Pikes Hotel - Ibiza, Spain     

We just returned from a two night weekend break at Pikes Hotel, Ibiza. The hotel wasn't our first choice as the one we had wanted was fully booked, so we approached this with some trepidation as the photos of the rooms on the hotel's website didn't appeal. We were greeted very warmly upon our arrival and service throughout our stay was very good. It prides itself on its warm, friendly atmosphere and this was highly evident during our time there. We got lots of help with making reservations for the restaurants we wanted to go to, not to mention the Filipino barman who worked his butt off around the pool all afternoon and evening. BUT, this hotel is stuck in a MAJOR timewarp. It's as if the '80s never went away. This is great if you're into a bit of nostalgia, but it really seemed as if they hadn't changed the mattresses for twenty years, nor given the rooms any kind of significant facelift since that time. Cheap plastic bathroom fittings, flowery tiles, pastel pink sanitaryware and cheap-looking bamboo furniture are not what I expect to see for a room I paid more than 350 euros a night for. In short, for what we paid, it definitely wasn't worth the money, but Pike's has its charm and it's a great place to relive the '80s. Close your eyes, think of Wham's Club Tropicana and a stay at Pikes is perfect!

I stayed at Pikes in August for 10 days. Bad points: The place does not look like it has been decorated since they filmed the 'Club tropicana' video for Wham. Food was not fantastic. Rooms were'unique and individual' but defiantely could do with modernizing. Old 14inch TV from the 80's and didgy bathroom suites etc. Plus points:The people that come here were from all different backgrounds, so we made some great friends. Tony Pike and family were very friendly and did there best to sort out any problems we had. The hotel itself is quite out of the way (great if you dont want to be clubbing EVERY single night). I would recommend this hotel BUT you can stay at other hotels for alot less money that are modern and centrally located HOWEVER I would still recomend this hotel as I met a great group of people and had a nice holiday.