Island Blue Hotel

“Back again for our 6th/7th visit.”

We love this place and it's our 6th or 7th time staying here. It's b&b basis. Great selection at breakfast. We had a walk out pool room, these are very spacious with a large bed, bedside lockers, drawers and hanging spaces and a fridge,also a kettle. Bathroom has a large walk in shower with a sink … more

We love this place and it's our 6th or 7th time staying here. It's b&b basis. Great selection at breakfast. We had a walk out pool room, these are very spacious with a large bed, bedside lockers, drawers and hanging spaces and a fridge,also a kettle. Bathroom has a large walk in shower with a sink and lots of counter space. Housekeeping is daily. There are many pools across this resort as a whole but we usually go to the rooftop adults only area where it is calm and peaceful. Many bars and some nights there's live entertainment. A short walk brings you to the main bar and restaurant area of Pefkos Will be back again soon.

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“Nice hotel, friendly and welcoming....”

This is a nice hotel which we will almost certainly return to. It is ideally located for the beach and the centre of town, Pefkos is a fantastic place and will be somewhere we visit again and again. On arrival we were enthusiastically greeted, although check in seemed to take longer than it shou… more

This is a nice hotel which we will almost certainly return to. It is ideally located for the beach and the centre of town, Pefkos is a fantastic place and will be somewhere we visit again and again. On arrival we were enthusiastically greeted, although check in seemed to take longer than it should. We were given one card for the room, which means if you are out the aircon does not work, which we found out when we got to the room as it was unbearably hot, the temperature was approx 25 degrees, it was 10pm an night and it led to an uncomfortable first nights stay as the aircon could not cool the room quickly. The hotel should ensure rooms are not hot when guests arrive late into the evening. We were driven to the room by George, who is a credit to the hotel. The following morning we found the breakfast to be adequate, it wasn't anything special, the quality fo the produce was acceptable but not spectacular, the bacon was more like thin ham, but we found something to eat every day, although some things were inconsistently provided, eg the fruit seemed to change most days, some days they had oranges, other days not. The speed at which the food was replenished was slow. The pools and communal areas were nicely maintained and clean and tidy, the staff were always friendly and usually made a point of saying hello to the guests. The atmosphere was always relaxed. There is little in the way of entertainment at this hotel, which is fine as you can find plenty in the local bars just 5 minutes away. The food and drinks in the pool bars were fairly priced and reasonable, the food was hit and miss with the food served at the Pool Bar in the Island blue poor compared to that in the adjoining hotel. If I could offer the hotel any advice: 1. Make sure rooms are not excessively hot when guests arrive. 2. Drop the price of the safety deposit box - most hotels offer this free now, to try and charge 30euro for a week is way too much. 3. Put larger TVs in the room, in the event you might want to watch something (the world cup is on) then the TVs are tiny. 4. The aircon is adequate - not good, consider adding some ventilation to the bathrooms which the aircon does not cover and the one window that opens lets mozzies in. 5. Consider upgrading some of the breakfast items, the bacon is poor as are the sausages. 6. Consider offering a late checkout option, asked and was told could pay for an extra night, although you did allow us to use to the shower room for free (a spare hotel room) but it was not cleaned in between guest stays and was generally dirty. 7. The beds are hard and feel like they are made of synthetic material, they are not comfortable and when your partner turns over it feels like you are in a boat, we generally slept poorly due to poor beds and pillows. But we know this now and can be ready if we return.

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“Couples holiday”

Travelled as 3 couples. We booked direct and we each had a poolside room. Rooms are extremely spacious as was the bed. Air con was included in the price although I'm not sure if that would be an extra if booking through a holiday company. We also had free airport transfers. The lads that worked at … more

Travelled as 3 couples. We booked direct and we each had a poolside room. Rooms are extremely spacious as was the bed. Air con was included in the price although I'm not sure if that would be an extra if booking through a holiday company. We also had free airport transfers. The lads that worked at the poolside bar worked their backsides off and nothing was too much trouble for them. The only down side was the sunbeds. None of us like reserving beds but unfortunately if you wanted a bed round the pool you had no choice but to do the same as everyone else, otherwise you just wouldn't get one. To be honest I never saw a sign saying you couldn't put towels down before 10am, but even if there is one no one took any notice of it. Maybe thats something the hotel need to be more pro active on. That said we had a great holiday and it wouldn't stop me from staying there again.

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“Rhodes, Greece.”

First visit to Rhodes. We stayed in the Elli beach area. A great atmosphere as you explore. Found that many areas were kept clean and tidy including toilets within the pubs, bars and cafes as we walked about. The people are very friendly and most understand and speak English quite well. The Old To… more

First visit to Rhodes. We stayed in the Elli beach area. A great atmosphere as you explore. Found that many areas were kept clean and tidy including toilets within the pubs, bars and cafes as we walked about. The people are very friendly and most understand and speak English quite well. The Old Town is a must to visit for the history, shops, bars and restaurants. It can get very busy and some parts of the streets are cobbled so wear comfy shoes. Further into main town off the harbour are lots of designer shops, Zara, H&M etc. There are two hop on/off buses, red and yellow which seem to do very similar tours around the north of the island for €20 each. The trip passes the ancient Acropolis which has scaffolding for support and has been for over 35 years. A visit to Lindos is also a must but it is quite a long way and the walk down to the beach is stoney and steep, which is a difficult walk back up to the car/coach park. However, there are ‘golf’ type buggies that will take you back up for a small fee. To visit the Acropolis in Lindos, it is a very steep walk up to it from the village. There are no buses and a fee is charged to look around the Acropolis itself. Mandraki harbour is interesting. Lots of boat trips to do. The island of SYMI is popular. TIP. Ask for the menu to have an idea of the price so you’re not overcharged.

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