Ikos Oceania stands on the Gulf of Toroneos in Halkidiki, where landscaped gardens run down to 350m of Blue Flag sand backed by fir trees. It opened in 2015 as the first house of the collection, with Ikos Olivia following the same year on the same gulf. The group still sets it out as the place the Ikos story began, and traces the name to the ancient Greek oikos, which it glosses as welcoming guests as family.
For the 2027 season the house will be redrawn in full. All 290 rooms and suites are to be redesigned, and the group describes the work as a new chapter drawn from Halkidiki’s heritage and from the meeting of forest and sea. By 2026 the collection ran to eight houses, six in Greece and two in Spain.
The ground
Six outdoor pools sit among the gardens, one of them an infinity pool, with paddling pools for children. Rooms begin at 32 square metres, with floor-to-ceiling windows onto a furnished terrace or balcony, and the suites start at 35 square metres. The largest are a pair of two-bedroom Deluxe suites at 95 square metres, each sleeping six; one takes a balcony and marble finishes in its en-suites, the other a private garden. One category is sited for its outlook alone: the Panorama Junior Suite looks over the Aegean to Mount Olympus. Deluxe Collection guests have their own pool and bar. Days outside the room run to tennis, mountain biking, introductory diving lessons, a beachside Pilates class and kids’ clubs run by childcare staff, with live music and Broadway-style shows in the evening.
At the table
Five, plus a Mediterranean buffet named Flavors: Ouzo for Greek cooking in an open-air setting, Fresco for Italian, Anaya for Asian, Provence for French and the Beach Club by the sand. Fresco is Ettore Botrini’s. The menu at Anaya, which reaches from Thailand to China and India, is Chef Thiou’s, and can be taken indoors or on the balcony. Provence sits in the garden and belongs to Pascal Barbot, whose Paris flagship is Astrance; what he has written here is southern French and deliberately simple, built on the ingredients. The Beach Club serves snacks and lunch under the pines through the day, then an à la carte dinner from 6.30pm. The stay includes 100 premium wines and every à la carte room. Anyone who would rather eat out has the Dine Out programme, which covers two tavernas nearby: Akti at Dionysiou Beach, 2 km away, and Erodios at Nea Moudania, 3 km. Of the five bars, the Lobby Bar keeps the longest hours, 9am to 1am, and the Adults Only Bar opens at 8.30pm.
The spa
The spa is Ikos Spa by Anne Semonin Paris, seven treatment rooms with an indoor heated pool and a thermal suite beside them. The spa opens every day from 8am to 8pm and is included for adult guests of the house; the treatments themselves, and the hair and nail salon, are charged. Guests are asked to arrive 45 minutes before a treatment and begin in the thermal suite, which holds a steam bath and a sauna, and appointments are made through the spa reception. The fitness studio is open around the clock.
Getting there
The airport is Thessaloniki, 50 km, about 40 minutes by road. The nearby town is a walk along the beachfront. For the rest of Halkidiki, the Local Discovery programme lends an electric MINI Countryman for touring the peninsulas, and includes museum entry under a Culture Pass.
Who is this for
Oceania suits a traveller who wants a week at one address and little to arrange: a swim before breakfast, a different dining room each evening and the choice of staying put or driving out. The suites take three to six, so it works as a family week. Windsurfing is on the beach. Around the house, Halkidiki is forest, long stretches of soft sand and traditional fishing villages, and its three peninsulas hold ancient sites, caves and coves that a day’s drive will reach.
