I had a great trip to Greece and Turkey! I picked the highest rated hotels from your roster and I was not disappointed at all. The prices were competitive, and I can say I had a great value for my money. Our hotel in Athens (Athens Gate) was awesome, with a great view of the Temple of Zeus from our room and the Parthenon from the breakfast area/rooftop. Our hotel in Santorini in Fira was the coolest (Aressana), it was a short distance from the bus stop and we didnt have to pay more for taxi, etc. Erboy hotel in Istanbul has the best location, a short walking distance to the sights (topkapi palace, blue mosque, hagia sophia), quite small double rooms but the customer service is excellent. In all the 3 locations I picked, all hotels were close to public transportation and the major sights so we it was so easy for us to go out even at night and explore the city. Europeandestinations.com provided us with hotel and airtransportation as agreed, although we had to shoulder the transportation from airport to hotel and back, which was no problem at all as we made separate arrangements with the hotels. You can just do the hop-on hop-off thing in every city you go to, that`s why I didnt see the need to join a tour group which I know would be moooore expensive. For the price I paid for the trip, I can say I will definitely recommend european destinations to my friends. I`m planning another european trip for next year, and I`m doing it via european destinations.com again. Allyn A