From Turkish retreats to luxury hotels in Santorini, here’s our guide to the hottest hotels for 2018.
TURKEY
MAÇAKIZI
BODRUM
Turkey is back to its best with the stunning offering that is the glamorous Maçakizi hotel. Set on Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula with enviable views across the Aegean Sea, this hotel is all you need for your perfect holiday. Sit out under flapping white sails that create the perfect shade on sumptuous white cushions that stretch along the deck. This is where the beautiful people seem to flock and it doesn’t disappoint on atmosphere, with the hotel bustling with people and good cheer. There really is no need to leave what with its fantastic restaurant and spa. If you need a change of scene, head along the waterfront for a little aperitif pre or post supper, charter a traditional gulet for a day trip on the sea or explore nearby Bodrum Castle. It’s also only 45 minutes from Bodrum Airport so land, arrive and relax!
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PORTUGAL
SUBLIME COMPORTA
COMPORTA
Comporta is now (for our sins) firmly on the map. People are flocking to this beachside haven as word has got out that it boasts white-sand beaches and jaw-droppingly good food. Less than an hour and half from Lisbon, Sublime Comporta is the place to stay, a short drive from some of Comporta’s best beaches and restaurants. Set within 17 hectares of fragrant pine forest, there’s a rim-flow pool, a spa with an indoor pool and a restaurant that rustles up fantastic food. Carvalhal and Pego are within a 10-minute drive or cycle ride but you will need a car to stay here. Located in the guest house, your suite is 45m2 in size with a bedroom and living area with sofa bed. With air conditioning, mezzanine bathroom and gorgeous garden views, this offers a fantastic retreat for the whole family.
> Mensos Concierge guests will receive a bottle of wine per room. Contact us today to book.
GREECE
PERIVOLAS
SANTORINI
The charming and intimate Perivolas Lifestyle Houses is the ultimate in the relaxed and elegant simplicity of island living. Combining breath-taking views with the luxury of absolute tranquility, it’s no wonder that Perivolas has been voted among the best hotels in Conde Nast Traveller’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the 9th consecutive year. On a cliff above the island’s famous caldera—a perfect-scoring location—this resort “embodies simplicity, elegance, and tranquillity.” Modern, spare rooms converted from 300-year-old caves have clean white walls with splashes of vivid fuchsia, mauve, aqua, and rose in the cushions and bedding. There are no TVs, but there is an “absolutely marvellous infinity pool”—Mediterranean fish and other seafood plus Greek wines are served on a deck overlooking it. Perfect-scoring staff are friendly, warm, and accommodating. You are also a 10 minute walk from arguably the prettiest town on the island, Oia.
> Mensos Concierge guests will each receive a glass of champagne
SAN GIORGIO
MYKONOS
Housed in a cluster of white-washed stone buildings overlooking the Aegean Sea, this boutique hotel is the pared down, boho retreat from the island hedonists. With lazy hammocks set around the pool, a private rocky beach and gorgeous, light-filled bedrooms this is the ultimate in laid-back chic. With only 32 rooms to share the palm-filled garden and unheated saltwater pool, you’ll be pleased to hear this is an adult-only hotel so there’s no danger of running into any children here. With a healthy, organic restaurant and poolside bar you can alternatively explore the party-filled bays close by (Paradise and Paraga) or head slightly further afield to the gorgeous Agios Ioannis and the acclaimed Scorpios bar and restaurant. The island of Mykonos is situated amongst the most northern Greek cyclades and thus benefits from a mild climate in October, helped by the warm temperatures of the Aegean Sea.
> Mensos Concierge guests will each receive a glass of champagne
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