The island of Kerkyra, known worldwide as Corfu, is one of the first islands in Greece, which began to develop in the tourist direction. It is located just two kilometers from the continent, directly opposite the Greco-Albanian border. Today, the island has over 160 2-5 star hotels, as well as guest houses and apartments. The most popular among Russian tourists are four-star hotels, for example, Delfina 4 *, Nissaki 4 *, Corfu Village 4 * and others. In them, prices are much lower than in five-star hotels, but the service is almost the same. In addition, the island of Corfu is so beautiful and interesting in terms of natural and historical attractions that tourists are unlikely to want to spend much time in the walls of hotels.
Holidays in Corfu
This picturesque island looks like an emerald among the turquoise surface of the Ionian Sea. Numerous olive and cypress plantations, various flowering exotic shrubs fill the air with fragrant aromas. Corfu back in the last century was chosen by many of European writers, poets, artists, theater workers, etc. Therefore, the island is rightfully considered the most bohemian in the whole Mediterranean. Over the past fifty years, the tourism industry has begun to develop intensively, next to comfortable private villas, snow-white buildings of luxury hotels were built, many of which with elements of traditional Greek architecture, for example, the Corfu Village 4 * hotel, which has the appearance of an amphitheater. Many taverns, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc. appeared. Luxurious sandy beaches were equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable beach holiday. For their cleanliness and arrangement, many of them were awarded the Blue Flag of the international environmental organization. By the way, the island still has beaches that have not yet been touched by a human hand. They are far from the hotel line and are of great interest to those tourists who dream of romance and privacy. Often next to them you can see the snow-white sail of a lonely yacht, which lurks here among the rocks and serves as a place of solitude for newlyweds, creative personalities, and sometimes for avid fishermen. Such yachts can be rented on the island at a very reasonable price. By the way, all services, as well as the cost of living in Corfu are much cheaper than on other islands of the Ionian Sea. So, for example, the price for a room at the Corfu Village 4 * hotel per day is about 3 thousand rubles. If you compare this with the prices for accommodation in hotels of the same category in Crete, it will immediately become clear that Corfu is an ideal budget vacation.
Comfortable hotel on the Ionian coast Corfu Village 4 * (Corfu / Greece): general description
It is rather not a hotel, but a magnificent hotel complex, which was built in 1992 between the towns of Benitses and Moraitika. It is designed for a quiet family holiday with children. In the complex, in addition to the main building, built in the Greek style, there are 15 comfortable bungalows. The hotel has its own beach, which is tightly adjacent to the garden of olive and cypress trees.
Hotel location
Corfu Village 4 * is located 17 km from the international airport of Kerkyra (the capital of the island). By the way, from Moscow there are direct flights to Corfu. The approximate price of a round-trip ticket is about 12,000 rubles. If the price of the tour includes a transfer from the airport to the hotel, then tourists will immediately be met upon arrival and comfortably delivered to the village of Aigos Ioannis, where the Corfu Village hotel complex is located.
Number of rooms
As already noted above, the Corfu Village 4 * hotel is 15 comfortable bungalows located on a hillside in the form of a three-level amphitheater and the main administrative building in the Greek style. The number of rooms consists of 60 double and triple standard rooms. In short, the hotel is designed for a maximum of 180 vacationers.
Description of rooms
All rooms are beautifully renovated and equipped with modern furniture. All have balconies with sea views, a combined bathroom with shower, bath accessories and a hairdryer, air conditioning, satellite TV, refrigerator, telephone, radio, safe, etc.
Infrastructure
In the central building of the hotel there is a cozy restaurant that serves tourists according to the HB system - half board (breakfast and dinner). By the way, you can occasionally eat outside the Corfu Village 4 * hotel. Greece has always been famous for its culinary traditions, and you can have a delicious lunch or dinner at one of the coastal taverns or restaurants. There is also an Internet club, a sofa room for relaxing and watching movies, a gym, billiards, a shop, a disco bar, etc. Opposite the building there is a rather large pool, around which comfortable sun loungers with umbrellas are laid out on a green lawn, and in the evenings an interesting animation is organized. There is also an indoor bar where vacationers can order refreshments and alcoholic cocktails. For younger tourists, the hotel has a children's pool, a kids' club, a games room, and for the youngest, babysitting services are offered (for a fee).
Beach
The hotel is 20 meters from the sandy shore. Since this is the hotel’s own beach, the sun loungers and umbrellas on it are free. It offers a lot of different water activities: banana, scooter, windsurfing, diving, pedalo , etc. All of them are paid.
Services
The hotel provides vacationers with a number of paid services, namely:
- parking;
- housekeeping;
- safe;
- laundry, ironing, dry cleaning;
- currency exchange point, etc.
Excursions
Corfu, like all Greek islands, is rich in many attractions. Here at every step you can find ancient ruins and rare historical monuments. Particularly noteworthy is the capital of the island of Kerkyra with its medieval palaces, squares and streets. By the way, on Liston Street you can make a wonderful shopping. She is fully occupied by boutiques and souvenir shops. The prices for goods here are also an order of magnitude lower than on the other islands of Greece, as well as in its mainland. Returning to the theme of excursions: the island has preserved the magnificent ruins of the fortress of Kerkyra. This place is often included in the obligatory route of excursions organized for tourists. Two guard bastions rise above the coastline of the island, like two giant guards. Another, no less interesting, attraction is the newly built Monastery of St. Kyriakia of Nicomedia. There are many more magnificent natural monuments in Corfu: wonderful lakes, cliffs of bizarre shapes, picturesque beaches. All this is worthy of the attention of tourists who admire the beauty of nature.
Hotel Corfu Village 4 *: reviews and ratings of tourists
If you want to know more about this or that hotel - read reviews of tourists. By the way, be careful when searching for information about this hotel, as there is another hotel in Corfu with the same name. This is the Summertime Village Corfu 4 * hotel, only it is located on the other end of the island. So, almost all the guests from Russia rate their stay at the Corfu Village hotel at five points. Of course, in terms of service, it is much inferior to five-star hotels, but it fully corresponds to its category. Some of the tourists in their reviews complain about problems with the air conditioning, but this is an easily fixed drawback. Everything else - the attitude of the staff, the convenience of the rooms, the kitchen, the level of service - is worthy of the highest praise.