Grecotel Luxme Daphnila Bay Dassia

Position and location - 10/10, amazing views and felt like a little piece of paradise Food and drink - 10/10, we loved it all Staff - 9/10, loads of lovely staff, we especially appreciated Ovi on entertainment, Antonio at beach bar, Wine cellar lead, and all of the staff in the restaurants. Kids 10/10, our 6 and 8 year olds loved the kids club, beach and mini disco. Rooms 6/10, the most disappointing aspect. The bathroom needs more ventilation and ideally a heated floor and refit as they get very wet, stay very damp and prone to moulds. The room was spacious but a bit barren and the lighting was poor. Needs a floor lamp and more thoughtful wall lighting. We had a sea view bungalow which did have great views but we reckon most of the bungalows were worse than ours overall and some of them looked awful. Our solution was to spend minimal time in the room. The hotel is on a steep hill which we liked and made for great views and exercise but it is not good if you have impaired mobility, with a lot of steps. The sea and pools were on the cold side in April. The sea was very calm and clear though. We liked spending most of our time by the beach where we could hear the sea, keep an eye on the kids at kids club and get drinks/food from the nice beach bar. There are a lot of young children at this resort which can reduce the peace! We can't imagine many places have a nicer overall position though. We would love to come again as long as the room was modernised further. For context we paid £2600 for a weeks all inclusive for family of 4 with flights from UK. It was the first week of the season and I think that it was excellent at this price, but we would give a lower score if we paid more.

Here is a very honest review and anyone used to paying for 5 star and expecting 5 star DO NOT go to this hotel. We choose 5 star every year and this hotel is not upto standard and very glad to be leaving. Arrival was good, drinks given shown to room ect just the basics you expect. The room is ok, large enough for a family of three. Bring slippers or shoes to wear around the room as the floor is filthy and tiles are broken. The shower is warm but be ready to flood the bathroom the shower shield is not big enough and the water goes over the little step with ease. The mini bar is not filled everyday and forgotten about. Asked reception and told will be refilled the next day. The facilities are not the best, not alot going on for children. Minimal entertainment. The pool is freezing especially for young children. The heated pool is not heated and is not inside just under cover in the shade which makes it colder. There are not many beds around the pool either so can imagine in peak season you would not get a bed. We spent most the holiday in town or at the beach, the beach is nice. The food at the beach is good and the ice-cream and crepes place is good. If you like to qué on holiday then this hotel is for you. There are not enough staff for the amount of people. You qué for a drink for 20 mins with ease. You have to wait 20/30 mins to even enter the restaurant and food is not replaced quick enough so again your waiting around. Which puts you of going to the bar and for food. There seems to be no table service at all which you expect from a 5 star hotel? Food is cold and very basic. If you like hot tea and coffee in the morning you won't get this here. Also you will need to wait In line to use the machine for 30 mins while your food gets even colder. The bus ride the hotel offers is extremely expensive. If you walk down the hill you can use the public bus very easy, one bus to the centre of old town for 5 euros for 2 adults and 1 child. If you want decent food and service go to the old town and pay.

Great Hotel and Location. Everything was great (apart from the weather but that's just down to chance). The Food was Fantastic at all the restaurants, the Asian one was my favourite with a mix of Chinese and Japanese food. Had never had sushi with won tons and spring rolls but why not. My least favourite was the Tavernaki i got the seafood Orzo not realising I didn't really like orzo but the seafood was fresh and the Greek wine they suggested was lovely. Didn't manage to eat at the fine dining as they had to cancel from the rain (again not their fault). The Hot stone one was also lovely and fresh pizza was wonderful too if you're picky. Beach is very nice and water is a lovely deep green colour from the surrounding foliage. It gets a bit seaweedy once you go out deeper but in shallow waters its nice and sandy. The cocktails are very nice they use real fruit purees so taste fresh but sometimes are a little chunky. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, there's not too many staff at the bars so i would suggest just ordering from the bar. The beach bar and ice cream shop had quite a lot of wasps but that's the case most places you go only feel bad for the staff tat get swarmed. We received a free upgrade to a bungalow which was very nice halfway up the hill so easy to get up to the pool bar or down to the beach bar. Lots of cats roaming which is nice they don't steal food or get in peoples way just probably don't stroke them when you're at the buffet. The Shuttle and boat taxis are both easy to book at reception we took the 5pm shuttle one evening into Corfu which was great as we were at the top of the old fort for sunset. The boat taxi is quicker but if you have mobility issues or trouble balancing it would definitely be a challenge. The entertainment was great especially the jazz night the woman singing Frank Sinatra was very good. It was moved inside due to the weather but was still a nice atmosphere. We played pool a lot in the lobby bar They have 2 pool table which cost 2 euro per game and you can ask for change at the reception. We also rented a boat one day which was very fun you can do it through the reception and you just collect it from the dock on the beach. You don't need a license and it was my first time driving a boat and didn't have too much trouble the map they give you is a little confusing but we found a spot with other boats anchored by a cave to swim into. Would definitely recommend the boat you can get a more powerful one for extra money and a very fast one but only if you have a boat license. Overall would definitely recommend this place to adults and theres activities for kids to do aswell but luckily there weren't a lot when we went just quiet toddlers.

This was the worst hotel experience ever. This hotel is a disgrace. The airconditioning didn't work, the bathroom flooded, the ceiling leaked, the beach ran out of towels (at a beach resort!). I spent the week arguing with the staff. This was the least restful holiday I have ever had. It ruined our family holiday. Do yourself a massive favour and book somewhere (anywhere) else. When I asked for a refund, they offered me a 15% discount on my next trip - as if you'd ever set foot in the place.