San Antonio Corfu Resort -Adults Only

“Really lovely”

The San Antonio is a beautiful hotel. The views from our lovely room were fantastic. We love Corfu but Kalami is extra fabulous. The food was great, plus their other restaurant opposite the hotel called the Callao - a bit more expensive but with fine dining vibe. Thomas's restaurant was anothe… more

The San Antonio is a beautiful hotel. The views from our lovely room were fantastic. We love Corfu but Kalami is extra fabulous. The food was great, plus their other restaurant opposite the hotel called the Callao - a bit more expensive but with fine dining vibe. Thomas's restaurant was another one we enjoyed . We also loved the swimming pool at the top which luckily was almost outside our room. Beautiful extra thick mattresses on the sunbeds. You can take the bus into Kassiopi which is a really nice little town. Lovely walk to Kouloura with a nice looking taverna (lunch only) we didn't go in but it looked great. There is a beach a bit further on from Kouloura called Chouchoulia I think that's right - similar anyway! Beautiful for swimming there or just taking in the beauty of the place. San Antonio is built on a few levels so some less mobile people might find it a bit hard. We did see a lady there who was slightly disabled using a stick and she seemed quite happy. There are also lifts and a buggy to take people up and down. We would love to come back here very soon. Hope the cat family are doing OK. We loved them!

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“Relaxing stay in beautiful Kalami”

What a lovely setting this hotel is in. Perched on the hillside in blocks of rooms, all but the very lower ones have a spectacular view out across Kalami bay. We were in block 3 (level 2 on the lift) in what the hotel describe as a lavish sea view room. It was spacious with a comfy super king size… more

What a lovely setting this hotel is in. Perched on the hillside in blocks of rooms, all but the very lower ones have a spectacular view out across Kalami bay. We were in block 3 (level 2 on the lift) in what the hotel describe as a lavish sea view room. It was spacious with a comfy super king sized bed, a lovely balcony with table & chairs and a great bathroom with walk in shower. Have to say though that some of the furniture in the room is looking a bit tired and could do with updating - the surfaces of the bedside tables and dressing table were scratched and stained, as was the small tea/coffee station table, which was also wobbly. It was all clean though. As others have said, reception and the restaurant are on the lower level so it’s a walk down steps and an incline for breakfast, to access the village and other tavernas etc. But they do run a buggy which will take you back up the incline to the bottom lifts which we used a few times. Reception staff and in fact all staff were friendly, welcoming and very happy to help. Reception booked the water taxi for us so we went to Corfu Town for a day trip. Well worth it as Corfu old town is beautiful. We also visited Kassiopi which is about 15 mins away by taxi (€20 each way) which again reception ordered for us. There is a bus service which runs along the top road from Corfu town to Kassiopi however it doesn’t always run to time so we opted to use a taxi for convenience. Breakfast was buffet style with ample choice of both cold and hot offerings. It was usually busiest between 9-10am when getting a table could be a challenge so we ended up going to breakfast a bit earlier in order to get a table. Service was a bit hit and miss at times with the staff very busy clearing tables so getting tea and coffee both initially and top ups was sometimes a bit slow. Maybe the option of having a teapot for tea and a cafetière for coffee would help solve this? We ate here (as it becomes the evening dinner restaurant) in the evening on our first night. We had a very pleasant meal and bottle of wine. Overall we had a lovely holiday. Kalami is pretty and we enjoyed exploring the area and the local tavernas - Callao and Thomas’s Place. We loved the little cove at Yialiskari, about a 20 minute walk from Kalami. There’s a beach taverna called Crystal Beach bar there which did light lunches and snacks. We used the sunbeds (can’t lie on pebble beaches anymore lol) which were €30 for front row and €20 for row behind and included 2 bottles of water and service to the sun beds. We can definitely recommend a stay here. There’s hotel is lovely as is Kalami.

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“Gem - San Antonio, Corfu”

Gem - San Antonio, Corfu, is what we would say. Sea views, from the pool and wonderful restaurant, serving the most, delicious food. The accommodation was immaculate, generous in size with a balcony with again, sea views. Staff were extremely friendly, professional, knowledgeable of the island and… more

Gem - San Antonio, Corfu, is what we would say. Sea views, from the pool and wonderful restaurant, serving the most, delicious food. The accommodation was immaculate, generous in size with a balcony with again, sea views. Staff were extremely friendly, professional, knowledgeable of the island and they looked happy in their jobs, which we liked too. The bay was stunning and WOW the White House Restaurant - has numerous photos of the Durrells family. We could not ask for more from San Antonio, Corfu - Gem

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“Fantastic hotel in a beautiful spot”

What a fantastic stay at this wonderful hotel. We have just returned from a week celebrating our anniversary at the San Antonio and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone. All the staff are helpful and courteous, always smiling and chatty. They will help book water taxis (to Corfu Town for exa… more

What a fantastic stay at this wonderful hotel. We have just returned from a week celebrating our anniversary at the San Antonio and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone. All the staff are helpful and courteous, always smiling and chatty. They will help book water taxis (to Corfu Town for example) and restaurants, amongst other things. The food was very good, from breakfast with something for everyone, to lunch and dinner if you wish to eat at the hotel. We stayed B&B but did eat an 3 course evening meal at the hotel which was excellent. The room we had (411) was fantastic. Had everything we needed, lovely walk in shower, comfortable bed and pillows, tea and coffee facilties, fridge, two bottles of water each day. Lovely balcony with daybed, table and chairs and the most stunning view of the bay. Also handily placed for the top pool. Be aware that the resort is built up a "hillside" with reception, the restaurant and "bottom" pool at the bottom. You will probably be dropped off at the top gate on arrival, but simply press the intercom button and someone will be with you very shortly in a car or golf buggy to whisk you down to reception. There are a couple of lifts to get up the levels, but there's still a reasonable amount of walking, or you can wait for the buggy to take you upto the first lift if required. We used both pools, they are quite different. Top pool has numerous loungers, daybeds, bar with waiter services and incredible views. Bottom pool has built in daybeds, was quieter in terms of people using it, but did have music. The resort of Kalami is a beautiful, small, relaxed place. A handful of lovely places to eat, couple of supermarkets, couple of gift shop and not much more. We ate at Callao (opposite the hotel) which was very good. Kalami taverna also very good. Thomas' Place was another excellent meal. Also Dimitris with taxi service from the lovely George provided for free, was another fantastic evening meal. Takeout from the Meatspot was also extremely good. Basically, there are enough restaurants to satisfy for a week, after this there are some great restaurants in neighbouring bays, such as Agni, Kouloura and Kerasia which are worth exploring. Its worth booking in advance as they do get busy. Anyway, back to the hotel, well done to the team at the San Antonio, hope to return in the not too distant future.

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