Pelekas Beach Hotel

My husband and i went on honeymoon here for two weeks. We both thoroughly enjoyed our time here. the room: I found the rooms clean and large. The main room was tiled accross the whole floor with marble affect tiles. The bed and cupboards were made of a nice coloured wood with a simple design. We had two twin beds which needed to be pushed together. This was one of the downsides of the hotel as the beds did not go so close, so we ended up usually sleeping on one together. (they were queen beds so larger than usual) This was good practice for sharing and made us more suited when we returned to our double bed at home!! The air conditioning was lovely! Cooling the rooms pretty fast and you could adjust the temperature to suit your needs. (the electricity in the room worked through a key card attached to ur room key, so went off when out of it) The bathroom was not 100% without fault, but about 93% without fault. It was clean and looked nice with the floor to ceiling marble effect tiles, and nice lighting too. It had a bday (sorry for spelling!) too. our room had a balcony which was sooo nice! we often sat or laid ourselves out here to tan.they are semi secluded with a border between the next doors balcony. the hotel: The food, we both enjoyed very much. I do think there was enough choice here, though after two weeks it was enough. I found the food tasty and enjoyable; a taster of greece with a mix of some recognisable english foods, particularly at breakfast (e.g. cereal) It was done buffet style, so kind of all you can eat! We made the most of this. You do have to buy drinks in the evening, as there are none in the buffet selection. water was 2 euros each, i think, so not the cheapest,but for a large bottle. There is a small shop in the hotel, selling cold water and snacks, which is nice. Tv is limited as most channels were in greek or other, but amusing. is difficult getting out of the area as it is at the bottom of a very very steep hill! we walked it once but it was knackering and we are young. There is a shuttle bus which goes from outside the hotel, though i heard it wasnt as regular as said, though we did not find this. The staff were friendly and helpful, though blunter than us english. particularly the maids were very friendly. the beach: gorgous beach and sea.nice rocky area so can go exploring clambering over the rocks on mini adventure, as we did and loved one day. though be aware:nudist beaches are everywhere! be prepared to pay for the loungers on the beach (ones at pool at hotel are free) which are quite expensive NOTE: as are most things in this area in corfu. they know your tourists so expect to pay what you would here if not more even for simple food items too. hard to barter when theres no where else to buy things nearby and they know it the town; a nice busy place, simular to our towns.with simular clothes shops and things. go on bus at top of hill;Buy double amount of tickets for the return journey too. i got our knick knacks from pelekas town at top of steep hill, nearer home. overall a warm and enjoyable experience, a nice break and rest and a little lap of luxury too.

The room we got had no balcony though the advertisement made us believe that all rooms have balconies. It was not clearly stated that some do not. We did not book a sea view but we did not expect such a bad accommodation as we got. Our room was dug into the earth up to the window (!) and had a close view into a wall. It all smelled of mould. The air-conditioner was dirty and when we used it, it smelled like its filter was never changed. The bathroom was of an extremely bad quality – shower tap hanging from the wall, holding on some kind of improvised rubber (!), moving when one touches it; water flooding the bathroom often, small bottle of shower gel given to us only once a week though it actually lasts 2 days etc. Not to mention that there was no mini-bar in the room and that we had to pay to use a safe in the room! Does all this sound like 4 stars? Further more, the food was on the level of in-between 2 and 3 stars, sometimes even under 2 stars. Always the same breakfast, a small choice of main dishes for dinner. No real juice, just syrup dissolved with water. The restaurant staff did their best, but one cannot make miracles out of an obviously small budget. The most important – the quality of food ingredients was very low. Did the hotel management think guests do not notice that?! We had stomach problems for a week. One of us even got food poisoning. After a week we stopped eating in the Pelekas Beach Hotel and started eating only in the village tavernas. The same day our stomach problems stopped and we had no problem until the end of our holiday. Except that our budget suffered because we had to pay for something we already paid for. The hotel’s swimming pool was always a bit salty. We wondered if the water was ever changed. We checked other swimming pools in Corfu. None of them was salty, not in the slightest. The deck chairs around the pool and on the main terrace were so dirty that we lost desire to use them. There was only one outside shower for all the hotel guests! Pelekas Beach Hotel is obviously very badly managed and by such a bad management thrown down far under 4 stars. It leaves an impression of disorganisation, tension, and the manager trying to save money by any means – saving on food, cleaning, number of employees etc. That creates a bad atmosphere in whole hotel. Food makes you sick, you are faced with overworked cleaning and restaurant staff (they are kind and polite in spite of that), and impolite day-shift receptionists who do 3 jobs at the same time (reception, bar, shop) and think that gives them right to be impolite to guests. The worst of all was the completely impolite, arrogant and unprofessional manager. Such a bad behaved manager we have never faced in any hotel of any category nowhere in the world. Every time we had a contact with her she treated us with arrogant and impolite attitude. Thanks to her non-professionalism, she seems to have misunderstood her role and thought she was the boss to the guests! We felt extremely bad and UNWELCOME in Pelekas Beach Hotel all the days of our holiday and this was the worst holiday in our life. One more thing: it is NOT located on the most beautiful beach in Corfu as it is advertised. We rented a car and discovered that there are at least 10 beaches in Corfu that look exactly the same as this one. We also discovered several more beautiful beaches. If you go to Corfu, we recommend private accommodation and eating in tavernas. Much cheaper and much better accommodation and food. Martin & Ana

We have just returned from a week staying at the Pelekas Beach Hotel, two mums and two 18 year old daughters. The location on the beach is superb, a wonderful sandy beach, sandy entrance to the sea, beautiful christal clear water and no noisy motorised water sports, only pedaloes!! Very quiet location , not really suitable for teenagers although the hotel was full , there was no evidence of this in the evenings!! Pelekas village was a little more lively but still not enough for teenagers!! The Hotel itself was very clean , the staff polite and helpful and the waiting staff in the restaurant very polite and friendly, initially the maitre d' seemed a little forceful when showing you to his choice of table, we realised later this was to even up the balance of diners to the waiters/waitresses who each controlled a section of the restaurant. However he made no objection to our daily request to sit in Spiradoulla's section of the restaurant( a very friendly waitress who was very helpful and made our meals particulary fun) The food was perfectly acceptable with a good selection of maincourses each night along with a changing variety of salads each evening (which were delicious). A variety of desserts and fresh fruit was also available. Give the Demestica wine a miss though!!! I particulary liked breakfast - eggs bacon,sausages(continental),cold meats,cheese,yoghurt,fresh fruit,toast ,bread,croissants,cakes,jam - in all - something for everyones taste. The hotel would not be suitable for people with walking difficulties although there are lifts to all sections of the hotel. The road leading to the hotel from the main road is STEEP!! We hired a car and it was a bit hairy getting up the hill and I would imagine most hire cars have their clutch burnt out on a regular basis. Not to be attempted by the faint hearted!! To summarise I would certainly go again as the location was superb but next time with my husband and definately not my teenage daughter although she has said she had a wonderful holiday once she accepted that it was quiet and probably helped by the fact that we discovered the cocktail bar just up the hill a little on the second last night of the holiday!!

So, you want to know the truth? Here it is: "Pelekas Beach Hotel Uncovered" - The Ultimate Review. We booked for 7 nights stay in the new Pelekas Beach Hotel situated in the beautiful secluded bay of Pelekas on the Greek Island of Corfu. We were staying in the first week of the 2006 UK Summer holidays, 2 lads in our 20's wanting a 'chill out' holiday, half board on a budget. A budget we certainly did get...but did the hotel live up to our high expectations? Here goes..... Overall the hotel is great, the food is average - we're not talking any fancy food but 'basic' would be the word to use. Breakfast consists of the good old 'fry-up', cereal, toast, various pastries and fruit. Juices are also available which you wont have to pay for. Evening meal (we were Half-board), consists of a selection of meats and fish, vegetables and chips etc, salad bar, different deserts and fruit. A good meal every night - however, drinks are charged which is the usual. The location is isolated so if you want the beach, pool and lingering sunsets then this place is for you. If however, you want more lively entertainment, more things to do then this is not for you. Pelekas Beach Hotel is certainly not for teenagers!! Serious boredom would await! The hotel has a free bus service that in true greek fashion departs and arrives when it likes! It 'links' the hotel with Pelekas Village, quite a handy place as the hotel itself doesn't have a payphone. Room telephones are rather expensive, a 10 min call to UK will set you back roughly £8. You can buy a 4Euro card (£2.80p.) from the local supermarket (5min walk) and this will give u approx 10 mins to UK. The supermarket in the hotel is very small, we used one just outside the hotel which stocked most of the essentials and was very cheap. If you want to get out and about then hire a car or other means of transport for the duration of your holiday - you can also hire quad bikes through the hotel for 25euros per day which are good fun. If you fancy using the bus then its 1euro to Corfu town if you take the free bus to Pelekas Village first. Sunbeds beside the pool are free and there is plenty of them, however if you prefer the beach then 2 sunbeds and a parasol will set you back 7euro's for the day (£5). The hotel is built into the side of a hill and therefore there are plenty of steps to climb. We were in section 'A' of the hotel - right at the top, which meant that we had the best views from our balcony but we did have approx 70 steps to climb to get to our room from the beach - ideal if you want to keep fit! There is a lift which will help you approx half way up but the rest is up to you. We read reviews on here before we left and the 'steep hill' was mentioned often - trust us.....it is VERY steep! Carefull driving will result in a safe descent - in the dark it is rather challenging and it is really too far and too steep to walk up. If you fancy doing watersports then head to Kavos. Typically known for its clubbers its quite a different scene during the day as they are all asleep nursing hangovers from the night before! A desolate beach awaits you and you will only see a handfull of young people. Jet ski-ing will cost 30 euros for 15mins and there are all the other watersports there that you can think of. So...what didnt we like.....well.....not much really. We ordered a fridge for our room (rooms dont have them) for 7 euros for the week and it arrived a day late. The snooker table needs repairing and Tennis is only allowed till 9pm. If you take your own rackets it is free but if not then the cost is 10euros for an hour. Also, an ideal advantage would be to speak German as roughly 80% of the hotels guests are from mainland europe - mainly Germany. The hotel staff are very friendly and our room was cleaned to a very high standard every day. So...how do i sum this all up.... ? Pelekas Beach Hotel: Ideal for couples, isolated, very quiet, friendly, amazing sunsets, fantastic beach and the ultimate place to relax. We would also like to thank Thomsons for an outstanding service whilst we were there, you couldnt ask for more. Well....thanks for reading this review, hope you enjoy yourselves! Jase & Gaz. UK.

The hotel location is stunning, built into the hillside, however therein lies the problem. The local village was reached via a very steep hill, and once there had only a few tavernas and not much to do. The free bus is only once in the evening and comes back just after 10pm. There is nothing much happening in the hotel and most people went off to bed!! The food was reasonable with a little variety. We discovered on our last day you can buy cans of drink and water, for a fraction of the price charged at the poolside bar, in the hotel lobby shop. Hire a fridge for a week for 10 Euros. Take plenty of books to read and maybe a portable dvd if you have kids. The pool area is OK but could have been kept a bit cleaner. The beach is fantastic, gently shelving sand and crystal clear warm water. Fabulous sunsets for all you romantics! Three tavernas on the beach, staff at the middle one are nice and the food was good. Relaxing holiday. Taxis have to come from Corfu town which makes them a bit expensive. Better to hire a car.

We spent one brilliant week at Pelekas Beach: - the rooms were excellent, quite new, with renovated bath room and excellent cleaning service - renting a scooter is highly recommended as the hotel is at a coast in the middle of nowhere and getting up the hill by foot is something you'll do once but not twice - it is a quite hotel with nearly no entertainment around, best for people who would like to sit and relax on the balcony in the evening - we started our holiday with approx. 10 other people at the hotel, which means few variation concerning the buffet but as fast as the number of guests grew also the variation of food got better - pool and sea were excellent for swimming, the pool area was quite and nice This hotel belongs to those I can really recommend. We were quite astonished what quality was offered for a really low price.

i stay for a week in this hotel and i have mixed memories for this hotel.first of all the hotel is just in front of the best (by far) beach of corfu so if swimming is your priority you are in the right hotel.you will need a car to go to corfu (the bus is not an option) and there is a free parking space in the hotel.the rooms are very large with nice furnitures and nice bed.the bathroom is ok.the garden and the overall maintenance of the complex was very good.there is also a big teracce just in front of the restaurant with great views of the beach and the sunset is really magigal. now the problems. 1)there is no fridge in the room somethink absolutely ridicules for a 4 star hotel.don't forget that we are talking about greece at august with 40 celsius.they make a trick and they want to charge you for this.i don't think that they can have a 4 stars hotel(A kategory for the greek system)without a fridge.2)the food.avoid HB at any cost ,the breakfast is similar to a 1 star hotel and the dinner is no worth it at all.the only good thing is the salads and sometimes the ice cream.the food is not hot and the taste is worst then fast food.we eat 2 breakfast and 4 diners and we never discover cheese in the buffet menu.not only feta (greek cheese) but any kind of cheese.3)no shampoo no soap nothink in the bathroom!!!!afterall i had pay for a 4 star hotel.overall if you can avoid the HB and make a deal FROM THE START for a fridge in your room ,then try it.

When looking to book this hotel I searched endlessly for reviews but to no avail so I went on gut instict and booked it anyway. The hotel is set at the foot of a mountain on the west coast about a 15 minute drive from the Airport (25-30 Euro taxi ride). It is accessed by a very hair-raising descent down winding roads. It dominates the mountainside and is scattered at different levels offering a feeling of privacy. Please be warned that you do need to be mobile due to the excessive amount of steps throughout the complex. The hotel also sits on a beautiful secluded sandy bay, with just a few other appartments blocks and beach tavernas. The sea is warm and shallow and wonderful to bathe in. The hotel itself was only built a year ago so it is in very good order and beautifully presented. We went on a HB basis and the food was of a very good quality but we did find a fantastic restaurant up in the village town of Pelekas, at the top of the mountain called Jimmy's. The food, setting and hospitality where exquisite and we loved it so much that we went back the following evening. Be warned that the area is quiet but if you're looking for relaxation, a little touch of luxury, fantastic scenery and breath-taking sun-sets then this is just the place and if you do want to get about then just hire a car as they're very affordable and the rest of the island is very accesible. Hope you Enjoy !!

I have just returned from a superb week at the Pelekas Beach Hotel with my mum and can thoroughly recommend it for adults seeking peace, solitude and beautiful surroundings. It is the PERFECT place for a quiet, relaxing, away from it all holiday and the beach is one of the best on the island! I would NOT however recommend it for anyone who wants to 'party' even a little as it is extremely quiet! Similarly, if you have children who require any sort of entertaining, this is NOT the place for you! The staff were all superb. Very helpful and always cheerful. On arrival (8.45pm) we were directed straight to the restaurant where dinner was being served until 9.15. Several enquiries we made with different members of staff were always dealt with courteously and efficiently and everyone always had a smile to greet you! Our room was very bright, spacious and spotlessly clean. The en-suite bathroom was also large and clean and the only thing that could have been improved was the shower, which was fairly basic, although perfectly adequate! Rooms were cleaned daily, beds made and towels replaced whenever used! (I couldn't tell you how often they changed the sheets ... but they were always fresh and clean and well made with pyjamas/nightware fanned beautifully on the top!!!). The hotel is set down the side of a cliff and the rooms are in several blocks which fan down the hillside. This gave the benefit of an ENORMOUS (and very private) balcony (about 12ft square!) furnished with reclining chairs/table and SUPERB views down to the beach/bay below (make sure you ask for a sea view room ... there were a few that weren't!!!). The hotel has a 'cliff lift' which runs from reception down to the terrace. This can be accessed on four levels and so, despite being on a steep hillside, you rarely have to walk up and down the hill!!! The only exception to this is the walk down from the terrace to the beach, which is accessed via a sloping path. Having said that, the path was very manageable for all but the most infirm! We stayed in block C which was above the terrace and meant we were able to sit on our balcony in the evening and see the singers and musicians on the terrace below. The drinks down at the bar were (in true hotel tradition) a little on the pricy side - so sitting on our balcony with a bottle was perfect!!! Blocks C and D were probably the best for doing this! The 'entertainment' was sufficient for a relaxing evening but not at all lively. For the first five nights of our stay they had 'singers/musicians' performing from 9pm - 11pm. This suddenly stopped on the Saturday night (3rd Sept) and we could only assume that this marked the end of the 'peak' season. It has to be said that the evenings were VERY quiet without it - although listening to the sound of the waves lapping on the beach below is very theraputic!!! We stayed on a half board basis and the food was wonderful. All buffet style the breakfast consisted of everything you could ever want and the dinners offered a salad bar (with some very inventive and delicious salad dishes), a hot food bar (with three choices of main dish) and a wealth of delicious desserts. All of this could be consumed freely - you could have stayed all night eating! Dinner was served in two sittings (6.30 - 7.30 and 8 - 9pm) and, despite having been given an 'allocation' for the first sitting we dined at 8pm every night without any problems! My ONLY comment about the food was that it was never 'piping' hot. This concerned me for the first couple of days (one hears so many horror stories of jippy tummies etc). HOWEVER, as the food is all freshly prepared for each sitting (new trays of hot food were always put out for the second sitting) there was no problem and we did not hear of anyone being ill (and we certainly suffered no ill effects!). Access to the hotel is down an EXTREMELY steep hillside. There is limited public transport (about 8 buses a day up to Pelekas village and a mini bus into Corfu town at a cost of 10 euros return). It is possible to walk up to Pelekas - but it is not a walk for the faint hearted - it really is an enormous climb! Car hire would be very advisable for at least part of your holiday - and make sure you practice your hill starts before you go and don't bother changing out of first gear until you get to Pelekas!!! A couple of tips. Safes are in all rooms and you can 'hire' them for 9 euros a week (plus 10 euro deposit). You can also hire a fridge (full size!) for 10 euros a week - they don't advertise this, but just ask at reception! It was well worth having this to keep all our drinks cool! The hotel has a VERY small shop, but it is only open from 9 - 5 and really doesn't stock much! There are, however, two small 'supermarkets' within 10 minutes walk (not too steep a gradient to these). Turn either right OR left out of the hotel gate and walk for about 10 mins. Both of these had a good range of drinks (alcoholic and soft) plus bottled water for half the cost of the hotels!!!. Prices of drinks in shops on the island appear to be pretty much the same wherever you buy them from - our little supermarkets were no more expensive than shops in larger towns like Sidari (although perhaps the bigger, commercial supermarkets in Corfu Town may have been a little cheaper?). Phone calls home from the phone in our room were VERY cheap (probably cheaper than sending a text message). We made one short call on arrival and then went to reception to check the cost ... a one minute call cost about 25 pence!!! Do check this yourself when you arrive in case they change the unit rate!!! Finally, on arrival you will be given a key to your room which will have attached a plastic key which has to be inserted in your room to turn on the electric. If you want to leave the air conditioning on (and your room will get very stuffy if you dont!) you will need to separate the keys and leave the plastic one in the electric box permanently. We obviously needed to do this to keep the fridge running - but hadn't thought of it previously!!! All in all we found the hotel extemely good. It was well worthy of a good 4 star rating and we had a very pleasant stay!

Just back from a very relaxing 2 weeks in Corfu. Hotel was located on west coast of island, about 25 minutes from airport, at the bottom of an extremely steep road - too severe for the company bus and needed a separate minibus. Hotel in good condition (7 years old) but with very limited facilities. It offered one tennis court, an outdoors (pool) bar, billiards table in area off reception, near the indoors bar which remained shut throughout, mediocre evening entertainment, and that was it. The nature of the location is that the beach (which is absolutely wonderful) gets busy with visitors during the day, but goes very quiet at night, offering 2 largish beach bars with no entertainment. Good for adults looking to chill - would have been very boring for teenagers. Hotel really is on the side of a steep hill. reception to pool area is over 110 steps and pool area to beach is another small walk. We were on a half board package, probably just as well as food from the beach bars was uninspiring (sadly as was the hotel food); the saving grace lies in the Pelekas village restaurants which offer a good range of food at very reasonable price - but it is a challenging hike from the hotel up to the village, probably about 500 foot above. All in all, very nice, but if you have teenagers, Agios Gordios (about 7 miles to the south) would probably be better. Well worth getting a car for a few days.