Which Resort?

She has Pirates Bar in Roda, business is not very good at the moment, even though she stays open all the year round the locals and ex-pats havent got money to spend, but at least they have the sunshine for a lot of the year.

Good afternoon to all not a regular poster but have been going to Corfu now for 36 years,so have seen the changes all over. Have stayed reguarly in Benitses and also in Roda where my daughter has a bar with her husband and his family. Personally I would recommend a place close to Corfu town then you have the best of everything, trips out to various places by bus, also plenty of eating places, Greek bars, cafes, shops etc.

Here here! and both have a wonderful holiday and many more to come...

Hi Moyra,

I have friends renting to tour operators who pay more than than thr 3-4 Euros per night quoted, but obviously still low but you have to realise that the commitment contracts run from May- October whether or not the beds are used, so for quite a number of nights they are getting paid but not having any outlay (electricity, laundry etc.).  Most places also have a pool and a bar and anticipate making a profit by their guests using their facilities, and it is up to them to make them welcoming so they do so rather than going elsewhere.

With reference to the youth of Greece being over qualified and haveing to leave for work elswhere. Before mass tourism, it was always so, many of my middle aged friends in Corfu went to sea, their wives stayed at home with their mother-in-law, tending the olives etc;

I must admit, I think that is funny... how some people live hey!

I'd say the Eastern Europeans who have a LOT of money to spend, tend not to go anywhere near the resorts, but rather to villas in the hills, and to pretty exclusive/expensive venues. The others, who do go to the resorts, can't afford to eat/ drink out. This is not a criticism of these people, it is a fact. Good luck to them and I hope they enjoy their holiday, but they don't put much into the local economy. The so called "hippies" of the 60's who slept on the beach etc. were generally middle/upper class young people, having an "adventure" before settling down. Not all, but most. Nobody I knew, for example, could afford to go" travelling". They could barely afford their bus fares to work! When package tours came along, Spain and Italy were the places to go - Greece was still considered exotic and was more expensive. We have been going to Greece for 25 years, at least twice a year, and love it. We now have a holiday home in Corfu and hope to spend more time there once my husband retires. I don't think we have ever set foot in an "English" bar and probably never will. If those who do are putting money into the local economy, good luck to them too. To each their own. Last year the tour companies were offering owners 3 - 4 euros per night. It wouldn't even cover the electricity! How can that possibly be justified? Some refused and are now going private via the internet. Hopefully they will be successful and pave the way for a new wave of visitors to Corfu.

The eastern Europeans may not all have money to throw around and so self cater- although some have a LOT of money and enjoy spending it, but the first British tourists in the 60s were not all millionaires, they slept on the beach, etc.  Those 'hippies' are now older people with money to spend, many of them...it is short sighted to dismiss them because of the amount of Euros in their pockets today, welcome them and they will come back when they have more money- and good memories!

Being a person who recommended Roda because to me it mostly fits the criteria that was asked for, I also have to agree with the forum members who have just posted. I was disappointed on my first visit with the number of English style pubs there and the majority of Tavernas selling British staples. Roda worked it's magic and this year will be 8th year there. We mostly avoid the very British pubs and spend our days walking or hiring a car to discover the island, or go to Corfu Town on the local bus. There has been an increase of other nationalities in the last couple of years which has to be a blessing. There is also a couple of businesses opening promising pure Greek food and music, (thank goodness). What everyone has to remember, Corfu tourism was built on the British tourist and without the families returning year in year out Corfu could be in worse straits. Also what about all the Brits who have relocated to Corfu and the women who have married Corfiot men. I love Roda and Corfu.