Sandy Villas

“Beautiful Italian restaurant”

Me and my wife went to el gusto restaurant which was an Italian. Absolutely stunning and delicious presented Italian food. I had the chicken Caesar salad and my wife had the smoked salmon starter both were really delicious and well prepared. As main I went for the prosciutto pizza and it was very t… Más

Me and my wife went to el gusto restaurant which was an Italian. Absolutely stunning and delicious presented Italian food. I had the chicken Caesar salad and my wife had the smoked salmon starter both were really delicious and well prepared. As main I went for the prosciutto pizza and it was very tasty indeed. My wife had the prawn penne pasta which was really full of flavours. We both ended up having the tiramisu and say no more than very nice but rich. So choose wisely for pudding because you're going to get very full. Thanks to all the team for making our visit very nice and enjoyable. Keep the good work going. Thanks from Bach and Jo

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“Amazing holiday”

The best.Eleni from Guest relations is really nice as well as Nicole the manager of Guest Relations and Alexandra from the bar. 3 TOP AMAZING girls!!!

“Best experience in Corfu!”

Great food, great place, great service!

“The Good the Bad and the Improvements needed”

We have just returned from staying at Sandy villas and can honestly say I agree with alot of the reviews on here and on Google about the two resorts now being joined. You can instantly tell the difference if your staying at the villas to if you are staying at sandy beach end. The Villas are a lot m… Más

We have just returned from staying at Sandy villas and can honestly say I agree with alot of the reviews on here and on Google about the two resorts now being joined. You can instantly tell the difference if your staying at the villas to if you are staying at sandy beach end. The Villas are a lot more relaxed the overall appearance is nicer the resort is much quieter however once you cross the car park into the resort it’s hectic. Kids on scooters the golf buggies coming and going groups of people everywhere and surprisingly very few English. We was actually surprised by the amount of older visitors because it’s a large resort and a lot of walking is necessary. We went as a family of 3 adults two children one of which is 9 months old. Start with the pros The villa was lovely we had both rooms so didn’t have to share a pool rooms modern and nicely decorated. Lots of pools to choose from across resort so lots of sunbed options. Snack bar by kids pool had quick food options available such as pizza slices hotdogs and chicken nuggets. Also in the fridge pre made wraps and salad bowls. Bar for drinks was separate over the opposite side. The restaurant by the beach does breakfast and lunch if you want to give the main restaurant a miss. There is not as many food options but everything is nice and atmosphere is much more relaxed. Adults only restaurant looks lovely food is made to order shame can’t go in with having kids with us. Al a carte Italian ok not loads to choose from everyone was really nice. Can’t get soft drinks though so bare that in mind if you have anyone who doesn’t like water or wine. Greek restaurant was really nice more options than Italian enjoyed this a lot more. Can’t really fault our acvomodation as it was very modern and are really nice cleaners really helpful and come daily. Only slight annoying thing was the pool water in the villas is cold more so in the morning so we went out and bought the baby a paddling pool so we could have warmer water. Cons As soon as you enter Sandy beach resort you can instantly see and feel the difference from Sandy villas very hectic kids everywhere rude people staff are mostly lovely although very few of them for such a large resort Can’t say the same about some of the people holidaying at the resort majority of which where French and didn’t know simple manners. The main restaurant is like nothing I have ever experienced in all the years of travelling abroad I can only describe it as a cattle market it was absolutely ridiculous. It was packed people are everywhere it was huge and always full. They should definitely have sittings or turn one of the other restaurants into an alternative buffet restaurant perhaps for the Sandy villa customers. Guests were allowing young kids of around 5 years old to walk around alone with glasses helping themselves to drinks etc. disaster waiting to happen. The distance from the main restaurant to our villa took 15 minute so imagine with a baby and a 7 year old 3 times a day there and 3 times back in the heat was a lot it’s not for the faint hearted. The Buggies chose who to help not once did one stop to help us they seemed to choose who they helped. I only ever seen them help the elderly or French families. One day myself and my mum was doing the walk with the baby in our arms baby wasn’t feeling well she was screaming crying it was midday heat and we made it to reception thinking we will get a buggy instead a French family jumped on with their two teenage children to go to a villa which was a lot closer than ours we wasn’t impressed. The driver could definitely tell. When he was on his way back about 4 villas away from ours he stopped and asked if we wanted a lift I told him it was to late we was at the villa now. Out of courtesy anyone would think to offer the family with young children who are clearly distressed The resort of St George was quite far to get to with two children from the villas we did it twice and it was difficult for my 7 year old to walk to. One day we had no water in the villa turns out none of the villas had any water this wasn’t helpful as you couldn’t flush toilet. Nobody informed us we only discovered it was a much bigger problem when speaking to the maids. When we called reception nobody said much. We was informed that the water tanks for the villa complex was empty and they awaited a delivery. How that even happened is beyond me. There was also a blackout just before we arrived electricity went out for whole resort. The Token system is the worst idea anyone could or thought of. When you arrive everyone gets a token the idea is every time you get a drink you give in token in exchange for a drink ( paper cup) you have to return the cup to the bar in exchange for your token back, Maybe a good idea for keeping place tidy Around the kids pools but not for the guests staying up in Sandy villas. Not once of a day time did we get any drinks due to this token system. It would not make sense for us to Leave the villa walk to bar get one drink each with tokens then have to walk all the way back to either get another or get token back again drinks where in plastic and paper cups at Sandy villas bar. We had to buy drinks for the fridge in the room. There was Only ever one member of staff working the bar at a time. No food other than cold wraps and watermelon available at the villas pool bar. As a family of 5 we had the two villas and our own pool. Any one booking the villas for under 4 people have to share a private pool with a neighbour. We had a so called mis communication about late checkout with the reception team which thankfully was rectified on the morning we left thanks to the manager Joe. If your not a fan of insects and nature itself then this place isn’t for you so many lizards, spiders, giant centipedes and frogs my mum has a fear of cockroaches however we only seen one in the whole week we seen plenty of the other critters most were that big they looked liked they escaped from a reptile exhibit. In all honesty Sandy villas should have remained separate to sandy beach. Firstly check in should be done in the villas not the beach resort it would Make life alot easier. Breakfast should not have to Be in Elias restaurant 15-20 minutes walk from villa accommodation it’s to far and too busy they should use the restaurant at Sandy villas or perhaps use the Italian as a restaurant for breakfast for Sandy villa guests that would solve a lot of issues. Overall resort was too isolated For us you will understand when you are dropped off at the accommodation you are taken down small Dirt tracks in the back and beyond I honestly think we have lost weight with the amount of Walking we have all done for the last 7 days. We have been to a few places in Greece now and sadly Corfu isn’t on my list to return to it’s very rural and somewhat like visiting a 3rd world country. It was such a shame because the resort does have potential to be so much better. We visited Benites marina one evening in a taxi we pre booked a taxi online it was a really nice Mercedes van it cost £47. On the way back we went to taxi stand for a standard taxi and it was £53. If you travel out of the resort and need transfer book online. Benites was a more suited resort for us with lots of shops and bars and restaurants to visit.

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