A front, sea-facing room with a balcony in the Poseidonio was an excellent start to three days in Tinos. Couldn't believe our luck. It was as if we were staying in an advert - exactly like the photos online. And what views. Wow! Ok, the rooms are smallish, but they're spotless with bed-linen/towels changed daily and constant hot water, plus an A/C system that really works. The staff to a man (although the only man was the Mini-Bus Driver who picks you up from the nearby Ferries) were lovely. Warm, friendly and accessible. That includes the Breakfast lady who is fiercely proud of her honey dispensing machine, the two smiling young ladies with matching glasses who are always around and the helpful Receptionist. Sadly, names unknown.
I was asked why I was eating Rice Cakes at breakfast and not their bread, pastries and pies? I am a Coeliac, so these items are always out of bounds for me, but the next day I was presented with a loaf of Gluten-Free bread, especially ordered from the local baker, and they wouldn't even accept payment for it!
There's a huge choice of tavernas in the vicinity from cheap/cheerful to up-market, lots of shopping, and local buses stop opposite to great beaches all over the island. The atmospheric back streets of the old town have postcard views round every corner, not forgetting the impressive Church of the Virgin at the top of a steep hill where the faithful can be seen making the pilgrimage to the top on their hands and knees. Top class Tinos!