Reviews of The Pink Palace Budget Resort & Hostel

06 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Atmosphere

Disliked: Smoking indoors

01 October 2011

Liked: Dinner was good. Rooms were clean and nice. Nice location with private beach.

Disliked: I stayed at the beginning of the off-season and so apparently the normal activities they provide, were no longer being provided. Also, the party scene atmosphere was taken to an obnoxious level.

11 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: breakfast (including eggs) and dinner were both offered, very nice when traveling on a budget. The pink palace was very clean and appeared well organized. The staff were all very friendly but did not always provide information (see in next comments). There were some great day trips offered, I went on the quad bike safari which was great fun and value for money. We were given a private room when we paid for a 4 bed dorm(I think because not high season). Wifi offered in lobby (although didn't connect half the time). Luggage room offered. Lots of activities and fun things going on, probably suited to someone who wants to drink frequently.

Disliked: The pink palace does not offer any information regarding Corfu island or even the surrounding village. When asked for good places to eat or go for a drink in the surrounding villages it appeared the staff were not allowed to recommend anywhere else, with the outcome hopefully that all residents eat and drink only at the hotel. With meals either provided or bought at the pink palace the bread was always stale. The atmosphere to the place is mainly that of drinking and sex and there is a fair bit of peer pressure going on fuelled by the staff. Checkout is 9am, way too early! Especially when encouraged to drink till 6am!

05 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great value for money as they include a hot breakfast and 3 course dinner. Also very secure, leave valuables in a safety deposit at the main reception. Rooms cleaned frequently, and got upgraded to a private room. Good party atmosphere although most of the time it is on downright sleazy. Great activities offered.

Disliked: The atmosphere of the place is very much party which isn't always a problem but can feel very sleazy and sometimes downright disgusting. The good thing is if you don't want to participate you can easily do your own thing. Also, while they advertise a travel centre, they don't like to help book anything until the night before you leave so highly recommend booking ferries and stuff well before you get there. The bus driver for the trip from corfu to pireaus is horrible so don't expect it to be an enjoyable journey

07 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Plenty to do and lots of parties!

Disliked: Nothing

22 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I have stayed in a lot of hostels and this is by far the craziest, most fun place I have ever stayed.

Disliked: I lost my would-be fiance after my behavior there. Be careful and be smart!

20 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: If you want to get wasted, stay here. Drinks are cheap, people are super fun.

Disliked: The beach is crappy and the PP does its best to offer everything you need on-site so you don't really have the need to venture out. Which is great if you want to stay in their frat-party environment, bad if you don't. The staff pushes the "safaris" too much

19 October 2010 Ashley would recommend this property

Liked: Everything! Great food, Great Staff, Great Location, Great place to meet other travelers!!!!

Disliked: Ashley left no negative feedback.

26 September 2010 Marie Pier would recommend this property

Liked: Easy to meet people, nice breakfast and dinner included. Party a lot even if its the low season and we were only 20 guests! Bar open 24h, free wifi

Disliked: the early check out (9h AM) when your ferry is at midnight and you didnt have enough sleep cause of the party!

22 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This place is excellent for the money!! I paid 25euro and had gorgeous ocean views from our private balcony, the dinner and breakfast are great and happy hour is even better!! The safari's are so worth it!! The place is crazy, dont expect much sleep but definately expect a lot of fun.

Disliked: The location is pretty out of the way. 30min by bus to Corfu town and there isn't much happening in the area besides The Pink Palace where as a lot of the other towns have a seperate nightlife.

19 August 2010 Breifne would recommend this property

Liked: We enjoyed all the activities that the Pink Palace had to offer - especially the Quad Safari. It was amazing!! Also met great people!!

Disliked: The early check out time - 9am is a tad early.

17 August 2010

Liked: As promised, it truly is a resort - there's everything you need at your doorstep including a pool, volleyball court, bar and all... Free wifi is a plus. The staff are friendly and helpful, especially one in particular who went out of her way to assist us in planning our day. There really is everything you need right there - but it's a huge drama to leave, which doesn't help when you want to explore the island.

Disliked: This place wasn't as friendly as it boasted to be online - I found it hard to meet people and make friends due to the enormous size of the place. It was impossible to leave - not in a good way - but simply logistically, making it difficult to see anything on the island other than where Pink Palace take you. For next time I'd do the booze cruise and kayak safari rather than spending a fortune on taxis to take you anywhere... The only way to get around Corfu is by quad bike which we weren't aware of so it was impossible for us to explore the island whiles taying at Pink Palace. These people have started to believe their own hype about being an amazing 'party' hostel but in reality the club was dead the nights I was there..

11 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Many fun activities available (subject to weather).

Disliked: The rooms are not very safe because cleaners took money from our bags. The security lockers were not promoted very well. Luggage room was open to public access.

10 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Some staff were friendly. Dinners were delicious. Very glad to have air conditioner.

Disliked: It's quite far away from bus station and the port. It's quite noisy at night. The room and toilet are very very basic. And beware that their buses to other cities do not run everyday.

18 July 2010

Liked: We had a private room and it was cleaned daily and had very nice views

Disliked: The staff were absolutely terrible and useless and extremely unhelpful and they take every cent they can from you. Although we had a good time this was not at all because of the Staff or all the stupid rules. The fat American chick at the reception was totally useless, mean and dumb and they seriously charged stupid fees for every little thing.. there was even a riot about how much they we're ripping everyone off while we were staying there. It is very far away from the night life in cavos about a 40Euro cab

12 July 2010

Liked: NOTHING

Disliked: Place is a mess , food made me sick and a lot of people got different illnesses , it s way to noisy and not located on a good beach.

26 June 2010

Liked: Hostel itself was nice and clean, but a bit too much of a magnet for drunk teenagers looking to party. Lots of fun things to do but the location makes it very hard to actually explore Corfu as a taxi to Corfu Town is 25 euro one way! Dont stay here with children or if your not keen on drunk 16-18 year olds, stay if you are 16-18 and want to party. nice staff though!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

30 May 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This place is awesome. A perfect location with so much to offer for you to do besides just sitting on the beach. Definitely for a younger age group, a big party hostel and a lot of fun, not for families. Very clean and and way under priced for the quality, but thats a good thing!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

28 April 2010

Liked: None

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

04 October 2009 Jarrod would recommend this property

Liked: Great fun overall. Great beach.

Disliked: Jarrod left no negative feedback.

22 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great atmosphere and lots of fun!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

14 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great place to chill and drink your face off for cheap

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

11 August 2009

Liked: The beach and activities were good, and I loved that two meals were included. Everything was overpriced, with those little added extras, but I have to say alcohol was inexpensive, probably only because everything else is a rip off. They get you with small things, like a 5% credit card charge every time you purchase or withdraw money. Their internet was exceptionally slow, but you pay 2 euro. An international phone card which clearly states 5 euro is charged at 7, same thing with the cigarettes. As well as this the staff are extremely rude and unprofessional in pretty much every manner. When we complained about our room and NO AIR CONDITIONING (which is stated on the website) a receptionist laughed in our face telling us that we were not getting a refund. Most of the male staff pretty much sexually assault every woman there, and pressure them into taking off their clothes or bribe them for kisses. I asked for a plastic bag, and had to deny the man at the counter a kiss for more than five minutes. And to top it off, its not greek men who work here, its other travellers who have been infected with a horrible derogatory attitude that is somehow accepted by the owner of the Pink Palace. I do not recommend families to stay here, it is pretty much a brothel. If you dont mind being ripped off, and you couldnt care less about quality, but you want to go and you really need free sex, then this is the place for you. I had fun, because I met some cool people, but I would not go back if you paid me.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

29 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It's a very nice place to stay!.. the staff is amazing and they provide a lot of activities to have a good time! I knew people from all around the world here!Breakfast and dinner were also good, and the room was pretty clean for a hostel.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

21 June 2009 Curtis would recommend this property

Liked: Well run hostel with good facilities and staff. The booze cruise is an amazing time. Not much to do at the hostel without spending money. A good place to party for a few nights but anything longer than that and it begins to become a bit repetitive and boring.

Disliked: Curtis left no negative feedback.