Mare Monte

Perfect hotel, close to the beach, family run and cosy. The rooms are cleaned daily and there is parking nearby.

You just need to cross the road for the beach and all of the restaurants, car rentals and a market is located in the port.

Great location to the beach, port and food! Rooms were clean and well maintained. Owners are really kind & made the space feel like home! Would highly recommend! :)

Ιδανικό για οικογένειες και ζευγάρια που θέλουν πιο ηρεμία.....να ξυπνάνε και να χουν μπροστά τους την θάλασσα και όποτε θέλουν να κάνουν και το μπάνιο τους στην πισίνα!!!!Καθαρά δωματιΑ .....όχι πολύ καλό πρωινό αλλά ακριβώς δίπλα φοβερό μαγαζί που τρως όλες τις ώρες!!! Όλα κοντά και βολικα!!! Πήγα πριν 5 χρόνια αλλά ελπίζω να πάω ξανά γιατί είναι πολύ όμορφο νησάκι η Ιος ,!!!!

We had the best time at Mare Monte - decent rooms with a lovely balcony overlooking the pool that an amazing place to take a dip and catch the sun when the nearby beach was too windy. Room cleaning every day left the room spotless and was unobtrusive and occurred at convenient times

5 minutes walk from the port on flat ground (so easy to take luggage), and right next to Yalu beach and amazing cafes/restaurants and sunbed locations on one of the most beautiful and non crowded beaches in Ios, despite its convenient location

While the property shows some age, the owners are absolutely on top of everything and provide incredible service - with them even coming within 2 minutes at 1am to fix our lock when the key got stuck - he worked for 1.5hours non stop to fix it while we went for a night out. They were also very nice and said hello/goodbye to us each time but were not overbearing, and happy to give us recommendations

Important to note: all the negative reviews about the owners are from a while ago, but this place was recently acquired in the last few months by a lovely couple

If you love cats this is definitely the place for you, so many cute cats and kittens including Coco, Luna, and Kylie, and the owners are big animal lovers so the cats are clean, happy, and vaccinated - unlike some stray cats on the island that you can’t tell if they’re safe

Overall the best place I could imagine for a week in Ios. If you are solo or a couple, it’s easily the most convenient place while also being beautiful and knowing you are in good hands. 9.5/10

classic greek hospitality by the lovely couple of Katerina and Lambros. Their hospitality and energy was so much more than I asked for.

Enjoyed the beach and easy access.to the rest of.beaches and up the hill to Chora that is only 5mins riding my scooter.

super close to the ferry port and nearby 3-4 other bars, restaurant and cafes.

Easy to rent car nearby and gas station.

Has small private common pool.

Would definitely come again and highly recommend

We arrived early at Mare Monte, they let us keep our things there before check in and right off the bat we felt like family. The location is amazing, you couldn’t be closer to the beach food or drinks! And Kat always had the best recommendations for dinners and drinks! It was a fabulous experience! The flowers were also in bloom which made it that much more magical!

For this room and location this price is a steal.
Also besides that the host is amazing. Very kind and helpful. We also had nice evenings with a beer and great talks together.
Great memories were made. Thanks lovely!

I am a fussy Australian tourist and have stayed in many hotels as a DN for the last few years. I can not understand the low rating for this place, and I can only assume that there is new ownership because I could not fault the hotel. Not only is this place beautiful, comfortable, and clean, but you are literally opposite the gorgeous beach and 300m from the port, bakery, cafes, and supermarket. My bed and pillows were comfortable, showers were hot, and the balcony had a gorgeous overlook of mountains and sea. Caterina, thank you for your wonderful Greek hospitality. You will see me again.

Hidden gem, beach just across the road, a 4 min walk to port and bustop. Clean, comfy bed, and Caterina is the most friendly and helpful host and will help with anything.... Great pool and beautiful gardens. Great little bar next door for snacks and drinks