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lilly:
I was thinking about our first visit to Corfu in 2003[not the best experience] due to the hotel and yet we were drawn back again to Corfu. It was one of those last minute allocated on arrival[something we had never done before]. The hotels were Thomas Bay, a Thomson Gold in AG South or Yalliskari palace[now Ambience palace] in Pelakas. We just knew that we would end up at the Yalliskari and in the middle of nowhere. Watered down drinks and dismal staff. We forgot to pay for our water at the evening meal one night and the manager actually ran after us shouting and we were made to feel like thieves, he could have just asked us at breakfast the next day for the money. The beach was nice though but the whole resort[if you can call it that] consisted of the hotel, 2 shops and 2 bars. Still it did'nt put us off and we returned to Corfu in 2006 staying at AG North at Costas Golden beach[happy memories of this hotel],2008 we discovered SS and are returning to SS this year. Corfu is indeed a magical place and SS is in my opinion is the best resort. Friendly locals,beautiful beach and so many good restaurants. Pure relaxation.

Rod:
Lilly,

My wife and I were once in Costa Teguise in Lanzarote and had booked a lovely restaurant a little out of the way.  We had some time to kill, so went into this hotel for a cheeky one.  Oh dear!  As I was waiting to be served a quite respectful looking family asked the barmaid what the cocktails were.  Her reply was........wait for it..................... "Blue or Green".  Not a word of a lie.  Yes it was an "all inclusive" hotel and it was a sh*t hole.  We had a half and legged it.

Jules:
Our first visit was 2000 and we stayed at Belle Vue (now no more) and we couldn't believe our luck at being so close to the beach and the fantastic sunsets. We arrived in the dark and from our room we could hear the sea lapping to the shore. It just seemed so peaceful. We have been hooked ever since and have since stayed at Teresa every year.

tonyco1:
Our first time in Corfu was in 1983, we didn't have lots of money in those days, skint in fact, but had been saving up and decided at the last minute we could afford a holiday.
We saw an ad in the Sunday Mail by Greek Connection Holidays in Fleet, for a cheapie in Corfu, a cancellation for a couple at around 60% of the price.
I drove to Fleet and paid and we were off two days later, Mum-in-law looked after Marcia  (14) and Mark (3).
It was a night flight, we arrived in San Stefanos NW, at 05:00 in the morning, just as dawn had broken.

Previously we had holidays in Majorca and Tenerife (Porta de la Cruz - no southern resorts then), which were a bit busy!!

I looked out of the coach window outside the Golden Beach Hotel, and said to Linda "We've made a terrible mistake -this is  awful, nothing here at all".
We were shown into the Nikos Apts, over the old harbour and went to sleep. Got up at midday, Brunch at the Golden Beach and then onto the beach - but not sure at all.

No sunloungers then, and just an old VW converted into a snack bar, which drove down onto the beach each day (Capt. Nikos).
There was also windsurfers and peddaloes for hire.

That evening in the Golden beach we had a great meal and the Waiter, Stefanos, now owner of the Condor, (brother of Nikos and Manthos),
borrowed our cassette tape and we danced to an impromptu home made disco, a brilliant night.
We went to pay around 02:00 am and Stefanos said - "Pay tomorrow". (This was most nights in those days!!).
This was the start of our love affair with San Stefanos, and we've come back every year since.

In those days just two Hotels, the Golden Beach and Nafsika hotels, Manthos, Sunset and Barras (different name then) and Waves were the only Tavernas,
plus Margaritas Bar and the Mini-Market was all that was there.
We had the best holiday ever, and have seen S S steadily grow to how it is now - still find the local people are the best anywhere overall, and make it what it is!
We have lots of stories, and the kids came the next year and ever since. Mark is 30 now and still goes - taking his kids!
A place that people of all ages love, yet no yobs or snobs, just nice like-minded people who enjoy the place as intended.
Yammas
PS.
We went to Costa Tegise as well - Linda said never again!!

Gavlah1973:
On a past visit to Costa Teguise I ventured to the big sports bar as Leeds were playing Man Yoo. I was accompanied by a lad from our apartments who decided to wear his Leeds shirt. The bar steadily filled up and before we knew it we were surrounded by around 50 Man Yoo fans, just me and him.

A very uncomfortable afternoon ending in a 1 - 1 draw. Whilst I was also in Teguise, Jill Dando got shot dead (in London not Lanza!). When I go away there's always a chance of some major disaster/terrorist event happening!!

1st Gulf War Starts - Majorca
Princess Di gets killed - Turkey
Concorde crashes - Fuerteventura
9/11 - Fuerteventura
Bloke tries to blow up Glasgow Airport - Majorca


That was very strange having to fly back the day after 9/11. Took 2 hours from landing at Manchester to finally getting our bags! I'm not the best in a plane as it is without being surround by people reading papers with pictures of disasters in them!

I was also in Ibiza when that bloke jumped out of his window in Crete with his 2 kids.....that kinda ruined the atmosphere in the hotel that week.

I'm more jinxed than Don!!

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