| The high season of a Greek island travel vacation is | | | | pools in each suite with each bathroom designed with |
| typically July, August and September along with the | | | | a television. One of the local resort hotels even has |
| Christmas and New Years holidays. It is during this | | | | their own in-house orchestra to entertain the guests |
| peak time you will find that prices are up and | | | | and a mini-zoo to help entertain the children of |
| everything becomes instantly crowded. Things like | | | | customers. |
| reservations, pre-booking and renting a room on a | | | | Looking for an available room during the summer in |
| yearly basis takes on an entirely new meaning for | | | | Greek islands is difficult. However, the old towns or |
| anyone who chooses to visit the islands of Greece | | | | villages may have numerous rooms available with |
| during the middle to the end of summer. | | | | "Room for Rent" signs plastered on back street |
| Rooms with air-conditioning and peaceful areas like | | | | rooms, apartments, pension homes, or Venetian |
| Plakias Bay become rare gems for a desperately | | | | mansions. Camp sites are always another option for |
| seeking tourist or visitor who is visiting during the | | | | backpackers or travelers who are limited in cash. They |
| hottest time of the year-without a reservation. | | | | are no longer allowed to camp on the beaches for |
| If you are one of the unlucky ones who have not | | | | free, but campsites are well-equipped for the comfort |
| pre-booked or reserved lodgings for this time of the | | | | of guests and travelers-even though many individuals |
| year on the Greek islands, there are still a few things | | | | still choose to camp out in the outer areas, hoping they |
| you can do to get a room. The biggest and the best | | | | will not get caught. |
| have probably already filled - such as the major | | | | Another option is to escape the crazy congested |
| resorts and hotels with nearby or private beaches. | | | | holiday madhouse and plan on staying at a more |
| This is because the package holiday accommodations | | | | traditional environment surrounded by peace and |
| focus on the seaside resorts with beach fronts the | | | | quiet-like the Plakias Bay resort village on the southern |
| earliest, with bookings already done several months in | | | | coast of Crete-while using the local ferry to get |
| advance. | | | | around. Areas such as this or inland villas are more apt |
| If money is not a problem, there may be a few rooms | | | | to have an empty room than the Greek island travel |
| remaining at the super luxurious world-class resorts for | | | | vacation spots during the busy summers. Traveling is |
| a few Greek island travel spots. These are areas | | | | usually within the vicinity of any major holiday |
| where the wealthiest guests arrive by | | | | celebration, so the peace and quiet is usually well |
| helicopters-private helicopters-with personal swimming | | | | worth it. |