Grecotel's five-star Exclusive Resort above Psarou Beach: whitewashed bungalows, suites, and private-pool villas stepping down the hillside, with a private path to the most A-list sand on Mykonos.
"The Psarou position is the whole argument. The resort steps down the hillside like a whitewashed village to the island's most celebrated beach, and Nammos is a short walk along the sand."
Mykonos Blu is the Mykonos flagship of Grecotel, the Greek hotel group the Daskalantonakis family founded in 1981, and it trades on one asset no competitor can copy: it sits directly on Psarou, the most celebrated beach on the island. The whole resort is built as a whitewashed Cycladic village stepping down the hillside to the water, and a recent top-to-bottom revamp has sharpened the pure white-and-blue register without losing the village feel. A Virtuoso member property, it runs seasonally through the warm months.
Accommodation runs from sea-facing bungalows through suites to standalone villas with private pools on the Psarou waterfront, every key whitewashed and oriented to frame the bay below. The named villas, Island Blu, Endless Blu, and Cobalt Blu, are the standalone private-pool tier, and the Royal Blu Mansion is the flagship. Grecotel does not publish a uniform size-and-rate ladder the way the chain brands do, so confirm the exact category inclusions (pool, sea view, terrace configuration) at booking; the gap between an entry bungalow and a named villa is wide.
Aegean Poets is the principal restaurant, a shaded terrace doing serious breakfasts and elegant themed dinner buffets spanning the Mediterranean; L'Archipel is the seafood brasserie for long atmospheric lunches, with menus running from Greece to Asia; Delos Lounges handles the aperitivo ritual, signature sushi, and sundowners over the bay; and The Beach bar serves the Psarou shore itself. The Elixir Wellness Center covers spa programming, and the emblematic cave-style Blu pool anchors the resort's pool life. The clinching proposition remains the direct private access to Psarou Beach and to Nammos, the legendary beach club on the same bay, which is half the reason guests pick Mykonos Blu over the more minimalist Branco on neighbouring Platis Gialos.
The honest caveats: Psarou in July and August is the busiest scene on the island, so guests after seclusion should look at Elia or Agios Sostis instead; the resort closes for the winter; and rates at the villa tier sit at the very top of the Mykonos market. The location works hard for everyone else, with Mykonos Town and the airport each a short drive away and Psarou's beach-club energy starting at the property's own sunbeds.
For Mykonos honeymoons that want resort polish next to the Psarou-Nammos scene, Mykonos Blu is the natural call. Book a private-pool villa if the budget allows; the daytime anchor is the private path to Psarou, the evening one is the aperitivo at Delos Lounges before dinner at Aegean Poets, and Nammos is a short walk along the bay.
A Mykonos anniversary at Mykonos Blu scales with the milestone: a sea-view bungalow or suite for the quiet version, the named Island Blu, Endless Blu, or Cobalt Blu villas for the big one, and the Royal Blu Mansion when the occasion justifies the flagship. Grecotel's family-owned operating culture tends to treat returning couples well; flag the occasion at booking.
For Mykonos family holidays Mykonos Blu is the centrist choice: close enough to the Psarou scene for the parents, with multi-bedroom villas that give kids their own space and a children's menu policy at the restaurants (under-6s dine free from it). The spread village layout means families are not stacked into corridors. Check current kids' programming with the hotel before booking around it.
Psarou Beach
846 00 Mykonos
Greece
A short drive from both JMK Airport and Mykonos Town; T. +30 22890 27900
Bungalows, suites, and private-pool villas
Named villas: Island Blu, Endless Blu, Cobalt Blu
Flagship: Royal Blu Mansion
Rates swing sharply by season; check current availability
Seasonal resort, open through the warm months
Reservation required at the a la carte restaurants
Grecotel Exclusive Resorts collection
Aegean Poets (terrace dining)
L'Archipel (seafood brasserie)
Delos Lounges (sushi, aperitivo)
The Beach bar on Psarou
Elixir Wellness Center
Cave-style Blu pool
Private access to Psarou Beach
High-season weeks at the villa tier sell out well in advance; the shoulder months either side of peak summer are the editorially preferred window for both rates and elbow room on Psarou.
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