Patmos Island Hotels

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Hotel Villa Zacharo: **hotel with *****owners

Although the hotel is located very close to the port of Skala the owner of the hotel Zacharo Koutlaki picked us up and dropped us off at the ferry boat. It is surrounded by terraces (shadowed as well) gardens and flowers, some of the rooms have a view of the Monastery of St. John on the hill above Chora.

Skala with its restaurants, shops, travel agencies is on walking distance and there is a bus stop (for a visit to the cave and monastery) just in front of the hotel.

Our room was basic, but spacious and very clean, with all amenities (TV, airco, telephone); the bathroom is a little bit small. We had a balcony with view of Skala and surrounding area.

Breakfast is OK and you can ask what you do want to eat; if possible the family Koutlaki will manage to fulfil wishes.

We got a discount on the normal price and paid € 35,- for a double room per night; breakfast is € 5,- per person.

Unique Quality: Hotel Villa Zacharo is just a small hotel with only 8 rooms.
The owners are so friendly and helpful; they did their utmost to make our stay unforgettable. And we have to admit: they succeeded !!

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Website: www.villa-zacharo.gr
• Written July 17, 2007

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• Elenitsa
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Katerina Pansion: Kindness personified

There are two sets of "Katerinas" in Skala - Katerinas Rooms and Apartments and Katerina's Pansion - we stayed at the latter.

Maria Panayiotakis has two establishments - one in Netia (studios and rooms) and 3 rooms above her house at the top end of Konsolato. This is where we stayed - our room was huge and well kept, although simple. The 3 rooms share two bathrooms (one with full bath), although when we visited Maria's daughter Katerina was occupying one room and us the other so we effectively had a private bathroom. They also share a beautifully airy marble floored "saloni" with cane furniture - lovely to sit in in either bad or very hot weather.

Marvellous!

Update - 2008 - no change, except that the dogs weren't around! :(

Unique Quality: The sunsets over Hochlakes were amazing, as was the view to the monastery, but what makes this accommodation is Maria herself. She is an incredibly hospitable and kind lady, who would appear with Greek coffees for us, or water and a "spoon sweet". You know that you've settled in somewhere when you know the names of the dogs (woof to Iohanna and Irma!)

Our room was cleaned EVERY day and it's the first time in Greece that I haven't had to buy a loo roll during my stay!)

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: Top of the narrow street to the left off the Delfini Hotel - no signs though - best to call!
• Website: http://patmosinfo.gr/pansionkaterina/english.html
• Written November 12, 2006

Maria's is centre with the red ground floor roof

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• BlackSheeper
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