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Grecotel Costa Botanica Corfu

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3girlsunder3 · 05/02/2023 19:01

Thinking about booking here for May, it’s a new Lux Me hotel for this year. Has anyone been as a grecotel last year please and could give me any feedback? We’ve done the Lux Me in Rhodes and really enjoyed it but fancy a change, the flight is shorter and there is a water park. It’s only become Lux Me this year and new to Grecotel last year - a lot of money and only a couple of hundred pounds cheaper than the other lux me but more of a gamble.
Any feedback really appreciated, thanks all

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3girlsunder3 · 06/02/2023 21:13

Hopeful bump!! Any advice please?

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Moveforward · 27/03/2023 19:50

Did you book?

We've booked the Eva Palace. Not sure what range that one I'd but it's a Grecotel too.

3girlsunder3 · 28/03/2023 13:28

Thanks for replying 😂 No we haven’t booked anything yet, prices are insane for May half term which is when we want to go. This hotel is still the cheapest option but can’t find any feedback from a real person as it were! Eva palace looks lovely but out of our price range sadly. Hope you have an excellent time

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Moveforward · 28/03/2023 13:40

Thanks.

We are visiting off season so it's the "cheap weeks" but we are planning to walk, relax and read/draw so the weather doesn't matter too much - just be nice if its warmer than here!

Good luck finding a deal. We noticed a lot of fluid pricing as we were researching. Ended up booking with 6 weeks to go at 3 in the morning when it suddenly dropped by £100! Also could have saved more flying from Stanstead which I was happy with but hubby didn't want the extra 3 hours drive for departure and again on arrival back.

3girlsunder3 · 14/05/2023 16:03

Moveforward - have you been? How did you get on? We’ve been moved to daphnila bay as our original hotel won’t be ready, it’s seemingly in a sort of complex with yours. Reviews if Daphnika bay nit brilliant though and looks like nothing to do for teens so we’re a bit worried

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Moveforward · 14/05/2023 16:44

Yes we've been and my husband walked to your hotel as there are three grecotels on that peninsula. He says it looks.like there's a big building at the too and accommodation is layer into hillside running down to their beach. The peninsula isn't a tourist town so.there aren't bars and shops to wander - we.didnt even find a decent walking route to be honest.

Our hotel had nothing for teens in terms of entertainment but the beach is lovely.at the Eva Palace and Imperial too. We didn't visit "your" beach. The Eva Palace has a boat company on the beach we didn't see the prices. The imperial has a diving centre too again not sure of prices ..I think.in May there's a boat that takes you across to Corfu Town but we went very very early season before any of this started .

We.took our wetsuits and snorkels and snorkelled and swam in the bay. The water is cold in April but we are from Cornwall and its warmer than here!.

Our pool.wasnt heated but the pool area was beautiful. I think you can use the facilities of all 3 grecotels but any included meals or drinks are only at your own.hotel.

We had all inclusive so didn't go looking for food. We met a few people who had found tavernas in walking distance but there aren't many. Our hotel had a free shuttle bus trip available daytime and night-time. If you want that book.quickly!

There's a grecotel app which they want you to download to use to book stuff like shuttles and room service why not download it now, pick your hotel and see what they say is available on site.

If you have any specific questions fire away.

We had a lovely relaxing time - our food and drunk was fabulous and the staff amazing. We enjoyed the beach but we aren't particularly normal!

If we went back we would book a car as our hotel had a decent car park. Then we would.go out and about a lot more. That's what we normally do but I'd burnt out last autumn and retired recently so.jusy wanted a chill.week with nothing we had to do

Chellors123 · 14/05/2023 17:04

Hi, we are looking at the Costa Botanica for July.

It looks like it is/was due to open at the end of May - have they moved you because it is not ready?

I've seen a few posts on social media but as you say no real time feedback from guests, only from last season. It looks like it has everything we need but just worried like you that it's a bit of a gamble!

3girlsunder3 · 20/05/2023 21:41

Yes, they’ve moved us as the hotel isn’t ready and hasn’t opened. We’re due out next week, I’m really concerned as the weather looks crap and nit sure there’s anything for my teens to do -no water park and v v small pool

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3girlsunder3 · 05/06/2023 14:39

Chellors123 Hello! We’re just back, we moved to Costa Botanica after 3 days, as it was open and we didn’t enjoy the alternative hotel. It’s not yet completed and things are still opening -BUT - we really enjoyed our stay there and thought it was very good. Pools are lovely, service good and food is excellent-really good buffet. Couple of a la cartes open and good, water park mostly open and very good for the kids. Rooms all renovated with new bathrooms, beach is nice and good vibe around the place. Work going on didn’t affect us at all, we were in the summer houses near the beach and pools. It’s not 5star but very good 4star, I’d recommend.
Much better than Daphnila Bay, where the buffet was appalling and service dreadful.

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Moveforward · 05/06/2023 15:43

Did they give you any compensation for the original change. We could only "see" the DB but from your description it was a very different place.

Pleased you had a good hols.

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