Insula Alba Resort & Spa (Adults Only)

Insula Alba is a large comfortable hotel, within extensive grounds, with a main restaurant for breakfast and evening meals which is buffet only, there is also an a la carte restaurant known as the Culinarium, you can use this restaurant on a basis of one time during your stay, or more if you choose to pay, we chose not to eat there. The main buffet restaurant for breakfast and evening meal was sufficient for us, although we did find the service could be sporadic at times, incorrect drinks at breakfast, or served not at all, lukewarm coffee's and tea's, not served at all, in the end we sorted it out for ourselves bypassing the servers. Breakfast is good, plenty of choice for all tastes, from cooked breakfasts to cereals to continental breakfasts. Evening meals were good although a little repetitve, plenty for everyone, and a fair choice for vegatarians. Again, during our evening meals drinks service was hit and miss, we requested a glass of wine with our meal on our first night, to be told that they did not serve glasses of wine only bottles which for us would have been to much, not being big drinkers. Yet throughout our stay we noticed other diners asking for and receiving just a glass of wine not a bottle, I guess we had the wrong server at the wrong time, in the end we drank only water with our meals. Overall our dinning experience was good, although you have to book in a dinning time throughout the length of your stay for the main restaurant. We had a similar experience with the pool bar, ordered drinks which never arrived, by this stage we just supplied our own, which were far cheaper anyway. The pool area is good, lots of sunbeds with umbrellas etc..., pool was beautiful, a litle cold when you first get in, this was only May afterall, but you soon get used to it, by the end of the stay, my wife and I did not notice it at all. Our room was a swim up room, this was absolutely fantastic, again the pool a little cold at first, yet soon got used to it, although its not for serious swimming, it is really only a plunge pool, the terrece area has its own sun lounger plus a table and chairs, and from around 11 oclock is in full sun, perfect, by around early afternoon the temperature was around 25-26 degrees, lying out in the sun here in your own private area was great, and to top it off, the plunge pool, rest and relaxation. Our room was comfortable and clean, (our cleaner was an absolute treasure) with aircon, usual tea making facilities etc..., Analipsi itself is ok, where the hotels are it is not the viallge of Analipsi, it tends to be very tourist orientated, there isnt or at least we did not find any typically greek cultured restaurants, there are a couple of sandy beaches, where we understand the sun loungers are free or at a reasonable cost rate, although I do not know the rates, parts of the beach area is rocky/pebbles, at the furthest parts of the front there is a sandy beach, if that is what you want, for us we spent most of our ti

Arrived home yesterday from this very nice hotel. My swim up room was kept spotless by a lovely room attendant. Towels and bedding changed daily and slept well in a very comfortable bed. After only one day, the barman in the piano bar knew my room number better than I did. On my first night in the restaurant I forgot to pick up a spoon for my pudding, as I walked back for one a waiter met me halfway with a spoon on a tray. So he had obviously noticed. Very good service. I enjoyed the food . There was a good selection of vegetarian dishes which most nights I chose even though I’m not a vegetarian as they were so tasty. One thing to mention, although I hesitate to do so as it has no bearing on the hotel. At the first beach bar, to the right as you leave the hotel I was short changed twice by the waiter who stands outside the place and hustles people who are walking past. This was only by €1 each time but to me it seemed rather suspicious the way he counted out my change in small coins. After this I walked further along the seafront to the bar Athina where the lady “owner” ? was very pleasant. In all, I was very pleased with the hotel and the staff.

Writing this on the morning that I departed. This is a lovely Hotel which is kept immaculate throughout, if you want a relaxing holiday then look no further as it’s in a very good location. The beaches are not brilliant but walk about 15 minutes away and you’ll find some very nice quiet sandy one’s. The area is lovely, was so nice not to get hassled every time you walk past a Restaurant etc!. The food choices are very good and if you’re a chocoholic then you’ll be in heaven believe me, they also make there own bread which is delicious. Top praises go to Manos, poolside bar Manager, he’s brilliant, always smiling and so good at making cocktails 🍹. Also a mention to Manolas, Piano 🎹 bar Manager, he’s top class too, works on his own and again always smiling. So overall all the staff are excellent here so I’ve hesitation in recommending this lovely Hotel.

Stayed at this hotel 2nd to 12th May. Sadly the weather wasn't great. The first 4 days were sunny but very windy. We then had 3 warm days followed by rain and thunderstorms. We had booked a duplex room which was large but really lacking in any drawer space- even though there was plenty of room for them. We found the bed and pillows pretty uncomfortable. The towels in the bathroom were very thin and rough- not a 5* experience. The food was ok- nothing to really write home about but we never had a problem finding something to eat.. The staff were brilliant and worked very hard but they were clearly understaffed. Sometimes we would wait 10 minutes to get drinks at meal times. Annoyingly at every meal after the first 2 days I had to get a waiter to find me a spoon. The reason given for them not being on the tables was shortage of staff which seemed a poor excuse. More likely shortage of spoons! The wine in the restaurant was hit and miss- sometimes very drinkable and sometimes like vinegar. A special mention for Manos in the pool bar- he's a real character and full of fun. Also Manolos in the Piano bar who looked after us for pre-dinner drinks each evening. The entertainment here is pretty poor. 2 nights we had a pianist obviously in the piano bar- the first playing quite classical music- we could have done with Crocodile Rock to liven things up. Strangely they also had a Saxophonist at breakfast one morning but otherwise non-existent . The tourist tax in Greece cost us 100 euros which I think is excessive particularly when you are putting considerable funds already into the local economy. The whole hotel seemed to be designed for very tall people- which we're not. Two seats in the room converted into a sofa bed which we didn't need and they were extremely uncomfortable to sit on as was the rocking chair. The seats in the piano bar again had very deep seats and we pinched more cushions to sit comfortably. My wife also noted that the pool was 1.5 metres deep all round so it would have been impossible for her to do aqua-aerobics as she's only 5 feet tall. Some parts of this hotel just seemed badly designed. With upper floors there needed to be lifts to transport cases instead of winding staircases. Obviously if the weather had been better we would have enjoyed it more but I have to say that I don't consider the Insula Alba to be a 5* hotel. Frankly we've been to better 4* Tui couples hotels in Tenerife, Portugal. Croatia , Thasos and Kos. We just felt disappointed overall.

This hotel is so well looked after, the grounds are amazingly clean and the rooms are fabulous. The food gets a little ‘samey’ after a few days and we had a couple of meals out to change the scenery and variety, side note - the deserts are out of this world!! The pool bar is fantastic, Manos is an absolute credit to the staff members, always cheery and happy to help. Swim up room was fabulous, we were originally in room 907 which had a small area to swim in, but we managed to change to 1308 on the lazy river which bear in mind was the same price as the other room we felt like it was an upgrade! This also had the sunshine from early AM to around 3pm, which was perfect to spend a few hours in the shade … much needed. Room 1308 definitely felt fresher, bigger, better sunbeds and obviously a much much larger pool! Thank you to Chrisi for helping and sorting it! The only downside to the trip was the ‘All Inclusive’ not being ‘All Inclusive’ - a number of items on the menu for drinks were not included, and albeit not expensive it’s still frustrating giving you’ve been sold it as ‘Included’. Otherwise a 5/5 review!

Beautiful clean amazing hotel. Great location great pool bar. Good entertainment, hotel staff very good. Very relaxed and romantic break away loved it. We was half board we didn’t always use as there was so much choice outside the hotel. Visited some local restaurants most nights which were romantic ambient settings. Honestly loved this place ❤️❤️❤️

Me and my fiancé stayed here for the first time and can honestly say it’s one of the best we’ve been to. Each and every staff member went above and beyond, always very friendly and welcoming right down to the house keeping. Manos is just amazing when it comes to cocktails!! We had a swim up room which was perfect, we had the sun from around 11am until sundown so we could relax around there without needing to venture anywhere else if we wanted. Our room was always cleaned with clean bedding daily. We will definitely be coming back soon.

Really lovely hotel ,so clean and tasteful done ,staff are very friendly and welcoming,one of the best TUI hotels I have been in .Food was excellent especially the desserts they are a work of art One member of staff stood out for us was Philippa (think it was spelled with an F) from Sweden such a happy girl and was so good with guests, Will be going back.

Just returned had a wonderful stay here just lovely the staff are excellent so polite and helpful. The view from the pool area is great lucky to get a sea breeze too (needed) Hotel very quiet in the evenings but just walk out and turn right to a little restaurant for drinks looking at the amazing sunsets . Thank you for a wonderful holiday will be returning