Baby-Friendly Family Hotels in Naxos

With a baby, a beach is only useful if it is close and the water stays shallow for a while. The west-coast beaches of Naxos, from Agios Prokopios to Plaka, have soft sand and a gentle slope, so a toddler can paddle near the shore. Hotels on this page keep cots and highchairs ready, offer family rooms with space for a cot, and are a short walk from the sand, which keeps beach time and naps simple to combine.

Proteas Hotel & Suites in central Agios Prokopios is the most practical base for a first trip with a baby. The beach is a two-minute walk away, and the main pharmacy of the resort is three minutes on foot, which helps when you run out of something. Family rooms sleep four with a cot, ground-floor units can be reached with a pram without a lift, and the breakfast room has a baby corner with a steriliser. I would choose it for parents who want everything within walking distance and a lively beach with tavernas nearby, rather than a remote cove.

Plaza Beach Hotel sits directly on Plaka beach, the longest stretch of soft sand on the west coast. A cot can be placed beside the parents' bed, family rooms have sofa beds for older children, and beach umbrellas in front of the hotel are reserved for guests, which means shade without carrying a parasol from the car. Further north, Cycladic Islands Hotel & Spa on the main strip of Agia Anna has two pools, one of them shallow, a small spa and family suites with room for a cot. My advice is to pick Plaza Beach for beach days and Cycladic Islands when you want a shallow pool as well.

Ostria Inn is a small family-run inn on the quiet east coast of Naxos, with eight rooms above a taverna about thirty metres from a sheltered cove. Travel cots, highchairs and bottle warmers are in stock, and the taverna serves mild portions for small children at lunch and dinner. The east coast is less built up than the west, so evenings are calm and the beach rarely feels crowded. I would book it for parents who want a slower stay and are happy to drive to Chora or the west-coast beaches for an outing once or twice during the week.

Villa Faros is a tiny eight-room hotel with a restaurant on a remote, dune-backed beach in southern Naxos. Family rooms fit a cot beside the bed without crowding, and the restaurant has a menu for babies, so you can eat on site without planning a drive. It is the most secluded choice on this page, and the beach below is long and quiet. Because of its location, you will need a car for supplies and for visits to Chora or the Portara. I would choose it for a second or third family holiday, when parents know their routine and want quiet above everything else.