San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu
Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => Where to stay => Topic started by: lilly on September 06, 2010, 08:04:30 PM
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This was the first time we had ever been self-catering, having previously been AI,half board or bed and breakfast and I must say that we are now converted. We liked the freedom of having breakfast on the balcony and ocassionally having breakfast at the pool bar, there was never any rush. We also liked the fact that we could enjoy our evening meal when we felt hungry enough to enjoy it, it was all about relaxation, chilling out and having all the time in the world to do has we pleased. It was great not to feel tied to the same routine every morning/night and it was great to be able to visit many restaurants of an evening. It was a refreshing change and we are are now done with the homing pigeon type of holiday. I am so glad that we tried self-catering and enjoyed the freedom to try different places to eat,drink and visit.
We were met by the friendly Nikos who took us up to our apartment. The apartment was spotless, well equipped with lovely views. Nikos, Thanasis, Christina and all of the staff could not have been more welcoming without being in your face, you just asked and they did their best to help you. It was just so relaxed and friendly and it suited us down to the ground. 'Later' and 'no problem' was like music to our ears. The food at the poolside bar was very good and the pool kept spotlessly clean by Nikos. We mostly went to the beach for a sunbathe and swim because we much prefer this to sitting around a pool all day then again we are the active type so we can understand that some people may prefer the pool to the beach and there are some lovely pools in SS and most are open to everybody which means you get a choice.
Many people return to the apartments year after year and this is due to the peace and tranquility of the place and the town is only a short stroll away.
The hill was no problem for us especially of an evening when the weather was cooler then we hardly noticed it. Anyway it only took about 3 minutes and that included short stops if needed and it was well worth it to reach the beautiful location of the apartments and pool bar.
We will probably return to SS again next year but wherever we end up in the future our holidays will now be self-catering, we are well and truly converted now.
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And his breakfasts in the poolbar are really good!!