Nautilus Barbati

Not an all-inclusive hotel. So the is an average hotel and to be fair poor value for the money paid. There are some positive and negative aspects. Positives. Great pool area that overlooks the ionian sea and corfu town in the distance. There are plenty of sun beds for the number of guests. Background music which is great and not loud which makes a peaceful place to chill. Staff are excellent other than florin behind the bar, who is just arrogant and rude at times. I can only imagine he is forced to work their as front of house customer service is not for him. Ladies on reception and working the bar again amazing. Food is fair, plenty off it but not a huge variety. If you like greek food as i do then you'll be happy. Location is a good 15-minute walk into barbati on a very windy main road. It's definitely not advisable walking at night or with small children. Free shuttle bus to beach through day. On check out at 10am,there is room you can use to shower and get changed in if you have a late departure thats free to use. Negatives Rooms dated, small but adequate. Bar products, including soft drinks, are terrible. Coke tastes like  cheap panda cola. All inclusive where everything included bottle water is extra. So, arrive,  do you do pool towels? Yes, but extra , " That's a first," then didn't have any. Safe extra,  ok. I have seen before but unusual for all-inclusive. Air-conditioning €6 per day And you have to pay tourist tax on arrival at the hotel. Worst of all, asked for water to take to room and charged us €2? This is very wrong. Evening meal times too short, 6-8pm and a queue a mile long at 6pm. Eating outside, forget it. WASP infested everywhere, including sitting around the pool in the day.it was impossible to have a soft drink. I just sat there. My partner and many other people got stung by the wasps throughout our stay. It is a shame because it has the ability with very little effort to change from average to very good. We wouldn't personally stay again for the price we paid.

We’ve just had a weeks holiday here and were a bit concerned about the negative reviews, we didn’t need to worry about. The hotel is lovely, the only downside I would say is the location, it’s set on the hillside, so if you have mobility issues this might not be the place for you.The hotel is clean , the staff are very friendly and helpful , there is a shuttle bus to the nearby beach which we used and it’s a great beach. There’s a swimming pool at the hotel and sun loungers so you can stay there if you want . There’s bedrooms are small but that didn’t really matter , the food was a bit hit and miss but overall ok , we had a great time there , first time on a Greek island , hopefully not the last .

Stayed in the hotel in August. Was worried it would be very busy however it was pleasant, not tonnes of people milling round fighting for sun beds. We arrived in the middle of the night and the night receptionist checked us in and helped us with our luggage to our room. Rooms were small and not much wardrobe space but very comfortable and there is air conditioning which comes at a small cost. You can also hire a safe which is conveniently situated in your room. You’ll find a mini fridge and a great hairdryer in the room and the shower was great. Plenty of hot water. Had a lovely view off the balcony too. We booked on a half board basis and the first morning found it quite overwhelming as didn’t really know what we were doing. Had to find your own table and there is a queuing system to get your food. We found if we got there for 8 am then you’d always be guaranteed to find a table and it wasn’t chaotic. The same for dinner - weworked out the best time and actually enjoyed our meal. You have to get your drink from the bar as there is no waiter service but this is not an issue. We decided to go all inclusive and this was 20 euro per person per day extra. This was worth it as the drinks were quite expensive with a glass of wine being 6 euros but not the biggest glass. It also meant you could have lunch or a drink down by the platform area near the sea. The platform area down by the sea was lovely. Free sun beds and steps into the sea. Great place to watch the sunrise and enjoy the early morning sun before it gets busier or too hot. We loved the early morning sunshine but other people enjoyed the late afternoon sun. Simply lovely. The walk down to the platform area is ok but coming back up is quite tough in the heat and if you have mobility issues it’s definitely not for you as it is quite a walk. The pool area is just as nice. Lovely pool, lots of sun beds and not overly busy. If you don’t fancy either of these options there is a bus that can take you down to the beach at barbati. It goes twice a day from hotel and there is a bus stop outside hotel where you can take a trip to Corfu Town. Barbati is lovely. The beach is lovely but since our last visit has built up with more supermarkets, luxury sun beds on beach but with a very chilled atmosphere day and night. The walk to Barbati from the hotel is a little wild. There is no path and it is busy. We did walk down the road but found shortcuts on way to make it slightly safe but it was still daunting. You can take a taxi from hotel down. All in all a relaxing holiday. Room basic but comfortable, the staff are lovely, very friendly and hospitable. Would we go back? IN A SHOT!