Patmos Paradise Hotel

Wonderful
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Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Amaizing views from the hotel on the Aegean Sea and the Kampos bayKindness of the all staffBig and warm poolQuiet area
  : Room for improvement re. the breakfast. More local and fresh products will be a real big plus

Good
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Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Patmos Paradise is a lovely 45-room hotel overlooking Kombos Bay. It's located just 10 minutes by car from the Port of Skala. The hotel is family-owned, a bit old-fashioned, but very well-maintained. It has a big swimming pool on a generous terrace overlooking the bay. You can walk down to the beach in abut 7 minutes. Kombos Beach has several beach establishments that rent sunbeds and umbrellas (10/person for the day) and a handful of tavernas for lunch or dinner, plus beach parling and a kiosk for "beach stuff" if needed. The Establishment at the end of the beach is the most "bling" with a (not cheap) excellent restaurant. The rooms are comfortable and well-appointed, each with a nice terrace/balcony. Housekeeping is stellar and they are generous with towels. The hotel has a nice bar/snack space on the main floor, open until midnight, where you can have a light lunch (club sandwiches, salads), snack or drink. The staff is very friendly, helpful and efficient many of the principal staff-members have been working there for a long time. When we stayed (early August) the clientele was primarily Greek, with a few French and Italian guests (and me, an American from Paris). Many guests return every year. We were VERY happy there and will certainly return. The hotel does need a bit of modernization, not for questions of comfort, per se, but to attract new, well-travelled guests in this world of fickle demanding travelers. Oh I almost forgot: the view is incredible form the rooms, from the breakfast room, from the pool .. you could spend the whole day just looking out at the island and the sea. A great place to stay for guests who have a car or motorbike and and want a calm place to which to return at the end of the day.
  : Our only negative comment (said with affection and humor): THE MUSIC! No Greek music (which may be a plus for some people) and a penchant for Apollonian (calm- also nice) but there is a difference between calm and soporific . The music was a bit depressing and sleep inducing (not great at breakfast).