Late August 2019 Trip to Greece
Feb 6, 2019, 1:11 pm
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Late August 2019 Trip to Greece
I'm finalizing our family trip to Greece this later August. Here is tentative plan:
3 nights in Athens, Marriott Athens
1 night in Santorini (Oia), at Santorini Secrete Suites, Hyatt
5 nights in Crete, at Dome of Elonda, Marriott.
Total 9 nights. All are reward bookings
The 5 nights in Crete is the 4 nights and one free night. I can also do 2 nights in Athens and 2 nights at Santorini. I think it is a rush at both places. The other radical plan is to shorten the stay at Crete and stay longer at Athens. But I can't take advantage of Marriott's 4+1 extra night.
For flights, we'll fly directly from EWR to ATH, then ferry or local flight to Santorini. Then ferry to Crete. The return flight is from Crete (HER) back to US. We'll be using reward booking and the round trip costs about 65k miles.
Any recommendation or suggestions about the itinerary? We are excited to go to Greece and do not want to wait....
3 nights in Athens, Marriott Athens
1 night in Santorini (Oia), at Santorini Secrete Suites, Hyatt
5 nights in Crete, at Dome of Elonda, Marriott.
Total 9 nights. All are reward bookings
The 5 nights in Crete is the 4 nights and one free night. I can also do 2 nights in Athens and 2 nights at Santorini. I think it is a rush at both places. The other radical plan is to shorten the stay at Crete and stay longer at Athens. But I can't take advantage of Marriott's 4+1 extra night.
For flights, we'll fly directly from EWR to ATH, then ferry or local flight to Santorini. Then ferry to Crete. The return flight is from Crete (HER) back to US. We'll be using reward booking and the round trip costs about 65k miles.
Any recommendation or suggestions about the itinerary? We are excited to go to Greece and do not want to wait....
Mar 16, 2019, 9:02 pm
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Looking at a similar trip next week- lots of hotels closed up though, a bit early in the season. ATH two nights and then a hybrid of the islands.(7 nights) Final night at the airport hotel (for a 6 AM flight- yawn)
Last edited by beckoa; Mar 16, 2019 at 9:10 pm Reason: Clarification
Mar 18, 2019, 9:21 pm
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Mar 22, 2019, 6:04 am
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The best time to visit the Greek islands and beaches of Greece is from late May to early October when the weather is great and there's little rain. The sea temperature warms throughout the summer and swimming is best in July, August, and September.
