Where to Stay in Ionian Islands – Lefkada, Paxos, Antipaxos

Stay in Nydri or Vassiliki on Lefkada for easy boat access to the caves and the cape, or base on Paxos in Gaios for the Antipaxos day trips. The area offers boutique hotels, villas and apartments; a car covers Lefkada while Paxos is walkable and boat-dependent Ionian Islands – Lefkada, Paxos, Antipaxos offers a spread from family-run pensions to seafront hotels, with the most convenient bases close to the dive centres and harbours. Booking ahead pays off in peak summer, when the best waterfront rooms go first. A rental car opens up quieter coves and inland villages, while those staying put can rely on centre transfers. Prices rise from June to August and ease in the shoulder months, when the sea is still warm and the crowds thin.