Our opinion
The Corfu Imperial combines stylishness with a family-friendliness. The ambience, decoration and facilities lend themselves well to adults and children.
Hotel description
The Corfu Imperial exudes sophistication and style. Dotted with cypress and olive trees, Italianate gardens and private coves, the hotel's many bungalows and villas create the effect of a small Mediterranean village.
The double rooms of the Grecotel Corfu Imperial are decorated in Ionian style with parquet floors and antique furniture. These are available with interconnecting doors, the perfect option for families. The suites consist of a double bedroom with an airy open plan lounge, which can be converted into an extra bedroom. The villas are beautifully decorated, Italian in style and situated in the gardens or on the private cove, each has its own swimming pool and many have private sundecks with direct access to the sea.Cuisine at the Grecotel Corfu Imperial ranges from local to international; ‘Aristos’, the a la carte restaurant, open for lunch and dinner combines elegant decoration with outstanding service and one of the most lavish menus in the Ionian to produce a truly unforgettable dining experience. A pool restaurant offers sumptuous delicacies, worthy of tempting even the most devoted sunbather, and the main restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner caters for all tastes. Themed evenings by the pool occur weekly and include barbecues, lobster evenings and fish festivals, combining excellent food with lively ambience. The Grecotel Corfu Imperial has two pools; one is the outdoor freshwater pool and the second an indoor pool. The three sandy beaches have all been awarded blue flags for complying with safety, environmentally friendly and water quality requirements of the European directive. Activities include tennis, water sports and mountain bike hire. The Grecoland corner is the hotel's resident kids club and is free of charge. Open for children aged 3-12 years, the club offers carefully supervised activities during the summer months.
Annual opening
1 April to 31 October
Distance from airport
About 30 minutes by car from Corfu airport
Closest airport
Corfu airport
Room types
127 double and single rooms, 76 bungalows and 51 villas and suites.
All rooms have air conditioning and heating, satellite TV, radio, safe deposit boxes, direct dial telephone, wake-up call service, hairdryer, fridge, mini bar, electric shaver outlets.
Hotel facilities and services
24 hour room service, postal services, dry cleaning laundry, internet corner, 4 restaurants, 2 bars, a boutique shop, charisma jewellery shop, hairdresser, fitness club, water sports centre, mountain bike centre, children’s club, tennis club.The hotel has two swimming pools, one main freshwater outdoor pool and one smaller freshwater indoor pool. There are three sandy beaches which serve the hotel. All three have been awarded blue flags for complying with the directives of the European programme for water quality, environmental management, safety, services and facilities, environmental education and information. Beach attendants are on hand.
Water sports
Chargeable sports Motorised water sports including waterskiing, parasailing, scuba diving. Life jackets to be worn for all water-based sports.
Land sports
Chargeable sports include professional tennis coaching, use of tennis courts and mountain bike rental.Complimentary sports include fitness club, table tennis, darts.
Out and aboutnearby/local interest
Corfu town and harbour are situated just 12 km from the hotel. Corfu harbour has regular services to the mainland, other Ionian islands and the Italian coast by both passenger and car ferry services. Gouvia is the nearest town and is 5 km from the hotel. There is a water park and a bowling centre in Gouvia.
Sports nearby
There is the use of an 18 hole golf course nearby and horse riding can also be arranged.
Other information
Evening activities include a folklore dance show, live hotel band with dancing.