For our honeymoon, we chose to stay at Calilo as part of a tour of Greek islands including Ios, Santorini, and Crete. We should have just stayed the entire time at Calilo.
First off, I'd just recommend having them pick you up from the port in one of their vehicles. Yes, unfortunately it costs around 80 euros, but you'll pay that for a taxi too. Once you arrive you'll see it's just on a gorgeous piece of property. It has its own private beach and you're guaranteed to have your own cabana, which is crucial in the intense heat. The beach is probably the best on Ios.
The room we stayed in was one of the better ones, with a couple private pools. Many of the rooms do, so you don't have to stay in one of the super fancy ones if you don't want. Just be careful since some of the rooms butt up against the beach, so if you're in one of your private pools, other guests going back to their rooms may be able to see you.
Breakfast is just such a good meal. They have a nice buffet but then they have a ton of a la carte items that you can order too... order the French Toast. It's unbelievable. It was so good I told the manager (who's always around and smiling by the way) that I would probably need 9 pieces the next morning. So when we went to breakfast that next day and ordered the French Toast, they brought out a huge pile since the manager remembered what I had said jokingly the day before. They were even fine not having us finish it there and they sent it back up to our room. So awesome.
They take such good care of you here. There's really no reason to do anything else here besides go to the beach, enjoy breakfast, and use your private pools at night.
You should know that it's a luxury resort, so be prepared to spend some money while you're there. But trust me, the prices are worth it. We're definitely going to go back for an anniversary of some kind because it was the nicest place we've ever stayed.
- Patrick Swanson