Amanzoe
Why it made our list: Olive groves, cypress trees, the Saronic Gulf below and three thousand years of history on the doorstep. Aman built a sanctuary here. The gods would approve.
At a Glance
Forty-one freestanding pavilions scattered across a hilltop above Porto Heli, each with its own private pool, each angled so you won’t see another guest from your terrace. Ed Tuttle drew from Doric architecture: columns, colonnades, marble floors, cypress trees and ancient olives growing through the terraces. In late afternoon light the place looks like it has always been here.
The interiors are warm and spare. Timber ceilings, sand-coloured marble, sunken baths that open onto private terraces with the Peloponnese hills and the Aegean beyond. The spa covers 2,850 sqm, built around the healing traditions of Hippocrates, and is one of the finest in Greece. Mycenae is an hour’s drive. Spetses is a boat ride away. The area repays exploration, which only makes it stranger that leaving the hilltop takes genuine effort.
Six kilometres below, the beach club sits above the water with four pools, a restaurant and speedboats waiting. It feels nothing like the hilltop, and both are worth your time.
Our Take: The most architecturally serious hotel in Greece. For people who have seen everything and still want to be caught off guard.
Rooms We Love
The entry point and still exceptional. Each freestanding pavilion is 210 sqm of interior and exterior space, with high ceilings, a king bed set in a marble alcove and a private terrace with a six-metre pool. Views are over the Peloponnese countryside. Private, quiet, and bigger than most hotel suites. 210 sqm.
Same generous footprint as the Pool Pavilion but with a 12-metre pool and the Aegean straight ahead. Stone-walled courtyard entrance, floor-to-ceiling glass, pergola shade on the terrace. The view at golden hour makes the upgrade obvious. 210 sqm.
One to nine bedrooms, each with private pool, private chef and dedicated villa host. The nine-bedroom villa spreads over six levels with 11 pools and a private spa. For groups who want Amanzoe entirely on their own terms.
Dining
Main Restaurant Breakfast from 7am on the main pool terrace, à la carte. In the evening the space changes tone: Greek and Mediterranean dishes built around the morning’s catch and produce from the bostani garden on site. Simple food, done very well.
Nama The Japanese restaurant by the pool, open for lunch and dinner. Sushi, sashimi, sharing plates, sake. Floor-to-ceiling glass and Aegean views. Open to non-residents by advance reservation.
Nura The beach club restaurant, six kilometres down the hill. Mediterranean and seafood throughout the day.
Bostani Garden Dining Private dinners under the olive trees, cooked by a dedicated chef from ingredients grown metres away. Book in advance.
Essentials
Check-in:
3:00 PM
Check-out:
11:00 AM
Rooms:
41
Open:
1 April – 14 November
Children:
Welcome, children’s host available in summer
Parking:
On site, complimentary
Accessibility:
Two pavilions adapted for wheelchair use; all public areas fully accessible
- Aman Spa — 2,850 sqm, 9 treatment rooms, 2 hammams, Watsu pool
- Main pool
- Beach club with 4 pools, 6 km from resort
- Complimentary transfers to/from the beach club throughout the day
- Speedboats for island excursions
- Fitness centre and yoga studio
- Pilates studio with reformers
- Tennis courts
- Bostani garden
- Boutique and library
- Helipad on site
- Room service
Pets allowed
Kranidi, Peloponnese.
Porto Heli town is a 10-minute drive.
Epidaurus is 45 minutes; Mycenae approximately one hour. Spetses is a short boat ride from the beach club; Hydra is slightly further.
Athens International Airport is 2.5 hours by car or 25 minutes by helicopter
Getting Here:
Fly direct into Athens Airport and connect via private car to Amanoze
Helicopter Transfers avaialble upon request
Private Rib & Yacht transfers available upon request
Connects well with:
- Spetses
- Hydra
- Mani Peninsula
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