My husband and I visited Greece in September and October 2006. We asked for 5 star properties as we have found in our past travels to Europe, that even many 4 star properties have been found to be unsuitable to us in terms of basic things, such as cleanliness, helpfulness and location. At the Princess of Mykonos, we paid extra to have a "sea-view" room. Unfortunately, this "sea view" was mostly obstructed by some outbuldings of the hotel as well as a luxury private home bult overlooking the sea, but in front of the "sea view" rooms of the hotel. The room was quite spacious and adequate, but the bathroom was microscopic and the shower was a crooked rod with a theadbare curtain which in no way served to contain the water produced with each shower. As a result, each day the bathroom and parts of the bedroom floors were soaked with water up to an inch high. The housekeeping staff did a good job of mopping this up, but in a supposed 5 star hotel, how much would a glass shower enclosure cost?!
There were not many people staying at the hotel during our visit as it was "shoulder season". They have a lovely salt water swimming pool and padded loungers which was very relaxing. We were usually the only ones there. Unfortunately, we were not informed that both the restaurant and the bar had closed for the season. At least the breakfast was quite good with a varied sampling of foods, including regular and chocolate croissants, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast etc. They also have a lovely outside terrace where you can have your breakfast should you choose to.
The thing that was most bothersome to us is that we did not know that this hotel is quite a ways from Mykonos town and the beaches. The bus service is erratic at best and there are not many taxis about and you are likely to be crammed into a cab with several other people, all going to different places. Everyone ends up paying for everyone else's ride!! Had we known, we would have chosen accomodation closer to Mykonos town as you really have to go there to dine each evening, All in all, in our opinion The Princess of Mykonos is a 3 star property at best. If this is the only "room in town" (actually out of town) then go for it, but otherwise choose somewhere else.

I loved the hotel, and the staff was pretty good too. It is very nice, the rooms were clean, and the view was great! There is also an Italian restaurant on the premises, the owner is Hannah, and she is a doll. They are a little over priced, for what is offered but what I recommend to you is ordering the Bruschetta as an appetizer and have her bring it to you by the pool and not sit at the restaurant itself. The Bruschetta was probably one of the best I ever had! I also ordered the pasta with seafood platter it was good, but none of my friends like what they ordered. We just kept ordering the Bruschetta the rest of the trip because if you are hungry and don't feel like going out, that is the only food at the hotel. However, there is a little restaurant about 200 feet from the hotel. I don't remember the restaurant name, but you walk down the hill and on you right side you will see a sign that says restaurant, it is the first restaurant on the strip. It wasn't that fancy but the food was very good. Try the Musakka =)
The problem I had with this hotel is it far from town. It is definitely a great day spot, but if you are young and want to go partying at night, GOOD LUCK finding a cab back! On the island of Mykonos there are only 38 cabs, and at night when all the clubbers go home you may wait up to 3 hours for a cab. You are thinking, I will just take a bus back, hummm nope! Buses stop at 2 and the party doesn't start until about 1. The problem is, most of the nice hotels are not in town, so you may have to choice, convenience or luxury =)

I worked with my travel agent to get a Deluxe hotel on the beach. My preference was the Ambassador or the Petasso or the Petasos. He told me that they were booked up and he booked me in the Princess of Mykonos. This hotel is nowhere near a substitute for the others. At this price range, it is a joke. For half the price you can get a hotel with a much better location. I have no clue how this is a # 10 ranking.

The stay started on the wrong foot. We specified on what ferry we were going to arrive from Santorini (where we stayed at the excellent Dana Apartments), but there was nobody to meet us. We got a cab which took us to the hotel. At the lobby, we were greeted by a big fake welcome by the porter, he then proceeded to pick up the smallest piece of our 3 piece luggage set (the one you can bring on the airplane as a carry on) leaving me to carry the other two pieces.

When we got to our room, our Sea Front room had a view of the Bar and a HUGE villa built right in front of the hotel. PLEASE BE WARNED, all the pictures of this place are BEFORE the villa was built, there is limited view of the sea. There is also more development going on right now, so who knows what it is going to be like for 2007.

When I turned on the air conditioning in our room, it proceeded to stream water on the floor. I went to lobby and asked for another room, and the pretty boy proceeded to throw up his hand and say what can he do, and made it sound like it is my fault I am of Greek background, and I know this shtick, and didn’t put up with it. After of 20 minutes of arguing, I got our new room. This is not how you want your stay to start at a hotel that is charging out these rates.

We continued to be under-whelmed by the service. For breakfast, they had only one person serving (really nice women). And I think she was the cook and cleaner also! When we went at 9:00, they would be out of cups and dishes, so you had to wait while she washed them. The breakfast itself was on the meager side, even for Greece. I am not a big eater, but this place charges and extra 30 EURO for breakfast, so I expect them to have enough china and the fare to be more than yogurt, cereal, and few hardboiled eggs. Also if they are running out of stock at 9:00, what is left for the late risers? They should also hire an extra person to help the poor girl out.

Agios Stefanos is a bad location. It is more of a bus stop than a town, with a small convenience store and 2 restaurants. It is on the north side so there is a howling wind. It is extremely unsafe to walk to the town. To get to the good beaches (Platis Yialos, Paradise) you have to take a bus into town, cross the labyrinth-like center and then take another bus to one of the beaches. This is a 3 hour exercise both ways.

The local beach is small and about 200 meters from the Hotel. Also it is next to a special port for the cruise ships to dock. In this respect, I do not consider the Princess to a “beach hotel” and it is not in town either. The worst of both worlds.

We complained to our travel agent about the hotel, and he said the island was booked, even though 2/3 of the umbrellas at Paradise Beach were empty.

On our third day, my girlfriend saw a postcard of a hotel with a stunning pool and great view of the Sea. It turned out Petasos Hotel at Platis Yialos. We jumped on the bus, went into the lobby and asked if they had any rooms. They had 3 available. We chose a room that was slightly run down, but a had a stunning view of the sea. And we saved 60% from the Princess! Not to mention the overall convenience of not having to spend 3 hours a day on a bus to get to a beach. We could have gotten a better deal if we walked around to a couple of the other hotels.

The Princess is a waste of time and money. It is not on the beach, and the beach it is near is not that good. It is not near the town for the night life, and it is isolated from the better beaches in the south. The staff is useless and lazy. On top of all this, it charges out on the high end. I wonder if my agent was getting a kick back.

We stayed at the Princess of Mykonos for the first three nights of our honeymoon. Since it was a little past the end of the busy season for them, we found the staff to be a little standoffish and not extremely helpful. Our room was very nice, though pretty plain and simple. The pool needed to be warmer- you couldn't really use it unless you wanted to freeze! Breakfast is awesome- they put up a really nice spread! All in all, we enjoyed our stay here but next time would stay a little closer to town or the beaches.