Mykonos Princess

On arrival you are taken to the bar overlooking the pool for a welcome cocktail. Take the time. The cocktail menu runs the gamut from the bar's signature mixes through the wide pool-bar selection — and if you ask the bar staff nicely, the welcome cocktail can be ordered for the rest of your stay rather than just the arrival moment. The arrangement is a small ritual but worth knowing about.
 
On the wine list, recommend the Malagouzia — the indigenous Greek white wine grape, crisp and aromatic, increasingly recognised as Greece's most internationally compelling indigenous white variety. The property's selection runs both Greek and international labels, but the Malagouzia is the local pick. The full wine programme runs out of the Kapari Rooftop Restaurant, where the chef's contemporary Greek menu has been built specifically to pair with the curated wine list.

Mykonos has settled into its position as the Cyclades' principal cosmopolitan-luxury destination — the famously vibrant nightlife and beach-club programme on the south coast, the cosmopolitan Chora with its labyrinthine alleys and Little Venice waterfront, and the substantial luxury hotel inventory distributed across the south, west and northern coasts. The island's geographic distribution matters: the south coast (Psarou, Paraga, Super Paradise, Paradise) carries the beach-club concentration; the west coast bays (Ornos, Agios Ioannis, Platis Gialos) carry the wind-protected sandy bay luxury hotel corridor; the northwestern tip around Agios Stefanos, Tourlos and Choulakia carries a quieter character, with proximity to the Mykonos New Port and a more residential feel.

Mykonos Princess occupies the hillside above Agios Stefanos beach — a 5-star Mykonos property positioned distinctly from the south-coast beach-club concentration. The arrangement carries practical advantages: the property is 600m from Mykonos New Port (a 5-minute walk, useful for ferry arrivals and Delos day-trip access), 3.5 km from Mykonos Town (12 minutes by car or hotel transfer), and 4.4 km from JMK Airport (15 minutes by taxi). Agios Stefanos beach itself sits a 5-minute walk down the hillside — a wide sandy beach with calm waters, popular with families and travellers seeking the quieter Mykonian beach character rather than the beach-club atmosphere.

All categories run the standard 5-star amenity inventory: flat-screen satellite TV, minibar, climate-controlled air conditioning, walk-in shower (some categories with bidet and separate toilet), hairdryer, soundproofed rooms, balcony or patio, local organic toiletries and Nespresso coffee machines across the board. On arrival each guest receives a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine and local Greek sweets — the property's signature welcome arrangement, served alongside the welcome cocktail at the pool bar. The pool is the property's daytime social heart — outdoor swimming pool with a sunbathing deck, surrounded by sun loungers and luxurious double beds. The Pool Bar runs daily through the season with fresh fruit cocktails, cold drinks, the property's signature cocktail menu, and the substantial Pool Bar food programme (gourmet burgers, salads, pizzas, snacks). The pool deck is the right place to lie back with a Mojito and a book. The dining programme distributes across four F&B venues. Breakfast opens daily at 08:00 — an awarded à la carte menu served by the pool or delivered to the room.

The hotel's hillside layout delivers Aegean Sea views across most of the room inventory, with the property's design programme built around the contemporary minimalist Cycladic vocabulary — whitewashed forms, clean lines, modern furnishings, comfortable large beds, crisp white fabrics. The 8 room categories distribute across the inventory: the Double Room with Sea View entry category; the Superior Double Room with Sea View mid-tier; the Double Junior Suite Sea View and Double Junior Suite for guests wanting more space; the Deluxe Double Outdoor Hot Tub Suite with Sea View introducing the private Jacuzzi terrace category; the Princess Double Outdoor Hot Tub Suite with Sea View as the top suite tier; and the 3-Bedroom Traditional House annex for groups and families wanting the standalone villa experience. All categories run the 5-star amenity inventory: flat-screen satellite TV, minibar, climate-controlled air conditioning, walk-in shower, hairdryer, soundproofed rooms, balcony or patio, local organic toiletries and Nespresso coffee machines across the board.

On arrival each guest receives a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine and local Greek sweets — the property's signature welcome arrangement, served alongside the welcome cocktail at the pool bar.
 
The pool is the property's daytime social heart — outdoor swimming pool with a sunbathing deck, surrounded by sun loungers and double beds. The Pool Bar runs daily through the season with fresh fruit cocktails, the property's signature cocktail menu, and the substantial Pool Bar food programme (gourmet burgers, salads, pizzas, snacks). The pool deck is the right place to lie back with a Mojito and a book.
 
The dining programme distributes across four F&B venues. Breakfast opens daily at 08:00 — an awarded à la carte menu served by the pool or delivered to the room. The breakfast is one of the property's editorial high points: start with local tahini, honey, jams and fresh orange juice, then move to the tasting jars (avocado butter, peach compote, horiatiki) and the eggs programme (shakshuka, soufflé, eggs benny, Aegean scrambled eggs). The All Day poolside restaurant runs through the daylight hours with the catch of the day, freshly caught local fish, calamari, huge Greek salads, plus burgers and baguettes for guests wanting something quick. The Pool Bar carries the cocktail and light-bite programme alongside. The Kapari Rooftop Restaurant is the property's evening fine-dining venue — the name pays tribute to kapari (caper), the wild plant growing on the Aegean's rocky islands, and the chef's menu builds on traditional Greek cuisine with a contemporary approach, drawing on ingredients sourced from Mykonos and the wider Cyclades. The Kapari wine list runs a curated Greek-and-international selection paired specifically to the contemporary Greek menu — recommend the Malagouzia.
 
Wellness at Mykonos Princess runs through the on-site SPA Treatments programme, the fully equipped fitness centre, and the wider Mykonian wellness circuit via the concierge. Guests staying in the Deluxe and Princess Hot Tub Suite categories have private Jacuzzi terraces — best used at sunset.
 
The concierge programme runs the substantive Mykonian circuit: helicopter tours (Mykonos overhead, connections to Athens or other Cyclades), island tours by car or quad bike, scuba diving in the volcanic underwater landscape around the Cyclades, horseriding along the Mykonian trails, cruises and boat trips around the island and to Delos UNESCO, and the Hospitality Pet Care Program for guests travelling with dogs — a formal pet-friendly programme that is unusual at the Mykonian 5-star level. The concierge also arranges car and quad-bike rental, private transfers, restaurant bookings across Chora and the south-coast beach clubs, and Delos day trips by boat.
 
The wider Mykonos circuit runs directly from the property. Mykonos Town (Chora) is 12 minutes by car — the famous labyrinthine alleys, the windmills overlooking the harbour, the Little Venice waterfront, the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, the Cine Manto open-air cinema, the Old Port for departures to Delos. Delos UNESCO World Heritage Site — the ancient sanctuary of Apollo and Artemis at the centre of the Cyclades — is a 30-minute boat trip from Mykonos Old Port (or organised via the Mykonos Princess concierge with private boat arrangement). Psarou, Paraga, Super Paradise and Paradise beach clubs sit 15-25 minutes' drive south for guests wanting the famously vibrant beach-club programme. Tourlos beach sits 1.3 km north for a quieter alternative to Agios Stefanos. The Mykonos Windmills sit 4 km south at the Chora coastline.
 
Worth the journey for: travellers seeking the quieter Mykonian luxury experience without sacrificing access to Chora and the south-coast beach clubs — Mykonos Princess delivers a 12-minute Chora connection from a residential northwestern hillside position; ferry-arrival travellers (the 600m walk to Mykonos New Port is unmatched among Mykonos luxury hotels); couples and honeymooners attracted to the Deluxe and Princess Hot Tub Suite categories with sunset Jacuzzi terraces; families and groups considering the 3-Bedroom Traditional House annex; pet-owners (the Hospitality Pet Care Program is one of the few formal Mykonian pet-friendly luxury programmes); cultural travellers attracted to the Frank Sinatra hat anecdote and the property's earlier-era Mykonian glamour heritage; design-conscious travellers attracted to the contemporary minimalist Cycladic style and the Kapari Rooftop Restaurant's contemporary Greek cuisine. Less so for: travellers wanting beachfront accommodation directly on the sand (Mykonos Princess sits on the hillside above Agios Stefanos beach — the beach is 5 minutes' walk down); guests prioritising the south-coast beach-club proximity above all else (Psarou and Paraga are 15-25 minutes' drive); travellers wanting cliff-edge caldera views (Mykonos delivers rolling hills and beach bays rather than Santorini's volcanic cliffs); winter travellers (the property operates seasonally — verify dates).