Mykonos Riviera Hotel & Spa

Mykonos Riviera Hotel & Spa

Mykonos Riviera Hotel & Spa sits directly across Tourlos marina, its white Cycladic buildings stepped up the rock like a small amphitheatre, so many rooms catch the sunset over the water without leaving the terrace. Tourlos Beach and the New Port are a short walk away, Agios Stefanos Beach a little further, and Mykonos Town, with its whitewashed lanes and harbor tavernas, is reachable on foot along the coast. What separates it from the boutique hotels nearby is the infinity pool, lit at night with fiber optic light so the water blurs into the dark sea past the marina lights. The 44 rooms and suites range from Riviera doubles to a villa with a kitchen and patio, and a Junior Suite adds a private terrace and jacuzzi for anyone who wants the view without leaving the room. There is a sauna, steam room, and massage rooms, a gym for people who cannot switch off, and two restaurants covering a bar snack or a proper Greek dinner. Staff speak five languages beyond English, and the concierge arranges transfers and car rental. Being part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World means the hotel is independently owned, not a link in a corporate chain. This suits a couple wanting marina calm and a family that needs a villa kitchen more than a lobby bar. It will not suit anyone wanting to be inside Mykonos Town's nightlife, since Tourlos keeps its distance in exchange for that quiet marina view. The hotel closes each November and reopens in spring, so that sunset over the fiber optic pool is a warm-months privilege only. Built like an amphitheatre across Tourlos marina, Mykonos Riviera's fiber-optic infinity pool is the detail no neighboring boutique matches. It suits couples and villa-seeking families after marina calm rather than Mykonos Town's nightlife, and closes every November to April.