KentMadmum
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Have been coming to the Greek Islands for the last forty years bewitched by its charm, and this must be the best Greek hotel we have stayed in. |Here for a wedding we discovered Ios itself is a lovely island, despite living up to its young party reputation in Chora town, there are plenty of establishments and spots to avoid if that’s not you and this is certainly one of them. |The hotel is faultless, and the staff are its crowning glory. From the welcome through the whole stay the team are brilliant. |The setting - the view is amazing, 5 mins walk from Chora town and a little longer walk down to the port. A regular bus service runs from the port, past the hotel, to Chora and through to the beaches and town the other side, for just 2 euros stopping wherever you ask! |The food - amazing! The breakfast is perfect, a la carte and buffet of a variety of homemade Greek food , carefully nurtured by the chef so it looks impeccable right up to the 11.00 am cut off time. The daytime menu is lovely and good value, and Grandmas restaurant food is also fabulous, albeit high end food for a high end price but worth trying. |The Staff, - everyone takes pride in their work and is very helpful, from the cleaners, reception staff, pool/restaurant team. We will always remember Karima and her warm sense of humour to us her “naughty crowd”, and Chris, the bar manager, who was a wizard with his ingredient knowledge and ability to make some lovely cocktails, as well as Christina at brekkie. |The rooms - the bed was very comfortable and the shower pressure perfect. The only downside was that our room was very “cosy”, although I was expecting that it would have been good to have more storage even if the beside blocks had a draw. Tip if you can, go for a larger room option. |This is a fabulous establishment enjoy your stay it’s impossible not to.