AMANZOE

Guest rooms are incredibly spacious, merging into broad private terraces with pools. One could happily stay put here, having meals in the shade, but that would be to miss out on the beach club and intriguing expeditions to the mountains and islands, particularly fashionable Spetses.

Suitable for:

• Honeymooners and hip couples
• Families with teenagers or older children
• Culture vultures

Things to do at the property:

• Cool down in the infinity pool commanding a panorama of gulf and islands
• Peruse the well-stocked library to escape the midday sun
• Relax with cocktails and Greek canapes as the sun sets
• Take advantage of the sensationally designed spa with seven double treatment rooms and Aman's own beauty products
• Play a few sets of tennis on the floodlit courts
• Take yoga lessons on the serene yoga platform

Things to do nearby:

• Visit the isolated mountaintop monastery of St Demetrios with its Byzantine frescoes
• Take the hotel boat across to chic Spetses island for shopping and nightlife
• Explore the Venetian and Ottoman-influenced town of Napflion
• Discover tiny chapels carved into living rock at the Didyma caves
• Enjoy a music or theatrical performance at the Ancient Greek amphitheatre of Epidavros

Nota bene:

• While nearby Porto Heli has limited appeal there are charming fishing villages in both directions with good seafood tavernas.
• The drive from Athens takes around three hours but a helicopter transfer just 35 minutes.
• St Demetrios monastery, the Didyma caves and Napflion are all to the west and can be combined in a one day visit.
• In addition to the hotel's own, water taxis serve Spetses from Porto Heli