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Jennifer from Blythe travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hi well all I can say is wow!!!!!
I travelled with my partner mother and 2 small children (21 months and 10 months) we went all inclusive for 1 week.
The hotel was very clean rooms cleaned out daily with fresh towels every day.
The food was excellent well done to all chef's breakfast served in the dining room was every thing you could possibly have from cereal to full cooked breakfast, fruit to salad. Lunch was served outside (but shaded from the sun) overlooking the beach again huge variety salads, cold and hot pasta dishes, variety of cooked meats, vegetarian selections and of course a selection of sweet dishes. Dinner is serves in the dining room and in my opinion is the best meal with cold meats, cheese n crackers, salads n sauces, and three rows of hot food counters serving a selection of main courses with chip potatoes veg etc, there is also a special meat being served ans you ask from kebab style chicken to peppered roast beef and last but definitely not least soup changing everyday (veg, minestrone, chicken etc).
The location of this hotel is truly stunning gorgeous clear waters and sandy beach and while it is a bit remote with all your food and drink included you won't really need to leave but if you do fancy a day out there is car hire and a free bus to Corfu town.
All staff were very friendly and went out of their way to help whenever possible.
The entertainment was outside where lunch is served and was ok. As this hotel is I think mainly a family hotel it is aimed at children but not every night they do have live music on some nights which to my surprise was very good. Rhere is also a indoor bar if you fancy a quieter night.
The animation team were out setting up volley ball games and little competitions throughout the day and keeping the children entertained. I thought the entertainment could have been better but as I went quite early the season and it was relatively quiet I suspect it will get alot better during the busier periods.
I could go and praising this hotel but we would be here all day. What I will say if you are looking for a quieter holiday with the kids or just as a couple I would say this is definitely the holiday for you.
Would I go back? Definitely in fact we liked it so much we are planning on going again nearer the end of the season.
This hotel absolutely deserves it 4 stars no questions!!!!
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DARREN & ELAINE REES from AMMANFORD travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
THOMPSON
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: Hotel was lovely, room very clean. Pool area very nice, staff friendly, Thomson rep ok, but was only interested in booking trips. Thomson reps at airport were really helpful.
The only bad thing about our holiday was the wasps flying around us at lunchtime!! We had to eat out at lunchtime and couldn't eat indoors in the main restaraunt therefore couldnt espace the dreaded wasps!!
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Marchant from Kent travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found the hotel very clean and the service was very good although not very impressed with the reception staff. They were not very helpful.
We prebooked a seaview/balcony room but was put into a substandard room with no air conditioning, door wouldn't lock and our view was a brick wall. After lots of complaining we finally got moved two days later into a lovely room that we couldn't fault. Although we had booked a late checkout they still tried to get us out of our room by 12 without an offer of another room.
The food was excellent, friendly staff.
It is in a remote area and so there is not a lot outside the hotel but the beach is beautiful and the pool was excellent.
The evening entertainment is not up to much mainly aimed at young children.
Overall we really enjoyed it and would definitely go again.
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smith from leicestershire travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: An excellent holiday - relaxing and peaceful.
Hotel was clean and airy, nice family room which lead out on to a small patio followed by lawned area, down steps to pool followed by the lovely sandy beach. All inclusive holiday makers are entitled to free sun loungers and parasols by the pool or on the beach - beach towels are also included and can be exchanged for clean ones up to four times during the fortnight. Be up before 8.30 to get your sunbeds!
The food was of an excellent standard, plenty to choose from, especially the breakfast. Lunch was at the restaurant by the beach followed by snacks all afternoon! The only disappointment (for my husband) was the beer - being all inclusive he thought that he would be served local beer - Amstel or Mythos - it wasn't even Greek beer - so had to purchase cans from local shop on a few occasions.
Hotel location was great, quiet and peaceful, exactly what we had hoped for. The village of Pelakas is a 20 minute free bus ride away and is well worth a visit. The bus from the hotel to Corfu Town is also free and runs into town 3 or 4 times a day - the main high street is extremely busy but head for Old Corfu Town on the outskirts lots of little windy roads and gifts shops.
Staff were helpful and friendly.
The only down side to the holiday was the nightly entertainment, but saying that the children enjoyed it (2 boys 11 and 7). Plenty of activities during the day and the entertainment staff were friendly and good with the children. Same old mini disco songs during the evening, then a show - Greek dancing, karaoke, the only one worth seeing was the illusionist, but like I've said kids enjoyed it and that was the main thing.
Overall a brilliant time was had by all and would definitely go again!
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Peter Howarth from Chester travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: If you are looking for a relaxing break in an idyllic location away from traffic, noise and nightclubs, this is the place for you.
The hotel is large, spacious, airy and very clean. The rooms were a good size and spotless with fresh towels and bedding on most days.
The food was of a very good standard, with a very wide selection and plentiful quantities. A little salty on occasion, but usually delicious.
The hotel is set at the foot of steeply sloping coastal hills on a beautiful sandy beach separated from the hotel by only the pool and gardens. Sunloungers were plentiful and comfortable and there was always a choice of location for sunbathing. The sea was lively enough to be fun, but calm enough to be safe. Two lifeguards were always on hand.
The staff were friendly and polite, always happy to help. A friendly word or a smile was always appreciated and returned. Some guests could be short and off hand with the serving staff, but they never bit back!
The Thomson rep, Alex was lovely. She was very helpful and knowledgeable, always around but never too pushy or in your face.
The entertainment crew were a lovely bunch of young Italians. They did a long day of activities before performing the evening show. The shows weren't always great, but they certainly had their moments and were generally over by 11pm. Some people felt that there was not enough evening entertainment for the adults, but it was fine bearing in mind the mix of nationalities and age groups. The bars stayed open until about 1pm so it was pleasant enough.
We all loved the place...there were three generations of us and we all made lots of friends and had a wonderful time. My wife and I will certainly be returning soon having had one of the best holidays ever.
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Lowther family from Leicester travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This holiday was lovely and very relaxing.
The hotel was lovely. The staff were very polite and friendly.
The hotel was very clean.
The food was good plenty of choice it alternated each week.
The beach was great because if you wanted to go in the pool you just had to walk up the steps.
The entertainment was good each day there was something.
Wednesday was greek night.
Thursday was karoke.
Every other night there was a show.
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Nets Lane from Newcastle travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having returned from this hotel only 4 days ago, I can say that it is currently very good...with only one or two minor complaints, we had a very enjoyable 2 weeks.
We were located on the 7th floor and it had clearly been recently refurbished...it was very clean and well presented. The maid service was very good and they ensured we had clean towels, linen etc every morning. However...the air-conditioning in our room didn't function particularly well and even though we highlighted this on more than one occasion we didn't get it rectified before we left...apparently spare parts were on order. On our last day, we had booked a late check out room and had to move down to the 2nd floor ... this room was directly under the kitchens and the noise was noticeable ! Also, there appeared to be an air-vent leading from the kitchen into the room, bringing with it a wonderful aroma of cabbage and bins ! Some poor souls must have spent their entire holiday here ! Go for the 7th floor if you get a choice !
As a vegetarian, I was a little worried that I may be struggling in the restaurant but I needn't have been concerned. There was a good selection of dishes at each meal. We've stayed 'all inclusive' before in the Caribbean and must say that, in comparison, this hotel did have a less imaginative menu but it was all well cooked and well presented. There was always a more child-friendly dish on the menu too for evening meals (fish fingers, hot dogs, pizza etc). And the puddings were particularly yummy !!!
The hotel is somewhat isolated but this was pointed out in the brochure so we knew what to expect. We found the relative quietness very relaxing - had we wanted to explore there were plenty buses, organised trips and car/scooter hire available.
The hotel staff were, without exception, lovely. We had no complaints at all. The waiting staff went out of their way to be friendly and polite...the bar staff all enjoyed to chat in limited English with a bit of German thrown in ! The Animation Team, who were all Italian, were very friendly...they tried their best to involve everybody and were particularly good with the children. The evening entertainment was a little naff (for want of a better word) but the team deserve 10 out of 10 for trying ! The life guard also has to be pointed out as he was particularly helpful - we didn't see him rescue anyone from the sea (thankfully) but he was also the first-aider and was very caring and concerned about those of us who needed to be patched up ! As in most cases...if you're friendly and polite to people, they'll be friendly and polite back !
We would visit this hotel again if we were looking for a 'lazing by the pool' holiday...definitely.
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G Farmer from Rhondda S Wales travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
First Choice Airlines
on a singles holiday.
There were 1 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Before leaving for my holiday I saw several reports on this site about this hotel & the Glyfada resort which were bad, so I was concerned.
However on arrival, I found the hotel , my room, the hotel gtounds & the swimming pool very clean. My room was very clean & comfortable & cleaning maids excellent. The public rooms , dining room, bar & hotel grounds were kept spotlessly clean by the cleaning staff.
The swimming pool was cleaned every day. The dining room had white tablecloths , linen serviettes & silver service.There was a lovely terrace where you could sit to dine alongside the dining room . It overlooked the swimming pool & beach. It was very pleasant to sit there for breakfast & dinner.
The breakfasts were excellent with a large choice, hot (english) & cold (fruit, cold meat,juices etc. etc.),with lots of choice. There were 2 coffee machines which produced very good coffee.
The lunches I found disoppointing, hot & cold dishes were available, but there was only a limited choice, but the sweets were very nice.
The evening dinner was good, with lots of choice. All meals were buffet style.Wine was available, to which you helped yourself, red & white, which was pleasant. The sweet trolley was wonderful!!! Again, excellent coffee!!!
I was only at the Grand Louis Hotel for one week. If I'd been there for 2 weeks, perhaps, I would have found the evening meal choice rather repetetive. I found the dining room staff helpful & polite!!!!
The bar in the main hotel buildin was very comfortable & relaxing with a lovely open terrace with tables & chairs where one could sit on warm evenings.However, I had 1 or 2 run-ins with the bar staff over the all inclusive tariff. Apparently, if the barman brought drinks to your table, you had to pay, even if you were on the all inclusive tariff.I was not informed of this beforehand. I found the bar staff rather aggressive when dealing with queries of this kind, which made me feel uncomfortable.So be warned!!!
I really liked the Beach Bar. The staff were friendly & you could get many different kinds of drinks in any quantity you wanted. Not advisable for alcoholics!!!! I enjoyed the Ouzo!!!!
Overall, I was quite pleased with the hotel & complex, although it was very expensive with a single persons supplement applying. I found it very quiet & relaxing. Just what I was looking for in my holiday. I would imagine it being very busy in July & August. & would avoid staying at this hotel & resort during those periods. I had very little to do with the reception staff. As far as I could see. they were polite & adequate.
I did not make use of any of the hotels entertainments , so can't comment on these.
I booked the flight with First Choice Airlines from Bristol. They were excellent, although my flight times were horrendous.
I'd booked through travel agents who used a firm called Amathus, who were Greek specialists??? Before I left, I phoned them with some queries. They seemed helpful & said they had a rep in Corfu who visited the hotel regularly. When I got to the hotel, I did'nt see any sign of this supposed rep & nobody had ever heard of this rep or any company called "Amathus". Luckily, I was able to get any info I needed from the Thompson rep who was very helpful. I booked a bus trip from her around the island called "Simply Corfu" It was very good & the guide was excellent!!!!
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johnstone from fife travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel disappointed! It was clean and the maid service very good. However the location, poor menu, limited entertainment and facilities let it down. The cot provided was disgusting and never used.
The rep was not much help.
Very difficult to entertain infants at this hotel. Stairs are plentiful and the lift does not service pool level - not much fun with 2 pushcahirs!
Had a problem with security - patio doors did not lock on the ground level room we were in and kids could easily escape so check all the locks!!!
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Hawkins Family from Yeovil travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thompson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We found this hotel fairly clean, the maid was a whiz, have never seen anyone clean a room so fast but she did an excellent job. The food was o.k for the first few days but it got very repetitive and was poor compared to other all inclusive holidays we have been on in the past. O.k if you like liver and meatballs. Breakfast was probably the best meal, the drink was plentiful and the kids could have as much icecream as they wanted and it was Carte Dor.
Some of the hotel staff were offish but some were o.k. Our Thompson rep was useless, had no knowledge of the island and just wanted to flog us the trips which were extremely overpriced.
The animation team were great, on the go all day and in the evenings to. Were a little disappointed with the evening entertainment as apart from Billy and his Karaoke and some greek dancers once a week it was down to the animation team to entertain! Lets just say they did their best!
Shame about the food, because of the large pool and beautiful beach would visit the hotel again.
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nicolle from hastings travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
thomsons
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Food:
the evening meal; well i dont really like greek food there was a couple of nights where the meal was nice but it was always cold the lay out was nice though with the white cloths and glasses looking over the beach at the sunset.
The salad bar was nice and also the soup was too.
For the kids they had chips burgers pasta etc. which they enjoyed.
For lunch they did like a barbecue sort of thing like with salad bits which was ok ,also beware of the wasps i have never seen so many they swarm around you at lunch my daughter got stung 4 times!
Breakfast was nice fruit crosants cereals the english breakfast wasnt that great
Rooms:
Standard twin rooms were diabolical! we started off in one of these and they are dirty and unsafe for children.
We had wires hanging out the wall a gap at the bottom of our balcony big enough for a young child to climb through( our son was crawling at the time) and my sons cot was disgusting it was a travel cot thing with visabal dirt on the inside of it and holes in the mesh
We complain to the rep got moved to a
Family rooms they were nice rooms this one had tiled bathroom clean beds ,solid wood cot and were on the ground floor 10 X better than standard .
location:
Miles away from anything! they had a couple of basic shops near by but thats it
but theres a free bus every hour.
Beach:
Not very big, dirty though loads of cigarettes between your toes! clean sea though, well i think!!
Pool:
It looked clean id had seen someone clean it but i had heard a few things about it.
Toddler pool was great you could watch your kids quite happily splahing about.
Staff:
hotel reception were horrible and rude .
Some of the waiters were rude too.
Rep was brilliant! he even sat at nights and had a drink and a laugh with us to ask us if everything was ok!
Animation team couldnt work hard enough and loved the kids.
Bar staff were miserable too .
Kids club:
People that run it was good but the equipment they used was poor
Evening entertainment:
You had a choice of a piano bar or
the entertainment outside which had a kids disco first then the animation team done there little thing like get people up on stage and make them do silly things and act out musicals ie: greece, rocky horror picture show
4* rating no it was not maybie a 3*
Value for money :
no not really
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mcbragg from UK travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2002 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This holiday was poor value for money. We are a family of 4, on the all inclusive deal. Total cost with Thomson was over £3k.
The 'category A' rating is meaningless - our usual 4* hotels in the canary's are far superior.
The entertainment was poor/non-existent, save the usual 'kids disco'. The food was boring and repetitive - there seemed to be a 'theme' dish every night which was cooked on a propane gas fuelled trolley and then inexplicably left, whilst everyone walked past bemused, wondering how long it had been left there!.
We were invaded by ALL the insect wildlife on the island - mosies, wasps, ants & cockroaches in the ground floor family rooms.
We were quite shocked to discover that it is still normal practice to put your toilet paper into a plastic bag in the room - is this the only place in the med still doing this ??
The family rooms can be extremely noisy at night as they are situated on the ground floor, along the only route from the karoake, etc. which qualifies for the 'evening entertainent' which is held outside, into the main building.
We too disputed Thomson's claim about the family room seaview supplement, and...they didn't want to know.
Out kids got sick - probably not from the food, but the main sewer pipe which runs from the hotel across the 'golden sandy beach', out into the sea to be dishcarged at some unknown point into the bay.
The location is remote - you can't walk anywhere, and car hire is expensive - presumably due the terrible state of the roads, and non-existent signage, and narrow village roads.
The whole Thomson/Brittania attitude is getting more and more difficult to swallow - we spent 3 hours coming back on a night flight, take-off 9.30 pm, being constantly pestered to buy drink, perfume, unwanted gifts, but they couldn't find a blanket for our cold & tired kids.
Definitely NOT RECOMMENDED.
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glyholi from UK travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2002 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having stayed at this hotel several times over the past 10 years, I can confirm that it used to be better before it was taken over by the 'louis' group. It is not as clean as it used to be & this is very noticeable after the maid service each day. Other changes include cutting down on some of the limited entertainment & the attitude of the new staff & management at the hotel reception.
However it is still a good place for a beach holiday. Clean water & beach & the nice scenary make up to some extent for the problems above. Here is my advice to anyone going there this year or next:
Ignore the un-helpful reception staff & hotel management. Raise any problems with your rep.
Go with Thompson as the all-inclusive deal is very good value for money.
Best time to go is June or September when the hotel & the beach are not as busy as July & August.
Don't just stick to the pool, try the sea water it is clean & there are far more sunbeds available on the beach than around the pool.
Try & get one of the newly re-furbished rooms.
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beckfamily from UK travelled to Grand Glyfada Louis with
Thomson
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2002 | rated the Grand Glyfada Louis as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having stayed in Corfu before, we were VERY disappointed with this hotel. The hotel (or was it Thomson) failed to honour our balcony/sea view supplement and gave us a room on the ground floor that had a line of trees totally obscuring any view. Only after mucg argument did they concede that we had been 'had'.
The ground floor (where the family rooms are) are hard tiled and the noise from the corridors is diabolical - I stay in hotels all around the world on business and this is the noisiest hotel that I have ever stayed in. All noise echoes down the corridors in an amplified state, and a door closing at the other end can sound like an explosion. How they can say that these are family rooms (when you're trying to get infants to sleep) is extremely questionable.
The entertainment area is still not built (as at June 02) - despite the brochure adverts, and I hope anyone going is happy to put up with workmen working on the site (50 feet away from poolside) until (sometimes) 9pm at night. Children have to walk past this building site area to get to the play area, and half the games room was partitioned off for the building work.
On the last two days of our stay we had cockroaches in the room (crawling out the air-con system - video and photo proof available to anyone who wants it). All the hotel did was try to keep me quiet at reception, and spray an insecticide around which didn't cure the cause - they came back the next day.
Beach is quite clean, but there is a sewer waste pipe that extends into the sea some way off, so just hope that the current isn't playing up that day. We spoke to other residents who wouldn't let their kids in the sea.
Swimming pool needs a MAJOR service, there are very sharp slats around the edge which take the skin off your toes, and one of the poolside filter covers on the children's pool is made from a VERY slippery plastic-type material, and proved quite dangerous. Not enough sunbeds for guests, so set the usual 7am alarm calls to bagsee your sunbeds for the day - pool staff did NOT remove towels from unoccupied beds after 10am, as I have seen some other sensible places do, (the Krauts do have a tendency to grab the beds, go to town for the morning, come back, have lunch, and then finally use their 'reserved' sunbed).
Lifts were regularly out of order and don't count on getting a porter to help move your heavy cases unless you phone reception about an hour in advance or ask three times - same for taxi requests.
Steps throughout the grounds made it difficult for pushchairs - it is certainly NOT such the 'family hotel' that the brochure makes out.
Food selection gets very boring and repetitive, especially if you're there for more than one week. Entertainment team tried their best, but again, a bit repetitive and not very varied. Lunch tended to be food from previous evening recycled into various 'interesting' salads.
Only useful thing was the bus to town and Aqualand - really needed, as the hotel is in a remote bottom of cliff location, so transport is a must.
Overall, extremely disappointed and, unfortunately, may now have to be referred legally and BBC Watchdog as Thomson are offering a pitiful level of compensation.
If you want to go to Corfu, then I recommend the Grecotel Imperial at Kommeno - far superior and none of the problems of this place.
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