Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu

We visited Corfu last year for the first time as a family (2 older teenagers) and stayed at IKOS dassia. Whilst we enjoyed and thought the service was 1st class we found all inclusive a little restrictive and were disappointed with the food but we wanted to come back to Corfu again this year. We therefore Chose Domes Miramere after reading very favourable reviews. And it did not disappoint! The location right on its own private beach was incredible , the service, the rooms and the quality of food in all of the restaurants was exceptional and in our opinion significantly better than what we experienced last year. We enjoyed so much that despite originally only booking 7 nights, we extended to 10 Night after day 2! Nothing was too much tou le for any of the staff from extending the stay, arranging a driver to tale us to a nearby fishing village for an incredible dinner. Alexia mention To Spyros at the Pool Bar who From day 1 looked after us so well, Maria in the blue bar and Adrianne a senior member of the team Who ensured we had the best stay and nothing was too much trouble. We opted for 2 x emerald retreat sea view rooms which were ground floor , 50m from tbe back overlooking an olive grove - stunning! There is a road that separates the original Hotel from the extension and suites which you should be aware of, however this Is an underground purpose built tunnel For the 2 minute walk to the other side of the hotel which houses the Italian and Japanese restaurants, the amazing spa and an incredible extra pool area. We would Not hesitate to recommend and after staying in Some Incredible hotels around the world and a self confessed holiday/hotel Snob this was up there with one of the best! We will return! Yamas

All the staff are first rate and always helpful and accommodating. The food is good with breakfast being particularly excellent. As you might expect the wine & water can be pricey. For us though, there is one major drawback which is the obtrusive background music at the restaurants (even at breakfast) but particularly at the pools. Think twice about coming here if you want the quiet fly and flop type holiday by the pool. Background music should be unobtrusive so you can read undisturbed, sleep, or listen to your own sounds without having to turn it up, even on noise cancelling earbuds, just to drown out the music. The hotel has got it into their heads that we want to listen to dodgy cover versions of songs all day. My advice is to make the larger pool across the road a silent location. Background music must be low so that it disappears when you want to talk. I asked the management to turn the music down, which they did a bit, but off would have been better. So, we resigned ourselves to getting up at 6, breakfast at 7 just so we could get a sun bed in the lovely quiet olive tree gardens by the beach. More sun beds and umbrellas are needed there and enforcing the sun bed policy would help. Laundry superb, room make-up missed once. No towel rails to hang towels inside. Not a five star feel with white towels looking tired not brilliantly fluffy white, stains on some sofas, the wooden bedroom floor making your feet black giving a slightly icky feel to the venue at times.

This was an extremely quiet resort and hotel. For us it lacked atmosphere (no music around the pool or in restaurants (that you could actually hear) Beware the half board trap - all is not as it seems. Waste of time looking at the restaurant menus as you get a set menu in each restaurant which they don’t tell you till you arrive. There are a maximum of 4 options on each course. Many of which are not on the main menus. They were disappointing choices. You can order off the main menu but you pay full price. If you order 3 courses off it you get 15 euro discount (this doesn’t stretch far. We found the food to be pretty average. Raw was probably the nicest. We went for a 2 min walk to a local supermarket to buy water and soft drinks as all drinks are chargeable and water starts at 6 euros. Most people did the same! The rooms are very nice. The hotel is pretty, and the grounds immaculate. You cross a road to get to the main hotel (not the emerald plus rooms). There is a hotel underpass with stairs or lift. We paid £5500 for a week HB and would say it’s not good value. We would have been better at an IKOS, the only Exception being this is adults only which in the summer is lovely if you would rather avoid children. We found the staff to be really pleasant and helpful. You can walk down the beach to some other bars and restaurants- all very casual but you can get a lunch time gyros for 7 euros instead of 22euros in the hotel. The sea is so calm it’s more like sitting around lake como Super pretty We wouldn’t come back as it’s not really our vibe But if quiet and sedate is what you’re looking for it’ll given you that :)