I stayed here a couple of years ago. There were both good things and bad things about the place. The hotel is a smaller, modest, but overall clean hotel.
First of all we rented a car. When we got to the place they had a very, very small parking lot. We had to wait an hour for someone to leave so we could park our car. We didn't want to park on the street, because we didn't know what the laws were in terms of street parking.
All the staff were very friendly and cordial and willing to help as much as they could. Check-in was a breeze. Drink service on the other hand was a bit slow. The bartenders would take their time in making drinks, and most of the time the bar was not even full. But to wait a half hour for drinks when there are four other couples at the bar was a bit ridiculous. But, what was fun was the shots they would give out. Everyone would do a shot at the same time, so that was nice.
The room was nothing spectacular, but I really have no complaints. The bed was nothing special, hard like alot of other places, but I wasn't expecting the "hotel collection". The room was clean, bright, open, and not smelly. The bathroom looked, good. No mold or mildew. We had a balcony which was nice.
The food was interesting. The beach bar had the worst food. First of all conch is illegal to kill and eat. I believe they are endagered? Anyways, they served conch fritters, (which I will admit, I tried). Don't bother. They put a little piece or two of conch in this gigantic fried batter. And basically you ate a small "muffin" to get to the conch in the middle. Nothing spectacular. If you wanted a frozen drink, they had slushy machines, which were pretty much liquid drinks, because the machines were under the sun. So that wasn't pleasant. They served well liquor. But the resturaunt inside served very decent food and wine. I would definitely recommend eating inside if possible. The serving staff was very polite, and they had a really good piano player.
They also had a little gift shop which I liked, because I needed a new pair of sandals, and bought some reefs, which were about 24 usd. You could get your basic amenities.
The pool was very small and croweded. But it seemed very clean and maintained.

While you are in nassau, there are three places I recommend going. One is to Atlantis. It is a beautiful casino resort and hotel. Not to mention I won a couple hundred dollars on seventy-five cents. Next is the Bahama Rum Cake Factory. They give free samples, and they make great gifts. Last is going to the Bacardi Factory and taking a tour. You get free samples at the end, and can buy bacardi liquor for very cheap!

But to be honest, I don't think I would ever visit nassau again. It did not have alot of clubs or bars, and most things closed very early. Any questions??

I have a timeshare at PIBC. The condo is very spacious with two bedrooms and two full baths, a dining area, full kitchen, and living room. Each unit also has a balcony or patio as well. VERY ROOMY! We did have some maintenance issues with rain coming through the front window and leaking onto the floor which we notified the front desk about but was not addressed during our stay.
The pools are nice too. One pool is in the front and shallow, basically for kids. The one near the rear is heated and deeper. There is also the Reef Bar there which serves great food!
The beach is clean but small. There are nice lounge chairs for the beach. If you walk down the beach to the right...away from Atlantis, there is a large piece of coral sticking out into the ocean that creates a nice calm cove. You can snorkle along the coral and see fish and find conch shells and sand dollars.
We walked one day to Atlantis from our hotel along the beach. I would not reccommend this with kids, on a hot day, and your already tired!
The so called game room was not very good. There were no ping pong balls for the table and the machines were broken.
The minimart had a pretty good selection and the prices were reasonable...for the Bahamas, that is. The staff could have been a little more friendly.
The shuttle and water taxi is a very nice feature. It takes you downtown scheduled times throughout the day.
There is a dinner, on Wednesday night, I think, where you pay per person and have a Bahamian Style buffee, but you have to pay for your drinks!!!??? Very disappointing. We did it in 2006 during our stay but not during 2007.
The most disappointing part of our vacation was another sales pitch. We already have a timeshare at PIBC and we were told that if we come and listen to another presentation, we would get a gift certificate or something. Well, we have two kids, 5yo and 10yo, so my husband went without me. He's a big boy, he doesn't need me there. Well, they told him that if I wasn;t there that we wouldn't get the gift certificate. He sat through the presentation which was basically trying to get us to switch from weeks to point and have to pay more money, yada yada, yada. We didn't do it. It just made us upset.
If your looking for a nice, quiet, relaxing vacation, without a lot of pampering, PIBC is for you!

8 oct 2007
Mike, Derbyshire
We have just returned from pibc , and on arriving in the Bahamas, I must admit i was apprhensive on what we might have found, especally after reading some of the other reviews.
Yes Nassua airport is small but they are trying to improve this. We had a Band play whilst in the imirgation line, and the Taxi was a little frayed but so were all the others .Its a 40 min ride to pibc and some parts of nassau look alittle dodgy, but when you get to Paradise island things start to look alittle better.
When we turned up at pibc you drive down what looks like a mini industral site then turn up at the resort , the taxi fare is fixed by the bahimmian government so you wont get ripped off, this fare was 27 dollers plus 3 dollers for each individual person. When we got out of the taxi we were all sniffing the air expecting to find this sewage smell everyone seems to go on about yes there was a very slight smell of sulpher but it did not bother us, the staff were very friendly and by the end of the stay had become good friends , Dwan was brilliant and very funny .the appartment was 12a a good size and clean .we opened the patio doors and walked only afew yards to the pool and bar, what really blows you away is what meets you after this THE BEECH and o wot a beech, this is paradise and with a sea like clear warm bath water.
I found everybody frendly and the cocktail party is a good way of getting to know each other especally with it being a small resort. Prices at pibc are resonable compared to other places on the island, Atlantis is out of this world but unless you are a millionare and like alot of people around plus a good walk to the beech stick to pibc. if you like lobster go down to the harbour early and buy lobster tails 13 dollers each then bring them back bbq and watch the sun set heaven !
if you ask at the desk they can arrange places to eat and trips out , The Green parrort and the Montigue gardens are excellent. one place which is good is the Barcadi factory free drinks all afternoon and you can also buy at factory prices bottles to go .but buy before you start to drink ?
All in all we enjoyed our stay and judgeing off other guest who have been going there year after year it cant be that bad. we will certainly return.

Just returned from PIBC with my husband and 2 mid-twenties sons. We were apprehensive about a few negative remarks we had read regarding this property. Although we did notice the "odor" upon arrival, it never bothered us again. We were disappointed that our room #38 had absolutely no view, but were pleased that it was spotlessly clean and nicely decorated. Our villa was conveniently situated for parking access, beach, office, exercise room and grocery mart. The little mart had a nice variety and wasn't any more expensive than other grocery stores on the island. A gallon of water at $1.50 a bottle was a bargain.

Our bed was quite comfortable, but our sons weren't especially thrilled with their twin beds. We did have a nice couch sectional that doubled as a sofabed, but didn't use the bed option as the TV was right there. The layout of the villa was attractive and functional. The kitchen was fully furnished. One minor gripe was not enough dishwasher detergent. (Bring along a couple of Electrasol tablets).

Our plane was delayed, so we missed the welcome cocktail hour. We didn't take the opportunity to eat or have happy hour on the property either. We rented a car and were constantly on the go! They have a buffet on Wednesday by the pool that we were planning on trying, but weren't in the mood for ribs & chicken (had it the night before.) We did visit their sister property for happy hour at Columbus Tavern. That was a very enjoyable bargain.

The beach was fantastic. You could walk to The Atlantis in less than half an hour. The Cloisters and One & Only Beach Club were a nice walk away too. We did rent a car, and were glad we did. Although PIBC had taxis and free transportation, it was too hot to do anyhing but ride around in an air conditioned rental car.

Internet access was $5 or free with purchase at Breezeway Cafe. DVD or CD players available for a fee. (Nice size TV with good reception.) Maid service only once a week was adequate. It would have been nice to have had bigger bath towels and a few extra rolls of TP, but any complaints we may have had are very minor. All-in-all we had a perfectly nice stay on a very peaceful, attractive property with a gorgeous beach. We considered ourselves very lucky!