Mykonos Theoxenia hotel

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Back in the sixties, if you were part of the in-crowd and partied till dawn on Mykonos Island, there is a strong chance that you either stayed, or knew people who were, at the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel – simply the place to be seen at during the decade that made the island what it is today.  Built in arguably the best location on Mykonos town, overlooking the world famous windmills, by acclaimed Greek architect Aris Konstantinides, at the time the building was a radical departure to the traditional blue and white structures that dominate Mykonos town.

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At the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel you can find many hard lines and plenty of right angles,  and it’s not what you would call pretty, but it’s certainly impressive and rather unusually used locally sourced stone and craftsman to build it.  Today the outside has changed little and has been declared a nationally preserved property, but the inside was recently completely renovated.  Interior designer Angelos Angelopoulos shunned the minimalist-style and clean white colours used by many of the hotel’s peers and instead took the daring decision to honour the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel past and inject some 60’s glam into the all-to-similar 00’s.

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What’s been created needs a short while to sink in, as even the reception is an assault on the senses, making it difficult to know where to look first.  Initially, feelings towards the styling may not be favorable, but spend a short while there before moving on to your room, all the while taking in the words of the staff member giving your tour and everything will begin to fall into place.  Few hotels are ‘growers’; you either like them or you don’t, but the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel is; what first seems tacky and needlessly retro, becomes a bold and visually exciting statement, reminding guests that without this hotel, Mykonos Island may not be what it is today.

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Fifty two rooms make up the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel, split into Superior, Deluxe, Junior Suites, One and Two Bedroom Suites and Honeymoon Suite categories.  Each share the same glam style as the reception area and have so many individual touches it’s nigh on impossible to take them all in the moment you enter.  Just take a look at the complimentary slippers complete with stylized Theoxenia face monogrammed on the front to appreciate the attention to detail involved. 

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What strikes you most about the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel is the amount of color that surrounds you.  Beautiful as the white and blue combination that is so prevalent on Mykonos Island is, it’s refreshing to have a change and if you are going to have one, you may as well make it a major one.  Greens, yellows, beiges, reds and browns fight for your retinas attention, alongside flashes of white and blue to maintain the connection with traditional Mykonos.  Even the general restroom in reception is like nothing you have seen before, but I won’t go into detail as I don’t want to spoil the surprise!

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The restaurant of Mykonos Theoxenia hotel is known as The Plate and serves up Mediterranean dishes with a side order of Mykonos sunset views, while snacks and cocktails are served at the pool bar, BreezeOut and at the inside bar, BreezeIn one can relax in cool sophistication with champagne and caviar.

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Few hotels in Mykonos Island can claim to be an experience to stay at, but the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel actually is.  Once you get past the initial shock and start to understand the reason it is decorated that way, you begin to feel part of something special.  Even though today Mykonos isalnd is not the same place it was some 40 years ago, it still breaks boundaries and strives to be individual, and as a guest at the Mykonos Theoxenia hotel, one cannot help feeling that you are doing the same.