The Pink Palace

Corfu is the place to be!
Forget the islands people have always been talking about. Corfu is the place to be! I stayed in The Pink Palace a couple weeks ago and had an amazing time! My room had an amazing view of the sea and I was sharing with only two more guys. It's the deal if you want to enjoy a mix of sun, beach, and partying! Of the numerous activities available, you just can't miss the Booze Cruise! Pack your bags and prepare your liver! Good times, good times!

my sister and myself went to the pink palace in may 2006. we heard so many good things about the hostel and decided to check it out for ourselves. ferry ride from brindisi was horrible, there wasnt any seats so we slept on the floor, then when we got into the port we had to run to catch the ferry to corfu or get stuck there for the night. we met two other girls on the ferry who were also going to the pink palace and between the four of us we had all called the night before to checked and make sure the palace bus was going to pick us up. but there was no one, finally the athens bus pulled up and the driver had heard nothing to us getting picked up but instead of helping us or calling the hostel he sexually harassed us outside the bus terminal. after catching a cab to the hostel we walked in the lobby and got bitched out by the manager saying he woke magda up to pick us up but she never showed. our first night was a gong show. the captain of the booze cruise helped him to self to feeling up girls in the bar and did so the next day as we climbed back into the boat on the booze cruise. a couple days into our trip a girl flipped her four-wheeler and rolled down a steep hill. none of the management did anything for her. only people who ever helped anyone at the hostel were the young american and canadian workers. food was horrible at the pink palace. just horrible the staff actually told us to go eat in the town. we stayed for nine days all together because we wanted to go to the toga party which i highly recommend but on day four or five of our trip, we went down for dinner to find nothing. no one around to say what was going on and around two hundred hostelers looking for their free dinner, as we walk back up the steps to the main part of the hostel we find a staff member swearing at george and george chasing him up the street ready to fight, he then got a four-wheeler and chased his staff member. turns out george fired him, held his passport, wouldnt pay him because he heard the guy said his girlfriend was a bitch. within the next hour, around ten staff members walked out stating they were used and abused by george the hostel was going bankrupt and no never work there. they all said during the course of our stay that it was a horrible place to be but because george had their passports and was paying under the table they werent yet able to leave. not sure whats changed since then but there are way better places in greece and even corfu to stay than the pink palace.

Best hostel in the world! I stayed there as a guest in '04 and '05. Had the time of my life. This place is not for families traveling, but if you're backpacking for a long stint and need a vacation from your vacation this is the place to go and just let loose. Great hostel for young travelers and affordable (two meals a day, free nightclub, and free drinks during the Ouzo Circles). A solo-traveler's must visit location! The staff is super friendly and make you feel like one of the gang right upon arrival. And, yes, they all are a little crazy, but who likes ordinary, honestly? You'll leave with some great stories. I sure did.

This hostel was a ton of fun if you can get your mind off of how sh*t everything else is. The website says they never turn anyone away, that's because they over book this place so if they're full and you have a reservation, well too bad! They provide a bed in their luggage room that you can sleep in and they will try to find you a bed the next day. That's what they did to four of us girls who had made our reservation three months in advance. We slept on the floor in the massage parlour for 15 euro each and then they put us in an A class room the next day that smelt like sewage and cost us 30 euro even though we booked a B class room for 25 euro! We spent five nights there and asked everyday for them to come and fix our toilet that didn't flush and smelt really bad. We soon found out a lot of the rooms smelt like sewage, so they never fixed it and by the time we left all of our clothes smelt like sh*t! Other than that the place is actually a lot of fun, there's parties every night and dinner is pretty decent! The beach and location are breathtaking and can't be beat, so you make a sort of trade off! All the staff suck, they all have a serious attitude problem, so don't expect any help from them! This hostel is all about drinking and sex so if you want to degrade yourself during your stay this is the place you're looking for!

It is fun and crazy like everybody says it is. I had a great time with all of my spanish friends that I met on the ferry over. We stayed down on the beach -- great location until you have to walk back up. Our room had a shower that worked sometimes and a fan that didn't. But hey, that's not why you come to the Pink Palace right? If you are looking for a fun environment with people from all over the world than this is the place.

Eeek. Ok, don't get me wrong nice party atmosphere going on, nice beach, but that's where the fun ends. Dave, the night manager (big, fat guy with spiky hair) has to be one of the most obnoxious, sarcastic, and rude persons to work in a job where people skills are required. Got placed in a room that took me half an hour to get to the main facilities and any time you had a problem down there 'go see reception' who would generally find every excuse under the sun not to help. Not exactly a cultural experience of corfu, just one big, trashy pink set of buildings with not many places to go to should you decide (like the majority of us there) to want to run away. No running water, broken internet that ran at the pace of a snail, and very nasty food on offer at mealtimes, Dr. George telling all the ladies to 'flash your boobies and expletive for down below on the cliff dive excursion,' and a whole token spanish travellers sitting around talking rudely in their native language about fellow travellers and plotting where to thieve their next digital camera, wallet, or other valuable from. If you get by on alcohol and a party atmosphere but don't care about facilities, value for money, or good customer service/hospital it's probably your ideal place, but travellers with brains, culture, standards, wanting a romantic getaway, good facilities, or a family beware of that place!

Most overrated hostel in perhaps all of Europe. These place is more like a resort gone wrong that you are trapped at. Since you are thirty minutes from corfu city you are stuck at the resort. You are forced to eat their sh*tty food and drink at their sh*tty bar(s). The beach is nice but when the weather is bad you hate your life. You are not enjoying corfu all you are seeing is this trashy pink hostel. They make so much money here it is pretty ridicoulous. I was so thankful to hop on the boat to Italy. Either stay in Corfu city center or don't go to the island at all is my advice.

I was here in the off season, so there wasn't much to do other than hang out around the hostel, but we did go atving which was awesome. The food was really good, and it was super social and a great place to meet people. I found just about all of the staff to be really friendly, overall it was great. I can't wait to go back in the busy season and party! (but beware of the groove shot!)

Awful and dodgy. Female travellers beware. There is always an agenda. I was a worker here and forced to leave due to sexual harrassment. I am currently in the process of alerting the British Embassy in Greece. Dr. George is a dangerous man.

I enjoyed myself. I stayed in a B class room and had an air conditioner. the a class rooms are much nicer and I will be staying in one this summer when I visit again. Most of the workers there were really nice except for a couple of guys there that thought they were God's gift to women. Needless to say they were mostly douche bags. But it's an all day party and it's great fun. You meet people from everywhere and will make great friendships. Stay here if you are in this part of the country.

The price is perfect. Rooms are clean. Food is great, for the price. Dinner is a great time to meat people. The guests that stay there are awesome and love to have fun. Now for the serious part. Ninety-five percent of the staff are awesome. Frank, the bar manager at the Palladium is worthless. It takes over a half hour to get a drink at the Palladium, with only four people in front of you. Frank, the manager, is too busy trying to get play to try to serve the guests. On one night he got into a guest's face, when the guest reported that a girl at his table had her purse stolen. Frank later continued the argument after following the guest to the hotel lobby threatening violence. Dave, the front desk night manager, is worthless. When he's not conducting gay video chat sessions in the shared Internet room, he sits behind the front desk ignoring guests and watching others work. He greeted us at 6 a.m. when our ferry pulled in. He had one eye open and was not eager to welcome us to the Palace. On a different night, he went ape sh!t on a guest that was leaving at 7 a.m. and stopped by at 4 a.m. to pick up his passport that was taken by the staff at check-in (policy). Yelling at the guest that the passport will remain locked till 8 a.m. according to hotel policy, followed by this is not your country, you're in Greece now, we have rules here. The rules are passports are available after 8 a.m. This went on for over 2 hours. The night manager in the lobby bar is no bargain. One of the staff turned me on to a grilled sandwich the night before. The next night, I asked the bar manager to grill me a sandwich, which entails placing a readymade sandwich on an electric sandwich press for 5-10 minutes. The guy made every gesture possible to indicate that he wanted nothing to do with making the sandwich, until I told him it would take 10 minutes to make and I'd be back to pick it up. I bumped into my roommate minutes after picking up the sandwich. He went and bought two sandwiches to have them grilled, and was told by the guy grilling my sandwich that the grill was closed. On our last night, 6 guests including ourselves decided to cut our trip early due to Frank's violence directed at one of the guests. I confronted the owner, Dr. George, regarding the concerns voiced in this contribution. The good Dr. expressed that he is aware of problems with the employees mentioned, but didn't indicate that he had any desire to confront or attempt to correct anyone's behavior. The Pink Palace is truly a great place to visit. However, it is also an example of how a few individuals can mar the success of the group. With as little as 3-5 adjustments, it can truly meet its potential and be the paradise it claims to be.

This is the place to go in Corfu. I stayed in an A-class room with my friend, so we had three single beds, a clean bathroom, a powerful shower, air-conditioning and a balcony. Breakfast and dinner are included with your stay and the lunches are relatively cheap. I highly recommend the Booze Cruise...they bring you to some really great places (especially the cave swimming). Make sure to stay there on a Saturday for the Toga Party/Ouzo Circle. It was amazing!!! This is a great place to meet people as well. I highly recommend the Pink Palace, but only if you like to party. The place is pumping with sexual energy and there's enough ouzo to go around!

I have just returned from a ten-day stay at The Pink Palace and I had the best time ever!!! From the moment I arrived the staff were excellent and fun and full of information to help me enjoy my stay! Originally I was going to be there for three days but as the time passed and I made friends I couldn't help but stay longer!!! There is so much to do; I really recommend the Quad Safari. You get taken around the beautiful island to see some of the most stunning vistas ever! The food was all good; it was really filling and definitely made the price worth it! All in all, I had an excellent time there and I fully intend to go back! I went on my own but left with plenty of great friends!!

This place was great. I had no wasp problem or any problems with the food, rooms, nightlife, noise, rats and/or other rodents.

Absolutely wonderful place. The Pink Palace is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. It has a way on keeping you around, just because it is so comfortable. And the staff are so helpful and friendly they make you feel at home. They cover all of a traveler's needs. It's my favorite place in Europe. Magda met us at the port and drove us for free to the hotel. They also drive you back when you leave. The rooms are great and clean and the views to the beach and ocean are fantastic. We met some wonderful people and left with lifelong memories. I found it to be a great place to relax and have fun and I will definitely be returning in the near future.