San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

I'm looking to re-book as well but waiting till after Christmas I think as the flights are pretty steep at the moment and around £140 more each than I paid this year.

Think I will book independently again as there will be a few of us again.

Its nice to have something to look forward to and it will be here before you know it I suppose

Still feeling blue despite being back from San Stef for 4 days and it got me wondering what it is about SS in particular that makes you yearn for it so much when you are home?

I was chatting to David (hubby) about it last night as he is quite down as well and I think for us it’s a number of things.   Firstly, it was our first holiday in 4 years due to having Nate and lack of finances and so we had looked forward to this holiday for well over a year.  Secondly we were going with my mum, dad, sisters, bro-in-law and nieces so a real family affair and as I live in Kent and they in Staffs/Derbyshire, it was a real treat to spend so much time with them. 

Thirdly, it was a break from our stresses and worries with Nate – he is very speech delayed and is starting at kindergarten in a prep school in Sept which brings its own set of worries as to how he will get on as he is not potty trained yet either………!  The school seem supportive and he has been at nursery for past 3 years who were beyond lazy and did nothing to encourage his speech development so it’s been a long year of speech therapy/assessments and paedritician appts which is why we were so glad to get away.

Whilst in SS I had two weeks of not worrying about money, Nate, work or any of the associated stress of our daily lives at home.  Nate had an absolute ball and loved every second and endeared himself to pretty much everyone (the man who runs the ice cream parlour in town became his firm friend in particular) and so we didn’t worry about his lack of speech or his imminent start at school at all and it was so lovely to not have that worry and pressure even just for a little while. 

I think for me, San Stefanos is this magical place where nothing bad ever happens and I feel safe and happy there and maybe its because I've been going there since I was a child and it is embedded in my soul or something, I don't know.   I realise that is a very rose tinted view, but it’s how I genuinely feel and it’s a place where I am never stressed and always smiling which makes it so special. 

I love everything about it, the people most of all but also the feeling of opening the shutters in the morning and your first feel of the sun on your skin and looking out at the pool and the beach, the sunsets, the smell of the place, the food, the sound of the crickets, the smell of the flowers along the roadside, the language, the feeling of everything being right with the world, it just all combines to make the perfect place.   I physically ache for the place when I get home and this time was worse than most and I am struggling to get back into my normal routine and feel very blue 

Sorry for unloading but I know you are the only people who will understand how I feel 

We ate at Beachcomber 3 times and Nate was fine.  He kicked off a little bit at times (he doesnt particularly like sitting in a high chair for long periods) but we just let him out and he had a wander round and then sat in his pushchair.

I agree that Sue is brilliant and nothing was a problem.  There were plenty of other kids eating there and they are totally fine with it.

Give it a go!

Les Shark Boy - you should go and see what you think.

I would hope it was a one off but from talking to others, it might not be the case.

Trip Advisory - here I come!! 

oooh my hubby had those and loved them too!

I also had the fish curry which was immense 

Debra - I agree - we have eaten there several times before and my husband has always had lovely chats with Kostas and we have had a lovely time, hence why I wanted to go with my family...........!

It was really terrible and we did have a chat to Speros (Nafsika) about it afterwards as my mum was fuming and he did say exactly what you said, that he is a great business man but personally leaves a bit to be desired and that his staff are trained in a certain way.

I think the locals also have questioned where Kostas made his money and there are many rumours on this...........!

However, my parents and sisters went to sit on the beds outside Mango bar a few days later and had a lovely day there and some nice food although when my bro-in-law went to pay the bill he made the grim discovery that they cook pretty much everything in the microwave.............! 

In fairness we had two very different steak meals.   One night a number of our group had the Jack Daniels steak at Zorba's with some loving it and some hating it.

However, we nearly all had either fillet or sirloin steak at the Beachcomber and it was cooked to perfection and totally fabulous.

On the whole though, I usually avoid steak in SS but can definitely recommend the beachcomber if you fancy a steak fix!