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Hotels in Milos

There are a large number of hotels and rooms to rent on the island of Milos and of course I could not stay at all of them. The hotel I did stay at was the Hotel Portiani in the port town of Adamas and probably if I go back I will stay there again.

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Located on the waterfront, the Hotel Portiani appears to be the biggest building in town. It overlooks the main square and the fishing and excursion boats in the port. Our room was on the top floor and we shared an enormous terrace with about ten other rooms. By enormous I would estimate it is the size of a basketball court sliced length-wise. There were tables and chairs and giant umbrellas for shade and also some beach chairs that you see around pools that people tan at. No pool, sorry. But that did not matter. Since the hotel is only two stories tall it is a great palce to sit and watch the town come to life in the evening after exploring the island all day. It was also nice to come back after dinner and sit and watch the lights of the port and the late ferries arrive and depart.

Our room was comfortable, actually it was two rooms with  twin beds, a desk and closet and television in one and a small couch and table in the other. Besides the large terrace which was on the sea-side we also had our own balcony on the town side. The room was air-conditioned and had a great bathroom with the best shower in Greece (I feel like I have said that before about another place). But I liked this one so much I told Andrea we needed to put one exactly like it in our house in Kea. (We were in 208 in case you want to make sure you get the same room.) The sheets were changed everyday (I think.... if the bed is remade I can't really tell but they smelled clean. The towels were replaced every day and the large towels were actually large and not just large compared to the small towels.

The lobby of the hotel was another asset. Decorated with historical photos of Milos and a collection paintings of old Greek boats there are comfortable chairs and couches and a bookshelf full of disgarded novels and guidebooks that you can trade out with whatever you have finished reading. You can tell some interesting people have passed through there because I picked up a copy of Jim Garrison's 'On The Trail of the Assasins' and there was also a copy of John F Kennedy's 'Profiles in Courage'.( Maybe Oliver Stone had stayed there.)

The hotel has a breakfast buffet table that is well-stocked with island specialties, cakes, breads, lots of fruits, cheeses, rice-pudding, creme-caramel, fruit juices, water-melon pie (a Milos specialty) and a woman who will make you any kind of eggs you want. She will also make you any kind of coffee you like. Every morning we had a conversation with an older couple at the next table whose parents were born in Milos but moved to Zimbabwe. Every year they would come back to Milos for month for a family reunion and they told us facinating stories about the island and the people from Milos who had moved to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia back then). When you sit down at the table there is a piece of paper waiting called The Portiani Mornings which gives the date, the time of the sun-rise and sun-set, tells you which beach to go to for calm seas based on the direction of the wind, the temperature, some tips about what to see on Milos, a section that describes the unfamiliar food that might be on the buffet table, a cartoon and a final message reminding us to "...love and care for our environment".

To say the staff at the hotel Portiani was helpful is not giving the whole story. If there is a hotel manager anywhere in Greece who is more outgoing, more energized and friendler than Efthemia, I can't imagine her. She never stopped being helpful. Everyone there was very nice to us and made us feel at home. I really loved this hotel.

Booking Hotels in Milos

For rates and booking  information on the Hotel Portiani in Milos you can contact Aegean Thesaurus with this form.

As for other hotels in Milos visit www.hotelsofgreece.com/cyclades#milos or visit the Aegean Thesaurus Hotels pages.

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