Katerina Studios

we have just got back from here, wonderful place to stay,the accomadation was basic but very clean, cleaner came in 3 times in the week and changed beddding the pool was cleaned every day, it is a bit of a walk in to dassia itself about 10 minutes, having said that there is a bus stop right out side the katerina busses run very 30 minutes and are very cheap, all in all i would recommend the katerina we had a wonderful holiday there so good infact i have already booked to go back next month for another fortnight, 10 out of 10.

I travelled with my girlfriend and had a fantastic time. The photo in the brochure does the accomodation no justice. The owners Angel and Katerina are lovely people and very welcoming indeed. Nothing was too big a job. As you would expect the property was basic but very clean and full of utensils for your own cooking. All the studios look over a beautiful pool.
The showering experience was a laugh.
Great stay Great accomodation it is what you make it.......

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We had a wonderful stay at katerina studios. There were a few problems with the shower leaking all over the floor if you didnt position the hose in the right place. The kitchen was very basic with just 2 rings for cooking on but with a little imagination we made some nice meals. The lady owner was very nice and russtled up a nice meal at very short notice for us on our first day. The grounds were nice and the pool was clean and available from 9am til 7pm, sun loungers are available at 2euro a day and if you required it there was aircon available at 5euro a night but we didnt need it. Ideal location for both Dassia and Corfu town although Gouvia is definately worth a visit or 2. Dassia is the cheaper place for gifts but Gouvia had a larger selection of shops. The beaches are nice, Dassia beach is much narrower and you feel like everyone is watching you as they stroll past but it has a few Jetties for sunbathing on with ladders into the sea. Gouvia beach is much larger and has a small marina at one end and a much larger one at the other. Shop around for basic supplies as the shop oposite Katerina studios is good for convinience but twice the price as the supermarket just around the corner. I would highly recommend some good mosquito cream/spray as they are everywhere and you will most likely get bitten. All in all a good holiday but if you want 5* this isnt the place to stay but if your up for an adventure I would highly recommend it.

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I recently stayed at the Katerina for one week. The accomodation was fairly basic,and in need of a few repairs, the shower doors were falling off, the room flooded when there was a thunderstorm, water came in under the door. The menu board was unreadable, I know it was coming to the end of the season but the words had peeled off in the heat.
The pool was clean and well looked after, and it was 2 euros to use sunchairs and a bottle of water. The owner was friendly and very helpful. It is quite a walk to Dassia especially in the heat, but the buses stop near to the property and are cheap to use, and are fairly frequent.
We also hired a car and seen what esle Corfu had to offer, and would recommend this.
All in all for the price we paid which was a last minute deal and had 50% off we were happy for what we got, if we had paid full price I think I would have been very disappointed.

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We had a wonderful holiday in Dassia -Corfu makes a great holiday destination. However this was in spite of staying at Katerina studios. Our main issues with the accommodation were
*Cleanliness - lack of
*Location - (long walk down dangerous main rd to Dassia)
* Pool Bar - closed and no sign of owner all week
*Lack of hot water - only available first thing in the morning
*Noise -close to main road
Please note there seems to be quite a difference between Katerina and Katerina 1. They are owned separately and people in Katerina 1 reported a worse time (No hot water at all, no change of towels/bedding).
There are some wonderful places to eat in Dassia, and lots of big hotels (Corfu Chandris, Dassia Chandris eg) as well as other apartments in the centre of Dassia, so I would advise looking at those instead.
The pool bar was closed every evening for the week we were there. We saw the owner once -when she came to charge us an extra 30EURO to keep the room on until our pickup time at 2.30am. People who chose not to pay this fee were left to sit around the pool, in the dark, for several hours. (This was because Olympic Holidays started our booking for the night we flew, despite us not arruving til morning. This meant we were made to pay for an extra night - something I was unable to resolve either over the phone or in person with any Olympic Representative, both before or during the holiday)
Although this was an individual issue because of our flight times, I feel that in general the Olympic Reps seemed unfriendly and disorganised.

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If you read my review from last year (below) you can see that we were totally satisfied with this accomodation (Katerina studios ) and would return this year which we did, unfortunately we made a mistake with our online booking and ended up at that Katerina 1.
Iwill keep this short and sweet and just say this was the most appalling accomodation we have ever stayed in, the appartment was disgustingly filthy, no towel or linen change
and we had to mop the floor ourselves, clean the kitchen area and the ant ridden surfaces, also, the kitchen utensils/pots and pans/plates had not been cleaned from the people before us.
DONT STAY HERE, THE APPARTMENTS SHOULD BE CONDEMMED.
IT appears to me that Olympic holidays do not inspect accomodation on approval in there advertising
BAD!!!

Having read the comments by other guests at the Katerina Apts all I can say is they are easily pleased, my partner I stayed there from 22/8 - 6/9/ 2008 although basic were adequate but this is one of the dirtiest places we have stayed, the bins were emptied only 3 times in two weeks we had change of bedding and towels twice which considering the weather conditions was not very good, the owners were only interested in themselves and not really bothered about the guests you even had to pay for the use of sunbeds, as for the reps they were useless we never saw them from start to finnish typical of Olympic holidays a con and a rip off, if this was our first stay in Corfu it would certainly have been our last but luckily enough we had stayed elsewhere on the island which was also 2* but compared to the Katerina it was like 5* it was cleaner friendlier and an altogether better place to stay, we informed the owners of our previous apts about the conditions and they were appalled. We have stayed in many places around the world alot them 2* and we have never come across a place as unwelcoming as here needless to say we won't be recommending the Katerina Apts or Olympic Holidays

We stayed at Katerina (1) Apartments for our 2 week holiday & had a very relaxing & enjoyable time. As with other reviews the apartments are basic but clean & functionable. Our apartment looked out over the busy main road which can be a bit noisy at times. You can purchase A/C at around 6 euro's per night & in July you will definately need it. We found the staff pretty friendly & had no problems here. The pool area was clean, quiet & relaxing, sunbeds a plenty @ 2 euro's each per day. Pool bar was reasonably priced & food was fine.
There are some lovely restaurants around the area. There is one in particular that we liked (can't remember it's name) if go left as you go out the apartments keep walking (around 500 yards) passed a garage & a restaurant called Thomas's & it's on the R/H side off the road. Also the Panorama is a good one to go to but if you go in the evening you will need a torch on your return journey as there is no street lights & it's pitch dark.
Did a few day trips to break up the holiday & these where good value for money. The local blue buses are frequent and we used them to go into Dassia or Corfu Town. Dassia I found a pretty dull holiday resort with only the Shakes bar on a sat with any live bands. In summary a good holiday location if you want it quiet & peaceful or a good base if you want to go out & about.

My wife & I have just returned from our holiday to Corfu we stayed at the Katerina Studios, Dassia we had a great holiday here and found all the staff helpful and friendly,the studios are bassic but we found everything we needed for a self carering holiday they were clean and well maintained,the rooms get very hot and next time we will have the air con,the pool and bar area were very clean and tidy with a good selection of food and drink at very reasonable prices we ate there a few times and were never dissapointed with our meal. As an early riser i would watch from our balcony as the pool was cleaned every day witch is good to know.Dassia is a nice little town with plenty of shops,bars and tavernas the beach is narrow but very pleasent, we hired a scooter for a week to explore the island and had great fun finding different towns and beaches Corfu is a beautiful island to see.I did read a lot of bad reports about Katerina studios and i think some of them are harsh and unfair we had a great time and were made to feel very welcome by Katerina ( OWNER ) and all her family we would go back again.Thanks once again for a great holiday.
Dave & sonia
Plymouth

The Olympic Rep.was very helpful (Vicky) she tried to help where she could. We did find out that she worked 48 hours straight which was above and beyond the call of duty.
The owner elizabeth was very nice and she helped where ever she could, she even lent us some of her own childrens bedding for our baby.
The swimming pool was lovely and the pool bar had a good selection of drinks and food.
The accomodation was basic two star but if you want five star accomodation then go and pay five star prices.