Travel This chic new Greek Island hotel will draw holidaymakers looking for quiet luxury and incredible food away from the throngs. Gilly Hopper is one of the first guests to check in Having opened in May, Gundari is Folegandros’ first five-star luxury resort. Embracing slow living, the low-lying 80-acre property on tranquil Folegandros’ southern coast is the brainchild of Australian Ricardo Larriera.

Reachable via dirt roads, the rustic, all-stone property is a soulful idyll in the Cyclades championing wellness, sustainability and gastronomy. Secluded Folegandros, an island less frequented than its attention-grabbing Aegean counterparts, like Santorini, is well suited to travellers seeking a more authentic (and certainly less crowded) Greek island experience . Without an airport or port accessible to large cruise liners, Folegandros has remained something of a secret — though whispers of it have been loudening in recent years.

Reachable via daily ferries from all major destinations in the Cyclades, I travelled from Santorini (50 minutes away by fast ferry) and broke up my journey with an overnight stay at Andronis Arcadia ( andronis.com ) in Oia, Santorini (enjoying supper at their Pacman Restaurant at sunset). Flight times and a relatively restrictive ferry timetable pending, an overnight stay may prove a wise choice.

For those who don’t want their plans to be dictated by these transport schedules, there’s also the option of a private helicopter transfer or privat.