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Mykonos

Mykonos is the party island, built around its beach clubs: Scorpios on Paraga beach, Nammos on Psarou, Principote at Panormos and Branco on Platys Gialos.

Best for groups whose trip is the scene: beach clubs, long lunches, late nights.

Wrong for anyone after quiet swims and taverna lunches.

From Where to Stay in Greece 2026: An Island-by-Island Base Guide.

Where to stay in Mykonos

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  • Citorah PickHotel · Mykonos

    Cavo Tagoo Mykonos

    Citorah says A five-star with an infinity pool, 600 metres from town by the hotel’s own reckoning.

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    Bill&Coo Mykonos

    Citorah says A five-star at Megali Ammos, a short stroll from Mykonos Town. It isn’t adults-only: its two-bedroom suites sleep up to five, and the hotel pitches them at families and groups of friends.

  • Citorah PickHotel · Mykonos

    Belvedere

    Citorah says A five-star in Mykonos Town and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Matsuhisa, Nobu Matsuhisa’s restaurant, sits by its pool.

  • Citorah PickHotel · Mykonos

    Mykonos Riviera Hotel & Spa

    Citorah says A five-star at Tourlos, across the marina, 1.9 km from Mykonos Town. The calmer base.

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    Branco Mykonos

    Citorah says A small five-star on Platys Gialos beach, with rooms and suites, and music on its beach from noon till late.

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    Kalesma Mykonos

    Citorah says A five-star on the hillside at Aleomandra, overlooking Delos and Ornos Bay.

Where to eat in Mykonos

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  • Citorah PickRestaurant · Mykonos

    Kiki’s

    Citorah says Kiki’s, a walk-in traditional taverna that takes no reservations.

Bars and nights out in Mykonos

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  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Scorpios

    Best for the sunset sessions

    Citorah says Scorpios is on Paraga beach. Resident DJs play its Listening Sessions through the day, and at weekends the line-up builds with invited headliners.

    The catch Its final night of 2026 was 4 October. Check its site for the 2027 opening.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    SantAnna

    Best for a pool day

    Citorah says SantAnna is also on Paraga beach, next door to Scorpios (about 100 metres apart). It’s a pool club with poolside cabanas and premium daybeds, Mediterranean food, and international DJs playing house, afro house and techno.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Nammos

    Citorah says Nammos is on Psarou beach: a restaurant open from 1pm until 2am, a beach open from 11am to 7pm, and four day-use cabanas. Despite the restaurant reputation, it sells itself as a party too: “Parties start every day with the pop of champagne corks,” its site says.

    The catch We couldn’t find Nammos’s prices published online. Ask for the menu, and the price of anything you order by the bottle, before you order.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Alemagou

    Citorah says Alemagou is on Ftelia beach, on the north side of the island, a different pace from the south-coast party strip. Book a cabana or lounge beds for the day, and take a long lunch.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Super Paradise

    Citorah says Super Paradise Beach Club is open daily from 10am to 10pm, and until 1am on Sundays, when its Super Sunday party runs late. Mornings are relaxed; the party starts at 5pm with Celestial Bodies, a dance show, then house and dance music into the evening.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Paradise Beach Club

    Citorah says Paradise Beach Club, on Paradise beach, has been going since 1969. Entry is free; sunbeds are first come, first served, and tables and VIP booths are sold on minimum spends from €250 (2026 price list, bottle service).

  • Citorah PickBar · Mykonos

    Semeli

    Citorah says A cocktail at Semeli in Little Venice.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Principote

    Citorah says Mykonos is the party island, built around its beach clubs: Scorpios on Paraga beach, Nammos on Psarou, Principote at Panormos and Branco on Platys Gialos.

  • Citorah PickBeach club · Mykonos

    Branco

    Citorah says Platys Gialos and Paraga: the beach-club stretch, home to Branco and Scorpios. Busy in season.

  • Citorah PickClub · Mykonos

    Cavo Paradiso

    Citorah says If your group’s ideal day is a sunbed at Scorpios, dinner at Nammos and Cavo Paradiso, on a cliff above Paradise Beach, until it closes at 07:00, Mykonos is the right island.

Things to do in Mykonos

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    Little Venice

    Citorah says GNTO describes Little Venice, “where houses with colourful wooden balconies are literally built against the sea”, with the windmills, the island’s trademark, beside it.

  • Citorah PickBeach · Mykonos

    Mersini

    Citorah says Greece’s official tourism site says Mersini and Fokos “are beloved by those who cherish silence”.

  • Citorah PickBeach · Mykonos

    Fokos

    Citorah says Greece’s official tourism site says Mersini and Fokos “are beloved by those who cherish silence”.

  • Citorah PickBeach · Mykonos

    Agios Sostis

    Citorah says Agios Sostis: on the north coast near Panormos, with Kiki’s, a walk-in traditional taverna that takes no reservations.

  • Citorah PickBeach · Mykonos

    Lia

    Citorah says Lia: on the south-east coast, with one beach club, Liastì.

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    Spend a night or two in Athens at the start or end of the trip, or skip it and fly straight to an island. It’s worth a night even if the trip is about the islands: the Acropolis at golden hour justifies the detour.

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