The hotel is twinned with the Skorpios, which is across the cove.

The hotels are actually in the resort of Cala Egos, a couple of km from Cala D'Or itself and seem initially to be a bit isolated. However, turning left from the Corfu reception, at the roundabout is the "train" stop and a taxi rank. Cala D'Or is about 6 Eur each way by taxi. However, if you turn right at the roundabout, there are plenty of shops, bars, and restaurants.

Of the two hotels, the Corfu is farther back from the sea and overlooks the entertainment area, pool, and bar areas, so is the noisier of the two. However, you have a longer walk from the Skorpios to the pool and entertainment.

The Corfu has some rooms facing the road - which is not a pleasant view. We had completed our booking before seeing the recommendations to request a seaview room, so I was very very glad when we did get a seaview room anyway. It is definitely worth making this a request! That said, you get a pool view and can only see the sea if you crane your neck a bit :-)

The cove is beautiful. However, there are jelly fish in the sea and a number of people got stung whilst we were there.

Sun beds on the beach are 4 Eur each per day. Around the pool they are free. They're locked up at night and the unlocked at 9am. However, there are loads of chairs and tables, so people tend to use these to reserve spots from about 8am, swapping them for beds at 9am. The problem is not so much the lack of beds as the lack of space, especially in high season.

There are not enough parasols. However, cheap ones can be bought from the local shops for just over 6 Eur. You can then upturn the square tables - round tables don't work; the base is different ;-) - and use them as parasol stands.

Don't try to bring the parasols home though if you fly EasyJet, unless they actually fit in the case! (If you're lucky on arrival you might meet some poor soul standing at arrivals trying to give away parasols to new arrivals rather than pay EasyJet another 18 Eur to transport them! ).

The food was excellent and we didn't see any sign of undercooked or hot food gone cold during our stay. Plenty of fruit and salad options. The restaurant could sometimes be busy but we never had to wait for a table. There was a great deal of choice - don't forget to check out the table at the end of the restaurant where they often serve roasts or other specials!

The two drinks per person limit wasn't strictly enforced, provided you didn't go stupid. The glasses are plastic anyway, and it was hilarious watching some people trying to carry all their drinks back to the table in one go. It wasn't even necessary as even at the busiest times, the queue was only a minute or two long, and staff were very strict about the queue and would refuse to serve anyone trying to push in.

Rooms were big and clean. Beds comfy, although mine squeaked a bit. Soundproofing could be better - you can hear conversations next door. Aircon was good, and very welcome as temperatures hit 36deg.

The entertainment for youngsters was good, although we did have some concerns about security for the very young (no booking in/out system and kids free to wander off).

There was a decent show most evenings. However, we got the feeling that the resident entertainers got off very lightly in the evenings, and there was little for the teenagers. The entertainment always finished by 11.30pm, and significantly earlier some evenings!! If you were lucky you'd get a couple of club dances at the end, but that was it.

The staff were very helpful and friendly and there was little in the way of bad behaviour. The resort had a good, friendly, atmosphere.

I think the early finish and lack of teenager targeted entertainment were probably our only real complaints and we felt we got superb value for money.