Cook's Club Corfu

Cudowny hotel z rewelacyjną formułą All In… zero waste. Nie sądziłam, że w takiej wersji jest to możliwe, a jednak. Posiłki wybieramy z karty za pomocą aplikacji (codziennie menu się zmienia), dzięki czemu posiłki przygotowywane są na bieżąco i w ilości pożądanej przez gościa. Aplikacja uwzględnia także indywidualne uwagi dotyczące zamówionej potrawy. Jedzenie świetne. Bary. Drinki przyrządzane indywidualnie do każdego zamówienia, co istotne są zróżnicowane i bardzo wysokiej jakości z importowanych alkoholi. Pokój. Stylowo urządzony, dokładnie sprzątany codziennie. Obsługa. Na najwyższym poziomie. Uprzejma, nienarzucająca się, starannie wykonująca swoją pracę.

Lovely hotel, nice lobby, rooms and pool, but staff is not trained to deliver 5 stars service. Noises from housekeeping and grass mowing before 8am... Cantina staff tired and hardly bothered... Moody barmaid... There was nobody at the reception when I wanted to check in. 15 euros for room service and 150 euros for a massage, pure joke. Location? Also a joke.

Reading recent reviews of Cook's Club, Corfu, I wonder if we stayed in the same hotel. We paid over £900 each for a week in a five star, luxury, adults only, all-inclusive hotel. It was only after booking and doing some research that we realised we were going to a Greek version of a Club Med 18 to 30 resort. We are most definitely senior citizens and were horrified at the prospect. Fortunately, there were guests of a similar generation to us who had the same startled look on their faces, as if to say, "What have we done?" Let's start with the positives: The staff are lovely - so friendly and helpful. The public areas are very attractive (apart from the Cantina!) The grounds are clean, well-maintained and attractive. Now the negatives: The bedroom was very basic and compact, with a rail and ten hangers for clothes, two drawers and two shelves - not 5 star luxury despite having bath robes and tea and coffee making facilities. The bed itself was very firm and the pillows were hard. However, to be fair to the hotel, we had requested a quiet room and our room was definitely quiet The pool area was pleasant but the sun beds were so uncomfortable with no padding - not good for relaxing. DJs played house music from midday to midnight. I'm sure the young guests loved it but it would have been nice to have some easy listening music occasionally for us oldies. But the worst part of our whole experience was the food - it was dire! Breakfast looked amazing and was probably the best meal of the day. There was everything you could possibly wish for BUT the cooked items were, at best lukewarm, but generally cold. Lunch and dinner were ordered via an app - no problem with that - but there was no finesse, no effort at presentation and only token vegetables, if any. If you ordered for example spinach pie, you were served a portion with no garnish, no sides, nothing. You could order as many choices as you wanted in order to find something you enjoyed but judging by the number of unfinished meals, I can only assume guests decided the food wasn't worth eating. The Cantina is aptly named since it looks like a cafe or school canteen. This is certainly not 5 star luxury. I suppose the one consolation is that this is the only holiday we have taken where we did not put on weight - probably lost some! I imagine the management would take issue with me, telling me Cook's Club is a "boho" hotel and the food is street food and brought to the table at different times, to be shared, as a Greek family would do. Well, I'm sorry - we do not pay nearly £2000 for a hotel which is more 3 star than 5, where there is no apparent luxury and street food is considered acceptable. Advice to the discerning, seasoned traveller - do not be taken in by the hype (as we were). It is not 5 star, it is not luxurious and adults only means anyone 16 and over.

Just home from a week at the hotel and honestly can't fault the place. We were a bit concerned after reading some of the reviews but overall we had a great time. The hotel was spotless throughout and rooms were cleaned daily. The staff were all very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful any time we asked questions about the hotel. There are two pools at the hotel, both very well maintained with plenty of sun loungers. Both pool bars were well staffed. There are daily bar snacks available for lunch, any we had were all good. Included in your stay is one night in the a la carte restaurant and one night in the smoke house restaurant. You can book this via the guest relations desk. We only went to the smoke house and the food was delicious and all so fresh. Samantha at guest relations is a hidden gem. We booked a boat trip with her, she was so friendly and made a point of speaking with us any time we crossed paths to make sure we were enjoying our stay. There is plenty of selection in the dining hall for breakfast lunch and dinner. Even for fussy eaters you can find something to eat. The app is not as bad as people have made out. We never had an issue with this any time during our stay. We were in a pool facing room and never had an issue with noise at night time,maybe we are deep sleepers. There were tennis courts at the hotel, a gym and daily sound meditation every morning. The evening entertainment varied each night. There is a bus stop out side the hotel that takes you into Corfu Old Town, it's 5 euro for an all day pass. We went into Gouvia one evening for dinner. It was quiet but staff on one of the bars explained that it was still off season and everywhere was opening from 1st of May.

Honestly cannot say enough about how my wife and I enjoyed ourselves immensely here. First of all: what a beautiful, modern hotel. The setting is simply gorgeous. The two pools had great ambience, and were distinct from one another: if you didn't like the vibe at one pool, you could easily move to another. The drinks were all great and came very quickly when ordered. I would especially recommend the made in-house iced tea! The food throughout our stay was excellent as well! Were there certain things we preferred over others? Absolutely, but it's an all inclusive hotel! If you didn't car for what you got, you could simply order something else instead! There was no rush on ordering food as well, as you are catered to from 7am in the morning to 9.30pm in the evening. I was particularly blown away by the incredible selection of food available at breakfast time. Your stay also includes a two al a carte dinners: one at the main pool area and one at the smokehouse located at the pool at the rear of the hotel. We had dinner at the smokehouse restaurant and were staggered by both the portion sizes and quality of the food we received. All in all, I cannot recommend this little slice of paradise enough. I would also like to say that guest relations at the hotel were brilliant. The representative of guest relations we dealt with, Samantha, could not have been more helpful! She helped us book an amazing excursion to Paxos and Antipaxos and kept us right from booking, to giving us the travel details and even checking with us upon our return that we enjoyed our trip away. In a day and age where true all-inclusive European holidays are becoming harder and harder to come across, Cooks Club Corfu is an absolute standout across the board!