Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu

This is such a beautiful resort. I had plans for a very special occasion which had to be altered at the last minute due to the poor weather forecast for our trip. I reached out to the team at Domes Miramare and was blown away by their immediate accommodation. Julia and the team went above and beyond to help me with my plans, giving me an upgraded room free of charge as well as keeping full discretion throughout. I’d also like to say thank you to Athena for helping me along the way, and a thank you to Evi for the great, friendly service at the bar! My fiancée and I couldn’t be happier with our trip!!

Positives and negatives. The hotel is in a lovely location with its own private beach. The accommodation, food quality and presentation were all very good, and the hotel staff were lovely, particularly in the dining room. The beds were very comfortable and the rooms quiet. We were staying on a half-board basis, which resulted in differing charging arrangements, depending on which restaurant you dined in. In the main "1962 By the Sea" restaurant, if you didn't want to choose a particular dish off the restricted half-board menu, then you had to choose at least two courses off the full a-la-carte menu, which you had to pay for, less a 15 Euro allowance. This allowance is frankly an insult - are they really saying that the value of the three course half-board meal is only 15 euros?! That amount barely paid for a starter on the a-la-carte menu. And why were we made to have a minimum of two courses off the a-la-carte menu? Why not mix and match? Then there was a "pop-up" restaurant, "Jerar". Here, if you were half board, you again had a heavily restricted menu, and according to our waiter, smaller portion sizes?! We also ate in "Antonino's" Italian restaurant, situated across the road. Here their charging method was much simpler. You could choose anything you wanted off the full a-la-carte menu, and against each item were details of any supplement you might have to pay if you were only half board. Drinks in the hotel were very expensive, and they clearly wished to discourage guests buying wines by the glass. For example one (modest) wine we liked was sold in 150ml glasses at a very pricey 18 euros a glass, (so equivalent of 90 euros a bottle), whilst a whole bottle was only 48 euros. The booking arrangements for restaurants were also a bit strange. All dinner reservations had to be made, regardless of restaurant, but we were often told we couldn't go at our ideal preferred time. Yet when you went to the restaurant at the booked time, many of the tables were vacant - I can only assume they have insufficient staff to cope with fuller restaurants. Other comments: Housekeeping was a bit inconsistent. Whilst the bed was made daily, on one day we received a disposable paper mat for each side of the bed, but after being removed the following morning, they never appeared again. Perhaps they are rationed! Sometimes we received new drinking glasses, whilst on other occasions used glasses were left uncollected. Occasionally we were provided with two bottle of spring water, other days four. And the bathroom floor was rarely mopped. Swimming towels for the loungers by the beach and pool had often all been taken, with lengthy periods before they were replenished. On several occasions I resorted to going to where the staff launder these items to pick up clean towels. I would urge the hotel to consider banning smoking on the balconies/terraces of each room. We had the misfortune of having a cigar smoker in the adjacent room, and the smoke drifted to our terrace and into the room if our patio doors were open. The hotel may also wish to consider having a separate breakfast restaurant for those staying the other side of the road, thereby easing congestion in the 1962 restaurant at peak times.

Adults only resort on the beach front. We stayed in Mid September and the resort was very peaceful. The food and the accommodation were excellent. The only negative is the mosquitos Other than that I recommend it and would consider staying again

All I can say is OMG. This was our second time at a Domes Hotel – this time the Domes Miramare in Corfu and it was incredible. This beautiful hotel is run by some of the friendliest and most helpful people we have ever met. My wife and I are each Lifetime Titanium members so we stay at many Bonvoy properties; Marriotts, Ritz Carlton’s and more but the Domes Miramare was a great choice for us, our daughter and her fiancé and our son and his fiancée. When we walked in the door of this incredible Autograph Collection hotel, we were met with big smiles by the staff who then got in touch with Kleio Arvanakou, the Front Office Manager. She knew we were coming and had a great surprise for us with our accommodations. And although we arrived late in the evening, she spoke with the restaurant and made sure they stayed open so that we could eat dinner. We had a beautiful villa with a master bedroom, spacious living room, and a retractable roof so that we could see the stars at night. We also had a hot tub and pool on a patio with ample space and multiple chairs and chaise lounges. And it was only about a 75 foot walk to the water from there! Our villa connected with a second villa where our daughter and her fiancé stayed. They also had a hot tub on their patio. We kept the doors open most of the time, essentially making this into a bigger two bedroom villa. Meanwhile our son and his fiancée got their own private villa about 100 feet away with their own living room and hot tub and pool too. I remember thinking, “We should have come here earlier in our trip..this is incredible!” Apparently the property was originally owned by the Onassis family as a summer retreat. After seeing the villas, we headed back to the restaurant where we had some of the best food we’d experienced in Greece. The next day we met Nikos Margaritis, the GM who also super friendly and helpful. When we needed to get laundry done very quickly, his team jumped in to make it happen. When we had an issue with the hot tub, it was fixed within minutes. I can’t say enough about the team of people working at this resort. When we asked for suggestions of where to go and where to eat in Old Town, the concierge promptly gave us multiple options. My son and his fiancée worked out in the fitness area There were two treadmills, a spin bike and some weights (dumbbells), etc. While the fitness center was not large, it was accessible. And while the beach is a bit rocky (water shoes are helpful), the pool was very nice. When we next vacation in Corfu, this is where we will stay…because overall, the beauty of this resort was surpassed only by the helpfulness and friendliness of its people.

I stayed at another domes resort and was so impressed we booked here. Positives …. Great location, nice beach, walking distance to great restaurants, good friendly service from the staff, great room Negative …. Waiting an hour for some food in the restaurant, drinks ordered never arriving, apertifs ordered and arriving after starters, beach towels running out in morning. It felt to us like they didn’t have enough staff as high season has finished …..and for what we paid, it wasn’t value for money.