Sandy Villas Resort

Currently at sandy villas. If you expect 5 star facilities DO NOT COME HERE. There is only a pool bar and an a la carte restaurant (which you can only book between 10am and noon AND you have to pre choose your meal), not that there is much to choose from, but how do you know what you want to eat in a few days time?.The facilities at the sandy beach are no where near 4 star. Totally overrated and a massive disappointment.

A very enjoyable, relaxed holiday in June - July 2024. We stayed here for 10 nights in one of the upgraded swim up rooms in then known "Kairaba Sandy Villas - Adults Only". Our initial impressions weren't amazing due to me confirming with the hotel on numerous occasions that our room type was booked correctly, then to turn up to the hotel with a dreaded "room upgrade" which we were trying to avoid upon checking in. When making our way to the upgraded room which we did not want, the shared pool with the next exec room was disgusting. Seemed as though it hadn't been cleaned in forever, although the room itself was spotless - very strange! We even had frog guests in the pool that night. After calling through to reception twice and even walking back over, they were adamant that they could not provide us the swim up room in which we paid for until the morning due to Housekeeping not being able to confirm the occupied rooms which I knew was 100% incorrect and made up information. Regardless, we awaited until morning and finally got our much needed swim up room which was a lovely room and had great light morning and day coming into the room and the patio area. Our room was always spotless cleaned thoroughly everyday by housekeepers and the mini bar wad replenished daily with our choice of drinks for free. It was great to have the choice between the swim up pool, the main pool and the adults only beach swim up pool every day. Drinks were always great although as expected, you do pay more for the cocktails that aren't on the menu as well as premium/international spirits. Food was OK, some days and nights were better than others for options but there was such a range to choose from that neither me or my partner went hungry. Amazing service from the guys with the buggy, if you need picking up from your room then you could dial reception and request pick up to go to the beach/shops or even to the restaurant if you were feeling super lazy. The drivers were happy to do this regardless but a nice tip was highly appreciated by them on many occasions! You could really tell the difference between the sister hotel and the adults only although we would have returned, it's extremely sad to hear that they will no longer be adults only going forward! All the staff were amazing at this hotel and it's honestly so sad to hear what has happened since the company went bust while we were there, I hope some of them stayed and are doing well. The beach at this resort is a lovely place to spend the day, plenty of water activities to do too, we chose Jet Skis and a boat trip while we were there. The town is only 2 minutes down the road from the beach too, with many little bars, restaurants and little shops. Highly recommend the sports bars which were great to watch England play while we were there! Overall a very lovely experience, net some lovely people while we were there and it's sad to say that we won't be returning only for the reason that it is no longer adult

We are just about to leave this beautiful resort after an amazing 10 night all inclusive stay. I have to say that Sandy Villas has made us fall in love with Corfu. We couldn’t have picked a more idyllic place to stay and it was exactly what we were hoping for - relaxing, peaceful, beautiful accommodation and fantastic facilities. With a beautiful coastal resort of shops, tavernas and restaurants just a golf buggy journey away. Sandy Villas can boast of their great service too all importantly and the staff here really do make the resort extra special and memorable! We got to know Christos who drives the golf buggy well as we went down to the beach/beach pool on a daily basis and he was always there with a smile and often singing along to songs he played on his radio! He is a credit to Sandy Villas and is the epitome of delivering fantastic customer service with a smile, always going above and beyond for all guests! All bar staff at both pools were fantastic too, unfortunately we didn’t catch all their names but a couple to mention are Spiro and Nicoletta from Mare (beach pool.) The only thing I would add that could be improved is to please include pina coladas and daiquiris in the all inclusive, they are my favourite cocktails and it was a shame we had to pay a small additional cost each time! Thank you so much Sandy Villas for a fantastic holiday, we will miss everything about this place and hope to come back to visit again one day!