Rising Sun

During the summer holiday we decided to have a break of 8 days in Greece, Corfu. We paid a lot of money for this AirBnb guesthouse because it was a last minute booking. Unfortunately the place was the money not worth it. It’s not a very good location ~ on a steep hill. It is not a really guestfriendly place. You don’t see the owner, not a warm welcome and the restaurant/bar is not welcoming and often closed especially in the afternoon when the most people are at the swimming pool. The rooms are like a stamp and old. It was really under the average level and I would not recommend. The cleaningladies are kind but very loud so I woke up in the morning by them. Sorry I can’t say something positive...

We loved the apartment, the views and the pool which had a small bar that served snacks. The wifi and air con was good and the cooking facilities were basic. The apartments were cleaned every day and the staff were really lovely. The only reason I didn't give the Rising Sun 5 stars was it's location. The main drawback is that these apartments are quite far out of town so if you don't hire a car or moped, you have a 30 minute walk into Benitses on a busy road with no pavements. There's a bus stop at the bottom of the road but the buses don't seem to follow the timetable and you can't get a taxi to come and pick you up. Most nights we walked into town and took a taxi back but taxis were really hard to find if there were no taxis waiting at the rank. Other than it's out of town location I would highly recommend the Rising Sun.

The property is kept to a good standard and considering the price is really best value money can buy. The apartment is small and basic, but who spends a lot of time in the apartment during holidays. Having said that it has everything - great views, balcony, air conditioners, parking, large shared pool and pool side bar which is nice too. You also get your apartment cleaned everyday!!! like in a hotel. Friendly staff - cleaning ladies or bar staff, you will be treated well. The only problem is pretty noisy air conditioner and bad Internet when apartment block is largely occupied. Internet needs to be upgraded.