Great location to be able to walk to both the downtown area where there are shops and restaurants as well as down to the beach. We went at the end of their tourist season (last week in October) so most of the places were already closed, but we still had a great time exploring Ios. The view from the room was amazing, especially at sunset. The local host also picked us up and dropped us off at the port so we didn't have to get a taxi which was super helpful!