Hotel «Arte & Mare Luxury Suites & Spa» in Elia

Expensive for a partial day on the beach. This place charges 70 euro ($81) for two sun loungers and an umbrella. Same price for two hours or all day. Princess Cruises sent us here, so beware! Also, don’t get the strawberry daiquiri, worst I’ve had in my life.

I stayed here for a few nights with my partner this week whilst visiting Mykonos. I had high hopes for the hotel based on the pictures and marketing. We had a pool on our balcony over looking the beach which was a great feature. The best thing about this hotel is that it’s close proximity to the beach. The hotel has so much potential but unfortunately it is not maintained to a 5 star hotel as advertised and as such I feel that the hotel doesn’t offer the value or service vs other hotels on the island. The main pool area needs to be maintained better - leaky buckets on show, a rubber ring growing mould is floating in the pool. Breakfast is not good - we only ate it once and then skipped. They miss the small ‘luxury’ touchpoints eg scrambled egg arriving 5 mins before the toast (without butter) or any other breakfast items. The room itself was clean (and big) but was dated. We had half board but opted to eat at a neighbouring restaurant based on the menu. There was also noise from neighbourhood construction but that can’t be helped.