Villa De Loulia  

We loved the owner and her hotel and her cooking, in fact all facets of our stay were extremely enjoyable. Would recommend this place for a recluse from tourism madness.

Nothing. All good.

The hotel is a lovely old country house set in a beautiful garden of trees and herbs, whose rooms have been designed in a retro grandma style, very stylish and romantic. The pool is lovely and boasts some magnificent acrobatic displays from swallows/swifts swooping down on the water to take a quick splash and then fly off in the air again. The music accompanying your swim or relaxation by the pool, or your meal, is jazzy & soft; while the bird songs all around you add to the pleasure - all very relaxing. The food is fresh and delicious (we only tried breakfast) and made from local products. The owners are very friendly and a pleasure to get to know. All in all it is an excellent romantic, secluded, peaceful and relaxing environment for everyone who is fed up with large hotels, package holidays and crowds, and great for everyone who wants to try the real Corfiot hospitality.

While the house may have been designed for family use, it doesn't work well for multiple occupation without insulation of ceilings or floors. This means that you will hear the noises from the occupants of the rooms above you, sometimes disturbing if late at night. It seems the owners have had to make some sacrifices in order to preserve the magnificent character of the building. Since the hotel is by the main village road the noise from the scooters speeding up and down the street can be unpleasant. Not having double (instead of twin) beds in double bedrooms is somewhat of a drawback, but then we found this to be quite common in other hotels we have stayed in on the island. Make sure to use the right credit/debit card when booking the hotel, as the hotel accepts no cash payments, except for small amounts, e.g. for drinks.

La struttura e' affascinante, una vecchia villa articolata in piu' corpi, in un giardino curato anche se non lezioso.

Le stanze non sono tutte uguali e quindi non posso dare un giudizio globale. La nostra stanza era a piano terra, un po' piccola e buia con una porta direttamente sul vialetto di accesso alla scala per le stanze ai piani superiori, una porta tipo vecchio magazzino di campagna.