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Hayley & Matt from barrow travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2008 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On the third day of our 2week holiday early hours of the morning our apartment flooded due to a birst water pipe there was 2 inches of water on the floor through out the entire apartment, alot of our belongings were damaged. The pipe was fixed later on that morning but the oven where the water was coming out from was not replaced untill the 12th day of our holiday.
The hotal cleanliness was ok but we were not provided with many towels and as we were in a ground floor apartment the drain in the bathroom would spit water out onto the floor everytime either you or the people in the apartment above would use the bathroom therfore we had to use a towel to mop up the water! then we were left with one towel to share which was not very nice or hygenic to say the least.
location was great, nice walk to Roda along the beach front.
We would not return to these apartments but if we did we would try and get a top floor apartment.
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vicki from birmingham travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
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| said: just returned from Charlie's and really miss it already!!! I wish I had taken his job offer and stayed!!! I really can't say anything bad about the apartments as they were cleaned daily and were very spacious...except from the bathroom. One of the best things about the Venus is that they really make you feel at home...Charlie is like a dad, who looks after everyone and Flori is like your big annoying brother...especially when he draws on your back while eating, tries to trip you over and is always trying to give you a chinese burn (which is strange considering he is Albanian!). Really missing the great weather, great food and great company!!!
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sonia ward from north wales travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we returned from corfu on 14july 07,we can recommand these apartments they were cleaned daily it has a big pool and nice gardens and were very quiet charlie and florri were great we would stay there again there were plenty of places where to go to eat there was no entertainment at all the location was great
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Geri & Ben from Glasgow travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I arrived (middle of the night) with my son after a long journey.
I have never been to Greece before and I must admit the apartment we stayed in was fantastic!
It was an ideal base for us to either stay at the complex and relax, my son easily amused himself at the pool with other friendly holidaymakers.
The cleanliness was great though I only got my bedding and towels changed once in the week I was there. I had a fault with my fridge door but this was amended promptly.
There is no entertainment but the location is very good, having the choice to go to either Roda town or Acharavi, ten min max in both directions.
The staff were friendly though there were only Charlie (owner) and Flori so understandably they do get a bit stressed at times but overall good service.
Overall, it is a great base, the choice is yours to eat in the complex (food great!!) or eat in town or in your apartment.
The scenery surrounding this place is spectacular and has made my first visit to Greece a very happy one, in fact, Im looking to book again very soon!!
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Mark and Gail from Nottingham travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: We booked late and this holiday was inexpensive.
The apartment was basic although we had two bedrooms and there was only two of us!
There was a leak in the kitchen I think from next doors shower, but when we spoke to someone it was soon fixed.
The pool area was nice and there was never too many people about. Music was played loudly from the pool bar and quite relentlesley, no good if you fancy a doze! There was a jacuzzi next to the pool but this was not working!The bar was okay for a daytime drink but was much to hot at night like a greenhouse due to no air- conditioning.
We were situated close to the town. 10 minutes walk. The mosquitos were a bugger and i would recomend anyone going to corfu in the height of the season to take plenty of sprays. Plug in repellents for the room are a good idea.
There's not much chance of getting a courtesy room at this complex. Our flight was early morning and we had to be out of our apartment at noon the bus didnt fetch us until 2.10am we felt like gypsies, camped out around the pool for about 13 hours. There was a tatty shower room provided for us, if we paid 10 euros each. It had no shower curtain, a rusty mirror and the floor was flooded due to a blocked drain. our last day at this complex was horrible and we feel that it spoilt the holiday.
We arrived home worn out and stressed. Not the way you wish to return from a holiday.
I would not reccommend this place to friends. But young people on a budget would be ok if they just slept there and spent all their time in the town, which we thought was great.
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Ray Crowther from Leeds travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Cleanliness of apartment and rest of complex was excellent. The food Charlie cooked was to a good standard. Would recommend hia sirloin steak, pork and lamb chops(yum yum). Location was ideal,under 10 minutes from hotel to Roda, nice walk along the front. All the staff were excellent, Charlie the owner/chef, Flori was great a barman, waiter, maintenance man and a joker to boot. I would definately recommend the Venus apartments and will hopefully be returning next year.
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The 3 Manchester Gals from Manchester travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a singles holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Venus Apartments - Roda - Corfu
This was my first package holiday, which at the age of 29 is quite tragic I know, however I went with 2 mates who are veteran package holidayers!
One of my mates is 40 the other 33. What we wanted was a nice chilled girly holiday. We arrived at Corfu airport at about 11.30pm and were whisked onto our coach, where our wonderful First Choice rep Collette, told us a few bits and pieces and handed us a useful numbers and bits of info filled envelope. We arrived at our accomodation at around midnight (Roda time) and it was flippin warm!
We were greeted by Florri (unsure of spelling), who we soon realised was a very hardworking waiter at the complex. He showed us to our mini villa and we walked in to what can only be described as a lovely quaint mini ski lodge. 2 bedrooms, double downstairs with a veranda which overlooked a very well kept garden and massive pool and an upstairs gallery with 2 singles. A little kitchen diner and a bathroom with shower.
Needless to say 3 girls, with 3 lots of clothing and shoes, the accomodation was more than adequate for our needs. I got the double bed, being a smoker I blagged that I wouldn't smoke in the house and only on the veranda! What a result! Woke up the next morning, opened the french doors and was faced with what can only be described as a picture postcard of chilled ville! It wasnt long till we all went exploring the complex and then what was surrounding it.
The complex sub headed Charlies Hideaway, was just that. An oasis just off a dusty road by the sea (although it was a pebbly beach) which was a mere 2 minute walk away. The view from the top of the road over the sea was intense.
There were green mountains topped with slight white clouds (the Gods??) and I almost felt like I was transported into some Greek mythological novel! The complex did great food and they had Greek nights, (massive tv as the world cup was on) and cheap booze. Florri and Charlie were very helpful and lovely and one night we had a meal there which was a barbeque, the plates were huge! (10 euros a head).
Other than eating and drinking (which we did a fair amount of) we were chilling by the pool, on comfy sunloungers (of which there were plenty) as Florri brought us drinks.
When we left the complex, Charlie and Florri helped us on to the coach and gave us all a hug and kiss and made us wish we were staying for longer than a week. (even though it was about 1 in the morning!)
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Mr and Mrs Collins from Dagenham travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Charlie is an excellent chef, especially the lamb chops! Service from staff was outstanding. Charlie welcomed us and went out of his way to meet all our needs and nothing was too much trouble.
When we went fishing during our stay, he even borrowed us fishing rods then cooked the fish we'd caught for dinner that evening!
Pool and garden area was of very high quality.
Thanks for the great holiday Charlie and look forward to visiting again x
We travelled with First Choice.
Darren and Pauline
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Julie and Stuart from Cirencester travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: It was lovely to stay in a small hotel-only 18 rooms in total. Had beautiful views from our front door which was lovely.
Charlie is a very good cook-his club sandwich was a favourite of ours and all the staff were friendly.
We were lucky with the pool facilities-it was large, comprising of a Jacuzzi, Children's and large adult pool. Plenty of Sun loungers-no fight for them in the morning which was nice!!
Went out into Roda town most nights so not sure what the entertainment was like in the bar but we arrived in the last but one week of shutdown so I guess in peak season there would have been more entertainment going on.
The Apartments were located within walking distance of the bars and restaurants. Our room had a fridge and hob and grill however we went out for food and so did not use these facilities. The room were basic but clean.
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Jackie, Aaron, Fran & Craig from Liverpool travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The rooms were clean when we got there which is always nice, very basic but thats all we paid for so no complaints.
There was a small kitchen where you could prepare food, but we only used the fridge in the end. The staff were great, Charlie the owner was so cute, he made the best BLT & Steak an Onion butty I've ever tasted!
The bar staff were also good fun, they took time and got to know you enough to know your name, one even recognised us on a night out! There was no entertainment at the hotel apart from the odd football match, the the staff kept us amused with their quick whit.
The hotel location was good, just a stroll from the beach and the bars, so it was nice an quiet of a night, no music or any other disturbance. The only down side was the lighting on the walk back to the hotel of a night, this was quite scary as it was pitch black.
Apart from that all was good.
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Becky and Rick from Manchester travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Venus studios was great, it had a baby pool, a jacquzzi, and a big pool.
The rooms were kept clean. The food was gorgeous Charlie is such a good cook. We were very happy with everything at the venus.
The bar staff Flori, Charlie, Dimetri, and Alberto were so friendly they made us feel so welcome and they will go out of their way to make you happy.
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LORRAINE, TOM from SOUTH SHIELDS travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
FORST CHOICE
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: * Cleanliness was excellent, maid service 5 times a week.
* Food was of a hifh quality, as charlie the owner and the cook was a chef and cooked for John F Kennedy in americia in the sixties.
* location of hotel was slightly out the way for evenings as is very dark you will need a torch. But otherwisde you. can here the water on the beach from your window.
* staff where very good and very helpful.
* Entertainment was sparse. as a few nights had been arranged but only if enough peolpe turn up this was with the tour operator. Satelite tv available in bar, which was close for about 12pm.
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LORRAINE, TOM from SOUTH SHIELDS travelled to Venus Studios and Apartments with
FORST CHOICE
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
rated the Venus Studios and Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: * Cleanliness was excellent , maid service 5 times a week.
* Food was of a high quality, as charlie the owner and the cook was a chef and cooked for John F Kennedy in Americia in the sixties.
* location of hotel was slightly out the way for evenings as is very dark you will need a torch. but otherwise you can hear the water on the beach from your window.
* staff where very good and very helpful.
* Entertainment was sparse. as only a few nights had been arranged but only if enough peolpe turn up this was with the tour operator. satelite tv available in bar, which was close for about 12pm.
We found the apartments very clean, but have no air conditioning. They have every thing you need to cook with if you need to. The kitchens are small, also have a table and chairs, also they have a balcony or patio if on the ground floor.
Charlie makes a great stiffado, and his steak and cheese sandwhiches are fantastic.
The pool is excellent, not to many people around. They do play music during the day but will turn it off if asked.
The pool also closes as 7 pm each evening.
It is only about a 7 minute walk approx to the start of the shops/town. Walking through the town will only take you an hour as it is not large and you are within walking distance to Archari.
Everyone is friendly and wellcomes you. The restaurants are excellent and I could not fault any of we went into which was most of them.
You will have to go maggies, excellent breakfasts. Carousoe's bar which holds quiz night every night and bingo after. Also caters for children which are all welcome anywhere.
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