Francesco's is absolutely the best place to stay when in Ios! Your stay in Ios starts off with a welcome shot at the bar in the evening, before heading out on a night of boozing and dancing along the club/pub area. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful- they changed our lightbulb, fixed our water heater problem, and brought us toilet paper, (all really quickly!) A lot of youngsters stay here so you will definitely meet people and make friends. Be sure to hit the clubs at night, but not before 12:30 because it may not be buzzing! Have some drinks before heading out and enjoy a nice late dinner before...

Francesco and his wife are really nice people- Maria is amazing and so helpful! She helped us with another accomodation we had made in Santorini and apparently makes homemade yogurt in the high season that is unbelievable! ( unfortunately, we were too early to sample some ! :( maybe next time!)

Francesco's drives you to and form the port and they will help you with your luggae- 3 girls+ 3 large bags= not much fun.... so this was deinitely a plus

Breakfst is unfortunately not inclluded, but with all the late night partying and afternoon wake-ups, this wasn't really missed

I stayed in Francescos last summer with three of my best friends, the service was amazing with Matt (an aussi guy) picking you up and droping you back at the port and Francesco and his wife Maria making our stay unforgetable! We decided we wanted to stay longer than we had reserved and Maria sorted it all out even though it was the height of the season! As other reviews mention the terrace bar was amazing..overlooking the harbour and provided the scene for unforgettabe times, i would recommed it to anyone so much so that we are returning again this summer!

My hubby & I stayed @ Francesco's 9/19-23. It was way better than any of these reviews could describe. We got a 3 bed room with a huge balcony & view of the sea/port for 30 euro a night. The room was clean & quiet.
We met some of the nicest, coolest travelers, & had a great time. The days go like this, wake up @ 12, eat breakfast, go to the beach at 13, dinner @ 20, go the hotel bar @ 21:30 for the welcome shot, 0000 go to the Blue Note, then out til 4+ going crazy!
Francesco & Maria are great & they really take care of their guests. They go over & beyond what you would expect. I would recomend this place to anyone who is looking for tons of fun!

I have never written a review for tripadvisor before but having stayed in Francescos I felt I had to. 6 of of us stayed at Francesco in 2 rooms. The staff (mostly austrailian) were so helpful and nice. They picked us up from the ferry and dropped us back aswell. I think we were expecting the usual run of mill dingy hostel but couldnt believe it when we arrived.
All rooms were large, modern and very clean - with full aircon which was a big bonus. Our sheets and towels were changed everyday which you dont usually get in a hostel so we were pleasantly suprised!every night we would head down to the terrace bar and have a good few drinks, meet loadsa people and generally have a good time. Francesco, who also owns the nearby club called Blue Note would then shepard the entire hostel off to his nightclub.
It was brilliant. Ios is not the usual tacky resort that you would get in southern Spain or the Canaries, its amazing - if you go to Ios, take a trip to Santorini. the views were gorgeous. Best holiday i ever had!