The 27 Best Luxury Hotels in Mykonos

In Mykonos, you swim with a view of the sea: the pools sit on terraces above the bays, often as infinity pools, some filled with seawater. When you book a 5-star hotel in Mykonos, you choose between a large hotel pool and a plunge pool right at your suite.Mykonos Grand Hotel · CommunityRoom to swim: At the Mykonos Grand Hotel, the heated seawater pool covers 500 m² and is about 35 meters long, and near the beach there is an infinity pool for adults aged 16 and over. The Mykonos Riviera Hotel above the new marina has the heated 200 m² Cosmopolitan pool with cabanas and a DJ, and at the very top the Galaxy Pool with dark-toned water, also adults only.

With a bar in the water: The Royal Myconian Resort has a seawater pool with a swim-up bar, and the Myconian Imperial Resort next door has twin seawater pools with a swim spa and its own swim-up bar. At the Myconian Villa Collection, live harp music plays in the evening by the seawater infinity pool.

Above the bay: At the Santa Marina Resort Mykonos, four cabanas seem to float on the Oasis Pool, a seawater infinity pool above the resort's own beach. The Petasos Beach Resort has a two-level pool with a waterfall, and at Katikies Mykonos two infinity pools are stacked on the hillside above Agios Ioannis.

Suites with a private pool: If you want a suite in Mykonos with its own pool, book NOMAD Mykonos, where every suite has a private pool or hot tub. At Boheme Mykonos, select suites have heated plunge pools, and at the Myconian O Ornos the private seawater pools sit right on the terraces.

For many guests, a spa is simply part of a 5-star hotel in Mykonos, and seawater plays the lead role in it. Our tip is the Myconian Kyma Mykonos, within walking distance of the windmills: its Satori Thalasso Spa has five heated thalassotherapy pools. At the Petasos Beach Resort, the thalasso pool with Bisazza mosaics is kept at 31 to 33 degrees Celsius, in the middle of the 500 m² Aqua Marine Spa.Myconian Kyma Mykonos · CommunityHammam and cave: The O'Wellness Spa at the Myconian O Ornos lies underground like a cave, with its own pool and a couples' suite. At the Mykonos Riviera Hotel, a Roman hammam, sauna and steam room are part of the Oqua Spa, and at the Mykonos Grand Hotel you look out to sea from the Althea Spa's thalasso pool, half set into the rock.

Rituals for two: At Bill & Coo Mykonos, the Valmont Spa has spa suites with two treatment beds, a private lounge, hot tub, sauna and steam bath. The Belvedere Spa at the Belvedere Hotel opens its signature ritual with a Tibetan singing bowl, alongside yoga and facials.

Thalassotherapy above Elia: If you mainly want to switch off, you will find several spas above Elia Beach. At the Myconian Utopia Resort Mykonos, a 45-minute thalasso treatment is included when you book through suitespot, the Myconian Avaton Resort has heated thalassotherapy pools, and the Myconian Imperial Resort offers an indoor pool, hammam, sauna and yoga retreats.

Prices start at 150 € at the Archipelagos Hotel Mykonos above Kalo Livadi Bay; at the top end are the Santa Marina Resort Mykonos at 606 € and Panoptis Escape Mykonos at 607 €. Most luxury hotels in Mykonos cost between 200 and 400 € a night. The table shows 25 hotels from every bay and price range, grouped by area. You will find all other hotels with their current rates in the hotel list below.

Always included: breakfast for two, every day and at every hotel, plus an upgrade on arrival subject to availability. Most benefits apply from the first night; at some hotels, such as the Mykonos Grand Hotel or the Petasos Beach Resort, from two nights.

Hotel credit: Many luxury hotels add 50 or 100 US dollars. At the Myconian Avaton Resort and the Myconian O Ornos, you get a 50 € spa credit, or 100 € in suites, and at the Myconian Utopia Resort Mykonos a 45-minute thalasso treatment is included.Santa Marina Resort Mykonos · CommunityTransfers: At the Royal Myconian Resort and the Myconian Imperial Resort, a private round-trip transfer is included. Kivotos Mykonos takes you to the airport or port and, on request, by boat to Nammos and Skorpios beaches.

Loyalty programs: You earn with Marriott Bonvoy, for example at the Myconian Kyma Mykonos or the Santa Marina Resort Mykonos, with I Prefer at the Myconian Villa Collection and with the Leaders Club at Katikies Mykonos, where you give your membership number when booking. Because suitespot books directly with the hotel, points and status nights count as usual.

Every part of the season has its appeal: Most luxury hotels in Mykonos open from around April or May until October. In spring the days are mild and the beaches calm, in high summer the evenings belong to the bars and beach clubs, and in September and October the sea is still warm. For July and August, it pays to book early.

Our recommendation on length of stay: Five to seven nights are a good frame for your 5-star hotel in Mykonos. If you want both town and beach, split the trip: a few nights within walking distance of Chora, the rest on a bay such as Ornos or Elia.