Villa Alekmu

Seeing is believing when you vacation at Villa Alekmu, a private estate with a panoramic cobalt sea view, located in Kounoupas, near the south coast of the exclusive Cycladic island of Mykonos, in the heart of the Aegean Sea. This simply stunning property is built on five thousand six hundred square metres of private land, with landscaped gardens populated with one hundred year old olive trees, Egyptian palms, extensive vineyards, and a Bostani, where you can pick your own fruit and veg. The eight hundred square metres of accommodation is made up of the main house, three separate guest houses, staff quarters, and a private church.
The villa has eight spacious en suite sea-view bedrooms, and can accommodate up to eighteen guests in some comfort and a lot of style. The property is perfect for a large family gathering, friends’ sharing, or to host a special celebratory event, including wedding blessings. The estate has an easily accessible paved road that leads to private parking spaces for up to ten cars. Villa Alekmu comes with complimentary Wi-Fi and air conditioning throughout, an internal and external sound system, and smart televisions in all the bedrooms.

This incredible architect-designed property had been constructed out of classic Cycladic white-washed walls, and local stone hewn from the cliffside. The interiors complement the exterior, with internal Cycladic stairways, with lots of curved walls and contemporary furnishings. The elegant décor is all white, with subtle hues of maritime blues, natural light wood furniture, and the French doors, that give access to the many terraces, have billowing white curtains, letting in lots of natural light, and cool sea breezes. The sea view terrace is host to an inviting beach entry style one hundred and forty seven square metres private pool, and smooth stone pathways will take you to church and the other independent properties and mature gardens around the estate.
Enter the villa at the ground floor level, where you will find a large-scale traditional Cycladic home, that takes holiday living to another level. The living area has a unique sofa configuration that can seat up to twenty five guests, and has a smart television and sound system. There is a sophisticated dining table that can seat up to twelve, which is adjacent to the indoor bar with four stools, and a wine cellar, perfect for preparing cocktails. The bar is connected to a fully equipped professional kitchen with an independent entrance and supply ramp. The kitchen connects to both the internal and external dining areas, the separate outdoor stone-built barbeque, and the pool terrace. The adjacent laundry room has storage closets, a washing machine, and a family-sized fridge.

There are two en suite double bedrooms for use by the villa’s staff, and a useful guest cloakroom completes this floor. Take the internal staircase to the first floor where you will find a second seating space, with sofas to host up to fifteen people, and a very handy shared coffee station with access to a large sunset sea view balcony. There are four double bedrooms, all with queen size beds, closets, desks, televisions, and sea views. Two of the bedrooms can interconnect, and they all have varying independent access to the lounge, terraces, balconies, and the parking plot. The magnificent master bedroom occupies the whole of the second floor and has a hallway, a separate seating area, a bedroom with a king-size bed and further seating, an en suite bathroom with two basins, a walk-in shower, and a huge balcony with stunning panoramic sea views. The other three bedrooms can be found in independent houses across the estate. Church House has a seating area for ten, its own small garden with a barbeque, sea views, and a furnished en suite bedroom with a king-size bed. The Garden House has a small living area for four, a kitchenette with a fireplace, a private patio with a barbeque, a double bed, and single sofa beds, with access to the Bostani. The Vineyard House has a kitchenette, a seating area for two, and an en suite bedroom with a queen size bed, with super sea views.

The estate is host to the most superb sea view stone terrace, with a huge private swimming pool, surrounded by twelve sun loungers, four large double day beds and lazy day hammocks. The side yard is the coolest spot on the estate protected by eucalyptus trees and home to a children’s playground. The Front Yard has olive groves, vineyards, and the Bostani, where you can pick your own fruit and veg, and where you can practice your ping pong on the table tennis table, as well as a seating area for twelve. At the top of the hill is the Greek Orthodox church, with unique sunset views over eleven Cycladic islands. The church can hold a wedding blessing ceremony for up to twelve guests and host a reception for up to one hundred and fifty on the property.

Take your pick as to where you would like to dine. There is an alfresco dining area with two tables, that can seat up to twenty five guests, with its own sound system, a sixty nine inch smart tv, and access to the pool and barbeque. The Votsalo Sunset Lounge by the pool has two dining tables to seat twenty, and is perfectly positioned with the best sunset views. The Camara Pool Lounge seats twelve, and is ideal for a post swim wind down. No stay in Mykonos is complete without a barbie, enjoy freshly grilled local delicacies cooked on the traditional wood stove barbeque, with an alfresco dining table for thirteen, and direct access to the kitchen, wine cellar, and pool, and of course those azure sea views.