Mykonos: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

The Nimbus boutique hotel created by Airtec Constructions with Maeta Design is cosmopolitan and bound to tradition at once with an aesthetic attuned to Mykonos, past and future

Overlooking the crystal clear waters of Agios Stefanos beach, among the best known in Mykonos, the new Nimbus boutique hotel has been revisited with an elegant, minimalist remodeling by Airtec Constructions together with Maeta Design. This small jewel’s limited size offers optimal relaxation in total peace and quiet; Maeta Design adopted visual narrative methods combining contemporary style and the island’s tradition with top-notch luxury comfort. The use of black and white — a mark of modernity — alternates inside and outside, lending formal cleanli-

Hotel operator: Mykonos Nimbus Boutique Hotel Main contractor: Airtec Constructions Interior design: Maeta Design

Author: Manuela Di Mari Photo credits: courtesy of Nimbus Mykonos

ness and elegance. The contrast with the balconies’ rope pergolas creates an interplay of shadows on the forms of the facades, a clear reference to the island’s archaic architecture and great beauty. The feather in the cap of the hotel is the spectacular swimming pool with a view of the Aegean Sea as far as the eye can see. And there are different types of accommodation to choose from: Essential Rooms, Deluxe Rooms with private jacuzzi, Superior Rooms with sea views, and Junior Suites also with a sea view touched by the sea breeze. The interiors are respectfully simple and minimal, and light colors and white tones prevail, interspersed with the calm hues of the design furnishing meant to elevate the infinite shades of blue and green in the surrounding landscape. Maeta Design’s spatial design plays a fundamental role here, honed to reveal the full potential of the place and the resources of the design itself, joined with Airtec Constructions’s well-known real estate acumen.