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We went to Dassia, Corfu at the beginning of July with 4 friends. We stayed for 7 nights and had a great time read on for some reviews on the hotel, resort and various other things.

The Hotel

We stayed at The Eliana Hotel, Dassia.  The hotel is 2* and situated around 1/4 mile away from the beach up a steepish hill.  We found the rooms to be basic however clean and tidy.  Our stay was B&B, the breakfast was limited to cereal, toast, yoghurt and tinned fruit with the normal tea and coffee.

The pool area was lovely with stunning views over Dassia.  The position of the pool was great as it was in the sun for a majority of the day and we also enjoyed a drink at the pool bar, the barman (Alexandros) was very friendly and made some lovely cocktails.

Evenings Out

There was 6 of us altogether so it was good fun going out as group in the evening.  Dassia is a fairly quiet resort with much of the same restaurants that will mostly do Greek dishes such as, Sofrito, Pattastada and Greek Salad.  We visited a few good ones in Dassia and would recommend going to Alex’s bar (which is actually Welsh run) here you can have a very tasty English breakfast and Alexandros which is a quaint and friendly restaurant that serves good Greek food.  We would suggest that you may wish to stay away from Mythos, we had not heard very good things about this restaurant and on eating there didn’t get the best meal ever.

When we were done eating we enjoyed going to Viva Bar that is on the main stretch and part of Hotel Oscar.  This was a cocktail bar with very reasonable prices at €3.50 for ones in the happy hour list and with others going up to €5  it was overall the same as back home or cheaper.

We decided to visit Corfu Town on a couple of occasions.  The bus from Dassia came every 1/2 hour and at €1.30 each way was a bargain! The buses are air-conditioned and clean and took around 15-25 minutes depending on how many stops it has to take.  The first time we went to Corfu Town we went to a sea-front restaurant that served up lovely well cooked food and got taxis back to the hotel in Dassia for €20.  If your sharing this between 3-4 its not too bad but you might look to get the last bus back at around 11pm.

On the second visit to Corfu Town James and I went to a nice restaurant which was set in the Riccora Corner.  This had beautiful surroundings and a lovely atmosphere.  We went with a glass of wine and beer (prices were fairly steep).  James ordered cheese pies (yes, cheese pies), I had olives and we shared these between us.  The cheese pies were delish. We both had Kleftiko a lovely lamb dish with roast potatoes and tomato and feta. When we asked for the bill they brought out some fresh melon which was perfect to finish off the meal.

Boat Hire

We hired a boat from Dassia Beach, €140 + fuel for the largest boat that you can hire without a licence, we went up and down the coast finding sea caves which you can swim in and some lovely fishing villages. We went out to a satellite island just off of corfu town and in some shallow water the boat got some seaweed wrapped around the propeller so we raised it to remove the seaweed, we noticed that the prop had a hefty chunk out of it but we thought nothing of it and went on our way.  So we drove over to the marina and not noticing the bouys we hit bottom and the steering cable snapped, I phoned the boat firm and a man came out and showed us how to get the boat back to dock. When we paid for the fuel he asked we pay for the damage to the boat which was fair enough but he blamed the chunk of of the propeller on us aswell when that was already there. So begrudgingly we paid the €50 up. But anyone renting a boat should check the propeller and engine and general boat condition with the hirer before you leave dock so that you wont end up responsable for any existing damage. This was still an awesome day and would definitely recommend it!!

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are one to watch in Corfu for sure. We were all unlucky enough to be savaged by these blood sucking fiends but James and I kept our damage to a minimum by using strong biting insect repellent. We would recommend if your hotel offers air-con that you take this up as the Mozzies seemed to prefer a warmer room to a cooler one.