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The Apollo Pavilion is a lovely oasis of peace and calm in the centre of this wonderful town. It is situated in a quiet little lane 3 minutes from the port and main shopping street, surrounded by gardens and allotments.||||The hotel was spotlessly clean, cool and welcoming. Our room had everything we needed for our 8 night stay, was well maintained and a lovely cool, peaceful place to return to after a day's activities.||||We had 8 great nights sleep, with only the occasional rooster crowing (well it is Greece and I wouldn't want it any other way) to remind us of where we were.||||Best of all however is the lovely owner Lucy, who from my first contact via email, to us saying goodbye when we left, exuded true philoxenia and made us feel very welcome and eager to share all the information we needed about the island.||||We shall return to both Myrina and The Apollo Pavilion, both were great finds and an experience that need to be repeated - and soon.||||For what it's worth, here are my 3 tips for enjoying your stay even more :-||1. If you fancy a walk, the lovely chapel of Panaghia Kakaviotissa (the chapel in a cave) is about an hours walk from the hotel. It is about 60% gently uphill, but really worth it. Find the small hospital ( about 5 mins from hotel), keep that on the left of you and walk up past it and round a curve in the road, after about 200mtrs there is a dirt road off to the left with a handwritten sign to the chapel. Follow this dirt road, cross over the ring road and then start the gentle climb following the dirt road. Eventually you'll come to a manmade shelter and some steps cut into the rock - follow these steps and the chapel is 20mins from there - stunning.||||2. If you're up and about early (5am ish), come out of the hotel onto the cobbled street, turn left and walk up to the main shopping street and you'll see the castle deer when they come down to look for food - a beautiful sight.||||3. get a car and go explore - the roads were great quality, pretty empty and easy to navigate around. The beaches and ancient sites are fantastic ||1.