Although the Hotel Portiani is not the most up to date or well appointed hotel, it has something about it that makes you love it. We felt instantly at home there, the staff are lovely and very helpful, (shout out to our lovely Orange Juice Lady who made us fresh orange every morning). We had a room at the back of the hotel so no view. but it was cooler and quieter than one of the port facing ones which we preferred. It was clean and very comfortable, especially the beds (not too hard as they often can be in Greece). They also provide you with nice quality beach towels to take out during the day in a handy drawstring bag, wish more hotels would do this. The main plus point of this hotel is the incredible array of food presented for breakfast (even when there was an overnight power cut. they still managed an unbelievable amount of food!) lots of Greek specialities both savoury and sweet, the usual cereal, yoghurt and fruit, breads, cakes, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and they will in addition make you any type of coffee you want, eggs and bacon etc, you are completely spoilt for choice! The location is also excellent as you are right in the main square, with taxis and buses outside and all the restaurants, bars and shops within short walking distance. Yes, there are probably more picturesque and luxurious places to stay, but if you want a great location and a friendly and comfortable base and you are spending most of your time out and about, you can't go wrong with the Portiani.