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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => San Stefanos news and views => Topic started by: mythos2 on May 31, 2013, 11:08:54 AM
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Hi to all. We arrive in San Stefanos on June 21st but we're Corfu regulars and stayed in Arilas twice, superb place. Having endured and still enduring another wet English summer we hope for the sun to shine and the mythos to be ice cold. We'll be stopping at the Barrass apartments through Thompsons so any info about all things San Stefanos welcome. We're sad creatures of habit, we love the beach all day, the sea and the bars. Just a few questions though does anywhere do sunbeds at a special rate if you dine in their bar/taverna etc? Is the brewery still functioning because we loved that local Corfu beer as well, all types, bit pricey but we have to support the local economy. Finally, we both love Greek fish restaurants so any comments welcome. Regards, Mythos2
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Hi Mythos2
We to like the beach and the bars. Sunbeds are cheap, the Mango beach bar ones (belong to Delfino Blu) are especially good and come with an ice bucket and a free bottle of water and the waiter there all the time, in case you want stuff from mango bar. Costas beds were outside Waves last year and there's Mistral and Manthos bars close by this part of the beach too. Manthos especially good for fish and also I have had amazing fish (sea bream/bass etc) at Nafsika (all their food fab). The brewery still going strong last year and lots bars sell it.
I hope you like it as much as Arillas, we always go over there to the Ammos bar for their lovely coffee and to wile away a couple of hours watching the sea and the folk. Can you recommend somewhere for us to eat there? we love traditional Greek.
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Thanks Debra the ice bucket sounds good! We used to dine at three sea front restaurants in Arilas, The Marina, The Horizon and the one next door to the Horizon run by a guy called Spiros - that place tends to be typical Greek manic. He rushes all over the place and you wonder what's going on, but he serves you, you eat and you're satisfied. He often gave us a metaxa [5 star] at the end of the meal. The other two places seemed more professional but what the heck.
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Thanks Debra the ice bucket sounds good! We used to dine at three sea front restaurants in Arilas, The Marina, The Horizon and the one next door to the Horizon run by a guy called Spiros - that place tends to be typical Greek manic. He rushes all over the place and you wonder what's going on, but he serves you, you eat and you're satisfied. He often gave us a metaxa [5 star] at the end of the meal. The other two places seemed more professional but what the heck.
yes we stayed at aril las 2010 our favourite was horizon but you can't go wrong most are very good on other costs on the beach we are in San steff in june
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Would recommend Athina Hotel for sunbeds round the pool or on the beach they charged ten euros for two beds last year but you get a receipt which you can use to buy lunch, drinks etc ps best pool in the village
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I'm sure we will 'cope'. Can't wait to get there.
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Sunbed pitches on the Beach are determined by the local council auction..
Only in the early May will you find free beds put out by Restaurants if you eat there.
Expect to pay 7-8€ for 2 beds plus umbrella.... They did vary a bit last year between vendors.
You will be welcome at any pool (except Delphino) as long as you buy your drinks, water, food there.
If you go for a free, pool, beds, toilets..... And then get your picnic and drinks out... Expect fireworks...lol...
I saw a few disrespectful people get thrown out of pools for this.... Just not on!
The beach lying on your towel is the freebie way to do it..... Not in pools...
Otherwise the locals are the most friendly tolerant people I have ever met...
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Sunbed pitches on the Beach are determined by the local council auction..
Only in the early May will you find free beds put out by Restaurants if you eat there.
Expect to pay 7-8€ for 2 beds plus umbrella.... They did vary a bit last year between vendors.
You will be welcome at any pool (except Delphino) as long as you buy your drinks, water, food there.
If you go for a free, pool, beds, toilets..... And then get your picnic and drinks out... Expect fireworks...lol...
I saw a few disrespectful people get thrown out of pools for this.... Just not on!
The beach lying on your towel is the freebie way to do it..... Not in pools...
Otherwise the locals are the most friendly tolerant people I have ever met...
I agree 100% show respect if you use the pool at least buy a few drinks if you have already eaten the management will respect you as we'll
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It's been done on here before but I don't even agree with being able to use pools where you aren't staying.
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Ahhh, but imagine you own the bar at the pool? Pool is an asset, make use of it?
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It's been done on here before but I don't even agree with being able to use pools where you aren't staying.
explained what you mean
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Right...... I book a hotel that costs 1000 for a week. Chances are its better than one that costs 500 for the same week.
The rooms are probably better and so is the pool, sunbeds and general facilities.
I just dont think it's right that someone from the other hotel could come along and take the sunbeds etc when they've paid half as much.
Don't particularly have issue with it as long as there's still plenty of beds spare amd they behave respectfully.
We had this issue in Kef last year. There was a wedding taking place at the hotel. About 4 of the party were actually staying in our hotel. The rest of the party (numbering about 16) used to invade every day. It was chaos. Hotel let them as they bought lunch.
Unsurprisingly they never all decamped to the other hotels...... because they were nowhere near as nice (or as expensive) to stay at!!
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Mmmmmm, I'm with Gavlah on this.
Would be most unhappy if the hotel I had paid to stay at did not have sun beds available for us because non-residents were utilising them.
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I can understand Gavlah too. Don't really use pools in ag Stef I just love the beach and the sea too much. Maybe the athina has got it right making a charge to non residents??
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There were a couple of places in Kefalonia that were just a pool and a bar. No hotel.
Also see this in Spain.
Basically free if you purchase drinks etc.
Did my head in last year. That two weeks cost us £1600 b&b
The same two weeks in one of the hotels that this large weddding party were staying in cost circa 1100 for the same week
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Thanks for all the comments.
We usually stay on the beach for as long as we can and rarely go pool side. If we can find the right spot, a taverana or two for lunch then we'll cope. Last year we were in St George South, found a place with free sun beds and reckon we saved over 70€/100€. We dined in his restaurant daily and everyone was happy. If I went to a pool of some other hotel I'd expect to at least buy a couple of drinks but it won't be the case if the beach is what we expect it to be. Sadly these days we have to have a budget but that's life. 8€ per day for a sun bed for me and the other half will be accounted for but if some place offers a sunbed in exchange for lunch or a discounted lunch then that's not a problem either. Our usual day is to hit the beach at around 11ish and find a place on the beach near the taverana's and that's us sorted till say 6ish?
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Right...... I book a hotel that costs 1000 for a week. Chances are its better than one that costs 500 for the same week.
The rooms are probably better and so is the pool, sunbeds and general facilities.
I just dont think it's right that someone from the other hotel could come along and take the sunbeds etc when they've paid half as much.
Don't particularly have issue with it as long as there's still plenty of beds spare amd they behave respectfully.
We had this issue in Kef last year. There was a wedding taking place at the hotel. About 4 of the party were actually staying in our hotel. The rest of the party (numbering about 16) used to invade every day. It was chaos. Hotel let them as they bought lunch.
Unsurprisingly they never all decamped to the other hotels...... because they were nowhere near as nice (or as expensive) to stay at!!
100%correct you pay for your room and pool first before you get there you should have priority before casuale guests the management should let casual guests aware
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To be fair, maybe with the exception of Fedra Mare and Delfino, most pools in San Stef are much of a muchness.
The Romanza has superb views but you don't get many day trippers venturing up their as it's a proper hike!!
The 9 Muses in Kef is on a par with the Delfino although a little larger. It certainly pi$$ed a lot of folk off last year..... thank god they have a little quiet pool at the back which was a haven of tranquility! !
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I understand both points of view as I love to swim in a pool. In past years I have stayed at the Thomas Bay and enjoyed their pool, but as they don't welcome single travellers I have to go independently and I can't afford a villa/apartment (on the level) that has a pool. I have always been welcomed at Nafsika and TB as I always eat there, lunches and dinners not just drinks and snacks. Thank heaven for them I say :)
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Our pit stop for ice cold mythos after a day on the beach is Nafsika and we always have a swim there,but by then residents have usually left.Apologies to those who havn't .
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The reality, this year, is that up until last Friday the resort has been so quiet that the pool (hotel) owners need all the business they can get. There has been no danger of anybody not getting a sunbed.
We are staying at apartments without a pool this year but have been using, and buying lunch and drinks at Perros, Tsaros, Romanza and Terezas.
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We only ever use the pool at Teresa and I must admit if it was full of none residents it would be annoying but as we are up one of the hills most people seem to be residents. :)
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To be fair, maybe with the exception of Fedra Mare and Delfino, most pools in San Stef are much of a muchness.
The Romanza has superb views but you don't get many day trippers venturing up their as it's a proper hike!!
The 9 Muses in Kef is on a par with the Delfino although a little larger. It certainly pi$$ed a lot of folk off last year..... thank god they have a little quiet pool at the back which was a haven of tranquility! !
Never had a problem with using the pool at The Fedra Mare, but then I always get the kumquat jam at The Romanza!!!
The Nafsika pool is not used much by the guests, quite empty during the day, (mostly guests at the beach) and Speros (Spiros) is very happy for you to use it when you visit for lunch/drinks, (as long as you discuss metaphysics with him)
The Romanza pool (although very busy with guests) does have "interlopers" on the sunbeds but they are always welcomed as they dine or drink there.
See you in Ag Stef Gav!!
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To be fair, maybe with the exception of Fedra Mare and Delfino, most pools in San Stef are much of a muchness.
The Romanza has superb views but you don't get many day trippers venturing up their as it's a proper hike!!
The 9 Muses in Kef is on a par with the Delfino although a little larger. It certainly pi$$ed a lot of folk off last year..... thank god they have a little quiet pool at the back which was a haven of tranquility! !
ill use the beach mostly but with sixteen of us going we may mix and match at each others apartments.its all one extended family and are good spenders and appreciate what's on offer.
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Waspman you forgot the Athina pool , it really is a super pool!!
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Good pool that and we stopped one day after the beach. However the guy at the pool bar was really off. Talk about grumpy!!
Also the toilets at the back off the pool bar were in a bad state
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Waspman you forgot the Athina pool , it really is a super pool!!
Yes I know, we've stayed there previously, and yes, you're right Gav, the loo's are a bit of a state.