I spoke to the manager and cleaning and bin empty was done. Tuesday we spent the morning at the pool on returning to the apartment about 1.00pm no cleaning had been done, no toilet bin emptied. Monday we spent a pleasant day by the pool, all fine. We had a 2 bedroom apartment and arrived Sunday night 15th August. We visited these apartments in August after having our villa cancelled the day before we were due to fly to Corfu, so this was basically the only option that suited our requirements. I have booked twice with Olympic Holidays and always been in the apartments around the pool, and have been more than satisfied with the stay.… I can't vouch for the interior of these although I gather these may be where you stay if you book privately. One is more modern (in the pictures, a dark smooth building with glass balconies) and another more typical house nearby. The owner has expanded to include another two apartment blocks away from the pool area. The low cliffs and rock formations at the north end are a delightful sight to see and swim around, though it's their steady erosion that means the water isn't as clear as at other locations around Corfu. The beach is long and sandy, the sea warm and shallow a long way out, though you may encounter some mud or stones underfoot as you wade out. But the bus services are regular and run fairly late into the evening as it's a key resort. The only disadvantage to the location is it's a long coach or bus ride if you want to visit the capital Corfu town itself as you're right up on the north coast. There is one chip shop, and very good it is too, but there is no shortage of Greek fayre all around, with a couple of good Italian places and an all-night snack bar in the centre of town. Particularly noisy nightclubs have all left the area in recent yeqrs as the regular visitors have, shall we say, matured. Sidari itself is a lively town suited to British tastes with numerous music bars, famous for tribute act performers, and a range of restaurants in any direction you choose to head. Walking the other direction along the shore leads first to an excellent mini-market and the long-standing El Greco restaurant, then beyond and inland past a monastery up into the hills. Beyond the town the road heads off towards Peroulades - a taxi ride away or you can walk to the popular out-of-town Orchard restaurant then head up towards the cliff path that leads to stunning views of Cape Drastis. To reach the low 'Canal d'Amour' cliff area is a bit of a trek from this side of Corfu, but it's nice at night to be away from the noisier bars. You can walk continuously along the beach if you prefer. Again, there's a further walk of about 5 minutes to reach the main shopping street of Sidari, and the main beach is at the far end of that. There's a short walk along a concrete road that comes out between a few restaurants on the Megali beach side of Sidari. The bar serves up drinks and a limited selection of cooked snacks, all at reasonably cheap prices for the area. There's a separate shallow paddling area for toddlers. The pool is fairly large as Corfu hotels go and clean. The balcony overlooks the pool and a field beyond that, and at the back, the main door overlooks an open field too. There's a mesh screen that can be pulled down if you want to leave the balcony doors open at night but keep the bugs out. I don't recall needing air conditioning as opening the front door and the balcony sliding doors provided a nice breeze through at any time of day or night. The balcony area is just about big enough for a table and a couple of chairs. The room itself is very spacious and there's room for a separate dining table with chairs between the kitchen area and the beds. There's no safe in the room but there are safe deposit boxes in the main bar and lounge area. The bathroom is clean enough if not completely pristine. There's no high bracket to fix the shower head on, you have to hold it up (please ignore the idiot who added a photograph of a shower head gaffer-taped to the curtain rail - that wasn't the hotel that did that). Toilet, sink and shower pan with curtain. Bathroom was a bit small and simple again. The room has basic amenities - 2 decent single beds (typical firm mattresses), kitchen sink with electric kettle, fridge, and mini-cooker with hotplates on top, all in good working order. I stayed in a 2-3 person apartment in the main block adjacent to the pool.
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