International travellers’ growing appetites for personalised travel experiences, independent boutique properties, immersive local stays and genuine personalised service, are well and truly being met in Mykonos, where guests at the Myconian Collection Hotels & Resorts are often personally welcomed by the Daktylides family.
Travellers tired of mass-market hotel chains and impersonal service are embracing the Daktylides’ unique brand of Greek hospitality at the Myconian Collection’s ten boutique properties, which include members of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Design Hotels and Relais and Châteaux. Guests experience warm, discreet, attentive service that is personalised for each and every visitor.
Founders of the Myconian Collection, the Daktylides family has been welcoming guests since George and Eleftheria opened their first hotel back in 1979. The group’s luxe hotels and resorts are now run by the couple’s four sons – Vangelis, Panos, Marios and Markos – who combine their international hotel training and expertise with the family’s legendary commitment to ‘hospitality from the heart’.
Vangelis Daktylides, who is the General Manager of the Myconian Ambassador Hotel, says for increasing numbers of travellers, the idea of luxury is changing. “Luxury can no longer be conveyed by exclusivity, precision and aesthetics alone. To experience the real thing, you need to encounter family connectedness and a shared ethos,” he said.
“Right from the beginning, The Myconian Collection has been a family affair,” said Vangelis. “When our father opened his first hotel, our mother made breakfasts for our guests, did their laundry and cleaned their rooms, while we helped set tables and serve meals, which enabled us to gain first-hand experience of the family trade.”
The Myconian Collection staff take the time to get to know guests and will suggest personalised experiences which make a trip to Mykonos an intimate, unforgettable, and Instagram-able holiday. “No two guests are the same, and no two Mykonos stays are either,” explained Vangelis.
Guests at the Myconian Collection enjoy access to the island’s most delectable dining experiences, indulgent spa treatments, blissful beaches, chic pools and lively bars, as well as beautiful rooms, suites and villas in which to truly unwind at the end of the day.
“Our five-star, personalised guest services range from collecting your shopping and unpacking your suitcase, to booking an afternoon on a charter luxury yacht, organising a private helicopter flight, or snaring an elusive table at one of the island’s hottest restaurants or authentic clifftop tavernas,” said Vangelis.
“We offer butler and chauffeur services, private island-wide transfers, champagne on arrival – even donkey rides to the beach for a romantic sunset dinner. We’ve spent decades fine tuning our own blend of exceptional service and good old-fashioned Greek hospitality, which is at the heart of both the Myconian Collection – and Mykonos itself,” Vangelis added.
These days, the Daktylides brothers are sharing the island’s strong local identify, and their heritage, with a new generation of guests, both through their commitment to outstanding personalised service, and their promise to nurture relationships with local producers, to share a true taste of Mykonos with hotel guests.
“Our restaurants are renowned for the paddock-to-plate culture founded by my father George, with chefs creating dishes using lamb and pork hand-reared on our family’s land, octopus caught exclusively for our chefs (and our own family) by one of the island’s most famous fisherman, Panagiotis, and vegetables and herbs grown right here in Mykonos,” said Vangelis.
The Myconian Collection properties offer so much more than the usual aesthetics of a luxury hotels, but Vangelis says it’s always the impeccable service that guests remember: “Of course we have high thread count sheets, luxury in-room amenities, stunning views and delectable local cuisine at our restaurants and bars, but above all our guests come back for the real, authentic local experiences of Mykonos, and the warm, genuine personalised service we offer to each and every visitor.”
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