Corfu Sungate Hotel

“Stop moaning & expecting 5 star at 2 star prices.”

Six of us, four adults and two children, one of whom is Coeliac, went to this hotel with some trepidation after reading the reviews. We went expecting the worst but having paid 2 star B&B rates didn't expect too much from all inclusive. Here's the lowdown on our experience. Initially we contacted t… more

Six of us, four adults and two children, one of whom is Coeliac, went to this hotel with some trepidation after reading the reviews. We went expecting the worst but having paid 2 star B&B rates didn't expect too much from all inclusive. Here's the lowdown on our experience. Initially we contacted them by email with three requests. One was a kettle, which we got in one apt. Second was a ground floor apt as I am having trouble with my legs, back and heart, which we got. Third was that we were close to each other, which we also got. We got to our rooms and they were surprisingly clean. As time went by we found out that we had a lovely cleaning lady whom we developed a fondness for. She looked after us well. The room was in need of some TLC as follows; The toilet seat wasn't fitted on, that was fixed within a very short time of us reporting it. The beds were quite narrow but I've slept in worse. The shower drains stink somewhat but I'm used to that in med countries. There were plenty of sockets, unfortunately all of those on one wall didn't work but there was still enough. The lighting isn't very good but it's those crappy energy savers that the EU imposed on us and now want to get rid of in favour of LED. A peculiarity we found was that they expect you to wipe your bum and put the used paper in a bin by the side of the loo. Somehow we all managed to work around that.The doors to the veranda had been forced at some time so didn't lock properly but were secure enough. The room had a safe for which you had to pay 10 Euro to obtain the key (You DO NOT get it back). The food was not that bad. It was never very hot but it was warm enough to eat. There was a pretty fair choice of foods available but it is NOT 5 star, it is 2 star but quite edible and sometimes really tasty. One of the children with us has Coeliacs. We asked about Gluten free and took a translation in Greek to inform them. The first 2/3 times they were quite helpful but after that you could tell they were reticent to engage about it. One day we asked to speak to the Chef and he didn't want to come out. We checked at reception and they got him to come and sort things with us. After that we gave up and used our judgement and common sense. The all inclusive drinks was a strange affair. Upto 21.30 hrs, it is self serve with a large bottle of Ouzo, Vodka, Brandy and Gin (All local brands). A pump of lager type beer with Red and White wine, soft drinks and mixers all on draft. At 21.30 they promptly turn off the pool side lights and put the drinks away so you have to move up to the bar at the top end of the pool to carry on drinking. The all inclusive then ends at 23.00 promptly after which you have to pay for your drinks. As always, you get the usual drinkers whom don't think they had a good holiday if they haven't puked every night. That means the pool side toilets get disgusting eventually. This also means you are not likely to get a serene nights sleep, ever. Unless you could sleep through Armageddon. So, to summarise it,Would we stay again, yes. Why? For what we paid we were able to hire a car, hire a boat for a day, eat out several times and drink at different bars each day. Have a ride on an inflatable towed behind a speedboat and buy lots of souvenirs.So, if you want a holiday that is cheap where you can spend more on doing things, I would recommend this. If you have special dietary requirements that are complex, then I can't recommend here. As an aside, if you want to eat the local Gyros then go to the Kantina and don't bother with the others. They are the best in Sidari and we tried others but always went back there.

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