Patmos Reviews -General

Nature in Patmos is very nice. This is the top on the island. Beaches could be better organized, like have showers, toilets and changing cabins. Rent a scooter for 2 days to visit the whole island (34 sq km) at your own pace and stop wherever you like, the views are wonderful. The monastery and the city of Chora are really beautiful, people on Patmos are very nice, everything is peaceful and authentic. The meals are cheap and delicious, especially the fish at Grigoris Grill in Skala. Service could be improved, some waiters seem to be really slow. I would recommend to stay for 3 or 4 days and then hop to another island. Book the best hotel you can get. Maybe the Balcon apartments is a good choice, although we didn't have room there. A small airport would also help a lot because ferry trip from Athens is very long and you waste valuable time in ferries, when you can actually spend a little more money on air tickets and be more comfortable. Also improve connections to other close islands, especially in summer. We wanted to go to Ikaria but there was no ferry and the islands are very close.