The honest review of Amanzoe

Our October stay was one of the most beautiful resort experiences I know, and the villa itself had zero visible wear despite the price we paid.

We drove up from Athens and the last stretch alone was worth stopping for. Our pool villa was spacious, calm, and clearly well maintained, with nothing decorative for the sake of it. The service was consistently excellent and our four-year-old was treated with real warmth everywhere, including the restaurants. Breakfast was excellent and the pool pavilion by the Japanese restaurant was a genuine highlight.

Of all the Amans I've stayed at, this was the best one, though I'd say three days is the right amount of time here rather than eight.

The location isn't amazing beyond day trips to Hydra and Spetses, so eight nights felt like too much unless you just want to hole up at the resort. I went in expecting the food to be bad given what I'd read, but the Greek and Continental restaurant exceeded my expectations, and breakfast was excellent. The Japanese restaurant wasn't amazing, though I live in Asia so my bar is high.

I switched a prepaid massage and got told it was essentially my problem, then got charged 8 euros for a coffee offered during the visit.

I'd prepaid for a spa treatment before arriving and simply asked to swap it once I got there and discussed options with the therapist. Instead of just handling it, I was met with an unhelpful attitude. Then I noticed an 8 euro charge for a coffee that had been offered to me during the visit. It wasn't really about the money, it was the lack of flexibility and the way the whole thing was handled.

This exceeded every expectation I had, the property is stunning and the service felt effortless from start to finish.

The setting alone, with those views of the Peloponnese coastline, made the stay feel peaceful in a way I wasn't expecting. The staff were warm and attentive without ever making it feel like a performance. Our villa was spacious and private, luxurious but calming rather than showy. It's one of the most memorable hotel stays I've had and I'd go back without hesitation.

After years of travel this is finally the jewel in the crown, perched on a hilltop with a beach club I'd go back for on its own.

Six nights felt like exactly the right amount of time up on that hill, looking at the ocean the whole stay. The beach club food was healthy, Mediterranean, and delicious, but the real reason to come back is the service: everyone works to make sure you're having a great time without making a thing of it. It's built to be relaxing and it succeeds completely.

So much here was genuinely excellent, but the food didn't match the rest of the hotel and the beach is over an hour's walk away.

The architecture is stunning and the rooms are extremely spacious, with service that matched. The beach club is beautiful and we had great lap pool options, one heated to about 82 degrees. But the food fell short of everything else on property, the walk to the beach is genuinely over an hour, and the mini bar snacks need serious improvement.

This is without a doubt the best hotel I've stayed at in my life, and I can't wait to go back.

From the moment we arrived it was pure serenity. The staff were genuinely warm and attentive without being intrusive, and they made me feel cared for rather than just served. Our room was enormous and impeccably designed, and the architecture, classical Greek but modern, is breathtaking from every angle. It felt like a sanctuary suspended between the sky and the sea.

Our engagement here was made totally seamless by the events team even when the weather forced them to move our private dinner indoors at the last minute.

Every angle of this hotel is picture perfect, and our pavilion room was massive, decorated with flowers and petals and stocked with cookies and chocolates on arrival. The staff helped set up a proposal in their amphitheater, and when the weather turned, they rebuilt the entire plan indoors without missing a beat, taking us for drinks while they reset the venue. The food was good, not amazing, and breakfast was the highlight, though I'd skip the hash browns.

This is our fifth Aman on three continents and it's my favorite for its design and staff, with a couple of minor service hiccups quickly made right.

The scenic drive up from Athens through wildflower valleys set the tone. We were greeted by the GM himself with champagne, fruit and cheese waiting in the room. The architecture plays beautifully with natural light on the hillside, and the staff had a real authenticity we hadn't experienced traveling at this level before. We hit a couple of very minor service hiccups right after the season opened, and the team went well out of their way to make it right.

The rooms here are the largest of any Aman I've visited, but about half the food I ate over four days was mediocre for what we're paying.

Every room comes with its own plunge pool and two of everything, which I loved. The beach club kept me entertained for three straight days without ever getting boring, and the service around the resort matched what I'd expect from an Aman. But the food let it down: overcooked shrimp at the beach BBQ, overcooked octopus at the beach club, and hash browns that didn't taste like potatoes even after they remade them. Nura at the beach club was the one restaurant that consistently delivered.

We weren't allowed to switch rooms, our late check-out was denied without explanation, and we felt like we were constantly being upsold.

The dining quality was poor for what we paid, and the airport transfer took far too long and wasn't even included in the price. Throughout the stay, the staff's focus seemed to be on pushing additional products rather than looking after us. I wrote to the hotel afterward about all of this and never got a response.