Mon Repos Palace

The best breakfast from a hotel, coming from a serial traveller. The rooms and hygiene are top tier. Order lunch here- you will not regret it. One of the tastiest Greek salads in my whole experience of Greece. The service of waiters is excellent, they are friendly and efficient. We arrived early and our room was ready for us within ten minutes. Great value for money. 20 mins walk to the old town, which is well worth it. Or ten euros back to the hotel back taxi. Ask reception for a taxi earlier, as the wait can be a little bit longer at peak times- going in for dinner say. The only room for improvement - the hotel needs more sun loungers. After breakfast the amount of tables on the terrace is not needed- this should be made for sun loungers as there is only 10 for over 100 rooms.

Although we enjoyed our stay, I would have to say it is more of a 3 star than a 4 star hotel. Rooms are very small without much storage, and the bathrooms were especially dated with no hooks or shelving to put your toiletries on. The general design was not well thought out. My mum (who I shared a room with) found it incredibly difficult getting in and out of the shower with no rails and no anti slip base. Also an old shower curtain felt unhygienic and stuck to your body as you washed. Furthermore, the shower rail fell down in my dad’s room. The mattresses were like planks of wood and very uncomfortable which meant we never felt fully rested. Having only 10 sunbeds for a large hotel was totally inadequate, but there are sunbeds available at the cafe opposite for the cost of a drink which made up for it in part. The swimming pool was small but we were unable to use it because there were never any sunbeds available. The staff were incredibly friendly, hardworking and always happy to assist. However, the manager of the dining hall was incredibly aggressive towards the staff, which was totally uncalled for. She was even seen behind the hotel shouting at some staff members. It was a shame because they worked so hard. Food was lovely. The buffet breakfast had an extensive choice with food to suit everyone. Corfu is a beautiful island and we did enjoy our stay. However this hotel is in major need of a refurb and I don’t think I’d stay here again.

Very good location, nice area with a lot of restaurants and bars around. The best in this hotel is staff: very pending, efficient, friendly. Both at reception and in bar/restaurant. However, with rooms we had some problems. The bathroom needs urgent maintenance: things are falling down (I arranged to put curtain that fell down), the hanger for towels lives it last days, the birds (swifts) at balcony will accompany you for the whole day with loud singing, and the size of this Deluxe room than others. Also according to Booking it should have need boiler for water (to take tea) and it was not in place. The door to bathroom can’t be closed well, so you can hear everything in the room. And one day we had visitor in toilet: cockroach.