Nós Hotel & Villas

Style

Beach, beats and summer breeze

Setting

Sleepy Sifnos

If you love Greece’s iconic blue-domed whitewashed churches but don’t fancy climbing over crowds to see them, Nós Hotel & Villas in the sleepier Cycladic isle of Sifnos is the beach retreat for you. It may only be nine miles long and just under five miles wide, but there are more churches here than on any other island in the Cyclades. In the distance in front of the hotel is Chrisopigi, whose rocks are said to have healing powers (we feel better after just looking at it). More higher states await at the hotel’s open-air spa, which has a rapture-inducing aspect of the Aegean and neighbouring islands Antiparos and Paros; at the equally view-blessed gym; and at Nós the Restaurant, where superstar chef Athinagoras Kostakos ensures euphoria ensues.

Facilities

Rooms

18, including three suites.

Checkout

11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include breakfast.

Also

There are elevators and adapted rooms at Nós Hotel & Villas for guests with mobility issues.

Hotel Closed

The hotel opens for the Greek summer season, from May to October.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, outdoor gym, wine cellar, and shuttle service. In rooms: Marshall Bluetooth speakers, air-conditioning, smart TV, Coco-Mat beds, mattresses and pillows, free bottled water, and Acqua di Parma bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Book a Nós Junior Suite, and you'll be able to spy the pair of coastal chapels in the distance (you might even hear a service at the nearer of the two). There’s also a peaceful pool in the entrance courtyard for shade-seeking.

Poolside

The outdoor pool is the main hub of the hotel – it’s open for swims until 7.30pm.

Spa

The open-air spa has a view that is guaranteed to negate the need for a treatment, though you’ll feel even better after one. Ariadne Athens products are used to detangle labyrinthine knots…

Packing Tips

Bring some extra cushioning to protect your new ceramic purchases.

Also

You may be in Greece but you’ll smell like a stylish Italian summer, courtesy of the Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri bath products.

Children

Children aged 15 and older are welcome (they'll be charged as adults).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

All of the tables are set on an outdoor deck by the pool – go for the front row if you want to catch the last glimpse of Helios’s chariot before it dips into the Aegean.

Dress Code

Poolside classics.

Hotel Restaurant

He may be busy running kitchens in London, Mykonos and Chicago but industrious chef Athinagoras Kostakos has found the time to create Nós the Restaurant’s Greek-Mediterranean menu, starring classic tarama, amberjack tartare with carob and artichoke, deconstructed spanakopita salad, squid vermicelli and lobster with orzo. You’ll also be able to feast on slow-cooked lamb or Ibérico pork chop with a signature Sifnos chickpea stew. Breakfast is a spread of refreshingly Greek (ie: no international pastries and no full English usual suspects) treats: olive-stuffed sesame rings, locally made cheeses and plenty of Greek yoghurt, with a concise list of à la carte options, too.

Hotel Bar

The poolside bar mixes up masterful cocktails and there’s a wine cellar behind the restaurant for Greek (or global) grapes instead.

Last Orders

The breakfast buffet is available from 8am to 11am. Poolside meals are available between 1pm and 7pm, dinner from 7.30pm to 11.30pm, and drinks service extends from 11am until a suitably Mediterranean 1am.

Room Service

Different menus (breakfast, all-day, restaurant plates) can be ordered around the clock.

Planes

Direct flights touch down from various international locations at Mykonos, from where you can hop on a boat to Sifnos. Other neighbouring islands with an airport include Milos and Paros, which you can arrive at via a domestic flight from Athens. Or touch down in the Greek capital and cross to Piraeus port to pick up one of the numerous ferry routes south.

Automobiles

There’s a beach and a couple of tavernas within a few minutes’ walk of the hotel, but a car will be useful for exploring more of the island. The concierge can summon a set of wheels to the car park.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Sifnos has a good few hundred churches, but you may as well start with the two in front of the hotel, one of which is the famous Chrisopigi, a monastery built on top of a church on a rocky peninsula, which can be reached with a 25-minute walk or a swift drive. Locals love to swim off its rocks, even more so since they’re believed to have special healing powers. If you want to swoon at classic Cycladic architecture, Artemonas is the inland town for you (and your camera). This is also where many of the island’s ceramic workshops are congregated. Faros beach is at the bottom of a small slope below the hotel. Sifnos has many captivating coves, but Cheronissos is its prettiest, in the north of the island and complete with a traditional taverna where you can enjoy some super-fresh fish. For more picturesque places of worship, don’t miss the Church of the Seven Martyrs, set on a personal promontory.

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