Casa Lindos in Lindos (Rhodes), Rhodes Island

Casa Lindos provides daily housekeeping and good free WiFi for all guests. The hotel offers airport shuttle service (chargeable) and a safety deposit box at reception. Pets are allowed on request, and the property enforces a minimum stay of 3 nights.

Guests can choose from four accommodation types: the 2-bedroom traditional house (sleeps 4-8), CasaLindos Festa (3 studios plus 1 traditional apartment), the independent CasaLindos Spitaki (sleeps 2-4), and the 1908-built Cottage with a pebble mosaic yard. All units feature Coco-mat mattresses, preserved pebbled floors and wooden built-in furniture. Each house offers a private patio or terrace with views of the ancient Acropolis.

St Paul's Bay, a spectacular natural swimming pool surrounded by rocky cliffs, is a 5-minute walk from the houses. The sandy, shallow Palistra beach is located directly below the village square. Other nearby beaches include Kalathos (pebbles, deep clear waters) and organized sandy beaches at Vlycha and Pefki.

A donkey ride up the Acropolis hill reaches the Doric temple of Athena (300BC), a Hellenistic stoa (200BC), a Roman temple of Dioceetian, and a rock relief of a Rhodian warship. The Lindos ancient theatre (capacity 1,800) is on the southwest slope. The Papaconstantis traditional house museum and the 15th-century Byzantine church of Virgin Lindos are also among the evergreen monuments.

Location: Steps from St Paul's Bay & under the Acropolis

Rooms: Traditional houses with pebbled floors & Coco-mat beds

Pet Policy: Pets allowed on request

Culture: Donkey rides, ancient theatre, and museum houses

Beaches: 5-minute walk to natural swimming pool