Sandy Beach Resort — Hotel in Municipality of Southern Corfu

Brilliant hotel. Staff were really friendly, and that would have been hard considering the type of holiday maker they would have had to put up with a lot of the time. The hotel is a 2 minute walk away from a beach, and it is a private beach with loads of umbrellas and sun loungers available to hotel guests free of charge. Lots of water activities on the beach also, including beach sofa, boat hire, paragliding etc. The hotel has 3 main pools and a small baby pool. The main pools can be quite deep, so take care of the little ones when they are in them. They are massive in size, and we never had any issues getting a sunbed around any of the pools at different times. There are still the usual idiots who run to throw their towels on sunbeds in the morning (usually English although for some reason, the English thought they were beating the Germans to it......they really weren't), but there really is no need as sunbeds became plentiful at different times of the day. Food was usual 'all-inclusive' menu with plenty of choice, but don't be expecting 5-star food. There are also 2 other restaurants on site (greek and Italian) which guests can book once each free of charge during their stay. Greek restaurant is OK, but not really Authentic Greek food. Go for the corfu salad, as the Greek salad is very disappointing for your appetizer. The meal is 4 courses, so very plentiful. Italian restaurant is absolutely superb. The kids loved it, and we also loved it. Again, 4 course. Appetizers were gorgeous, both salads were great, and starters was a full-blown pizza each. We should have got one pizza between the 2 kids as they both left half a pizza each. The main course was lovely, and by the time the desserts were coming, we were all completely stuffed. Excellent atmosphere, excellent staff, excellent food, excellent experience...especially for free. Entertainment is what it is, not bad, but not great. We enjoyed it nevertheless. At the beach bar (near beach) is the usual kids' mini disco. This is also where bingo is played, shows are on, movie/music quiz, etc. Beside the reception, underneath the Italian restaurant is where we found the entertainment to be excellent. There was a girl who played violin to background dance music on a night, a fella who did the same with a saxophone on another night. Both were excellent. There was a singer who sounded very much like Amy winehouse who was very good. And another singer who I heard one night but didn't see. The best of a bunch was a fella playing guitar with 2 female singers on Wednesday I think. They were brilliant, and got better as the night went on, so much so, that when they finished, we cheered for another tune, which they did for us. I think they really enjoyed the reception they got from the crowd. Overall, we preferred the atmosphere of their area, although the barmen in the other side (beach bar) were so much better/nicer. My daughter swears blind that no one made a better Cinderella (non-alcoholic kids cocktail which are also included free) than the gentleman with the bald head. When he was on, she was delighted. All inclusive drinks are obviously not the top brands, but they give you plenty of alcohol in them. My wife loved the white wine. Rooms are cleaned everyday which was unexpected and a great bonus, and those cleaning people were excellent. Special shout out to the lady who cleaned our room which was 1207. We loved our room. Bottom floor 2 bedroom apartment which had a very large balcony facing bamboo and grass. Nice and relaxing. It didn't get much sun, which was perfect for when you wanted to be outside, but had enough of the sun (which was unbelievably strong). The bedrooms were quite large, and although basic, perfect for our needs (not much time was spent in our rooms). When checking out, you can keep your room on for a few extra hours if you need, and this costs 50 euro. Unfortunately we couldn't as our rooms were booked out, so they offered us a shower room for free. We booked for 4pm and this was amazing to get...

Wow Just got back last night from this amazing place. 100% honest review First I'll get any negatives out of the way. Food* unfortunately the main restaurant was not to our taste but I can't fault them for the cleanliness and service also what a beautiful room 🥰 and the dessert selection was actually second to none. Drinks* it was hit and miss a bit with some drinks being more syrup than others and the only alcoholic drink I enjoyed was the ionian sea( ouzo) but found this to be very strong 😅 although second to last day my partner suggested I have a pressecco and I don't know why it didn't occur to me sooner lol. Now to the many positives! Staff** so many good things to say about the staff at this resort. Literally every member of staff we came into contact with had a smile, pleasant attitude and just all round brilliant people who couldn't do enough for you they really made the holiday. Our cleaner Barrika( I am not sure of the spelling 😬) was not only amazing at keeping our room clean but genuinely such a lovely person. The bar staff always put a smile on our faces with a joke or just general conversation. My autistic son often gets misjudged when we are out and about but not here the staff were amazing with him and it was so heartwarming to watch him genuinely make connections with the staff who treated him with such care he felt included and loved 😍 Holiday makers* this place clearly attracts the best kind of people. All the other guests were friendly and just after a nice holiday same as us. There was never any trouble and such a great atmosphere around the pools , during entertainment and at meal times. My daughter sang on the karaoke and everyone was clapping chanting her name and cheering for her and it really made her feel special. What a great group of people. Pools* amazing!! Clean, safe, plenty of choice from deep to shallow, slides and adult only. The entertainment was just enough. Sometimes I find the daytime entertainment can be either trying too much or lacks enthusiasm but you could tell the staff really enjoy their jobs they played all sorts of games did water aerobics and even little shows to make us all laugh it really was very enjoyable especially the dirty dancing routine 🤣 iykyk. Italian restaurant* I would suggest going down to book this at your first opportunity as it fills up fast and for very good reason.the food not only delicious but also plentiful 🤤 I think we over ordered as we didn't expect the volume of food we would be receiving for example the appetisers we chose was pizza expecting a large pizza for the table.... nope it was roughly a 10" pizza per person 😅 unfortunately we booked late and actually could only squeeze in an hour before we were picked up to go home so couldn't physically take our time to truelly enjoy the meal but omg it was so beautiful every course(bread and oil for the table, starter of salad which were large I'd say, followed by the full pizza each then main courses of pastas, chicken, salmon etc followed by dessert) and the staff were delightful 😊 if you order bottled beers you will need to pay for these but totally acceptable. Greek restaurant** we mistook this restaurant for the one by the beach bar so did end up arriving a bit late to our slot as it was actually out of the way and if it wasn't for the very kind man who took us down by buggy we may have been even later 😬 however the food was worth it. Not as large as the Italian but just as tasty 😋 and again the staff were lovely and friendly although I do think they were a bit peeved we arrived late which is understandable as it puts them behind time 😔. Location** so at first when we googled things we panicked thinking we were an hour away from any other restaurant and shops( corfu town) but a quick wander out down the beach to the left we soon found a few restaurants and shops. Mondos was a lovely find the food was amazing. Boat trips* so much fun and affordable I would highly recommend hiring a speedboat with a skipper!! I have so much more I could say but I'll...

We have just came back after 10 days all-inclusive holidays. We were at this hotel with 1 year old and 5 year old children. The main comment I would say is - you get what you paid for. We booked this holiday through Jet2 and the price was considerably good during summer holidays. We booked a room with garden view. We arrived very late at this hotel, check-in was quick and easy and we managed to get a little bit of food for late arrivals. The room was quite small for 4 of us and the condition was really tired. Especially the bathroom. It definitely needs major improvements. This hotel is definitely not a 4-star, it's definitely a 3-star. However, we focused on our kids and made sure it has water slides and other activities for children which were great. Every evening they do some shows or kids disco. There is a surgery at the resort, few shops which surprisingly has really good prices, a train that takes you to the town and back (40mins return trip) which costs 5eur for an adult and 3eur for child over 5 years old. This was a really nice attraction. As everywhere in the world I believe, it's hard to get a sunbed by the pool as they are constantly reserved. Bars serve a limited choice of cocktails for all-inclusive guests. Lifeguards, especially the one that supervises slides are constantly on their phones. I've seen some comments about the food that it's bad, but people must be really fussy as there are plenty of food and it varies every day so everyone can find something. However, you get one visit during your stay at the Greek restaurant and Italian restaurant which you have to book in advance. The Greek Restaurant was really poor, even I'm not the fussy person but can admit it was really bad. On the other note, Italian restaurant was really good and it served the best food during our stay. We hired a car from the nearest town which is called SG Car Rental. It's only 5min walk from the hotel but the lady delivered the car to our hotel, did not take a deposit and honoured a baby car seat. Would definitely recommend. Also, we rented a boat from a Kavos town from a family, their company called Biscoutsis Boats - again, the best experience and customer service ever. Room service happened every day while we were leaving some tips. When we stopped doing it they only replaced the towels. Room floors are all tiled so it makes the room dirty very quickly. I used to clean the floors myself. The last 4 days were really hard as both my children ha 40C temperature, due to the very high heat so we stayed most time in the room and I was worried what we are going to do on our last day as check out is 11am and our flight was at 10pm. I went to ask the receptionist and she said I have to come a day before the flight so they can book us a shower room for an hour before departure. When I came a day before there was a receptionist Michal who said ''it's not possible''. I explained that I already spoke to a lady and she said there will be no issue. I also highlighted that both my kids are very ill. He suggested a time in an early afternoon and evening when the bus was picking up us and kept saying ''it's not possible'' until the lady came and said him something so then he managed to book us a room at the correct time! On our last day I came to pick up a key for a shower room and he asked me to wait another 10 mins. Then another 5mins as he tried to call the room as the guests were not leaving. They only made 2 calls and wasted our 20mins so we have half an hour to shower before our bus arrived. They managed to book another room which was at the very far end of the hotel! Michal was very unprofessional and rude with no common sense about the condition of our children. My suggestion to the hotel would be to make a shower public room so you don't need to book actual rooms and tell other guests that it's all fully booked. Overall, the hotel was good for small children but I wouldn't come...