breeze taking the edge off high summer on Kos and Rhodes.

When Air Sea Our take
May 22–26°C 19–21°C Wildflowers, warm afternoons and quiet beaches. The connoisseur’s month.
June 27–30°C 22–24°C Proper summer before the crowds — our pick for couples.
July – August 30–33°C 24–26°C Peak season; the meltemi wind keeps coasts comfortable. Book early for school holidays.
September 27–29°C 24–25°C Warmest sea of the year, softer prices, golden evenings. Eleni’s favourite.
October 22–25°C 22–23°C Still swimmable, especially on Crete — the island stretches the season longest.

Crete runs the longest season of the three islands — its south coast stays beach-warm well into October. If you are travelling outside school holidays, June and September give you August’s sea without August’s prices; if you are tied to the summer break, late August has a warmer sea than early July for the same fare.

The practical guide

Getting there

Each island has its own airport — Heraklion and Chania on Crete, plus Kos and Rhodes — with direct UK flights from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and more between May and October. Flying time is three and three-quarter to four and a quarter hours. Your GoToBeach package includes flights and the airport transfer, and on Kos almost no transfer exceeds 40 minutes.

Passports & entry requirements

Greece is in the Schengen area: UK visitors stay visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180. Check your passport against both Schengen rules — issued within the last 10 years on arrival, valid for 3 months beyond your planned departure. Since April 2026, the EU Entry/Exit System photographs and fingerprints non-EU visitors at the border instead of stamping passports; it adds a few minutes the first time. ETIAS authorisation is being phased in from late 2026 and is not needed for summer 2026.

Money

Greece uses the euro and cards are accepted almost everywhere, but family-run tavernas, beach sunbed kiosks and small bakeries still prefer cash — carry some. Tipping is appreciated rather than expected: rounding up or 5–10% for good taverna service is plenty. ATMs are everywhere in resorts; choose to be charged in euros, never sterling, when a terminal offers the choice.

Health & insurance

No special vaccinations are needed for Greece — the NHS travel pages (linked below) cover the routine basics. Usefully, the UK GHIC card is valid in Greece for state healthcare, but it is no substitute for travel insurance, which should cover private clinics — the norm in resort areas — plus boat trips and quad bikes if you plan them. Tap water is fine on Crete and Rhodes; many visitors prefer bottled on Kos.

Getting around

Transfers are part of every package, and each island then works differently: Crete rewards a hire car for a day or two — the mountain villages and south-coast beaches repay it — while Kos works by bicycle and Rhodes by its cheap, frequent east-coast buses. Island-hopping day trips run from all three: Santorini from Crete, Bodrum from Kos, Symi from Rhodes. Book boats a day or two ahead in August.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Greece

Common questions and answers for planning your Greece holiday.

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Official guidance & sources

We checked the following official sources when updating this guide on 10 June 2026. Entry rules can change at short notice — always recheck close to departure.