The panel also stated that the manner in which “the indoor-to-outdoor experience makes the most of the location particularly caught the judges’ eyes.” The Romanos was the first hotel to open in Navarino Dunes, the initial phase of Costa Navarino, a collection of luxurious eco-resorts that will extend along Greece’s Peloponnese coast.
The setting is magnificent: to one side ancient reinstated olive groves and mountains; to the other untouched dunes garlanding a beach that sweeps around the Bay with the Ionian Sea beyond. The Romanos Presidential Suite is a confluence of all that this location has to offer. The Suite is located at the farthest end of the hotel in its own grounds. Its 640 sq metres, across three levels, include a thalassotherapy and sauna suite, a gym, a master bedroom with two dressing rooms, two further bedrooms and butler’s quarters.
Outside, the pool gives onto a series of decks to provide
light or shade and a range of glorious views; a private sandy beach has been created extending down
to the dunes. Gently flowing water connects outdoors with the interior channelled from the pool into the ground floor where it circulates the stairwell and lift.
The two principle areas on the ground floor are the sitting room and dining room with its stunning double-height volume soaring to a gallery accommodating the study under a traditionally crafted exposed timber roof. Throughout, the walls are finished in alternating layers of polished and textured creamy stucco achieving a smart and very subtle envelope. Flooring is a dark oak timber, fabrics are natural linens, cottons and silks in neutral tones and the furniture is modern and sleek.
The three bathrooms are in off-white Greek marble and off-white mosaic with the finest bronze details. The curated artwork, which explores the region’s ecology, is all by young Greek artists with the exception of a collection of 18th Century prints in the dining room that depicts the nearby fortress town of Koroni.
MKV Design is a London-based interior design practice that specialises in the luxury international hotel and resort sector. Working with owners, developers and leading global hotel groups, MKV develops outstanding, individual solutions that distinguish its projects and ensure they serve the test of time. The practice is also sensitive to local history and culture and, because it appreciates that beautiful hotel interiors are both art and business, maximum effort is put into interpreting clients’ goals and market
trends in a creative but, at the same time, financially viable way. Founded by Maria Vafiadis over a decade ago, the practice’s portfolio encompasses chic urban hotels, grand historic establishments, business hotels and new-build resorts that reflect a genuine interpretation of architectural and
geographic reference.
Current/recent projects include The Romanos Luxury Collection and Westin, Costa Navarino, Greece; Hotel Schweizerhof, Bern; Hotel Royal-Savoy, Lausanne; Hotel Palace Burgenstock, Switzerland; the Angsana Santorini for Banyan Tree; a new Regent hotel in Abu Dhabi; Elea Golf Club Cyprus; The Alcron and Lannova hotels, both in Prague; the refurbishment of The Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh; and MKV’s second Radisson Blu in Johannesburg. Additional information can also be found at www.mkvdesign.com.
The prestigious European Hotel Design Awards, held annually in the UK, recognise the outstanding achievements of architects, designers, operators and developers of hotels. The awards – now in their 13th year - are judged by an expert panel, including prominent travel editors and industry professionals, and are part of The Sleep Event, Europe’s leading hotel design and development forum. For further information and hi res images, please contact:
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