Santa Marina Resort & Villas, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Santa Marina Resort & Villas, a Luxury Collection Hotel

On Ornos Bay, the two-bedroom suites at Santa Marina open straight onto private pools set in landscaped gardens, with the Aegean and the coastline running out beyond the terrace rail, no angle required to make it look like a postcard. That view comes standard here, not as an upsell, and it sets the register for a resort built around private beach access, two outdoor pools, and room categories running from a compact Akro Room through suites to a converted windmill sleeping two. Breakfast runs a full two and a half hours from eight, room service runs around the clock, and the property's own shuttle covers both the airport and the cruise terminal at no charge. Buddha-Bar Beach Mykonos gives Santa Marina something few Cycladic resorts can claim on site, a recognisable beach club name for an evening out without leaving the grounds, alongside Elais Restaurant, Oasis Pool and Lounge, and a private dining option for when a shared table isn't the point. Ginkgo Spa carries a Hammam, sauna, steam bath, and HydraFacial treatments alongside a four room setup built with a couples suite, plus a gym running Technogym kit and a Pilates reformer bed around the clock. Families get a retreat suite built for four, one king bed plus two twins; travellers chasing quiet away from a resort's bar circuit and poolside crowd will find the energy here runs more sociable than solitary. What stays with you afterward is less the pool itself than the terrace it opens onto, and how ordinary that made the extraordinary feel by the third day. On Ornos Bay, private-pool suites open onto gardens that run to the Aegean, and Buddha-Bar Beach Mykonos handles the evenings on-site, alongside two outdoor pools and a private beach. It suits travellers who want the resort circuit close at hand, not those chasing a quiet corner of the island.