Within walking distance of both the National Historical Museum and Parliament Square, xenodocheio Milos is the place to rest your head after a day weaving through the Grecian capital. Past the hubbub of the city and its popular neighbouring cafés spilling out into the sunshine, find an oasis of tranquillity to recharge amidst sleek and sophisticated décor. Paired-back elegance spares guests superfluity thanks to Estiatorio Milos’s enduring ethos of ‘iconic simplicity’.

Dating back to the first restaurant of its kind in 1976, less has always been more for founder Costas Spiliadis, whose culinary artistry centres around using only the best ingredients, so nothing more than a subtle finesse is needed to draw out the finest flavours. Of course, dining is integral to a stay here. Estiatorio Milos commands the hotel’s ground floor with its delectable dishes, from à la carte breakfasts to well-salted seafood. No matter the time of day, a sense of warm hospitality fulfils the Greek philosophy of philoxenia, meaning ‘friend to stranger’, or, to xenodocheio, making a stranger feel right at home.