This was my fourth time visiting Ios, but my first time staying close to the port as I couldn't get anywhere on Mylopotas beach. I knew Yialos Ios was in a great location, having walked past it on previous trips - just 5 minutes from the port and Gialos beach. Despite its central location, the hotel is quiet and feels like an oasis of calm with a lovely spacious pool area, plenty of sunbeds and room to relax. The staff are very friendly and always available, whether to make a drink at the bar, provide towels for the pool or answer any questions about the island. The walk up to Chora is steep, but not unpleasant unless you attempt it in the middle of the day. Otherwise, be prepared for a sweaty 15 minutes of hard cardio. There is a bus stop just opposite the hotel, though, and it's only €1.60 to ride up to Chora (or the same price to continue to Mylopotas). Overall, I had an enjoyable stay. However, for feedback, there were things I found a bit frustrating and could definitely be improved to justify a 5* review. Firstly, the air-conditioning in my room (39) was weak, even on full blast. The unit being situated above the door also meant that the air did not blow over the bed, so you didn't feel the benefit of it when sleeping. Secondly, the breakfast selection, while typical of a Greek hotel, was not quite of the quality I was expecting based on the rest of the hotel - the coffee machine made very average coffee; the orange 'juice' is made from concentrated syrup and was very sickly unless you added water; the Greek yoghurt is not proper yoghurt (it tasted a bit like paper for some reason). It was all edible and the cakes were nice, but could have been better. Thirdly, it would've been nice to have tea/coffee facilities in the room to not spend money on them at the pool bar when you need that afternoon caffeine hit. Lastly, rooms on the ground floor seem to have a problem with ants - I spoke to another guest who had the same experience, that the ants get in under the balcony door and through the front door so that you can't leave any shoes or mess on the floor unless you want ants in them. The cleaners always got rid of them during the daily room service, but eventually, they returned.