Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Mykonos

Before you go

What happens when you get there

Beaches

A dog on a lead can go onto any unorganised beach and into the sea. On an organised beach with sunbeds, a dog is only allowed where the operator has put up a sign saying so, which on Mykonos rules out most of the busy south coast in summer. Agios Sostis, Fokos, Mersini and Kapari have no sunbeds and are the ones to head for. There are no Blue Flag beaches on Mykonos in 2026. Early in the morning and after 7pm, when the sunbed concessions pack up, is when locals walk their dogs on the organised beaches.

Fees and weight limits

Free at Olvos, Amyth, Kouros and Kalesma, and EUR 100 a stay at Cali. Alissachni, Katikies and the two Semelis don't publish a fee, so ask. Katikies caps at 5 kg, Cali at 30 lb, about 13.6 kg, Amyth at 15 kg and both Semelis at 30 kg. Most of these take dogs only in set rooms and only once the hotel has confirmed, so get it in writing.

Ferries

Blue Star Ferries has kennels, a limited number of pet cabins and the open deck, where dogs must be muzzled and on a lead, and dogs don't go into the lounges, bars or restaurants. Seajets' fast boats are mostly enclosed, so a dog under 10 kg travels in a carrier and bigger dogs go in the kennels. Every dog needs its own ticket, which is free, declared when you book, and the pet cabins go first.

Getting around

KTEL Mykonos, the island bus, doesn't publish a rule on dogs, so plan on a small dog in a carrier and ask the driver. Taxis may refuse a dog. Olvos arranges transfers from the port and the airport, and a hire car is the easiest way to reach the quiet north coast beaches.

Delos

Delos is one of the Greek archaeological sites that admits dogs, on a lead no longer than 1 metre, with the dog's health booklet and poo bags, and larger dogs may need a muzzle. The boats leave from the old port in Chora, and the boat companies don't publish a pet rule, so ask at the kiosk first. There's no shade on the island, so go first thing.

Heat and hills

July and August average around 26 degrees with strong sun, and the meltemi wind makes it feel cooler than it is. Chora's lanes are whitewashed stone that holds the heat by the afternoon. Olvos sits on a slope with steps, and the walk back up from town is hard going for a dog with bad joints.

Getting there

Aegean, Olympic Air and Sky Express fly Athens to Mykonos and take a dog in the cabin up to 8 kg with its carrier, for EUR 35 domestic. Bigger dogs can go in the hold on the ATR turboprops, up to 25 kg with the crate on Sky Express. No airline flies a pet dog into the UK in the cabin, and Sky Express doesn't take pets on its London flights.

Vets

The Veterinary Center of Mykonos in Argirena, run by Dr Nikos Triantafyllou, speaks English and keeps an emergency mobile, +30 6944 372 535, with the clinic on +30 22890 22725. Vet and Groomer in Vrisi is open weekdays 9am to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm and Saturday mornings, on +30 22890 77365. Mykonos Vet in Klovas, on the Chora to Ano Mera road, is on +30 22890 27549 and Vet Care in Drafaki on +30 22890 28693. Ask your hotel which covers out of hours before you arrive.

Best walks

The hill paths around Olvos above Chora, then down into the lanes of Little Venice and out to the Kato Mili windmills early in the morning before the crowds. For sand, Agios Sostis on the north coast, a long unorganised beach with nothing built on it, and Fokos and Mersini in the north east, both unorganised and quiet, with Kapari on the west coast. In the off season the south coast beaches empty out and Daisy had them to herself.

When to go

April, May, late September and October, or the winter if you want the place to yourselves. Daisy came before the season started, and February is the month the hotel's own guidance picks for a dog, with empty beaches and quiet lanes, but many restaurants and some of the hotel's own facilities are closed then. June to early September brings full ferries, crowded organised beaches your dog can't use and hot stone underfoot, and July and August are the months to avoid. Most hotels here close over the winter, so check opening dates before you book a spring, late-autumn or winter trip.