For the fourth consecutive year, his cuisine was distinguished Liostasi Hotel, its best five star boutique hotel Ίου, at the top gastronomic feast of the Golden Hats. The distinction «Top Notch - Golden Hats 2022» received by the owner of the hotel Mr. Artemis Denaxas during the glorious award ceremony organized by Athinorama magazine on April 4 at the hotel Great Britain in Athens.

This award confirms his position Grandma's Restaurant, of the gastronomic restaurant of Liostasi, as the best restaurant in Ios thanks to the extremely Cycladic menu based on the exquisite island raw materials and the rich gastronomic tradition of the Aegean. The result is a new Cycladic cuisine - the "Kitchen of the Heart", as he calls it Sotiris Evangelou, Liostasi's consultant-chef and inspirer of the menu - which offers a more modern look at the favorite recipes of Ios and the Cyclades.

"This year we excelled with our new team and I want to thank from the bottom of my heart Mr. Evangelou, the Executive Chef Mr. Christos Kanoulas and all the children who worked in the kitchen and the service of our restaurant Grandma's for this success that is their whole" , said after receiving the award Mr. Denaxas. "The change we made last year by turning to a modern Greek cuisine with more pronounced elements of the Cyclades "It fascinated both the Grandma's audience and the Athenorama judges and it shows us that it is worth continuing on the road to a more local cuisine."

What makes it stand out from all the other hotels in its category is its history.

His creation Artemis and Despina Denaxa, of a couple of local professionals, started its operation in 1997 with the purchase of a common 13-room hotel in the urban fabric of the settlement. Since then, year after year, they both did not stop learning from work and from their partners, to make partial extensions, to renovate, to modernize, to create swimming pools, restaurants, an open-air cinema, a series of facilities for services spa, for beauty, toning and wellness.

Result 20 years later, Liostasi Hotel & Suites to the most popular and popular hotel in Ios and of course to be an ideal choice for elite travelers looking for a quiet haven for a dream vacation in the Cyclades.

I got to know the hotel well in 2017 when its presentation hosted its facilities Greek Breakfast of Ios. The team of Liostasi Hotel & Suites prepared many breakfast dishes based on both the traditional recipes of Ios and the high quality felt cheeses and other local products, and Despina Denaxa had demonstrated the preparation of the local watermelon pie.

What I noticed and admired is that you rarely meet such quality architecture and design, such a high level of service with such a human and warm presence of staff and executives that was decisively sealed by the presence of the immovable Despina Denaxa.

And as a conclusion I came to the conclusion that the quality, the taste, the atmosphere, the aesthetics, the discreet luxury it's not just a privilege of big investments and great investors with high know-how, but may arise from ordinary people who are distinguished for their hard work, passion, love and respect for their place and of course the trust in their partners.

And this is the magic wand that turned Cinderella into a sought-after princess.

Liostasi Hotel, today the first five-star hotel in Ios, is a member Small Luxury Hotels of the World. It is the leading boutique hotel on the island located between the port and the historic town and is distinguished for its modern design, luxurious rooms and suites, high quality kitchen and stunning views. The excellent beaches of Ios are just a few minutes from the hotel.

The rooms and suites, some of which have a private pool, stand out for their romantic atmosphere, the unexpected design of the bedrooms, the original bathrooms and their state-of-the-art equipment. The hotel Spa combines traditional and modern treatments based on organic wellness products and ancient beauty recipes.