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One&Only just opened its first resort in Greece on the Athens Riviera.
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Sophia Loren came to this luxurious, Athens-adjacent enclave in ‘57 to shoot a few movie scenes.
Jackie Onassis had a Glyfada villa in the ’60s.
But in 2021, there was just one luxury hotel, which, while promising, doesn’tmakea destination.
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So, I was back, two-and-a-half years later, to see the Riviera take shape.
We lingered at the black-marble show kitchen, where a chef was laser-focused on plating shrimp-and-tomato salads.
The residences, of which there are 18, have either two or three bedrooms.
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All room types come with complimentary breakfast and access to a host, available via WhatsApp 24/7.
Guests can also work with the concierge to charter a boat for a day sailing the Saronic Gulf.
I had a sumptuous 60-minute facial with liberally appliedAbeille Royaleproducts.
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The other was the Benaki Toy Museum.
The hotel has six accessible rooms four rooms in the main building and two bungalows.
Most of the common spaces are also designed to be fully wheelchair accessible.
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They were specifically chosen for their low-water requirements.
Location
One&Only is set directly on Asteras Beach.
If you head north along the Riviera, you’ll hit Glyfada Beach, followed by the in-the-worksEllinikonExperience Park.
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