The most popular season is from May until September. Hotels are graded from 1 to 5 suns and guest-houses are graded from 1 to 3 diamonds . The greater the number of suns or diamonds, the higher the grade achieved. All hotels are inspected and graded annually.
All rooms have en-suite bathrooms and there is a heated swimming pool.
It is open between early April and late October. There are over 200 guest-houses on the island, some offering bed, breakfast and evening meals, others just bed and breakfast. Despite the large number of establishments, advance booking is recommended as many guest-houses are not open throughout the whole year. See Hotels above. There is limited self-catering accommodation registered with the Tourism Department.