I have plenty of bucket list hotels I've been desperate to check out. but the top of my list was Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas 5-star beach hotel in Agios Nikolaos, and this year I was lucky enough to check it out. Not only that, but I decided to take something of a small risk and head there with a man I'd been dating, at the time of booking, for a matter of weeks.
I'd read plenty of hype about the modern and upscale resort promising Michelin-quality dining, dreamy views and holistic healing, but I don't think I was fully prepared for the romance and luxury of the resort. What I imagined would have been a relaxed long weekend beach stay turned out to be near-Michelin quality fine dining, sundrenched cocktails and panoramic balcony views so stunning it could make any two people fall in love. And did it, you ask? It was definitely the most romantic few days of my life – and, spoiler alert, we're still together now three months later – but the real story is that it was this bayside hotel and all of its magic that I really fell in love with.
I checked into one of the resort's new premium suites. There are 26 in total and each one features an open-plan living room that leads to an outdoor dining area with uninterrupted cove views. Sitting and having a coffee in the morning and looking out over that view was an unparalleled bliss that I miss daily.
The Collection guests staying in the suites also get treated to Residents' Club services, meaning they get full access to the a.