Gelina Village Hotel & Resort

Reserved by TUJ travel company in Europe The rooms not cleaned every day Water in swimming pools not heated so in Sept to cold to get in No Jacuzzi We had all inclusive with drinks, but all alcohols and drinks were not original- local cheap stuff. Even soda (fake Coca Cola) Internet was 6 Euro per H(5 star hotels has free) I left some stuff in room and when called few days later, they said that housekeeping did not find it - ...  Read the complete review

Well, I have to find somewhere to get everything off my chest, so I hope what I have to say is useful and will spare some poor sod the stress that I had to go through. I've just got back from 2 weeks in Acharavi at the Gelina Village Hotel- raved about by travel agents, locals, taxi drivers etc as being the "best" hotel on Corfu. I even read the other reviews on this site before setting off, and I was hoping for a wonderful holiday. Let's just say I wasn't prepared for the stress I had to go through. My boyfriend and I arrived late at the airport and had to endure the most hair-raising transfer along weaving mountain roads- badly ...  Read the complete review

Let's start right at the beginning. Transfer time : obviously this will vary between tour operators and number of guests, but our transfer seemed to take ages, something over and hour-and-a-half. First impression : Glad I was staying here and not at any other of the concrete blocks we saw on the transfer. Check-in : very efficient, luggage delivered to appartment. Appartment : HUGE ! Ours had a living room / dining room with small kitchenette. Two separate bedrooms, each with a west facing balcony (handy once the kids were in bed) and a bathroom. Spotlessly (really!) clean, daily cleaner service. Restaurant : here my ...  Read the complete review

Jeez, I say this almost every year, but yet again I wasn't going to go abroad this year. Well, that was until a few weeks ago when once more I decided that I REALLY needed a holiday after all. So I scouted around a few sites on the 'net and eventually found something very appealing on the 'Direct Holidays' site. A week in a four-star Aparthotel in Corfu for around half of the brochure price - well, I couldn't pass that up could I? I chanced my arm and asked for a one-bedroomed apartment rather than a studio, and because it was a late booking they said that was no problem. Before finalising the booking I had a look at the Hotel's website ...  Read the complete review