There are many wonderful things about a stay at the Ida Hotel. The property is very clean and you constantly see employees cleaning every area of the hotel. It is centrally located (right on the town square and a very short walk to beach), the staff is very friendly and helpful, the pool area is great, and overall the food was good, with a couple of understandable exceptions. The one tourist thing that we booked through a staff recommendation via a "personal connection" was a Turkish bath. It was awful so I recommend resisting any "insider advice" from the staff and booking excursions through the local tour companies instead, where we had much better results in terms of quality. Our best experience was a boat tour where you spend the day visiting different places to swim and enjoy the absolutely beautiful water. The rooms at the Ida Hotel are utilitarian but fine. Our biggest issue was that you can't run the A/C when you leave the room so it takes a long time to cool down the room after a long day out, which can make for uncomortable conditions as you try to go to sleep (and uncomfortably cold conditions later at night). We also learned that you need to bring your own beach towels - not only to the Ida Hotel - but the entire town. Even with any imperfections, we enjoyed our stay and, especially consdiering the very reasonable cost, it's an excellent value.