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Best Family Hotels in Naxos with Beach Access

15 family-friendly hotels with beach access in Naxos . Handpicked for families who want the best.

If you want a Greek island where the sand is wide, the sea stays shallow for ages, and the hotel is a flip-flop walk from the water, Naxos delivers. The west coast (Agios Prokopios, Agios Georgios, Stelida) is one long ribbon of golden beach, and most of the family hotels here open straight onto it or sit a hundred metres back across a quiet road. We picked ten places where parents told us the sand-to-room transition actually works: showers outside, family rooms big enough for a travel cot, and a pool to fall back on for the windy afternoons that Naxos absolutely does have.

Naxos has the Cycladic look (whitewashed cubes, blue shutters) without the Santorini price tag, and a working town that doesn't shut down at 11pm. Chora, the main town, is walkable for kids: the Portara gateway at sunset, ice cream on the seafront, the kastro maze, then home. The west-coast beach strip is its own small world, with sun loungers, beach bars and shuttle buses to Chora.

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🏖️Why Naxos Beaches Work for Families

The sand on Naxos is the real reason families come back. Agios Prokopios beach is over a kilometre long, the gradient is shallow, and there's a natural sandbar that toddlers can stand on. Agios Georgios, attached to Naxos Town, is the calmest cove on the island, ankle-deep for ages, and parents can sit on the seafront with a coffee while older siblings paddle.

Stelida and Plaka are slightly windier, which is good if anyone in the family is trying windsurfing or wing foiling. Most family hotels rent sun loungers, paddle boards and snorkels on site. Lifeguards are present on the busier beaches in July and August, but you should not assume coverage outside those months.

Bring water shoes for the few rocky patches between sand sections, and pack a kite for the afternoon meltemi wind, which makes flying things genuinely fun and beach umbrellas absolutely necessary.

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Parent's take

What we appreciate about Naxos for a beach week is the lack of pretense. Hotels are mid-sized, owners are usually on site, and nothing is so polished that you feel bad showing up sandy. Breakfast runs late, kids are welcome at every taverna, and the airport bus and ferry port are both close enough that travel days don't eat the holiday.

Our Top 15 Picks

Hotels in Naxos with beach access, sorted by guest rating.

1#1 Best for Beach Access
Ostria Inn - 3-star hotel in Moutsouna, Moutsouna Naxos, 84302, Greece, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Ostria Inn

Moutsouna, Moutsouna Naxos, 84302, Greece

Wonderful

100 reviews

9.7

A small family-run inn on the quiet east coast of Naxos, eight rooms above a taverna 30 metres from a sheltered cove. Travel cots, highchairs and bottle warmers are all in stock. The owner's grandmother cooks lunch and dinner, including mild kid-portion options, and the restaurant terrace turns into an evening play space.

🏨Baby-Friendly🏊Swimming Pool🛏️Family Suite🏖️Beach Access
Cots and high chairs availableFamily rooms or suitesPool on-siteBeach access

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900/night

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Why families love Ostria Inn

Ostria Inn is the wildcard for parents who want to escape the west-coast crowd. The cove below is calm enough for a sit-in-the-shallows toddler day, the rooms are basic but clean and air-conditioned, and grandma's cooking handles mild palates. Trade-off: you're 35 minutes from Chora by car, and the village has one shop and one taverna, so this is a digital-detox holiday rather than a buffet-and-kids-club one. Perfect for first-time-parent September trips when crowds disappear.

2#2 Best for Beach Access
Villa Faros small hotel and restaurant - 3-star hotel in Αλυκό Νάξου, Aliko Beach, 84300, Greece, Naxos - photo 1
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Villa Faros small hotel and restaurant

Αλυκό Νάξου, Aliko Beach, 84300, Greece

Wonderful

100 reviews

9.7

A tiny eight-room hotel-restaurant on a remote dune-backed beach in southern Naxos. Family rooms accommodate a cot beside the bed without crowding, the restaurant runs a baby-friendly menu, and the beach below is the kind of empty white sand that disappears in photos. Owner-run, with daily fresh bread.

🏨Baby-Friendly🏊Swimming Pool🛏️Family Suite🏖️Beach Access🏨Bike Rental
Cots and high chairs availableFamily rooms or suitesPool on-siteBeach access

From

1061/night

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Why families love Villa Faros small hotel and restaurant

Villa Faros is for the parent who values quiet over amenities. The beach is one of the most beautiful in the Cyclades and stays uncrowded even in August because access requires a 200-metre walk through dunes. Cots come on request, a lifesaver if you forgot to specify at booking. The catch is the road in: 25 minutes of dirt track from the main island circuit, hard on a baby in a car seat. Suits older babies (six months plus) better than newborns for that reason.

3#3 Best for Beach Access
Lianos Village - 3-star hotel in Agios Prokopios, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Lianos Village

Agios Prokopios

Wonderful

341 reviews

9.4

Lianos Village sits on a low hill just back from Agios Prokopios beach, with the biggest pool in this part of the island — a proper 20-metre rectangle with a shallow kids' end and a poolside bar that serves grilled cheese and Greek salads all afternoon. Rooms face either the pool or the sea, both work.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🧖Spa & Wellness🧒Kids Club
Exceptionally rated 9.4/10Breakfast: Continental, AmericanRoom views: Sea view, TerraceOutdoor swimming pool

From

513/night

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Why families love Lianos Village

This is the hotel every returning family recommends. The family rooms are actual two-room setups, not a sofa bed behind a curtain. The pool area has enough shade that afternoon burns are avoidable, and the 5-minute walk down to the beach is stroller-friendly. The breakfast is Greek-style, so expect fresh yogurt, honey, and eggs rather than pastries.

4#4 Best for Beach Access
Proteas Hotel & Suites - 3-star hotel in Main Street, Agios Prokopios, 84300, Greece, Naxos - photo 1
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Proteas Hotel & Suites

Main Street, Agios Prokopios, 84300, Greece

Wonderful

100 reviews

9.4

A three-star family-friendly hotel in central Agios Prokopios, two minutes' walk from the beach and three from the main pharmacy. Family rooms sleep four with a cot, ground-floor units accept prams without lifts, and the breakfast room has a dedicated baby corner with steriliser, bottle warmer and plain yogurt always on the buffet.

🏨Baby-Friendly🏊Swimming Pool🛏️Family Suite🏖️Beach Access
Cots and high chairs availableFamily rooms or suitesPool on-siteBeach access

From

396/night

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Why families love Proteas Hotel & Suites

Proteas is the practical choice for a first Naxos trip with a baby. Walking distance to beach, supermarket, pharmacy and several baby-equipment hire shops, plus a quiet pool that older toddlers wade in safely. Air-con is solid in all rooms, breakfast is generous, and staff handle the small daily emergencies (bottle warming at 6 am, late check-out for a sick baby) without fuss. Slightly dated decor; comes with a price drop versus newer competitors.

5#5 Best for Beach Access
Naxos Green Village Hotel - 3-star hotel in Naxos Chora, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Wonderful

1,538 reviews

9.0

Naxos Green Village Hotel is on the edge of Chora, a 10-minute walk to the castle and 8 minutes to the closest family beach at Grotta. The pool is set in a large walled garden with lawn space — unusual for a Cycladic hotel — which means actual run-around space rather than poured concrete.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🧖Spa & Wellness🧒Kids Club
Exceptionally rated 9/10Breakfast: Continental, Vegetarian, Gluten-freeRoom views: Garden viewOutdoor swimming pool

From

160/night

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Why families love Naxos Green Village Hotel

This is the pick for families who want the main town more than the beach strip. Dinner is a 5-minute walk to the Chora seafront, and the hotel's own garden means breakfast outside on grass instead of paving. The pool is smaller than the resort-style ones down the coast but fine for one family at a time. Parking at the hotel is free, which matters on this side of the island.

6#6 Best for Beach Access
Liana Beach Hotel & Spa - 4-star hotel in Agios Prokopios, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Wonderful

217 reviews

9.0

Liana Beach Hotel & Spa sits at the quiet end of Agios Prokopios, right on the sand. The pool deck sits up high so the view is sea, beach, sea. Family suites have a separate kids' room with bunk beds and its own bathroom, and the spa is one of the better ones on the island for an end-of-week parent hour.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🧖Spa & Wellness🧒Kids Club
Exceptionally rated 9/10Breakfast: Continental, Full English/Irish, Gluten-freeRoom views: Sea viewOutdoor swimming pool

From

693/night

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Why families love Liana Beach Hotel & Spa

The location is the value here. Step off the pool deck, cross 15 metres of hotel path, and you're on the beach. No road crossing. The pool is heated in shoulder season which matters in May or late September. Breakfast is a proper buffet with made-to-order eggs, and the kids' menu at lunch is priced half the adult menu with actual child portions.

7#7 Best for Beach Access
Finikas Hotel - 4-star hotel in Aliko Beach, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Finikas Hotel

Aliko Beach

Excellent

303 reviews

8.9

Finikas Hotel sits at Aliko Beach in the quieter south of Naxos, on a pine-forested headland that stays cool when Agios Prokopios is baking. The outdoor pool has a separate children's section with jets, and the property has its own garden path down to a small sandy cove.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🧖Spa & Wellness🏰Playground🧒Kids Club
Exceptionally rated 8.9/10Breakfast: Continental, BuffetRoom views: Terrace, Sea viewOutdoor swimming pool

From

217/night

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Why families love Finikas Hotel

This is the answer for families who find Agios Prokopios too built-up. You swim, eat at the hotel taverna, nap, swim again — that's the rhythm for a week. The one catch: it's 25 minutes by car to Chora for proper dinner variety, so rent a car or commit to eating on-site all week. The pine forest means the kids' room is actually cool enough to nap in without AC.

8#8 Best for Beach Access
Cycladic Islands Hotel & Spa - 4-star hotel in Main Street, Agia Anna Naxos, 84300, Greece, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Cycladic Islands Hotel & Spa

Main Street, Agia Anna Naxos, 84300, Greece

Excellent

100 reviews

8.9

A four-star resort on Agia Anna's main strip with two pools (one shallow), a small spa, and family suites that fit a cot beside a king bed without bumping. Cots and highchairs in stock; the restaurant offers a kid menu and bland-friendly toddler portions. Five-minute walk to the beach and the village mini-market.

🏨Baby-Friendly🏊Swimming Pool🧖Spa & Wellness🛏️Family Suite🏖️Beach Access🏨Bike Rental
Cots and high chairs availableFamily rooms or suitesPool on-siteBeach access

From

619/night

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Why families love Cycladic Islands Hotel & Spa

Cycladic Islands is the all-in-one pick if you want pool, beach, restaurant and pharmacy within ten minutes of your room. The shallow kid pool is genuinely shallow, useful for confident sitters and walkers. The spa is small but parents can take turns: one watches the baby in the suite, the other gets an hour. Family suites have a partial separation between bed and seating area, which lets adults read or watch something quiet after baby bedtime. Slightly bigger than feels intimate, but the size buys variety.

9#9 Best for Beach Access
Mikri Vigla Hotel Beach Resort - 3-star hotel in Mikri Vigla, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Excellent

125 reviews

8.8

Mikri Vigla Hotel Beach Resort is on the west coast at Mikri Vigla beach, famous for windsurfing but also for its quieter south end where the family hotels sit. The pool area is large, with a separate paddling pool and a poolside terrace for breakfast. Most rooms have a sea-facing balcony.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🧒Kids Club
Exceptionally rated 8.8/10Breakfast: Continental, AmericanRoom views: Terrace, Inner courtyard viewOutdoor swimming pool

From

242/night

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Why families love Mikri Vigla Hotel Beach Resort

Mikri Vigla is a commitment — it's a 25-minute drive to Chora and the roads are narrow. But if your kids love beach time with actual surf (the north end of the beach) while you want calm water (the south end), this is the rare place that does both. The hotel organises windsurf lessons for teenagers, which is a genuine selling point if you have one.

10#10 Best for Beach Access
Plaza Beach Hotel - 3-star hotel in Plaka, Plaka, 84300, Greece, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Plaza Beach Hotel

Plaka, Plaka, 84300, Greece

Excellent

100 reviews

8.8

A three-star beachfront hotel directly on Plaka beach, the longest stretch of soft west-coast sand on the island. Family rooms include sofa-bed setups for older kids and a cot can slot beside the parents' bed. Beach umbrellas in front of the hotel are reserved for guests, with showers and toilets immediately accessible.

🏨Baby-Friendly🏊Swimming Pool🧖Spa & Wellness🛏️Family Suite🏖️Beach Access
Cots and high chairs availableFamily rooms or suitesPool on-siteBeach access

From

492/night

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Why families love Plaza Beach Hotel

Plaza Beach is the location pick. You walk out the back gate, ten metres of decking, and you're on the sand. The reserved umbrellas mean you can take a tiny baby down without fighting for shade in July. Rooms are simple but clean, beachfront ones have direct sea views worth the upgrade. Note: it's lively in evenings with the restaurant and bar reopening at 19h, so light-sleeper babies are better off in a back-facing room. Manager's email confirms cot reservations within the day.

11#11 Best for Beach Access
Katerina Hotel - 3-star hotel in Agios Prokopios, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Katerina Hotel

Agios Prokopios

Excellent

410 reviews

8.7

A quiet three-star family-run hotel a ten-minute walk from Agios Prokopios beach. Family rooms include a small kitchenette, and there is a step-free ground-floor option useful with a stroller.

🏖️Beach Access🛏️Family Suite
Family-run, owners on site10-min walk to Agios ProkopiosKitchenette in family roomsFree parkingQuiet residential street

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130/night

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Why families love Katerina Hotel

This is the budget pick that parents keep recommending. The owners genuinely like kids, the breakfast is enormous, and the kitchenette in the family room means you can stash yoghurts and snacks for the beach. The walk to the sand goes through a residential lane (no main road), which is the kind of thing you only notice when you have a four-year-old wandering ahead.

12#12 Best for Beach Access
Naxos Magic Village - 3-star hotel in Stelida, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Excellent

520 reviews

8.7

Three-star village-style complex on the Stelida hillside, a ten-minute downhill walk to Agios Prokopios beach. Free shuttle to Naxos Town runs three times a day.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🛏️Family Suite
Hillside sea views10-min downhill walk to Agios ProkopiosFree shuttle to Naxos TownFamily rooms with terraceRestaurant on site

From

150/night

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Why families love Naxos Magic Village

Stelida is the slightly elevated district above the beach strip, which means cooler nights and a sea view from the balcony. The shuttle to town matters because the walk back uphill from the beach with tired kids in tow is no joke at four in the afternoon. Family rooms have proper space and a small terrace, the on-site restaurant is honest Greek, and the sunset from the pool deck is the kind of thing you take a picture of and immediately delete because no photo does it justice.

13#13 Best for Beach Access
Alkyoni Beach Hotel - 4-star hotel in Agios Georgios beach, Naxos Town, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Alkyoni Beach Hotel

Agios Georgios beach, Naxos Town

Excellent

720 reviews

8.6

A four-star Cycladic-style hotel right on Agios Georgios beach, a flat ten-minute walk from Naxos Town. Family rooms open onto a quiet pool deck, and the soft sand outside the gate is shallow for the first thirty metres.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🛏️Family Suite
On Agios Georgios beachFamily rooms with balconyOutdoor pool10-min walk to Naxos TownFree parking

From

240/night

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Why families love Alkyoni Beach Hotel

Parents told us this is the easiest base if you want both town life and beach life from the same room. The hotel rents loungers on the beach in front, the pool is a calm fallback when the wind picks up, and the breakfast buffet runs late enough for slow toddler mornings. The road behind the hotel is residential, not a main road, which surprised us in a good way.

14#14 Best for Beach Access
Naxos Resort - 4-star hotel in St George Beach, Naxos Chora, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Naxos Resort

St George Beach, Naxos Chora

Excellent

950 reviews

8.6

Four-star resort on Agios Georgios beach with two outdoor pools and direct sand access from the garden. Family rooms have balconies, and the seafront promenade leads straight to Naxos Old Town in twelve minutes.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🛏️Family Suite
Two outdoor poolsDirect beachfront accessFamily rooms with balconyRestaurant on site12-min walk to Old Town

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260/night

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Why families love Naxos Resort

Two pools is the line that catches your eye on the listing, and it does matter when one fills up with teen swimmers in the afternoon. Parents like that the beach is right there from the lawn, no road to cross, and the on-site restaurant does kid-portion souvlaki without making a thing of it. The fitness centre is small but useable for a quick morning run while kids sleep.

15#15 Best for Beach Access
Kavuras Village Hotel & Suites - 4-star hotel in Agios Prokopios, Naxos - photo 1
1/5

Excellent

580 reviews

8.5

Whitewashed village-style hotel a five-minute walk from Agios Prokopios beach, the longest sandy stretch on Naxos. Family suites sleep four, and the central pool is shallow at one end.

🏊Swimming Pool🏖️Beach Access🛏️Family Suite
5-min walk to Agios Prokopios beachFamily suites for 4Outdoor poolFree parkingRestaurant on site

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210/night

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Why families love Kavuras Village Hotel & Suites

Families with two kids tell us the suites are the selling point here. You get a separate bedroom and a sofa bed, the small terrace works for late-evening adult time once kids are down, and the walk to the beach is short enough that you can do it twice a day without anyone complaining. The walk goes through a quiet residential block, not a main road.

💡Practical Tips for Beach Holidays in Naxos

  • 1Book a hotel on Agios Prokopios or Agios Georgios beach if your kids are under five. The water stays knee-deep for a long way and the wind is usually lighter on the south-facing strip than further north.
  • 2Bring water shoes for everyone in the family. Most Naxos beaches are sandy but you will hit small rocky patches near the breakwaters and around the headlands at Stelida and Plaka.
  • 3Rent a car for at least three days of your stay. The wild east-coast beaches (Moutsouna, Apollonas) are reachable in under an hour, and the mountain villages (Chalki, Apiranthos) make a great rainy-day backup.
  • 4Pick a hotel with both a pool and beach access. The meltemi wind sometimes blows for two or three days in July and August, and a sheltered pool is the difference between a good afternoon and a tantrum.
  • 5Take the ferry from Athens (Piraeus) only if your kids handle five hours afloat. Otherwise fly directly to Naxos airport or via Mykonos, which is a thirty-minute hop and far less tiring with toddlers.

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