Ornos, Mykonos · Five-Star · #2 in Mykonos
Santa Marina, A Luxury Collection Resort
The only private beach on the island. Home to the world's first Buddha-Bar Beach. If you need more reasons, this hotel isn't for you.
The only private beach on the island. Home to the world's first Buddha-Bar Beach. If you need more reasons, this hotel isn't for you.
"The only private beach on the island. Home to the world's first Buddha-Bar Beach. If you need more reasons, this hotel isn't for you."
Santa Marina occupies a private peninsula on Ornos Bay — not a beach access, not a section of public waterfront, but an actual peninsula with its own sandy beach that no other guest on the island can reach without a boat. This is Mykonos's only genuinely private beach, and the Marriott Luxury Collection built an entire resort around the fact of it. It is a fact worth building around.
One hundred and fourteen rooms, suites, and bungalows occupy the hillside above the beach, with twelve exclusive villas at the top — each a fully equipped private home with its own pool, kitchen, and butler service. Two infinity pools overlook the bay. A tennis court, a fully equipped gym, and a spa round out the facilities that were clearly designed by someone who expected guests to stay rather than leave.
The Buddha-Bar Beach is a full operation: the world's first iteration of the concept, a beach club with an international music programme, a cocktail list that takes its job seriously, and food that goes beyond what beach clubs usually bother with. It runs through summer and is as much a destination for day visitors as for hotel guests — though guests, naturally, have priority.
The Elais restaurant celebrates Greek cuisine with Mediterranean technique — local seafood, Cycladic produce, a wine list that knows its Greek geography. Service across the property is the Marriott Luxury Collection standard: thorough, discreet, occasionally formal. The private marina handles helicopter and yacht arrivals without visible effort, which is exactly the point.
The Buddha-Bar Beach handles the entertainment brief from midday onward. Groups can book adjacent villas and share the pool. A private beach means no jostling for sunbeds — the logistics of a Mykonos bachelor party are notoriously complicated, and Santa Marina resolves most of them in one booking. Private chef and yacht charter arrangements handled through concierge.
The villas at the top of the property — complete with private pool, butler service, and a fully equipped kitchen — are among the most complete anniversary offerings in the Greek islands. The private beach creates an exclusivity that larger resort hotels cannot replicate. Helicopter arrival from Athens is available and makes the right impression.
The combination of private beach, strong in-hotel dining and entertainment (Buddha-Bar Beach), and the villa tier makes Santa Marina suitable for couples who want a complete resort rather than a boutique hideaway. Less intimate than Katikies or Kivotos — more resourced. Depends entirely on what you want a honeymoon to feel like.
Ornos Bay, Private Peninsula
Ornos, Mykonos 846 00, Greece
3km from Mykonos International Airport
114 rooms, suites, bungalows
+ 12 exclusive private villas
Rooms from €1,196/night
Villas from €4,500/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Free airport shuttle available
Only private beach on Mykonos
Buddha-Bar Beach (world's first)
Private marina
2 infinity pools · Tennis · Spa
Butler service (villas)
From €1,196/night. Villas book out early — especially July and August.
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