Palapart Gikas Gouvia

Had a brilliant week at Palapart, could not fault anything. We booked a comfort room and I asked for high floor overlooking pool. We stayed in room 26 which had a huge balcony with a fabulous panoramic view. Had the sun all day. When we walked around felt so lucky, as many of the rooms had a balcony which would only hold a small table and 2 chairs. Apartment well equipped, everything you could need and spotless. Full sized fridge/freezer, cooker with induction hob, microwave, sandwich toaster but no toaster. Pool bar does breakfast and snacks throught day. Full breakfas 12 euros. We travelled with Jet2 and Aircon was 10 euros per day. BBC World news is only English channel. Mini market next door sells everything you could need, we broke a glass and managed to buy replacement here! Large supermarket on main road 7 mins walk is also very good, wine unbelievably cheap and palatable. For breakfast we recommend BBQ Eat, great English breakfast and welcoming service. If medical help needed, try pharmacy on main roaRd next to petrol station. Don't bother with walk in centre in Gouvia Town. Dr (I assume he was a dr) was sitting outside with his back to us, approached him for advice he didn't turn round, just grunted it was closed and contact pharmacy in next village, bit it would probably be closed! He showed no interest,not even bothering to ask what we needed. We had no idea where 'next village' was. Bus into Corfu town was easy and air conditioned, unlike many foreign buses. Tickets from mini market cheaper and easier than paying driver. Had a fabulous week and would return to Palapart, perhaps earlier or later in season for lower temperatures.

We just returned from a week stay in Palapart Gikas, beautiful apartments spotless clean and very close to Gouvia center. We had a two bedroomed panoramic apartment and it was so spacious, included air conditioning and two ensuite bathrooms, ironing boards, iron, hairdryers, fridge freezer kettle etc cleaned every day and towels changed daily. The living room also had a sofa bed so would easily fit 6 people comfortably. We had a lovely bottle of wine on arrival and bottled water and crisps/sweets, very nice touch. The pool area was lovely and a very nice bar & restaurant. A little supermarket down the road, and a larger supermarket in Gouvia center. The bus stop to Corfu is only just around the corner, if you cross the main road you can get the bus (blue) to Ipsos €2 each. We also got the green bus to Kassiopi for €3 each well worth the trip beautiful scenery along the way. The staff at the complex were very friendly, and the restaurants and bars in Gouvia are plentiful, lovely walk down to the beach and Marina. Corfu town is well worth a visit too. The resort is very laid back and the people were very friendly. We would definitely recommend.

It makes me sad to write a review that isn’t perfect but unfortunately we didn’t love our stay here. Firstly, we paid extra for the swim up room which specifically states that pool would be private for people who have paid for those rooms, however everyone was using it (I’m assuming because it was quiet as close to end of season). It makes it feel a bit insulting that they still charge a vast amount extra when we werent given the luxury. Secondly, the pool bar in this area closed midway through the week for season end, again, we paid extra for a particular room and got nothing to show for it. We understand things do close this time of year, but disappointed it wasn’t mentioned anywhere that the bar (on our side of the hotel) would close, or that the pool would be open to everyone. We never saw the pools cleaned once, and our bed sheets were also not changed, we were there 10 days. On some of the days the cleaners just came in and changed the bins, and didn’t even make the bed or mop the floors. The staff were really lovely and the hotel was in a good area for restaurants and bars. When the pool bar was open we got a really delicious club sandwich which was made from scratch. The actual hotel itself is nice, and the rooms are a great size.

Nice clean apartment (family room for 2 adults, 2children) with good kitchen and comfortable beds. We had a lovely balcony with a view of the pool, mountains and sea. There’s a very busy dual carriageway road to cross to get to the main part of Gouvia and the beach. Beach is pebbly so water shoes essential. I thought from the map there was another sandy beach in walking distance but that is a private beach for another hotel and can’t be used. Towels and bed linen changed once in our one week stay. Very limited furniture for clothes in room (one small wardrobe) so we put the kids clothes in there and adults had to keep everything in our suitcases. There is a mini market very close by and larger supermarket 10 minute walk away. We went to Aqualand by booking on the bus direct on their website and it worked really well and was a good day out. The main pool at the apartment isn’t very big and can get busy but that didn’t bother us. Plenty of sun loungers. Pool bar was reasonably priced and food was fine. There are extra charges on arrival for use of a safe and air con which I would prefer is just included in the price of the holiday. Overall we had a lovely holiday.

Lovely clean hotel and apartment was lovely, only small signs to find reception which is a bit of a trek with cases, my only issue was when we arrived we had to pay 10 euro per person for visitor tax which we knew about (you have to pay cash) but then charged 10 euros per day for air conditioning which I think is very expensive and wasn’t that great (we were there 10 days) and it would have been more if we opted to pay for safe which was tiny. Room was spacious and clean, and towels were changed daily. There were 4 pools and plenty of sun beds so there were no sunbed wars. Drinks at the bar were very expensive, we ate at the pool bar twice food was nice and reasonably priced, Christina was lovely. I thought Gouvia itself was a little run down on first appearance but was nice There is a little shop around the corner and a bigger supermarket on the Main Street ( a big green building with red writing) this is also where you will be picked up for excursions. Gouvia centre was only a short walk away but across a very busy road, there were plenty of bars and plenty of lovely places to eat and was good value for money. The beach was nice we paid 10 euro pp for a sunbed which included an umbrella and an ice bucket and a bottle of water which I was very impressed about. We caught a number 7 bus to Corfu town which was really easy 5 euro pp, Corfu was lovely, there are loads of shops and places to eat. We booked a trip to Albania which was worth it was a great day out, only a short ride on a ferry. # prepare yourself for putting the toilet paper in a bin not down the toilet 😳

We had a swim up pool which was fantastic. Rooms very clean and cleaned daily except Sunday. We went before english holidays so it may have been a little quieter, but still dont believe it would be over crowded. Staff very friendly. Pool side bar for food and snacks.