The Best Hotels Near Amanzoe, by the Record
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Freestanding pavilions with private pools instead of ordinary hotel rooms, all of them pointed at the Aegean from a hillside above Porto Heli. Amanzoe is an Aman resort built around classical Greek columns, polished stone, and a reflecting pool that makes the whole arrangement feel like a ruin that upgraded itself. The Michelin Guide awarded it 2 Keys. Villas run to nine bedrooms and emerald-lined pools, for when regular opulence feels a little crowded.
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Chaises half-submerged in an aquamarine pool is the visual that tells you everything about what kind of resort this is. Born as a Miami Beach club, Nikki Beach brings its champagne-and-DJ brand to Greece's northeastern Peloponnese coast, running warm-weather seasons of parties, Sunday brunches, and general poolside pageantry. Rooms lean white and blue with floor-to-ceiling bay views; the higher suites add private pools for anyone who prefers their scene with fewer witnesses.
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Pine forests still scent the air on Spetses, where cars are scarce and the Poseidonion has been holding court in French Riviera style since forever. This grand hotel splits between a restored Historic Wing and a newer contemporary one, with a spa, several restaurants, a private cinema, and an art gallery rounding things out. It's the kind of place that makes a ferry crossing feel like an arrival rather than a commute.
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Hydra has exactly one sandy beach, and this modern luxury resort sits on it, built into the bones of a 19th-century naval fortification. The weathered stone and spare contemporary interiors share the space without fighting each other, and nothing in the place runs smaller than a suite. The watchtower room has sea views that stretch embarrassingly far. Come evening, the beach-bar restaurant drifts from sunburned ease toward something a little more dressed up.
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The vaulted cellar on the ground floor was once used to press grapes, and you can still feel that in the bones of this 1930s stone villa turned private rental in a quiet Arcadian village. Two master bedrooms, a Finnish sauna, a heated jacuzzi, and indoor and outdoor fireplaces make it a full retreat for a small group. Every stay comes with a complimentary meal at the local tavern, which is either charming or the best orientation tour imaginable.
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A spiral staircase anchors the four-level spa, which opens into an indoor-outdoor pool that winds through the building like a maze someone actually wanted to get lost in. This holistic wellness resort outside Sparta pairs Byzantine landscape views with treatments drawn from both Western and alternative medicine, and a kitchen that tailors Mediterranean dishes to each guest's metabolic profile. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.