Kairaba Sandy Villas - All Inclusive - Adults Only

Pros - Friendly Restaurant Staff - Decent food at the Kairaba restaurant. Cons - Unclean - Rooms not maintained - location isn’t great if you want to do anything - part of a much larger resort which is child friendly, with most of the facilities advertised actually within the other hotel, which is worse than Kairaba. We arrived to the hotel around 3pm, we had been travelling since 5am and when we arrived, the room wasn’t ready and we were unable to eat as lunch time had finished. We waited around another hour for our room to be ready. When we arrived to the room we found: - Mould in the shower. - Cobwebs full of dead mosquitos. - Damaged furniture. - Areas of the room unfinished, e.g areas where they hadn’t plastered/painted. - They’ve clearly had leak problems, which have been covered in excessive amounts of silicone. We went to speak to reception who were quite hostile, they said we could move rooms tomorrow. When tomorrow came, we went to speak to the again, and they now didn’t have another room for us - my partner and I were confused as we were told one thing yesterday and another today. Eventually we got moved rooms, and they immediately put other guests in our original room, which we did feel guilty about as that room required days, not hours of maintenance. The new room was marginally better but still had its faults (torn bed frame, broken lamp and the exterior door was smaller than the frame so the mosquitos could easily get in). After this incident, staff made us feel guilty for complaining and I felt uncomfortable walking through reception. The pool areas were unclean, there was a layer of grime around the swim up bar and the pool edges were covered with mould (please see images). The biggest issue for us, is we wanted a nice relaxing, adults only holiday, when we arrived, we learnt that Kairaba was effectively part of the Labranda Sandy Beach resort, which is a huge 2* child friendly resort and most of the facilities are shared with this hotel, all of the A La Carte restaurants are at the Labranda, and honestly the buffet food at Kairaba is better than these. It also meant the beach was full of children and the area roped of for Kairaba guests was also full of children, as there is no one monitoring. We did receive a small refund from TUI in the end after sending the images of the hotel. We would not recommend Sandy Villas, and will not be returning.

The hotel certainly has the wow factor from a distance. Upon closer inspection you can see it’s perhaps not quite 5-Star UK standard. Check in was lovely, welcomed with a glass of water and the receptionist Ria was something else. She was lovely, helpful and very friendly and even upgraded us to a villa which was a lovely surprise. The room was spotless and the private pool was a pleasant treat. The bed was super comfortable, a TV in each room with air con and blackout blinds. The minibar restock what items were used but perhaps some spirits would be nice. The staff in the hotel were lovely and friendly. I feel they don’t get time off as I seen them every single day without fail. The food was ok. Wide selection of salads and speciality dishes that aren’t for fussy eaters but nothing that really seemed to go together to make a meal. The club cart takes you from the hotel to the beach upon request and was a blessing after a heavy session at the beach. The pool bar at the beach was the best spot of the resort- a true hidden gem. The barman Spiros was very helpful and pleasant. He went above and beyond his barman role making sure all guests were satisfied. He cleaned the pool glass and ensured all guests had a drink if wanted.

Kairaba sandy villas was a great place to stay. The staff are lovely and very helpful, the food was amazing and the rooms beautiful. There is so much to do and I loved the glass pool.I highly recommend going there. I will be going back as soon as possible

We are just back from 4 nights at Kairaba Sandy Villas. The hotel was absolutely spotless, The rooms were spacious and well maintained with plenty of amenities. We loved the pool area, the sun loungers were comfortable and the pool bar within easy reach! The food was great quality and not repetitive. The biggest asset to this hotel is its staff and I would just like to pay particular attention to Babis in the dining room, Nicoletta at the poolside bar and Cristos. The one person who stood out for us most was Ria on reception. From the moment we set arrived, Ria was very welcoming and any requests we had were always sorted out. Ria made an effort to get to know us throughout our stay. We lost a pair of airpods one day and we thought that they were gone and told Ria about how we lost them, hours later I got a phonecall from Ria saying that they were found - it was small things like this that did not go unnoticed. We will definitely be back next year for a short break! Matthew & Kerri

The nicest hotel. You can go to the resort next door which is bigger and go to the beach. Buffet food was pretty good. Drinks also very good and you have the choice of more for a small price if you’re all inclusive. Agelos made really good pornstar martinis and was very attentive. Let us book a later check out and the extra restaurants such as Italian was insane.

This is our second visit to the beautiful hotel. James and I loved it so much last year we brought his parents along with us! The staff in the hotel are super attentive and ensure that 5* feeling throughout the stay. This year, Ria really made us feel at home. She looked after us and we feel we have formed a great friendship to last. We stayed in the junior suite rooms and it was spacious and comfortable. The cleaning staff did an incredible job every day, and there was a selection of fruit and wine in our room which was a lovely touch. We ate at both a la carte restaurants where the food was superb. The selection at the buffet was immense too! Mikey at the Medusa bar was a real gem, never disappointing us as we had our evening drinks and Charis was amazing supporting us in the restaurant. Thank you everyone for another great holiday. We cannot wait to return next year 🩷

This holiday was truly exceptional in every aspect. From the punctual Jet2 flight and transfers to the immaculate hotel with its friendly staff, everything exceeded expectations. The private swim-up terrace and easy access to water sports made it even more enjoyable. However, the standout was undoubtedly the amazing food at the main restaurant, especially the vegetarian spinach lasagne. Thank you for providing such a wonderful experience. I highly recommend it to others.

Super stay at the Kairaba Sandy Villas in May 2023. Staff were excellent, especially around the pool bar. We particularly enjoyed Yoga on the beach each morning. There are plenty of sunbeds, so no need to get up early to reserve one. We shall certainly be returning but not in May, as the weather was rather poor.

We’ve just come back from a lovely relaxing weeks stay. Room and general hotel was spotlessly clean. The grand suite with shared pool was a lovely room with dual AC, one for bedroom and one for main room. The pool was fastidiously cleaned everyday and we were fortunate enough to have lovely neighbours, they spent most of their time at the pool bar at the beach so we essentially had our own pool. The main restaurant was always quiet (bear in mind this is close to end of season). Always spaces to sit in the sun in the morning for breakfast. The food like every all inclusive we’ve been to was not hot but mildly warm due to buffet style. Still no idea why they don’t use steam tables but it was of very good quality and some items like eggs, omelettes are freshly prepared for you. A huge range of fresh fruit, cheeses, hams, breads and cooked breakfast items We did come up with a game for evening meals which was to guess the ‘theme’ night. Each night there would be a board to tell you the theme of the evenings meal. We would try and guess this by the food on offer. There really was very little correlation between the theme and actual food available. Kebabs on Mediterranean night for example. Still, plenty of variety and very enjoyable. The gentleman waiter who served tended to us during breakfast every morning was brilliantly attentive and polite. For me the entertainment was your standard run of the mill all inclusive until you get to the star of the show. The South African tenor was absolutely brilliant, what a talent. Thoroughly enjoyed his shows when he was on. Credit should also be given to the waitress serving drinks at the evening events as she had to manage 20+ tables by herself. You would never see her simply saunter around, she was constantly moving with purpose trying to keep abreast of the orders. She’s getting her steps in everyday! There is definitely a feeling of premium tiered service and Experiance compared with the sister hotel 800 meters away. You had access to a quieter restaurant, pool, pool bar at the beach. One thing that perhaps let the Experiance down was the attitude of some staff at the pool bar that everyone has access to. He would complain that we (black wrist bands) should keep to our own bar as he had 2500 guests and our hotel only had 100. My understanding was that we could use any facility without complaint. Also not appropriate that he openly referred to his staff as his slaves, I’m assuming he was the bar manager. Not appropriate. For people looking for things to do there are water sport activities on the beach and a mini market but I’d recommend hiring a car or at least using the bus stop at the beach to head in to Corfu town about an hour away. Car was £30 ish for the day fully insured, picked up from sister hotel. If there was only one thing that could’ve been better would have been a snack bar at our own hotel but really it’s only a 5-10 walk away. Golf cart style service is available for transfer to and fro