She Mykonos Boutique Hotel

The three most important things in real estate? LOCATION, LOCATION and LOCATION. Well, the SHE Boutique Hotel and Residences in Mykonos has that, but it also has CHARM, CHARM and CHARM. 32 rooms and apartments, many with balconies or small patios, and a pool overlooking the Aegean Sea from high above the town of Mykonos create a friendly little community of staff and guests. Every room is different with beamed ceilings and some like ours even with small kitchens and a second loft bedroom. Stella and Iris (they look like sisters) at the front desk, Fanis in the restaurant and the entire staff in this impossibly chic and retro oasis create a je ne sais quoi vibe that is hard to find... and hard to forget. Breakfast is included and we're not talking about some assembly line all-you-can buffet. Pick your breakfast from a menu and it is promptly served to you by one of the young and attractive staff members. And breakfast is served until 11am... helpful since it's hard to leave these comfortable, spotlessly clean rooms with beds that won't let you go. The rooms have big, new TVs but we never turned it on once... we can watch TV at home. Oh, the air conditioning works well although the rooms stay fairly cool because of the heavy cement and stucco walls and the breeze. We were there in September and I know it gets hotter in the middle of the summer so the AC can be a big plus. The bathrooms are a little small but do the job. This is not a Holiday Inn or a Hilton with cavernous bathrooms and zero ambiance! Hey, many of these Greek Islands like Mykonos have their largest cities with the same name. Confusing? Not really. Think of New York, New York. Matoyanni Street, the spine of Mykonos Town, is five minutes down steep and beautiful cobblestone walk way. Most buildings are stucco white with blue shutters, doors and trim. Allow 10 minutes to come up, especially if you're carrying something like the Backgammon Board we bought that was handcrafted by Manopoulos right in Greece. You will walk forever in this beautiful and quaint village with shops, bars and restaurants for all tastes and budgets. Visit Little Venice which is on the waterfront and has a special feel to it. Restaurants and bars in Mykonos generally are happy for you to play backgammon (ask first, of course) unlike some places in other locations... We rented an ATV and visited Paradise, Super Paradise and some other nearby beaches, which all rented chaise lounges, had nice restaurants and dancing to loud trendy music. You can park your ATV or scooter right at the hotel. There is bus service to Paradise Beach and it's near the town, so many young people go there. We preferred Super Paradise beach about 10 minutes away by vehicle although it is next door to Paradise Beach. We drove to the other side of the island -- nothing that special --but recommend staying closer to Mykonos. Scorpios Mykonos is an overpriced and somewhat pretentious beach club near Paradise Beach that fits in wit

What an amazing hotel. Gorgeous pool overlooking Mykonos town and Little Venice. You pre-order your desired breakfast for the am, and it’s proper breakfast, not continental. Hotel is Cycladic but chic, 1 min walk into center of Mykonos town. Hotel provides lux Molton Brown toiletries and the same for furnishings. Chic, but not yet pretentious. Convenient to all, but quiet enough to be charming. When you arrive the beautiful Stella, assists you in all you need and from the moment she smiles, you feel at home.

This is a case of style over substance. At more of the pricing top end of the Accomodation on offer in Mykonos we selected this for a couple of nights on our way back from Naxos. And regretted it!! The room was so small , we had to leave our luggage outside our bedroom. There was no bedside table on one of the sides. I had to put my phone and water on the floor!!! Privacy is very difficult as those rooms that have outside areas are exposed as people walk by. One of the access points to the swimming pool/plunge pool is over a mattress that’s placed on a makeshift sofa for one of the rooms and that actually is their outdoor space! Mykonos is very windy. It was almost impossible to have breakfast as we were sitting in the wind tunnel. !!! I don’t think this is atypical. I think this is what they have to put up with, there is an option to eat inside. The location is tough because hotel is sat on a hill and there is a direct access down into the port/shops via hundreds of steep steps which are cobbled and uneven so I would say you need to be quite fit to be able to manage this . They should make this clearer! When I say style over substance, the decor main colour is black ! There are descriptions written of women/slogans on walls that seemed quite tacky. There is a mini bar in room but beware the prices are outrageous !! - a bag of crisps was 8 to €10!! The breakfast feltvery mean -and rationed - they provided mini pastries on a plate - you are instructed to only make three choices! My husband couldn’t get around the concept so made some mistakes in his choices. There is no chance of going up to help yourself the orange juice was nice. It felt fresh . We had an extra coffee which we were charged for after breakfast. I feel for the price of hotel we were over sold the place its not so impressive and the swimming pool was a no go zone as it was way too cold. I suspect it might be warmer in July. August They photographed it to look much nicer than it is !! it’s quite small. I would actually call it a plunge pool!