15 °CAbout Ios Island
Carrying a reputation as a party island, Ios is slowly but surely moving towards a more upscale market with new restaurants and shops opening every year.
Its one of the most upcoming island of Greece and has started focusing on a value for money destination that other islands can’t match.
Its innocence, originality and beauty will capture your heart within seconds.
Our hotel is located on the most popular beach of Ios Island, Mylopotas beach. The hotel literally sits on the beach and the distance from the main village is just 2 km and from the port 6 km. Although the village is within walking distance there is efficient public transportation and taxi service that can be organized from our guest relations department.
Ios island is located in the southern part of the Cyclades islands just 20 miles from Santorini and 35 from Mykonos. Ios is an ideal stopover for the island hoppers since it sits in the middle of these 2 famous destinations.
The closest international airports are JTR (Santorini), JMK (Mykonos), HER (Heraklion-Crete) and ofcourse the international airport of Athens (ATH).
Some useful links for bookings are www.openseas.gr and www.airtickets.gr
Awarded several times as one of the top ten beaches of Europe, Mylopotas is a beach that will stay in your memories forever. Taverns, Restaurants, mini markets, Souvenir shops are making this beautiful beach even more inviting, catering to all your needs.
The highlight of the beach is the variety of water sport activities that one can experience from one of the 4 water sports stations of the beach. Sailing, Windsurfing, banana or tube rides are only a small sample of the choices you can have. And in case you are a nature lover why not try your first scuba diving lesson at our specialized scuba diving school.
With over 36 beaches to visit by car – scooter or boat, Ios doesn’t let you sit on the same beach for a second day. But if you are not only interested baking under the Greek Sun there are lots of adventures you can have.
Visit the archeological site of “Skarkos” claimed awarded from EUROPA as the first Cycladic habitation or the Homers tomb and our archeological museums.
Ios is famous for its many footpaths to different beaches through hidden pathways few had the luck to discover. We provide special maps to find these hidden coves & beaches.
Other activities you could do would be to make a daytrip to one of the neighboring islands such as Folegandros or Santorini just to take a taste of another beautiful island.
Our Guest Relations team will make sure that will keep you busy no matter how much time you have to stay, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself extending your vacations.
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