Mykonos Town, Greece · Five-Star · #5 in Mykonos
Belvedere Hotel Mykonos
Old Mykonos with modern bones. A Leading Hotel of the World in the heart of Chora — close enough to the action, elevated enough to ignore it.
Old Mykonos with modern bones. A Leading Hotel of the World in the heart of Chora — close enough to the action, elevated enough to ignore it.
"Old Mykonos with modern bones. A Leading Hotel of the World in the heart of Chora — close enough to the action, elevated enough to ignore it."
The Belvedere is what happens when a hotel's owners resist the temptation to reinvent themselves every decade. Rooted in the tradition of old Mykonos — the island before the helicopters and the ten-thousand-euro table minimums — it has adapted without abandoning what made it singular. It sits on the edge of Mykonos Town near the School of Fine Arts district, a five-minute walk from Little Venice and the windmills, close enough to hear the island breathe but positioned above the noise of it.
The main complex offers thirty-one luxury rooms and nine suites, framed by a verdant garden and a mesmerising turquoise pool. The rooms are Cycladic in execution — whitewashed, natural, comfortable in the specific way that Mykonos's best hotels understand comfort — without the excessive minimalism that sometimes empties a room of warmth. The Belvedere also operates additional accommodation options: a Waterfront Villa, Villa Next Door, and twenty-six Hilltop Rooms and Suites located 250 metres from the main complex, all with sea views.
The Matsuhisa Mykonos restaurant — a collaboration with chef Nobu Matsuhisa — is arguably the best restaurant on the island. Japanese-Peruvian fusion executed with the precision the name guarantees, in a terrace setting that uses the Mykonos backdrop without being enslaved to it. The pool bar operates at the expected standard. The spa handles the Meltemi wind's consequences with a focused treatment menu. The concierge is the best reason to use the Belvedere's position: they know the island in the way that only long-established hotels develop.
At rates that begin at €350 per night — notably below Cavo Tagoo and Santa Marina for comparable quality — the Belvedere is also the most defensible value at the luxury level in Mykonos. It does not have the cliff drama of Cavo Tagoo or the private beach of Santa Marina. What it has is location, a world-class restaurant, and the confidence that comes from knowing what it is.
The Belvedere's position in Mykonos Town makes it the best solo option on the island. Walk to restaurants, galleries, and the harbour in five minutes; walk back to a hotel that knows how to manage a single traveller without treating them as an afterthought. The pool and garden create a genuine sanctuary. Matsuhisa at the bar on a Tuesday evening, when the summer crowd has thinned, is one of the island's better solo dining experiences.
The Belvedere suits anniversaries where the priority is experience — food, walks through the town, a hotel that enables rather than competes with the island — rather than seclusion. Book a suite, reserve the Matsuhisa terrace for the milestone dinner, and use the concierge for boat excursion bookings. The combination of in-town location and restaurant quality is not matched elsewhere at this price level.
A slightly unconventional honeymoon choice — the Belvedere's intimacy comes from the town rather than from a private beach — but the right choice for couples who want to experience Mykonos rather than shelter from it. The hotel manages honeymoon arrivals with proper attention. The suite-level rooms have private terraces that work for the occasion. The restaurant is the strongest argument: there is no better honeymoon dinner table on the island than the Matsuhisa terrace at sunset.
School of Fine Arts District
Mykonos Town, Mykonos 846 00
Greece
5 min walk to Little Venice & windmills
31 rooms + 9 suites (main hotel)
+ 26 Hilltop Rooms & Suites
+ Waterfront Villa & Villa Next Door
Rooms from €350/night
Suites from €700/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Leading Hotels of the World
Matsuhisa Mykonos restaurant
Garden pool · Full-service spa
Prime Mykonos Town location
Concierge excursion booking
From €350/night. The best value at the luxury level in Mykonos — book before the secret gets out.
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