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San Stefanos news and views / San Stefanos Thoughts Part2
« on: July 10, 2013, 01:24:16 PM »
We made our first visit to San Stefanos on June 21st 2013 and after reading the comments posted on this forum and other comments from people who’d been we were expecting a wonderful holiday. We weren’t disappointed.
We were staying in the Barras apartments and had read slightly conflicting reports but we had little reason to complain. The only downside about our very spacious apartment was the kettle was in need of – well needed replacing. We even found the frogs chorus amusing and once we’d closed all the doors and had the air con going they didn’t bother us one bit. The rooms were cleaned everyday bar the Sunday and the towels etc changed around three times a week. Believe me, we’ve had far worse. The bar area was excellent but one criticism and one that we would level at a few of the places we visited, Mythos should be served in a Mythos glass!!! Having a Mythos whether draft or bottled doesn’t look right in an Amstel glass, nor an Alpha glass. Nitpicking maybe, but standards had been set. Also they didn’t stock Corfu beer – I know the reasons why and that will be a separate story.
Because of the number of restaurants available we didn’t get the chance to dine in the Barras one but that’s because we had so much choice.
The San Stefanos resort has something to suit just about everyone and the beach in excellent. Those sun beds outside Mango are almost as comfy as a soft bed! Kostas just further along has good ones as well. The choice of where to eat at lunchtime is as good as you’ll find almost anywhere and you can make them suit any budget. On one side of the beach there’s The Havana bar, Mango bar and Athenia all with a great selection of food and drink but again Mythos in an Amstel glass – no thank you! Over the bridge the two other bars really meet all requirements. Waves and Mistral are excellent and yes Mythos as it should be and eating a light lunch, sipping Mythos from an ice cold glass and listening to the almost haunting Greek music is something special.
The night life has something to suit most tastes and along what we called ‘The Strip’ you had the Elvis impersonators, Karaoke, Motown nights and more besides. That’s not for me though as I preferred the old town. Dining overlooking the sea is what we love about Corfu but we didn’t just shun the sounds of music; we became early evening regulars in El Greco and started to use it as the place for a nightcap as well. The place deserves a special mention in a separate post as does Summer Dreams, surely a place deserving of more custom. Both El Greco and Summer Dreams do the Corfu brewery products justice.
So just to sum up this initial post San Stefanos is just about the ideal resort if you like a mix of everything. Not as quiet as Arilas but not as lively as Sidari. Nobody is in your face trying to tempt in into places or sell you things and you can still get that old Greek feeling about being in a different time zone. We had our two weeks and loved every minute apart from the early mosquito attacks on the other half of the Mythos2 – they left me alone though.
Hope people don't mind my posts but I do like to spread the word and share thoughts.
We were staying in the Barras apartments and had read slightly conflicting reports but we had little reason to complain. The only downside about our very spacious apartment was the kettle was in need of – well needed replacing. We even found the frogs chorus amusing and once we’d closed all the doors and had the air con going they didn’t bother us one bit. The rooms were cleaned everyday bar the Sunday and the towels etc changed around three times a week. Believe me, we’ve had far worse. The bar area was excellent but one criticism and one that we would level at a few of the places we visited, Mythos should be served in a Mythos glass!!! Having a Mythos whether draft or bottled doesn’t look right in an Amstel glass, nor an Alpha glass. Nitpicking maybe, but standards had been set. Also they didn’t stock Corfu beer – I know the reasons why and that will be a separate story.
Because of the number of restaurants available we didn’t get the chance to dine in the Barras one but that’s because we had so much choice.
The San Stefanos resort has something to suit just about everyone and the beach in excellent. Those sun beds outside Mango are almost as comfy as a soft bed! Kostas just further along has good ones as well. The choice of where to eat at lunchtime is as good as you’ll find almost anywhere and you can make them suit any budget. On one side of the beach there’s The Havana bar, Mango bar and Athenia all with a great selection of food and drink but again Mythos in an Amstel glass – no thank you! Over the bridge the two other bars really meet all requirements. Waves and Mistral are excellent and yes Mythos as it should be and eating a light lunch, sipping Mythos from an ice cold glass and listening to the almost haunting Greek music is something special.
The night life has something to suit most tastes and along what we called ‘The Strip’ you had the Elvis impersonators, Karaoke, Motown nights and more besides. That’s not for me though as I preferred the old town. Dining overlooking the sea is what we love about Corfu but we didn’t just shun the sounds of music; we became early evening regulars in El Greco and started to use it as the place for a nightcap as well. The place deserves a special mention in a separate post as does Summer Dreams, surely a place deserving of more custom. Both El Greco and Summer Dreams do the Corfu brewery products justice.
So just to sum up this initial post San Stefanos is just about the ideal resort if you like a mix of everything. Not as quiet as Arilas but not as lively as Sidari. Nobody is in your face trying to tempt in into places or sell you things and you can still get that old Greek feeling about being in a different time zone. We had our two weeks and loved every minute apart from the early mosquito attacks on the other half of the Mythos2 – they left me alone though.
Hope people don't mind my posts but I do like to spread the word and share thoughts.