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Hotels that allow dogs downtown in Santorini

Sofia Marchetti

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 12 Santorini hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Santorini, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.7.

Astro Palace Hotel is the one I would book myself.

Astro Palace Hotel

Highest rated of the five

Astro Palace Hotel

★★★★★4.7 from 506 reviews

Astro Palace Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 506 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under downtown and around $171 a night on the dates we checked.

12 hotels in Santorini qualified for this list and five made it. Aeon Suites by Mr and Mrs White is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
  • Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly

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All five, ranked

  1. Astro Palace Hotel1

    Astro Palace Hotel

    ★★★★★4.7 from 506 reviews

    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. Aeon Suites by Mr and Mrs White2

    Aeon Suites by Mr and Mrs White

    ★★★★★4.8 from 133 reviews

    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  3. Drops Cave Houses Santorini3

    Drops Cave Houses Santorini

    ★★★★★4.8 from 43 reviews

    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  4. Hotel Matina4

    Hotel Matina

    ★★★★★4.7 from 346 reviews

    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  5. The Boathouse5

    The Boathouse

    ★★★★★4.7 from 203 reviews

    • Pool
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

12 Santorini hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Sofia Marchetti

Sofia Marchetti Italy

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