Kensho Ornos

Life can be busy, stressful and perhaps full of a few too many people to deal with at any one time. A holiday should be the best possible break from that. Kensho Ornos provides boutique five-star luxury, but also privacy, quiet and truly a chance to destress and reconnect with yourself. Whereas other five-star hotels have a spa situated among facilities designed to accommodate hundreds of guests, here there are just 35 rooms and suites. The entire hotel setting is relaxing, not just select parts of it. All the elements of refinement are here. There is wonderful dining in a restaurant proud to have received the distinguished Top Notch Award, dishes inspired by the culinary culture of the Mediterranean. From the Sunset & Lounge Bar you can enjoy a hand-mixed cocktail while looking across to Ornos Bay, perhaps pondering a wander to the beach there tomorrow. From the pool, you can gaze towards the centre of Mykonos, just two kilometres away and full of hidden delights. But, if that sounds a bit far to stroll, the hotel’s cave spa featuring hammam treatments is far nearer – this as wonderful setting as it sounds. There is also a well-equipped fitness centre, yoga area and hair and beauty salon. Every guest room and suite has its own hot tub or plunge pool, every room also offers a level of privacy you rarely get in a modern hotel. The authentic Mykonian architectural style mixes stone and natural wood, with the hotel integrated into the natural landscape. There are stunning elements of design, with iconic design objects by Dedon, Foscarini, Gessi and more, yet there is no room for ostentation, instead a feeling of “barefoot bohemian luxury” prevails. Nothing is showy and you are not on show. This is a hotel people come to for the antidote to their busy working life.