Hotels near Corfu International Airport - CFU, Corfu Town

Corfu is pleasant to wonder around for a couple of days, bit touristy with lots of day visitors from cruises etc., we used it as a stepping stone to get the ferry to Albania which we liked very much. We got a bus to Mouse Island & Vlachema Monastery of Panavia which was a nice trip out.

Ideal for a quiet stay with adult friends or family, with excellent facilities in a luxury villa with private pool, though a car is necessary to collect groceries or to eat out, due to the semi rural location & difficult terrain.

Corfu is a beautiful city and island with much to offer. The views of the sea, the mainland across the sea and the city are breathtaking. We visited the Old and New Fortresses, both worthwhile, the old town, the Byzantine Museum, the Old Widmill near Mon Repos, took the blue bus to Achyllion Palace and Benitses, crossed the bridge by the Monastery of Panagia Vlocherna and Mouse Island and took the green bus to Paleokastritsa, for more wonderful views of the Ionic Sea and a short but very satisfactory beach experience. This more than filled our four days stay. I'm sure if we had stayed longer, hiring a car to travel to spot not reachable by public transport would have made our experience better. Still, we were very happy with what we had.

The description of the villa was that it had wifi and was a good place to do work. The speed of the wifi was 1Mb, totally unsuitable for work. There was no heating available in the Villa despite it being cold at night. The TV box had been removed and thus the TV did not work. The box was returned the next day and we were given electric heaters but there was no central heating it having not been "joined up!" On the next day, we had a blackout at about 1500 in the afternoon initially we were told from the triggering of a switch in the villa but having found the electricity box no switch had been triggered. We were told it was because the village was blacked out but the villa next door had lights as did the village at the bottom of the hill. We were left for 4 hours without heat or lighting. When the engineers did eventually reach us and repair the electricity, as we were talking to them in the kitchen the electricity cut out again. Thus having an inadequate wifi, the experience of poor provision heating and a TV that had not worked, we were left at 2000 on the second night with absolutely no confidence in the electricity supply and thus decided to leave the Villa. We have requested a refund and will be pursuing this matters believe that the services that we contracted to receive and advertised in the brochure fell well short of what would reasonably be expected.

This is the oldest region of Corfu, located on the southern outskirts of the town near Mon Repos with its beautiful gardens that are open to the public free of charge. Kanoni (Mouse Island) is just 2km and a short bus ride, and where many enjoy viewing planes taking off and landing at the airport. The bus service passes nearby and it takes 10 minutes to travel into town at a cost of 1 euro, 70 cents. For those with good mobility, both the old and new towns are about a 30-minute walk along Garitsa Bay, or you can walk through the suburbs and visit the numerous small churches, shops and cafes along the way. Anemomylos is located near the bay with two small beaches, numerous cafes and restaurants nearby, most of which have garden areas located on the greens opposite. The atmosphere is cordial, good humoured and pleasant, with a mixture of local resident flats and apartments, many converted to holiday accomodation and there is one large hotel of high standard. This is an ideal location for those who enjoy the outdoors, walking, eating, drinking and relaxing with the locals.

Vespa coffee - lovely food and drinks. Public transport is in a good condition however I recommend to rent a car. It is much more convenient to get around the island. Walking may be difficult, sidewalks are small or not use to by people much.