We travelled to Pefkos at the end of June 2013 for 2 weeks, this is the first time we have stayed at Island Blue Hotel although we have stayed at Pefki Island 4 times, we decided to try Island Blue as we got a very good deal (albeit 13 months before we travelled) and it was a special birthday so thought we would treat ourselves. We very much enjoyed Island Blue, loved the buggies taking you to the room after you had checked in and thought the rooms were lovely, lots of space. We loved the huge showers/bathrooms (Pefki island showers are pretty small) & loved the balcony, which are very shaded which is great after a long day in the sun. I cannot comment on the breakfast as we never once went (we don’t do breakfast) but I am sure its lovely as everything in the hotel is lovely. The pool area at Island Blue is lovely and we never once had trouble finding a sunbed at Island Blue or Pefki Island no matter what time we went out. We like Pefki Island pool, where Lucas is, as much as island blue so we went between the two of them and the beach, never had a problem getting a bed.
The rooms were cleaned everyday everything was great but if I honest I like Pefki Island best, don’t know why but we just do, which is good news for us as its cheaper haha. Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with Island Blue it’s a fabulous hotel but we liked the atmosphere at Pefki Island, I love coming back after a night out and sitting on the balcony and watching everyone walking past whereas at Island Blue it is very very quite, which again, don’t get me wrong is not a bad thing but just personal preference.
The only thing that made me sad this year was my favourite part of the beach had disappeared, obviously I am not blaming the hotel for this, but we love the beach at the bottom of the hotel where there is just enough room for your sun bed on the beach and then you are in the sea, unfortunately because of the lovely weather that they had at the beginning of the season it meant that the beach had sort of disappeared which I was gutted about. We did manage to find a nice little spot that suited us so it was ok.
All of the staff at Island Blue & Pefki Island are fab, one of the reasons we keep coming back is because of the people that we have met in Pefkos, not just the hotel but also in the bars and restaurants. Lucas at the Delfini Pool Bar at Pefki Island is an absolute star, he really is a lovely cheeky little fella. Sam & Diana who work on a night are brilliant as well, you have a good laugh with them, Party Party Diana! All of the girls on reception are great nothing is too much trouble for them. The hotel has a lot of students working at the hotel from other countries and they are a really nice bunch of kids, work long hours and work very hard but all of them always have a smile. They work hard and play hard I don't know how they do it, it wore me out just watching them.
So yes we really liked Island Blue but we love Pefki Island which isn’t a bad thing as they both part of the same hotel. So without a doubt we will be back but it will be at Pefki Island. Maybe if we had gone to Island Blue first then it would be different but Pefki Island wins our heart.