Best Old Town Hotels in Naxos Chora
Old town hotels in Naxos Chora put travelers within the streets that climb from the harbor to the Venetian Kastro, where marble steps, Cycladic archways, and the Catholic cathedral sit above the ferry quay. Hotel Anixis and Burgos Barrio Naxos sit closest to this historic core, both under a kilometer from Naxos Castle, while Naxos Green Village Hotel, Celeste NAXOS Chora, and Mare Naxia Hotel occupy the streets just below, close enough to walk up for dinner without living directly inside the castle walls. The choice comes down to how much old-town noise and elevation a traveler wants to trade for the closest possible walk to the Portara and the Archaeological Museum.
Old town · Naxos Chora in numbers
Hotel Anixis
Burgos Barrio Naxos
Celeste NAXOS Chora
Naxos Green Village Hotel
Mare Naxia Hotel
Living Inside the Kastro's Stepped Alleys
Hotel Anixis sits furthest inside the old town proper, in a Cycladic-style building near the Kastro with dark wood interiors and a rooftop bar looking out over the harbor and, on clear evenings, the Portara. Its position 200 meters from the port and 400 meters from the beach means the old-town character comes without sacrificing beach access, a rarer combination than the geography usually allows in a town built on a steep slope between the water and the castle walls above it, where most trade-offs run the other way entirely.
Burgos Barrio Naxos, an aparthotel with 548 reviews, the largest guest base among this group, sits 300 meters from Naxos Castle with sea-view terraces built into its family rooms, putting old-town proximity and a water view in the same booking rather than forcing a choice between them the way most properties in this part of town otherwise do, since a kitchenette and sofa bed come standard in every family unit as well, alongside free WiFi and daily linen service throughout the stay, a combination few other old-town properties in Naxos Chora match at a similar rate.
Two hotels sit slightly further out: Naxos Green Village Hotel and Mare Naxia Hotel, roughly 600 meters and a short walk respectively from the castle, trading a few extra minutes of walking for pool access: Naxos Green Village's garden pool and yoga classes, and Mare Naxia's rooftop pool over its own garden, both suited to travelers who want old-town evenings without giving up a swim option closer to their own room after a hot afternoon spent walking the stepped alleys above the busy harbor road down toward the ferry quay and back again by evening.
Celeste NAXOS Chora completes the group under a kilometer from the castle with direct beachfront access and city-view balconies looking back toward the Kastro's rooftops, an aparthotel layout with a kitchenette that suits travelers splitting days between the old town's alleys and the beach two minutes below their front door each morning and evening of a longer stay in Naxos Chora, without ever needing a taxi or a rental car to get between the two ends of town on foot alone throughout the entire trip, however many days it lasts.