Palapart Gikas Gouvia

The hotel is very clean and well managed. There are five different pools and a couple of pool bars. Towels changed daily and bedding twice per week. Set up for self catering and is adequately supplied with cooker and microwave plus fridge. We ate in town so cannot comment on food. Supermarket nearby, town is seven minute walk although there is a busy road to cross. Bus stops are four minutes away, and buses run regularly although can be full at peak times and you have to wait for the next. The blue bus is number 7 to Corfu or Ipsos in the others direction. Both about 20 mins. Tickets purchased on bus are more expensive than buying at ticketing office in Corfu so it’s best to buy a few when you are in corfu town if you know where you are going over the next few days. You can also catch a green bus to the north by hailing it at the blue bus stop and paying the conductor on the bus. Green buses south are reached by walking from the blue bus station in Corfu ten minutes to Green bus station and also paying conductor. Timetable available from bus station however I will upload this years so you can see whereabouts you can travel to from this resort. Kavos took about 2 hours altogether. Gouvia is a little run down however the tavernas were all welcoming and all pretty much same prices and menu. The beach is okay, nice views, not sure I would swim there it’s sheltered bay with plenty of boats around . For a cheap break it suited us and we got most of Corfu explored on the buses and had a fabulous boat trip to Paxos which was a beautiful place.

Nice clean apartment (family room for 2 adults, 2children) with good kitchen and comfortable beds. We had a lovely balcony with a view of the pool, mountains and sea. There’s a very busy dual carriageway road to cross to get to the main part of Gouvia and the beach. Beach is pebbly so water shoes essential. I thought from the map there was another sandy beach in walking distance but that is a private beach for another hotel and can’t be used. Towels and bed linen changed once in our one week stay. Very limited furniture for clothes in room (one small wardrobe) so we put the kids clothes in there and adults had to keep everything in our suitcases. There is a mini market very close by and larger supermarket 10 minute walk away. We went to Aqualand by booking on the bus direct on their website and it worked really well and was a good day out. The main pool at the apartment isn’t very big and can get busy but that didn’t bother us. Plenty of sun loungers. Pool bar was reasonably priced and food was fine. There are extra charges on arrival for use of a safe and air con which I would prefer is just included in the price of the holiday. Overall we had a lovely holiday.

We had a really splendid time in Corfu at this hotel. My daughter and I had a swim up room and stayed for 2 weeks. The patio with sunbeds suited us well, but didn't get full sun until around 2pm. It was easy to sit in another area if you wanted a full day in the sun. Access to the pool was excellent and it was a super length to actually do some swimming in. Room facilities were great, the only thing I didn't like was the curtain in the shower, which constantly stuck its self to me. A glass door would be so much better. The apartment is very clean and has good facilities. Bigger cups and glasses would be beneficial, as the 3 in the cupboard were very small. Gouvia had many nice restaurants and it is easy to get the local bus to Corfu Town during the day or at night. 'Big green' supermarket to walkable and cheap, but there is a small supermarket really close to hotel too. Loved our holiday here, but now we'll have to have swim up rooms with our holidays in future, as we enjoyed it so much.