Palapart Gikas Gouvia — Hotel in Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands

Nice break in a relatively quiet hotel.|Hauled our cases upstairs to check in near the main pool, only to realise our swimup rooms were back down the stairs, in a different direction. Maybe should have done a quick reckky before going to check in. No issue really.|Irks me a little that I needed to part with over 90 Euros at check in. Knew about the taxes but then to pay for safe hire and air conditioning for the room that you’ve already paid for…well, just doesn’t sit right but no drama.|Swim up room was nice. Everything we needed in the room although a few more hangers for the wardrobe wouldn’t go a miss.|Pool areas were nice. X2 pool bars ok, plenty of choice for drinks and icecreams. However, tried lunch at both areas and it just wasn’t great im afraid. Strangest presentation of a burger ive ever seen and it was all just a tad bland and so all other meals were out in Gouvia and Corfu Town.|Staff at the upstairs pool bar were a little stand offish but Christina in the bottom pool bar was lovely and chatty.|The swim up rooms could be accessed from the opposite side of the rooms. The days were mostly peaceful until after 5 when over a dozen young italians decended on the pool and boy were they loud. Shouting and screaming until pool closure time and beyond (weirdly). Again, no big deal, just avoided it, every single day.|Not much more to say. Its a good base, very clean, good staff but for me, if they could improve on the food offerings, it would be excellent.|As others have said, get your bus tickets at Marias supermarket, around the corner and take a bus to Corfu town which is stunning with an array of sights, bars and restaurants. We just got taxis back late on. Quite reasonable. All in all, enjoyable stay. In the unlikely event that Id return to stay in Gouvia, I might consider...

Lovely clean hotel and apartment was lovely, only small signs to find reception which is a bit of a trek with cases, my only issue was when we arrived we had to pay 10 euro per person for visitor tax which we knew about (you have to pay cash) but then charged 10 euros per day for air conditioning which I think is very expensive and wasn’t that great (we were there 10 days) and it would have been more if we opted to pay for safe which was tiny. Room was spacious and clean, and towels were changed daily. There were 4 pools and plenty of sun beds so there were no sunbed wars.|Drinks at the bar were very expensive, we ate at the pool bar twice food was nice and reasonably priced, Christina was lovely.|I thought Gouvia itself was a little run down on first appearance but was nice|There is a little shop around the corner and a bigger supermarket on the Main Street ( a big green building with red writing) this is also where you will be picked up for excursions.|Gouvia centre was only a short walk away but across a very busy road, there were plenty of bars and plenty of lovely places to eat and was good value for money. |The beach was nice we paid 10 euro pp for a sunbed which included an umbrella and an ice bucket and a bottle of water which I was very impressed about.|We caught a number 7 bus to Corfu town which was really easy 5 euro pp, Corfu was lovely, there are loads of shops and places to eat.|We booked a trip to Albania which was worth it was a great day out, only a short ride on a ferry.||# prepare yourself for putting the toilet paper in a bin not down...

The hotel is very clean and well managed. There are five different pools and a couple of pool bars. Towels changed daily and bedding twice per week. Set up for self catering and is adequately supplied with cooker and microwave plus fridge. We ate in town so cannot comment on food.|Supermarket nearby, town is seven minute walk although there is a busy road to cross. Bus stops are four minutes away, and buses run regularly although can be full at peak times and you have to wait for the next. The blue bus is number 7 to Corfu or Ipsos in the others direction. Both about 20 mins. Tickets purchased on bus are more expensive than buying at ticketing office in Corfu so it’s best to buy a few when you are in corfu town if you know where you are going over the next few days.|You can also catch a green bus to the north by hailing it at the blue bus stop and paying the conductor on the bus. Green buses south are reached by walking from the blue bus station in Corfu ten minutes to Green bus station and also paying conductor. Timetable available from bus station however I will upload this years so you can see whereabouts you can travel to from this resort. Kavos took about 2 hours altogether. |Gouvia is a little run down however the tavernas were all welcoming and all pretty much same prices and menu. The beach is okay, nice views, not sure I would swim there it’s sheltered bay with plenty of boats around . For a cheap break it suited us and we got most of Corfu explored on the buses and had a fabulous boat trip to Paxos which was a...