Aristide Hotel

Style

Marvellously marbled manse

Setting

City by the sea

A seamless celebration of art deco and Neoclassical, tied together by an audacious colour palette, awaits at Aristide Hotel in the city of Hermoupolis on laidback Syros. Different strains of marble set the theme in each mindfully designed suite, where tall headboards point towards ornate ceilings, sometimes painted in cheekily contrasting shades. You’ll have art on the brain wherever you go here – follow the winding stairway up to the owners’ private gallery to take in the latest temporary exhibition by resident artists. It’s eight minutes’ walk to the nearest beach or into the city’s elegant main square. It’s a good starting point for discovering this former shipbuilding outpost before heading back to your marbled quarters – this time with the Syros sunset taking centre stage.

Facilities

Rooms

Nine marbled suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include breakfast, to be enjoyed in your room, private terrace, in the communal garden or on the roof. Try Tirititim omelette or Loukaniko (a Syros fennel sausage speciality), local cheeses with caper jam, eggs Benedict, avocado toast, and more.

Also

The Dionyssos room is wheelchair accessible.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pet Friendly

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Free WiFi, art gallery and an artists' residence and workshop. In rooms: Free WiFi, Audio Pro wireless speakers, universal plug adaptors, Normann Copenhagen thermos, beach towels, hair straightener and curler, hairdryer, compostable slippers, bathrobes, shoe horn, universal plug adaptor, clothes steamer, Aegean Beauty bath products and sunscreen, L:A Bruket cosmetics, The Humble bamboo toothbrush and toothpaste tablets. TV, kettle and mini fridges available on request.

Our Favourite Rooms

When such care has been taken to instill each space with individual flavour, favourites will certainly be a matter of taste. But for its sheer va-va-voom, the Naxos suite comes out on top for us. That show-stopping bathroom goes a step above in design ambition, with its sleek freestanding tub and glass-walled shower raised on a thick slab of Naxos marble from Syros's Cycladic neighbour. The effect is both ostentatious and irresistible. The huge leaning mirror with thick gold frame and hanging neon light complete the paradoxical trad-meets-now picture. The bedroom has soft furnishings in blue, grey and mustard, and a soaring painted ceiling. The in-room artworks are by Dan Laurentiu Arcus and Daniel Cooke.

Poolside

Three of the rooms have their own private plunge pools. The beach is just eight minutes’ walk from the hotel.

Packing Tips

Chilled Zero 7 holiday playlist for the in-room speakers and the pocket edition of Ernst Gombrich’s The Story of Art.

Children

It's over-12s only here.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Choose a quiet spot on the roof terrace at night, with views over the sea and pretty rooftops. Or, if you’ve gone for a room with a private terrace, you can crank up the romance with a meal brought to your door.

Dress Code

Carefree island chic.

Hotel Restaurant

Helmed by food and wine critic Nikoleta Makrionitou, the hotel’s rooftop restaurant dishes up Cycladic classics produced entirely from local and organic ingredients that change with the seasons. For breakfast, expect San Michali saganaki and yoghurt-topped zucchini tarts, made with produce from the hotel’s own fruit and vegetable patch.

Hotel Bar

At sundowner hour, choose between the rooftop bar (6–11.30pm) or the interior bar and garden (5pm to midnight). Wherever you choose to perch, you’ll have a menu of house cocktails designed by Christos Gkolfis and an extensive Greek and Cycladic wine list to choose from. The interior bar is done out in a charming Deco style complete with deep red walls, recessed arched shelving (echoed in the arched mirror opposite) and pendant lighting. Step through the far door to access the walled garden with its parasols, pot plants and thick-trunked trees emerging from between paving slabs. The rooftop is enchanting in the evening with its island and sea views.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 8am to 12pm, brunch from 11am to 1pm, and dinner from 7pm to 11.30pm.

Room Service

You can order room service from the restaurant menu between 8am and 11.30pm.

Planes

Syros Island National Airport is 15 minutes away by car. Transfers to the hotel are available, or you can take a taxi for under 10 euros from one of the two trusted taxi companies on the island. Or, you can fly into Mykonos or Athens International Airport and continue your scenic journey to Syros by car and ferry.

Automobiles

Public parking spaces are available across the road from the hotel, and there’s a larger car park around 250 metres away.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Get out and explore the architecturally significant centre of Hermoupolis, the former Greek shipping capital, with its exquisite mansions, churches, little alleyways and marble squares. Dip into the city’s cultural festivals and dining scene, uncover its peaceful beaches or sign up for some scuba diving. Take time for some quiet reflection at the Agios Stefanos cave chapel or hike the archeological site of Kastri.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .