Best place I have stayed! Owners are like family now, just would not stay anywhere but the Blue Bay. Views are wonderful and service is just beyond compare.

We stayed in the Blue Bay for two nights. The location was great; just a short walk from the harbor and town of Skala. The path to the Monastery is a quarter mile past town. Skala has shopping and several coffee houses, bars and restaurants.

The cost for the room was under 100 Euro per night and included a simple, but satisfying, breakfast. Our room overlooked the harbor. It had twin beds, a television, and small bathroom. The shower was small, but is typical for hotel rooms on the Greek Islands. The balcony off of our room was spacious and the view was amazing.

The Blue Bay family graciously attended to all of our requests and even picked us up from the ferry at 10pm on the night of our arrival.

We highly recommend Blue Bay Hotel.

I have just completed a little over one month on Patmos.

Through the Blue Bay Hotel I rented a well-appointed one-bedroom apartment with fantastic views at Meloi Bay, about 2km from Port Skala.

It is a short walk to the beach, has a covered patio with a great outlook to the sea and has good-sized rooms, including a kitchen and lounge.

Two restaurants are nearby, and it's about a 20-minute walk into town.

There's not cable TV, internet or phone, but that's not why I went there. You can get BBC World news via the antenna.

It's a perfect place to get some serious work done, and just as perfect to get away from it all.

I've also stayed at the Blue Bay Hotel twice. Several of the rooms have patios that overlook the entry to Port Skala harbor. It's relaxing to watch the boats, ships and yachts come and go all day.

Shops and restaurants are about a two-minute walk away. And staff excellent perfect English ....

David

When you get off the ferry, don't hire a taxi to take you to the hotel. You'll be embarassed. Blue Bay is just around the corner, 2 minutes max. And, hotel staff will probably be there to pick up your bags and drive you if you must, as they were for my wife and I. But we walked and it was a snap.

Everything was fine until we walked into the room. It was late, and we were tired. Upon entering the room, I blurted out "prison beds, what did we do to deserve this?" About a 3-4" mattress, thin sheets, thin blanket, and a thin pillow.

We travel a lot and are used to the European twin bed pushed together thing. But these have wood frames with wood foot boards. At 6'2", I'm used to my feet hanging off the end of the bed, but with the wood foot board, I couldn't. The result was an almost sleepless first night (booked two nights) and an aching back in the morning.

When I booked the hotel, I realized it was a good value and appeared to be the best accommodation I could find in Patmos. And it may be. If you're under six feet and don't mind sleeping on a thin mattress, then it's fine. Especially for the price.

There were no pictures on the walls in the room and the bathroom is exceptionally small with a small, stand-up only shower with a curtain around it and a handheld shower head. No shampoo provided. Hence, the "cell" feel.

That said, the view from the ocean-view room was spectacular and almost made up for the other shortcomings. Wow! Only downside of the view is you are at the harbor with ferries coming and going, so at times, it can be a little loud.

Speaking of loud, the walls are a little thin. We had a "loud talker" in the room next to us, obviously oblivious to the fact that some people go on vacation to relax and get a good night's sleep. And the door latches are loud and the doors hollow, so at night, when it's supposed to be quiet, the simple act of someone entering their room down the hall can be quite loud.

We had planned to spend two nights and take the day ferry to Kos but we ended up taking the 2:25am ferry to Kos the second night there. Just really needed a comfortable bed to sleep in.

I know I sound like a whiny, spoiled American tourist who expected too much from a low cost hotel. But, hey, I can't help to think if they put a few pictures on the walls, put decent mattresses on the beds, and installed "quiet lock" door locks, they'd have a real winner. Good news for them is they probably are the best hotel on the island. We rented a motor scooter and drove around the south side of the island and we didn't see anything that looked any better. At all.

The breakfast offered was mediocre but about what I expected for the price. And, no, I didn't complain. The Owner is so, so nice and accommodating. She's a real sweetheart and her son is so cute.

So, even with my misgivings, if you're going to Patmos, I do recommend this hotel. Just barely, but recommended nonetheless.