San Antonio Corfu Resort adults-only

We have just returned from a relaxing week at San Antonio Hotel. The hotel was perfectly positioned in Kalami bay with ample tavernas, the beach in walking distance and a supermarket nearby meaning we didn’t need to leave Kalami for the week if we didn’t want to. The hotel itself was lovely, the staff were attentive to any needs, the rooms were lovely and the breakfast food was great. The evening food in Callao was top notch - Greek fine dining. We ate at all the local tavernas in Kalami, the food was delicious, traditionally Greek and the service brilliant. We hired a boat from Danny’s boats in Nissaki one day which was a great experience- he was even kind enough to drop us back in Kalami via boat to avoid a taxi. Would highly recommend this to explore the beaches which can’t be accessed on foot. The only negatives were at breakfast multiple wasps often surrounded you, we appreciate these aren’t exactly within the hotel’s control, however there didn’t seem to be much in the way of attempts to mitigate this issue. Secondly the hotel could do with more sun-lounger provision for hotel guests. There are 108 rooms and we estimated there are enough loungers for ~25 of these by the pools. As a result of this, people often left towels out by the pools from 7:30-8am to ‘secure a bed’ however often didn’t show up until beyond 10-10:30am, despite there being signs to say towels would be removed if unattended for 30 minutes. This could be mitigated by capacity on the beach run by the hotel, however it is also open to the public lessening access (you couldn’t obtain a sun lounger if you just wanted one on the day, usually having to pre-book the day before). Even discounted for hotel guests these are still €30 or €25 a day which seems quite steep when you are already paying a premium for the hotel. Despite these small points all in all we had a fantastic and relaxing holiday, Kalami is beautiful and authentically Greek. The hotel is beautiful and we would more than happily stay again.

I don’t feel I have any other choice but to write this review before our vacation even starts. I have been trying to make a payment and arrange an airport pick up transfer, and I have sent more than a handful of emails with no response. At this point, the lack of communication is extremely frustrating and concerning. We are about to begin a nine day stay, and unfortunately, this lack of communication is not the start we were hoping for. I sincerely hope our experience once we arrive will be very different.

Husband and I booked a last minute long weekend break in junior suite 223. As it was last minute I hoped that the reviews and pictures were true and that Kalami village would be as relaxed and Greek as possible. It was! We hired a car at Corfu Airport and drove ourselves to the resort, a journey of about an hour. The beginning of the journey was through major resorts such as Ipsos, but as we got further North the crowds thinned and the roads got windier. We found the hotel easily, but parking was full so reception took our keys and parked for us, leaving the keys at reception and transferring us and luggage to a buggy. The room on arrival was perfect. A lovely bath tub, great balcony with tables, chairs and a daybed and the piece de resistance - the view! Amazing. Breakfast is mainly Greek with high quality food, the staff are very friendly and will book restaurants for you and the pools are a perfect temperature. Saturday was busy at the top pool with all sunbeds reserved by 9.30, but Sunday and Monday a little quieter. If mobility is a problem the golf buggy is always available as the resort is built into the hillside with steps. There is a lift. Kalami itself is a village with 2 supermarkets and a couple of tavernas. I can recommend Thomas's Place - we went twice. Local coves and beaches also have tavernas and many will provide boat service. The hotel does have a small beach area with restaurant and sunbeds, but there is a charge of E25 or E30 and there is no sand, just white pebbles and shale so shoes are required. I will be returning without a doubt.

A fantastic hotel with the most amazing views 👌 all the staff were lovely especially frost and Chris at dinner. One word of warning ⚠️ almost all of the restaurants required a booking as they are all so very busy 🙄 the white house is fabulous for just drinks 🍸 all in all highly recommend 😀 this wonderful hotel.

From a very disappointing start to an exceptional stay My husband booked San Antonio Corfu Resort back in February, choosing a Grand Terrace Lavish Suite. We had already spent a couple of lovely days in Corfu Town before travelling to Kalami, and our transfer to the hotel was excellent — smooth, easy and a very good start. When we arrived, we were welcomed with a drink and checked in. Our room wasn’t quite ready, but the team arranged somewhere for us to change, suggested we use the facilities in the meantime and even reserved sunbeds for us by the pool. Unfortunately, just as we were about to settle by the pool, we were told there was a problem with the air conditioning in our room and that we would not be able to stay at the hotel that night. This was particularly disappointing because we had already checked in, paid the relevant taxes and changed ready to start enjoying the hotel. We were then transferred, with all our luggage, to another hotel in Kassiopi. Kassiopi itself is lovely and somewhere we had intended to visit anyway, but unfortunately the alternative hotel was significantly below the standard of accommodation we had booked at San Antonio. The room was extremely basic by comparison, and it inevitably took the shine off the first day of our stay. There was also the uncertainty of wondering whether everything would be resolved the following morning and whether we would actually be collected and returned to San Antonio as promised. We had a dinner reservation that evening at The White House in Kalami and initially considered cancelling it because we were now staying some distance away. To the hotel’s credit, they arranged complimentary transfers so that we could keep our reservation, and we were very glad we did. The following morning, we returned to San Antonio early for breakfast and this is where our experience began to change completely. The hotel initially offered us €150 credit to spend in one of their restaurants, including Kalau Beach Bar, complimentary transfers, and what was described as an upgrade to a more expensive room. However, the proposed room did not really feel like an upgrade for us. We had specifically chosen the Grand Terrace Lavish Suite because of its large outdoor terrace and sun loungers. The alternative room had additional indoor space and a chaise longue that could accommodate a third person, but as a couple this wasn’t something we particularly valued. After discussing this with the team, and explaining that we would rather have accommodation that reflected what we had originally chosen and paid for, Vasiliki became involved. She was exceptional. It was very clear that she and the team were genuinely upset that our stay had started this way, and Vasiliki worked extremely hard to put things right. Rather than simply offering us the difference in room price, she arranged for us to move into the Wow Suite. From that point onwards, the recovery was outstanding. The Wow Suite was fantastic, we were treated extremely well, and the rest of our stay was everything we had hoped it would be. We also thoroughly enjoyed using our €150 credit at Kalau Beach Bar — including the enormous jumbo prawns, which really were spectacular — and the hotel honoured the complimentary transfer they had promised us. Hotels cannot always prevent things from going wrong. Air conditioning can fail and unexpected problems happen. What distinguishes an excellent hotel is how it responds when they do. Our experience could very easily have resulted in a one-star review after that first day. Instead, because of the way Vasiliki and the wider team listened to us, took responsibility and genuinely worked to put things right, the remainder of our stay became a five-star experience. That is why we are giving San Antonio Corfu Resort four stars overall. The beginning was genuinely disappointing and shouldn’t be overlooked, but I also don’t think the hotel could have handled the recovery much better than they did. Perhaps the strongest recommendation we can give is that we enjoyed the rest of our stay so much that we have already decided to return next year — and this time we are booking the Wow Suite from the outset. Thank you particularly to Vasiliki for turning around what could have been a very disappointing holiday. We are very much looking forward to coming back.