Where to sleep: Hotel Alexandros or, if you want to spend more of your money: Patmos Aktis, directly at the beach.
Where to eat: in the classical Ouzeri Chiliomodi, Skala, the more upscale Restaurant of the Tarsanas Marine Club
What to do: Rent a scooter and explore the island and its beaches. Have a drink in the Taverna To Diakofto at sundown after your walk to the sandy beach of Psili Ammos. Visit the Monastery of St. John in Chora and and admire over 2000-year-old coptic fabrics in the monastery’s museum.
If you make a stop-over in Athens, don’t miss the stunning new Akropolis Museum, it is breath-taking.