Bella Vista Apartments - Studios - Bar

5 readers found this review helpful

Kassiopi is a fantastic place , the locals are very friendly and do go out there way to make your holiday..When we arrived at the Bella Vista appartments in 0ct we were greeted by the bar staff who informed us that the bar closed at 6pm..The room we had almost knocked us both back down the stairs with the foul smell, we did buy an air feshner which realy did nothing,The bathroom toilet seat had been replaced at somee point with the wrong size so much so you had to hold it up with one hand to use the toilet/or balance it on your back.The walls were all damp with a black fugus on them, sockets were cracked and the front door handle was broken...The bed we had was as solid as a rock and the appartment had no chairs,,Oh and yes the bar staff charge a one euro for to supply a cushion to put on the sunbeds as they are hard plastic.The cushions I dont think are ever cleaned as they are just put into a big box to be reused the next day!!Would this put us off Kassiopi no, as I said we will be back sadly not to Bella vista.Sorry guys you need to clean up your act even towards end of season!!!!

7 readers found this review helpful

Kassiopi is a fabulous place to visit with gorgeous scenery and beautiful beaches. The locals are lovely and there is lots to do. We chose the Bella Vista apartments after reading reviews like those below (admittedly a little old) and we were very disappointed with the accommodation. The complex is quite spread out and it seems that some apartment blocks (probably the ones up the hill near the pool) are better than others.
We had a two-bedroom apartment. The furnishings were basic, but good. The cooker looked so dodgey we didn't use it. One of the electric sockets was hanging out of the wall with wires exposed - at just the right height for inquisitive children.
The real disappointment was the bathroom. The toilet was crammed in the corner at an angle and you had to sit forward as the (supposedly overhead) cystern was below shoulder level. The bathroom sink leaked and had a huge dirty bowl underneath it to catch the drips - we reported it but it was never fixed. The bathroom cupboard had grime in the corners and there was a dirty, fungus and toothpaste encrusted glass on it from a previous stay. Having to put soiled toilet paper in a bin rather than down the toilet was a bit of a shock, but we were told Corfu has poor drainage systems and everywhere is like that.
Half way through the week my daughter took a shower and the whole apartment flooded, soaking our cases, shoes and clothes. The cleaner (who seemed to be always on duty) came to help us get rid of the water and pulled up the outside drain to find it completely blocked with hair and dirt. The water had gone down the shower tray plug hole then back up through the drain in the bathroom floor bringing loads of dirt and gravel with it. Same happened when we flushed the toiled.
As mentioned by previous posters, the pool was fantastic and the family running the bar were great. The location of the apartments also meant that everything was in walking distance.
You get the impression that the owners of the apartments try to get away with spending as little as possible on them and I don't think Thomas Cook could possibly have checked this apartment for years to make sure it deserved its 2-star rating.

4 readers found this review helpful

I Personally Thought That My Stay At Corfu, kassiopi, Bella Vista Was Enjoyable. The Food, Drink And Service That The Deliver Was More Then Perfect :)
The Little Town Was Great And You Always Felt Safe -
I Thought That The Bella Vista Was A Great Place To Go If You Wanted Loads Of Sun - As That is Pretty much All You Get ( Great For Getting A tan )
I Would Recommend This Place To You.!

5 readers found this review helpful

I can only agree with the previous review. (Due to the good old English weather, floods in Gloucestershire and feeling very depressed at home etc...) This holiday was booked only 5 weeks before flying out to Corfu.
We were a party of 2 adults and 2 x 16yr old girls. We had a 2 bedroomed apartment, Kitchen and Toilet/Shower-room which was very clean and tidy, the maid came in every day to change towels, empty bins etc, although her English and our Greek was not very good we were able to communicate quite well with one another.
There was a small balcony where you could relax, looking over the Greek gardens and Lemon trees.
As previously mentioned 2 x 16yr old girls, we felt safe enough in Kassiopi to allow them to stay out until 01:00am (where as back home they would have to be home by 10.30pm). Every one in Kassiopi was very freindly and more important we have visited several Greek Islands. 'Kassiopi is the ONLY RESORT where you are NOT PESTERED TO DINE IN RESTAURANTS'!!!
We hired a car from ARROW TRAVEL (run by Nick who's English). Unfortunately, we had a break down. However, Nick gave us a contact N0 in case of any problems, we were able to speak to someone who spoke English on the phone, we were sorted within 30mins of breaking down (Thanks Nick).
Bella Vista is situated in a beautiful side street, which is a very short walk from the shops, bars, and sea. Although there is not a sandy beach in Kassiopi, there are some lovely rocks that you can bathe on and there is a pebbled beach within easy access of the shops and bars. Kassiopi Harbour is a very pleasant place to visit day or night with bars and restaurants.
Look forward to returning to Kassiopi again one day.

4 readers found this review helpful

I felt I had to write as there hasn't been an update to this since 2005. I would like to say the Bellla Vista is a great place to stay, very relaxing, peaceful and close to everything you would need.
The hosts were great (Nicquie, Rob and Ben) and did a great job ensuring that we were looked after.
We stayed in no.5 and everyday the room was cleaned and tidied for us by the very friendly cleaner.
I would highly recommend this to anyone thinking of staying in the resort.

3 readers found this review helpful

This was our second visit to Bella Vista apartments after 4 years. We were not disappointed by our welcome or the village of Kassiopi, and had a lovely relaxing holiday.
The pool is very clean and well maintained, it's a real joy to swim in it when you need cooling down; also the pool bar is very welcoming and serves a good selection of drinks and food. For evenings the town provides a good range of tavernas and restaurants, the taste of southern Italy is worth at least one visit. There is also a family run taverna on the high street which serves fantastic local food, and there are many more to try too.
There is a good selection of shops with some really nice gifts on sale, we found one shop selling linen and olive wood made locally in the town at really good prices.
Kassiopi is an ideal holiday location for families, it's safe for the kids, very friendly, and has a good range of things to do without being too quite (or loud). We will certainly go again with the grand kids, and stay at Bella Vista.
P.S. Hire a boat in the harbour its miles better than a hire car, and more fun than should be legal.

3 readers found this review helpful

Let me just say, that I never expected the apartments here to be up to much, being only 2*, however I was very pleasantly surprised!
I booked a studio, as it was just me and a girly pal and when we arrived I discovered that I DID have a studio overlooking the pool WITH air-con (payable locally). I had been looking through the Manos brochure and it said that only the pool view apartments have air con, so I was keeping my fingers crossed.
Well just so you know, if you ever book a studio apartment for this development, it will definately be pool view and air con, cos there are only 2 studios in the development and they are both in this block. There is also a 2 bed apartment above the 2 studios and a 3 bed apartment on the top floor, which are a bit more luxurious than all the rest and come at a premium, so in total just 4 apartments overlook the pool. The others are in another 3 separate blocks, which are a bit older and def don't have air con, or the same views.
Seriously this studio I booked had a double bed, a single bed, a cot, a wardrobe, a table and chairs, bedside tables etc and still had massive amounts of room besides to walk about, plus a separate kitchen and bathroom which were in very good nick. The views from the apartment were amazing, looking straight down over the pool, through the mountains, with the most amazing sunset every night.
They was literally about a 1-2 min walk to the village square, yet you can never hear any noise whatsoever from the bars etc. It feels like you are a million miles away when you are sitting round that pool with the lovely views.
Rob and his partner who work behind the pool bar are lovely and very English. They made no hesitation at making me a very well done (burnt) bacon sandwich every morning from brekkie at my request. The Greeks don't cook meat as thoroughly as I like normally, so it's great to have an English bloke behind the bar, that understands how things should be cooked!
Anyway I went to Kassiopi at beginning of July and it was a bit quieter than I expected. What I mean by quieter, is that it was mainly families or couples young and old and me and my pal being 25 years old, felt like we could have done with a few more singletons around. Not that I'm into raving it up, cos I certainly am not, hence why I booked Kassiopi in the first place. I would say there is about 10 livelyish bars, a few quieter ones a couple of small clubs open till 6am and loads of restaurants to choose from. I frequented No 7 quite a lot, plus De-Ja Vue and Passion club, which were all pretty lively towards the end of my holiday.
Kassiopi's white pebble beaches are absolutely beautiful and I took around 150 photos just of the beaches, because every time you walk towards them, the view takes your breath away, so you keep taking photos of the same thing. The harbour is very well kept and tidy. In fact the whole village is very well looked after, even all of the restaurants and accommodation look like they have been quite recently built.
Kassiopi is the only resort I have ever been to where there are about 30-40 different day/night trips to choose from. I recommend that you do a couple of trips (booked directly in a travel shop in the village, NOT your tour operator) to get you out of the resort a little, cos even though I think the resort is wonderful, I don't think there is enough to entertain you every single day for a week or 2, morning and evening.
One other thing I would say, is that the food and drink in Kassiopi is not the cheapest. I don't know whether this stands for the whole of Corfu, but I found I had to draw out extra money at the end of my hols, cos I was getting a bit low, which has never happened on any of my hols before... I normally bring money home!
One thing lastly is DEFINITELY bring insect repellent. I brought with me, insect repellent aftersun, which I applied all over after a shower, PLUS a separate Jungle formula mossy spray, which I sprayed on all exposed areas when going out at night and still got bitten. I then bought one plug in for the room and still got bitten, then finally I bought a Greek version of the spray (which apparently is the best one to buy, cos it is made in Greece and they should know how best to repel their kind of mosquito!! ) and also a ANOTHER plug in and had both of them plugged in continuously for the rest of the hol and for the last night, I didn't get bitten!! Hooray!!
Finally to sum up, I would definately recommend Kassiopi to most age groups, great for couples, but not really for big group of friends looking to party hard and meet loads of similar people. I would definitely recommend these apartments, cos Rob makes you fell so welcome and they are by far in the best location, with a great view.
And lastly I would say in general that Corfu is a very pretty island with lots to do, hence why I am going back at the end of September this year to show my sister and my nephew how lovely it is!!! Happy holidaying!!

An excellent location with lovely owners. If you’re coming to Corfu stay here. The accommodation was clean and well maintained, the food was home cooked and the views were amazing. What more could you want?
As the apartments are about a mile down a fairly steep road you may need to hire a car but if your fit there is a bus service at the top of the hill into town a few times a day.
The owners picked us up from the airport and took us back and this was included in the price, they also helped us book a car and a boat trip and will if asked help you with just about anything.
We liked it so much we have booked for 2007.

The Sofia apartments are close to the beach, have clearly been there for quite a while and show some of the signs of being a bit older; the plumbing is a bit temperamental, some of the fittings are a bit old fashioned and the kitchen amenities seem to vary from room to room. Ours had 2 fridges (pumping out heat all night) and 2 sets of 2 rings, (with a kettle!) but beyond that not much space to cook or eat. On the bright side, the place is completely spotless when you arrive.
Large white bath and hand towels are brought twice weekly (Wed and Sun). Cleaning appears to start at around midday on Wednesday. Beds were firm, new and clean with mattress protectors. Air con is payable to the owners. If you'd like it on your first evening, before your welcome meeting the next day, you need to call in to the taverna over the main road (with the dark red shutters), and pay, and collect the remote handset.
Our apartment had 2 units, so we had 10 Euros per day to pay, not the 6 detailed in the booking info. We also had to pop over at 00.30 one night when all of our power fused. The owner was gracious about coming over to fix it. There were other power outages during our time there, so a torch and some candles are a good idea, if only as a precaution, and especially if you have to leave kids in there while you go to ask for help.

The apartments and studios are all different and have different layouts and aspects, but I rate them highly simply because they are well located, a very short distance from the harbour beach and jetties. This area gets the sun a little longer than some of the narrow stretches of beach further along.
Tolon was a delight and a surprise, because it is relatively cosmopolitan, Italian, Greek and Polish visitors were more apparent that English ones during the time we were there. I was also delighted to see that sun bed culture, while it exists in Tolon, does not dominate. You can turn up and put your towel and umbrella wherever you like, if you're there in time.
If your heart sinks on arrival, because you find out that you have to heave your bags to the top floor of the Sofia, take heart. You will have the added bonus of beautiful views from the huge, tiled roof terrace in addition to your own balconies for the duration of your stay. It's a living space in itself.

3 readers found this review helpful

After a very long coach ride, in the early hours of the morning. We arrived in Kassiopi, at 2-30am, all was quite calm and we were all tired. It was our first time away.
We were escorted to our rooms and when we arrived at our room we thought we were in the wrong place. Our room was magnificent, it had all the mod cons and it felt like a home from home.
We got too sleep at 4am and woke to glorious sunshine, we opened the veranda doors and we were met by a wonderful view.
The rooms yes.... Rooms, were very clean, not a speck of dust anywhere. The cleaner came in every day, she was wonderful.
If you want a holiday were you can relax have no hassle and still enjoy yourself when you want too...Kassiopi is probably the place for you. Everybody makes you feel welcome and you feel very safe.