Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa
Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa is a five-star hillside resort above the fishing village of Benitses, on the calm south-east coast of Corfu in Greece. It's a design-led property from the Asian Angsana brand, built around a 1,000 square metre infinity pool that looks out to the Ionian Sea, with 37 private pool villas terraced down the slope, the largest spa on the island and its own beach at the foot of the hill.
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Is it worth it?
The quick read before the detail: who Angsana Corfu suits, what it's like and the facts to skim first.
Angsana Corfu is a design-led five-star resort rather than a family mega-resort, and that shapes who it suits. The draw is the setting and the style: a 1,000 square metre infinity pool that was named the world's best hotel pool in 2022, sea views from almost every room, the largest spa on the island and a run of restaurants covering Greek, Japanese and beach-casual food. It isn't all-inclusive, so meals and drinks are paid on top of the room, and it isn't set up for the youngest children, with no crèche and a kids' club that starts at four. The site is a steep terraced hillside with the beach at the bottom, so you get around by golf buggy or on foot up and down slopes. Families with children of four and over, and anyone drawn to a villa with its own pool, will get the most from it.
Best for
Families with children of four and over who want a design-led resort with strong food and a big spa, and anyone who'd like a villa with its own pool for space and privacy.
Maybe not for
Families with a baby or toddler who need childcare, anyone who wants to walk onto a flat beach, all-inclusive budgets or pushing a pram around a flat site.
Best ages
Four and up, where the Rangers' Club takes over. There's no crèche and no supervised care for under-fours.
What stands out
The award-winning infinity pool, the Ionian views, the spa and the range of restaurants.
What to check
Whether an under-four will be happy without a kids' club, the beach-club and shuttle status when you arrive, whether the golf-buggy service is running promptly, which villas have a heated pool and whether you need to book ahead for Botrini's or the other restaurants.
Where is it?
On a hillside above Benitses on the south-east coast of Corfu, about 7 miles (12 km) from Corfu Town and 7 to 9 miles (11 to 15 km) from the airport.
Quick facts for families
The resort and its setting
Where Angsana sits, how it's laid out over the terraces and what that means for getting around.
Angsana is the more contemporary, family-accessible brand within the Asian Banyan Group, and Angsana Corfu was the group's first resort in Europe when it opened in 2019. It blends pan-Asian wellness and design with Greek Mediterranean cooking and materials, and at the time it opened it was the only internationally branded resort on the island. For the wider island, its beaches and seasons, see our Corfu guide.
The resort is built into a steep hillside estate on the Akra Punta headland. The main building sits at the top and holds the lobby, the lounges, the spa, the indoor pool and the signature infinity pool, with the restaurants and the Sunrise Pool Bar alongside. The 37 private pool villas are terraced down the slope below it, and the private Emerald Beach is at the very bottom, at sea level, reached through a tunnel under the coastal road. The children's Rangers' Club, its pool and a sandbox sit up by the main pool. In total there are 196 units: 159 rooms and suites in the main building and the villas below.
Because the site drops in terraces, getting between the main building, the villas and the beach means walking slopes and some steps, or riding one of the resort's golf buggies, the electric carts that shuttle guests around on request (not the same as a pushchair, which UK families call a buggy). The buggies are the practical way around, but they have to be called and guests report waits of up to about twenty minutes in the busiest weeks. It isn't a flat, walk-everywhere site, though one wheelchair-accessible twin room is listed.
The hotel is unusual for a Greek island in staying open year-round, but the outdoor facilities, the beach club, the outdoor pools and the pool terraces, close for roughly November to April, and one booking platform showed rooms closed from early November 2025 to late March 2026. If you're travelling outside high summer, check the exact outdoor-season dates when you book. The resort holds a Green Key environmental award, runs a zero-plastic policy and solar panels, grows herbs and vegetables in a rooftop garden that supplies the kitchens, and runs a beach clean-up programme.
Every restaurant and bar
The four sit-down restaurants, the seven bars including the beach club, and how booking works.
Angsana Corfu isn't all-inclusive, so food and drink are charged on top of the room unless you take a board basis, and reviews note that prices run high even for a five-star. There are four sit-down restaurants, seven bars including the beachfront Emerald Beach Club, and 24-hour room service to every room, suite and villa.
Ruen Romsai is the main all-day restaurant, up by the infinity pool with views over the water. Breakfast is an international buffet with Greek dishes worked in, from baklava to made-to-order omelettes, running from around 7:30am to 11am; lunch and dinner are à la carte. High chairs and a children's menu are on hand, and up to two children under eleven eat free once a day from the kids' menu when they're with you. A few breakfast items such as French toast and Eggs Benedict are charged as extras rather than being part of the buffet. Dress is casual by day, smart casual for dinner. Villa guests take breakfast separately at Oribu.
Sofrito is the Greek restaurant, open for lunch and dinner, and the resort's nod to local cooking: Corfiot dishes like sofrito, the island's slow-cooked veal in a wine and garlic sauce, and rooster pastitsada, along with mezze to share, local fish and Greek wines. The sharing plates and familiar staples work well for children, and it looks out over the infinity pool and sea. Dress is casual for lunch, smart casual for dinner.
Oribu is the Japanese and North-Asian restaurant, open for dinner from about 6:30pm to 10:30pm, roughly mid-April to late October, serving sushi, grilled Wagyu, bibimbap and the like (the name means olive in Japanese, after the groves around the resort). It replaced an earlier restaurant called Koh in 2023. The flavours may be a harder sell for younger children, and there's no separate children's menu here, so it's worth deciding in advance whether the children will eat here or elsewhere; booking is advised in high summer. Dress is smart casual. Villa guests also have a quieter, villa-only breakfast here in peak season, separate from the main buffet.
Botrini's is the fine-dining restaurant, a tasting menu of around eight courses designed by the Corfiot-Italian chef Ettore Botrini. His restaurant in Athens holds one Michelin star; the Corfu restaurant isn't itself starred, and there are in fact no Michelin-starred restaurants on Corfu, but he curates the menu here. It runs in summer with booking required, and the formal tasting-menu format doesn't suit young children, so it's one for a parents' evening. Dress is smart, as the setting suggests. Prices aren't published, so check when you book.
Emerald Beach Club is the seafront restaurant, down at the beach. By day it's an easy, family-friendly spot for snacks, salads, smoothies and a drink between swims, with the bar open from about 10am to 6pm and food served from midday to half past five. In the evening it becomes Emerald by Night, open from about 7pm to 11pm, with Greek mezze, grilled seafood and live bouzouki music, which is a more grown-up affair. Dress is casual throughout. It runs seasonally, roughly May to October.
The seven bars
The bars run from the Sunrise Pool Bar beside the infinity pool, with cocktails, smoothies and snacks through the day, to the all-day Starboard Lounge in the main building, open from early morning for coffees, cocktails and light bites, and the A Lounge in the lobby for coffee, afternoon tea and homemade desserts. The Vertigo Sky Bar is the highest rooftop bar on Corfu, five floors up with a 360-degree view and live music or DJs on summer weekends; it's explicitly adults-only and serves until around half past midnight. Villa guests have their own V Lounge, open through the summer season with a dedicated concierge and daily wine and canapés between 5pm and 7pm, and there's a juice bar beside the indoor pool in the spa. The seventh is the Emerald Beach Bar down at the beach, covered above.
How restaurant booking works
Reservations are recommended, especially for Oribu, Botrini's and Sofrito in peak season. You can book through the resort's digital concierge app, on arrival, or by emailing [email protected]. Room service runs 24 hours to every room, suite and villa.
Rooms and villas
Every room and villa with its official size, the pools across the hillside and the beach at the bottom.
Angsana Corfu has around a dozen room and villa categories, and almost all of them face the Ionian Sea, so for most families the choice is really about space and layout rather than the view. The rooms and suites are in the main building; the 37 pool villas are terraced down the hillside below, each with its own kitchenette, a private plunge pool, a dedicated villa concierge and access to the villa-only V Lounge. Every room has a king or twin beds, a private balcony or terrace, a marble bathroom with a rain shower, air conditioning, a Nespresso machine and a safe. The table below lists the categories with their official sizes; the guidance after it is which ones suit a family.
| Room or villa | Size | Sleeps |
|---|---|---|
| Achilleion Woodland View Grand Room (King) | 33–39 m² | 2 |
| Achilleion Woodland View Grand Room (Twin) | 33–39 m² | 2 |
| Benitses Bay View Grand Room | 39 m² | 2 |
| Ionian Sea View Grand Room (King) | 33–39 m² | 2 |
| Ionian Sea View Junior Suite | 57–69 m² | 3 |
| Ionian Sea View One-Bedroom Suite | 57–72 m² | 3 |
| Ionian Sea View Corner Suite | 54–80 m² | 3 |
| Ionian Sea View One-Bedroom Pool Suite | 65–70 m² | 2 |
| Ionian Sea View One-Bedroom Pool Villa | 97 m² inside + 87 m² outside | 3 |
| Ionian Sea View Two-Bedroom Pool Villa | 140 m² | 4–5 |
| Ionian Sea View Three-Bedroom Pool Villa | 180 m² | 6–7 |
| Ionian Sea View Four-Bedroom Pool Villa | 280–290 m² | 8–9 |
For a family, the thing to weigh is whether you need a door to close on a sleeping child. The Grand Rooms, all under 40 square metres, are open-plan or single-room, so a baby sleeps in the same space as you. The Benitses Bay View Grand Room, around 12 units facing the bay rather than the open Ionian, is one of the compact examples of the type, still at 39 square metres with nowhere to separate a sleeping child. The Junior Suite, sleeping three, is also open-plan rather than divided into rooms, with a soaking tub and a balcony of around 12 square metres, so it works for a small child sharing the space rather than settling in a separate room. The One-Bedroom Suite, one of around 42 units and also sleeping three, adds a separate living room alongside its own soaking tub and balcony, making it the lowest entry point with a room to close a door on a napping child. The One-Bedroom Pool Suite, one of a couple of units at 65 to 70 square metres, has its own 20 square metre terrace with a private plunge pool and a kitchenette, but it sleeps only two and no sofa bed is confirmed for a child, so it reads as a couples' option with a private pool rather than a family room. For a separate bedroom rather than a living room, the smallest family-sized option is the One-Bedroom Pool Villa, one of around 19 spread across the hillside, with 97 square metres inside plus a further 87 square metres of exterior space, a sofa bed in the living area, a kitchenette and a private pool. The Two-Bedroom Pool Villa, at 140 square metres, is the most flexible family layout: a king room for parents, a twin room for children, two bathrooms and a private infinity pool with an outdoor dining pavilion.
For bigger groups, the resort has just one Three-Bedroom Pool Villa, at 180 square metres over two floors, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms with soaking tubs, its own private infinity pool and an alfresco dining pavilion, sleeping six to seven, which suits larger families or two sets of parents travelling together. The single Four-Bedroom Pool Villa is the largest option on the property, up to 290 square metres across three floors, with two king bedrooms and two twin bedrooms sleeping eight to nine, four bathrooms, a full kitchenette and a large private pool, for an extended family group.
Children under twelve sharing their parents' room stay free; over-twelves are charged per night. Where an extra bed is added, it's charged for an adult but free for children aged two to twelve. The villas sit at different levels down the hill, some single-storey, which is easier with a pushchair, and others with two floors inside, and a golf buggy carries villa guests up to the main building. Villa guests also take breakfast at Oribu, a quieter service than the main buffet.
Pools and water features
The centrepiece is the 1,000 square metre infinity pool, a curved sheet of water that looks as though it runs straight into the sea and the Albanian coast beyond, and it was named the world's best hotel pool in 2022. It's unheated, though, so it can be cold in the shoulder months, notably May and parts of September, with sunloungers, cabanas and daybeds around it and the Sunrise Pool Bar alongside. In July and August it gets busy and loud, with music by the water. The Rangers' Club has its own outdoor children's pool next to the main pool, at shallow paddling depth for ages four and up, so parents can watch from the adult pool; the exact depth isn't published. Inside the spa there's a 25-metre heated indoor pool with natural light and sea views, open year-round for lap swimming and aqua fitness, though one review found it quite cool despite being heated. Each of the 37 villas has its own private plunge pool. Among the two-bedroom villas some pools are heated and some aren't, so check when you book if that matters. There's no splash pad or waterslide here, and the children's pool is the only dedicated water feature for under-twelves.
The beach
The resort's private Emerald Beach is at the bottom of the hill, about 140 metres long and 15 metres wide on average. The upper beach is sandy, but the seabed is pebbles and stones rather than sand, so water shoes are worth packing for paddling toddlers. The water is calm and clear on this east-facing coast, shelving gently for the first few metres before it drops to normal depth, which suits small children. There are sunloungers, umbrellas, the Emerald Beach Bar and a watersports jetty. The wider Benitses beach area holds a Blue Flag, though the resort's own Emerald Beach isn't separately listed on the register.
You reach the beach through a tunnel under the coastal road, either on the resort shuttle, a three to four minute ride running about every half hour in season, or on foot, roughly half a mile (1 km) downhill and a harder push back up with a pushchair. Families note the shuttle buses are big enough that you don't have to fold a pushchair to get on. If the beach club is closed, in poor weather or out of season, the shuttle doesn't run and you're left walking the hill, so check the beach-club status when you arrive.
Babies and toddlers
The crèche gap, the Rangers' Club from four up, everything to do on resort and the days out beyond the gates.
The clearest thing to know before booking is that Angsana Corfu has no crèche and no supervised childcare for under-fours. The children's club starts at four. Babysitting can be arranged on request for an extra charge, subject to availability, but it's an individual sitter rather than a structured nursery, so parents of a baby or toddler are largely on their own during the day.
Travel cots are available on request, subject to availability. Beyond that, there's no published list of baby kit, and things like sterilisers, monitors or a baby-food service aren't confirmed either way, so if you need specific equipment or weaning food it's worth asking the resort directly before you book.
The Rangers' Club takes children from four to eleven and is warmly reviewed, with staff that families single out for how they engage with children. It runs from a 200 square metre clubhouse styled like a fairytale house, with its own outdoor pool and a sandbox up by the main pool. It's free for four to elevens and includes two workshops a day, with extra masterclasses charged on top, and the sessions cover arts and crafts, painting, swimming lessons, sports games and free play. The daily hours aren't published anywhere, so if your plans depend on them, contact the resort before you book. There's no dedicated club for teenagers.
There's a genuine handful of things to do together rather than side by side. Children can take swimming lessons in the Rangers' pool with the club's own instructors. There's a family yoga session, offered as part of the resort's Live for Family package, and the Angsana Spa runs parent-and-child treatments alongside its adult menu. Villa guests can book the "Corfiot Family Table", a private in-villa evening where a chef leads a cooking lesson, talks through where the ingredients come from and then prepares dinner for the family on the spot. Pets are welcome too, with a health certificate at check-in, one cat or dog per room and a set cleaning fee for the stay.
On and around the resortThings to do, including the spa
There's a large gym above the indoor pool with free group classes, cross training, aqua fitness, Pilates and HIIT, plus paid Reformer Pilates and personal training, and daily sunrise and sunset yoga on an outdoor deck with sea views. Down at the beach, the watersports jetty runs jet skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, flyboarding and snorkelling; treat the motorised sports as paid extras, while kayaking and paddleboarding may be included, so confirm with the resort. The concierge can also arrange a private yacht or speedboat trip out to Paxos and Antipaxos, and off-site activities such as tennis and horse riding.
A run of daily activities is included for guests: a Mediterranean scrub and body-mask workshop, kumquat-liqueur and Greek-coffee tastings, olive-oil tasting, pottery, sound-healing sessions, cooking with the chefs and guided hikes or e-bike rides. The Angsana Spa is the largest on Corfu, with eleven treatment rooms, most with sea views and four with their own steam rooms, two rain-mist hydrotherapy suites, a private sauna, an outdoor jacuzzi, the yoga deck, the indoor pool and a beauty salon for hair, manicures, pedicures and waxing. Treatments blend Asian techniques such as Thai and Balinese massage with local Greek ingredients, including herbs and fruit grown in the resort's own garden. Treatments are charged on top, and reviewers mention a short thirty-minute couples massage as an easy way in alongside the longer signature treatments; parent-and-child treatments are also available. In the evenings there's live music and DJs at the adults-only Vertigo Sky Bar on summer weekends, live bouzouki at Emerald by Night on some evenings, and sunset over the infinity pool, a recurring highlight in guest reviews.
Off the parksThe area and days out
Benitses, the old fishing village, is about half a mile (1 km) south along the coast road. Its waterfront strip is flat, with small supermarkets, a pharmacy, a bank and tavernas known for fresh seafood, though the old quarter behind it is cobbled and steep. The resort sits above the village on the hill, so walking down takes twenty to thirty minutes and the return is uphill, which makes it a taxi or shuttle trip rather than a daily pram walk.
Corfu Town, the UNESCO-listed old capital with its Venetian streets, Esplanade, two fortresses, an Archaeological Museum and a morning market, is about 7 miles (12 km) north, 25 to 40 minutes by taxi along a winding coast road, or a 20-minute speedboat hop the resort can arrange; it's worth a visit but not a daily trip. Closer to hand, the 19th-century Achilleion Palace at Gastouri is an 8-minute drive, about 2 miles (3 km), built for Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi, and dedicated to Achilles. At the time of writing its interior is closed for restoration and only the outdoor areas and Imperial Gardens are open, so check the current status before you go and book e-tickets online in advance.
For families, Aqualand, the island's big water park, is about 30 minutes away and takes children of four and up with areas for smaller ones. There's a natural aquarium and shell museum near Paleokastritsa, boat trips to the caves and clear water of Paxos and Antipaxos, a long day that's better for older children than babies, horse riding at a nearby centre, a donkey sanctuary and olive-oil farm visits the concierge can set up. Active parents can walk sections of the 125-mile (200 km) Corfu Trail, though not the whole thing with a toddler.
Loves and gripes
What guests rate and what frustrated them, how it stacks up against the other Corfu resorts, the journey in and the weather by month.
Guests rate it highly, around 9.2 out of 10 on Booking.com across roughly 970 reviews and four out of five on Tripadvisor across more than a thousand, with especially strong marks for cleanliness, the facilities and the staff.
What families love
- The infinity pool, the standout across almost every review.
- The warmth of the staff, named often, especially at breakfast and with children.
- The panoramic Ionian views from the rooms, the pool and the bars.
- Spacious, contemporary rooms and the range of restaurants.
- The spa, described as a destination in its own right.
- The beach shuttle that takes a pushchair without folding, and the villas for family space.
Common gripes
- No crèche, and no supervised care for under-fours.
- The hillside terrain and golf-buggy waits at busy times.
- The beach needing a shuttle rather than a walk-on, and a pebble seabed.
- The unheated main pool, cold in May and September.
- Crowds and music at the pool in July and August.
- Premium food and drink prices, and the odd service dip in peak weeks.
How it compares
The obvious comparisons on Corfu are the family-focused resorts. The Ikos resorts, Dassia and Odisia, are all-inclusive with a crèche from six months, splash pads, structured clubs from babies to teens and a flat, walk-on beach; Angsana has better food variety, more design and the villa privacy, but it isn't all-inclusive and has no infant care. MarBella Corfu has its own waterpark with eight slides and childcare from four months, which gives it the edge for waterpark-focused families, while Angsana has the more grown-up look and a bigger spa. Domes of Corfu has a crèche from four months and a funicular down to its beach, and it's also on a hillside; it's the stronger choice for babies and toddlers, while Angsana's dining is more distinctive. Angsana suits families with children of four and up who want design, food and a villa; the others are the better bet for infant childcare or a waterpark.
Getting thereGetting there and when to go
Corfu airport is about 7 to 9 miles (11 to 15 km) away, roughly 12 to 25 minutes by taxi or private car, so transfers are short. A taxi typically takes up to three passengers and costs roughly €35 to €45 one way (last checked June 2025, and set by the operator so it can change), not cheap for such a short hop. The resort can arrange a private transfer for an extra charge if you book it ahead by email, and there's a public bus, Line 6, about 30 minutes and cheap but impractical with a pushchair and luggage. The resort can also lay on a speedboat to Corfu Town. On board basis, this isn't an all-inclusive resort: you can book room-only, bed and breakfast, half-board or full-board, with the rest paid as you go. The hotel is open year-round, but the outdoor facilities run roughly May to October, so summer is the season for the beach and the outdoor pools.
When to goWeather
Angsana Corfu sits on the sheltered east coast, in the same climate as Corfu Town. High summer is hot, around 31°C in July and August, and the sea is warm enough for toddlers from late June, when it reaches about 22°C. The unheated main pool is cold in May and can be again by mid-September. The most comfortable stretch for very young children is late June to early September, warm for swimming but before the autumn showers arrive in earnest.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14° | 6° | 134 mm | 10 | 16° |
| February | 14.5° | 6.5° | 115 mm | 9 | 15° |
| March | 16° | 7.5° | 94 mm | 8 | 15° |
| April | 19° | 10° | 57 mm | 6 | 16° |
| May | 24.5° | 14.5° | 31 mm | 4 | 20° |
| June | 29° | 18.5° | 19 mm | 2 | 23° |
| July | 32° | 20.5° | 9 mm | 1 | 26° |
| August | 32° | 21° | 27 mm | 1 | 27° |
| September | 27° | 18° | 91 mm | 5 | 25° |
| October | 23.5° | 14.5° | 136 mm | 7 | 23° |
| November | 18.5° | 11° | 179 mm | 10 | 21° |
| December | 15° | 8° | 178 mm | 11 | 18° |
Typical monthly averages from weather-station records. Sea temperature is the open-water figure, so a sheltered bay can feel a degree or two warmer.
Questions
The things families ask most, the official pages worth a bookmark and when this guide was last refreshed.
Is there a crèche for babies and toddlers?
No. The Rangers' Club starts at four and there's no supervised care below that. If you have an under-four and want daytime childcare, arrange a private babysitter with the resort in advance, and price that in, or plan the week around having them with you.
Can you walk straight onto the beach?
Not quite. The beach sits at the bottom of the hill, reached by a three to four minute shuttle through a tunnel or a walk down. Check the beach club is open when you arrive, because if it closes the shuttle stops running and it's a steep climb back up.
Is it manageable with a pushchair?
It's a steep, terraced site rather than a flat one, so plan to use the golf buggies for the longer runs and expect the odd wait in peak weeks. If pram access matters, a single-storey villa is the easier choice, and you don't have to fold a pushchair to board the beach shuttle.
Do children eat free?
Once a day, yes: up to two under-elevens can order free from the children's menu when they're eating with you. That's the one included meal, though, so the rest of the day's food and drink is billed to the room.
When is the resort open?
The hotel opens year-round, but the beach club, outdoor pools and terraces run roughly May to October. For a beach-and-pool holiday, aim for that window and confirm the exact outdoor-season dates when you book, as they shift year to year.
What are the kids' club hours?
The resort doesn't publish them anywhere. It's the one detail to pin down by email before you book if you're relying on club time to reach the spa or a lunch of your own.
Does it work out expensive once you are there?
It can. It isn't all-inclusive, food and drink run high even for a five-star, and the spa and bars add up on top of the room, so budget beyond the nightly rate or take a half-board plan to cap the food.
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Open the Angsana Corfu photo gallery →Useful links
- Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa: the resort's own site for rooms, villas, dining and the Rangers' Club.
- GOV.UK Greece travel advice: entry rules and safety updates before you travel.
- Corfu with little ones: our guide to the island, its beaches and when to go.
Last updated 12 July 2026.
