Corfu Imperial
Corfu Imperial, A Grecotel Resort to Live, is a five-star luxury resort on the private Kommeno Peninsula in north-east Corfu, Greece, almost surrounded by the Ionian Sea. Families come for villas and suites set among olive groves, a Dine Club that lets children eat free across a dozen restaurants, one of the fullest sets of baby equipment on the island and a free drop-in children's club, all in a refined setting rather than an animation-heavy one.
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Is it worth it?
Who it suits, how the Dine Club works and the facts to skim before the detail.
Corfu Imperial is a luxury resort first, with a family layer built over the top. It sits on its own headland at the tip of the Kommeno Peninsula, almost ringed by the sea, and much of its character comes from the villas: a long list of them with private pools, private sea decks and, in a few cases, a private beach. There's no all-inclusive here. You take bed and breakfast, or the Dine Club half-board, the resort's own scheme that lets children up to twelve eat free and spreads a daily dining credit across the peninsula's restaurants.
Families single out the setting and the Ionian views, the service, the Mon Repos breakfast and the GrecoBaby equipment. The things to weigh are the price, which is among the highest on the island, the hillside site that means a walk down to the beach and the fact that supervised childcare starts at four rather than in infancy. You'll get the most from it if you want luxury, atmosphere and a spectacular location, you're happy to manage a baby or toddler yourself, and you prefer a calm resort to a lively one.
Best for
You want a luxury resort with a spectacular setting, standout villas and a strong dining club, you're happy to manage a baby or toddler yourself, and you prefer a refined atmosphere to constant animation.
Maybe not for
You need a crèche for a baby, you'd struggle with staircases and a pushchair on a hillside, you want waterslides and shows, or you're watching the budget.
Best ages
Babies upwards if you're self-sufficient. The free children's club takes fours and up; under-threes only with a parent alongside; no crèche from infancy.
What stands out
The private-peninsula setting and Ionian views, the GrecoBaby kit, and the Dine Club with children up to twelve eating free.
What to check
The childcare age floor, the hillside terrain down to the beach and the mandatory climate fee added at check-out.
Where is it?
On the private Kommeno Peninsula in north-east Corfu, Greece, about 9 miles (14 km) and 40 minutes from Corfu airport.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
Where it sits, how the hillside site is laid out and what that means with a pushchair.
Corfu Imperial occupies the tip of the Kommeno Peninsula, a private headland on Corfu's north-east coast between Dassia and Gouvia Marina, about 8 miles (12 km) up the coast from Corfu Town. The headland is almost surrounded by water, with olive groves, cypress trees and private coves along the shore, and the feel is Italianate and aristocratic rather than typical Greek-island resort. It's a big place, around 300 rooms, suites and villas, spread across the main Imperial Building, garden bungalows and a long run of waterfront villas. For the island itself, its beaches and when to go, our Corfu guide has the wider picture.
The one thing to understand before you book is the terrain. This is a hillside peninsula, not a flat site. The main building sits high above the sea, and terraces, staircases and paths descend through the gardens to the villas and down to the coves, so reaching the beach means a walk downhill. GrecoBaby lends pushchairs, but the slopes and steps limit how far you'll push one, and a double buggy is hard work here. Waterfront villas have the easiest, near-direct access to the sand; a room in the main building means the longest walk down and back. If a family member has genuine mobility needs, it's worth knowing that not all areas are step-free: there are ramps beside most of the steps, but not everywhere is wheelchair accessible, so contact the hotel with your needs before you book.
Getting around off the site is straightforward. There's car and motorbike hire, and e-bikes and e-scooters, on site or through the concierge, and reception runs a 24-hour taxi service with a typical wait of ten to thirty minutes. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is 11am, with an early check-in or late check-out possible if a room is free; there's luggage storage, and you can use the facilities until the end of the day after you check out.
How dining works, the Dine Club and Kids Go Free
The two board options, how the credit and the free dinners work and where children eat free.
There's no all-inclusive option at Corfu Imperial. You choose between bed and breakfast, or the Dine Club half-board, which is the resort's own dining scheme and the one most families take. On Dine Club you get breakfast each day at Mon Repos, then either lunch or dinner: a buffet lunch at Mon Repos at no extra charge, or an à la carte meal at a participating restaurant with a set dining credit per adult and per child, currently €20 an adult and €10 a child a day (last checked July 2026). The credit covers food only, not drinks, the day's allowance is lost if you don't use it, and à la carte tables need booking.
Children up to twelve eat free under both boards, with a dedicated children's menu or the credit against the regular menu, plus snacks and drinks at the Grecoland club through the day, from 11am to 5pm.
| Board | What's included | À la carte dining |
|---|---|---|
| Bed and breakfast | Breakfast each day at Mon Repos | Every other meal is paid as you go |
| Dine Club half-board | Breakfast each day, plus lunch or dinner every day | A set à la carte credit per adult and per child each day across the participating restaurants; drinks aren't included |
Every seven-night Dine Club stay also includes two complimentary à la carte dinners, one of which can be the dinner at Danilia Village (below). The credit and the free dinners work across twelve restaurants spread over the three Grecotel resorts on the peninsula, Corfu Imperial's own five plus those at Eva Palace and LUXME Daphnila Bay, not just the ones on this site, with a complimentary sea transfer between the resorts in the warmer months.
It's among the priciest resorts on Corfu, and a villa week can reach five figures. Without the Dine Club, à la carte dinners and drinks add up quickly. On top of the room there's a mandatory climate fee, settled at check-out, which we cover under fees and practicalities further down.
Nine places to eat, one adults-onlyEvery restaurant and bar
The restaurants and bars are spread around the site and along the promenade, and one restaurant is adults only. Here's each in turn.
Mon Repos is the main restaurant, an international and Mediterranean buffet, and the family hub. Breakfast runs 07:30 to 10:30 and dinner 18:30 to 21:30, and at lunch there's a children's Tasty Corner from 12:30 to 14:00 with pizza, pasta, chips, salad and ice cream. The children's Tasty Corner lunch runs mid-June to mid-September, so in the shoulder months check it's on during your stay. The buffet breakfast is a high point in reviews, though at peak season the queues build, so it isn't the calm start some families expect.
Aristos is fine French à la carte, with a sea view and an elegant dress code; reservations are required. Some listings describe it as Michelin-starred, but that's not accurate. Corfu has no Michelin-starred restaurants, so it's a lavish menu rather than an awarded one. Yali Seafood sits on a deck almost over the water and is the waterfront setting families rate most; it opens June to September, weather permitting, and needs booking, and its lunch service has been described as slow in the quieter months. The adjoining Yali Beach Bar serves drinks and snacks by the sand, 10:00 to 23:00 in season.
Trattoria and Wine Bar is the Italian, sitting below Aristos with a rustic feel, indoors and out. It's open to families for lunch, 12:00 to 17:00, with dinner from 19:00 to 22:00, pushed to 19:30 to 22:30 in high season. There are vegan and gluten-free dishes alongside the pasta, charcuterie and cheese, and its own children's Tasty Corner runs at lunch, but only outside peak summer. Portions are generous, though one reviewer found the room lacked atmosphere and rated the food as just ok, not exceptional.
Merlin's is the Asian and Latin American fusion restaurant, and it's adults only: twelve and over count as adults, and under-twelves aren't admitted. It gives parents a child-free à la carte option, and Aristos and Yali are the two à la carte rooms that do take families.
For drinks and lighter bites, the Alkinoos Lobby Bar is the all-day bar, 09:00 to 23:00, with a snack lunch and afternoon tea by the resort's art collection, and it's where people gather for a sunset aperitif; there's no age restriction. The Odysseus Cocktail Terrace is the poolside evening lounge, with live music and light snacks, 19:00 to midnight. The Gelateria on the promenade does ice cream, desserts, crêpes, waffles and a candy bar, 11:00 to 22:00 and later in high summer, and it's a reliable favourite with children. Private dining can also be arranged in your room, on the beach or on a yacht through the concierge.
Danilia Village is the standout. It's a faithful replica of a 1930s Corfiot village, owned by the same family as Grecotel, and the filming location for the ITV series The Durrells and the Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Dinner is a set menu of traditional Greek cooking, May to October, 19:00 to 22:00, by reservation, with a shuttle laid on, and on a seven-night Dine Club stay it can be one of your two free dinners. More on visiting it in the days-out section below.
How booking and dress code work
You reserve à la carte tables on the Grecotel app, at the front desk or through the WhatsApp concierge, and the app opens the coming week's availability each Thursday. Aristos and Yali fill first, so book those early. Days are resort casual. After 5pm it's smart casual across the restaurants and bars, with no swimwear, sportswear or flip-flops, and men in long trousers and a sleeved shirt in the evening.
Rooms and suites
Every room and villa with its official size, the pools across the site and the coves below.
Accommodation splits into three collections plus the newest villa: the Imperial Building rooms and suites, the Corfu Gardens bungalows among the pine and olive groves, and the Waterfront villas along the coast, with the New Medusa Estate on the hilltop above. The full line-up with official sizes is in the table; the guidance after it is which suit a family with a baby or toddler and why.
| Room | Size | Sleeps | Collection | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Guestroom | 32 m² | 3 | Imperial Building | Balcony, sea view |
| Panoramic Guestroom | 32 m² | 2 | Imperial Building | Higher floors, panoramic sea view |
| Cruise Guestroom | 32 m² | 2 | Imperial Building | Higher floor, sea view |
| New Deluxe Suite | 64 m² | 2+2 | Imperial Building | Top floor; bedroom plus a sliding-door living room |
| New Deluxe Family Suite | 64 m² | 2+2 | Imperial Building | Top floor; similar family layout |
| Imperial Suite | 96 m² | 3 | Imperial Building | Sea, town and marina view |
| Imperial 2-Bedroom Suite | 128 m² | 4+2 | Imperial Building | Two bedrooms |
| Presidential Suite | 192 m² | 4 | Imperial Building | Four balconies, highest floor |
| Deluxe Bungalow, 1st Floor | 31 m² | 3 | Corfu Gardens | Open-plan, sea view |
| Swim Up Junior Bungalow Suite | 33 m² | 3 | Corfu Gardens | Direct access to a sharing pool |
| Family Bungalow, Sharing Pool, Ground Floor | 33 m² | 2+2 | Corfu Gardens | Ground floor; sharing pool access |
| Family Bungalow, Sharing Pool, 1st Floor | 33 m² | 3 | Corfu Gardens | Sharing pool access |
| Swim Up Family Bungalow | 33 m² | 2+2 | Corfu Gardens | Sharing pool; a prime garden spot |
| Boschetto Junior Family Suite | 40 m² | 2+2 | Corfu Gardens | Open-plan or separate-bedroom layout |
| Boschetto Family Suite | 50 m² | 4 | Corfu Gardens | Two separate bedrooms |
| Boschetto Two-Bedroom Apartment | 60 m² | 4 | Corfu Gardens | Two separate bedrooms |
| Panoramic Bungalow, 1st Floor | 31 m² | 2 | Waterfront | Sea view |
| Junior Suite Waterfront | 33 m² | 2 | Waterfront | Open-plan, sea view |
| Junior Bungalow Suite Waterfront | 42 m² | 3 | Waterfront | Direct beach access, semi-private garden |
| Maisonette on the Rocs | 83 m² | 2+2 | Waterfront | Multi-level; direct sea view |
| Maisonette on the Rocs, Private Pool | 83 m² | 2+2 | Waterfront | As above, with a private pool |
| 2-Bedroom Roc Villa, Private Pool | 80 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Private sea deck |
| 2-Bedroom Beachfront Villa, Private Pool | 134 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Two sleeping-living areas, interconnecting door |
| 3-Bedroom Beachfront Villa, Private Pool | 176 m² | 6 | Waterfront | Private pool, direct beach access |
| 2-Bedroom Villa Waterfront, Private Pool | 120 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Private sea deck, separate sleeping quarters |
| 2-Bedroom Villa Waterfront, Private Pool & Beach | 120 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Its own private beach |
| 3-Bedroom Villa Waterfront, Private Pool | 160 m² | 6 | Waterfront | Sea, town and marina view |
| Two Villa Residence with Private Beach | 240 m² | 8 | Waterfront | Four bedrooms, two pools, a private beach |
| Palazzo di Lago, Private Pool on the Rocs | 118 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Cliff-set, private pool |
| Palazzo Sissy, Private Pool on the Rocs | 125 m² | 4 | Waterfront | Two-level; a fully equipped kitchen |
| Palazzo Odyssia, Private Pool on the Rocs | 195 m² | 8 | Waterfront | Four bedrooms, a kitchen, private pool |
| Dream Villa Beachfront, Private Pool (3 bed) | 198 m² | 6 | Waterfront | Direct beach access, shaded terrace |
| Dream Villa Beachfront, Private Pool (2+1 bed) | 260 m² | 6 | Waterfront | Separate living and dining |
| 6-Bedroom Beachfront Villa, Private Pools | 458 m² | 12 | Waterfront | The largest villa; two private pools |
| Palazzo Libro d'Oro Beachfront, Private Pool | 320 m² | 8 | Waterfront | Two levels, direct sea view |
| Palazzo Imperiale on Private Peninsula | 245 m² | 8 | Waterfront | Its own small private peninsula |
| New Medusa Estate | 411 m² | 12 | Medusa Estate | Hilltop, panoramic sea and island view |
Where a room shows 2+2 it sleeps two adults and two children; 4+2 sleeps four and two.
For a family with a baby or toddler, two layouts stand out. The garden bungalows with a sharing pool put a pool right outside the veranda, which parents describe as making all the difference at nap time: one of you can swim while the other watches a sleeping baby from a lounger by the door. For two children who need their own room, or to bring grandparents, the Boschetto Family Suite at 50 m² and the Boschetto Two-Bedroom Apartment at 60 m² give you separate bedrooms. The main-building guestrooms are compact at 32 m², well-appointed but tight once a cot and an active toddler share the floor, so the top-floor 64 m² suites are the roomier choice in that building.
One safety note if you're looking at the villas. The Maisonette on the Rocs is a multi-level room with marble stairs, unguarded on one side, and one family with a toddler found it unsafe enough that they changed room. If you're drawn to that category, check the layout before you book and consider a single-level alternative. Among the larger villas, fully equipped kitchens are confirmed in Palazzo Sissy and Palazzo Odyssia. Children up to twelve stay free in their parents' room on selected room types and dates. Some of the older villas and areas show their age, with marble floors and a white-throughout look that isn't the newest, though the resort is well kept and renovates selectively rather than left to fade; one reviewer felt the Boschetto garden area wasn't quite to the standard of the rest, but that's a single account.
Pools and water features
The main pool is a large freshwater pool near the main building, with panoramic sea views, loungers and cabanas and drinks ordered from your spot. It's heated in April, May and October, at the start and end of the season. One reviewer flagged something to be aware of with a young non-swimmer: they found no shallow steps or graduated entry, so you get in from the side rather than wading in from a beach-style shallow end. Alongside it is a smaller adults-only pool, which isn't part of the heating programme and is too cold to use in October.
Separate from those two shared pools are the garden-bungalow sharing pools, reached straight from the swim-up bungalow verandas and effectively semi-private to the cluster of rooms around each one. They aren't itemised by number, and they're the amenity families with a napping baby rate most, since the pool is in view of the room. Across the villa categories there are more than two dozen private pools, which can be heated for an extra charge, and pool guards can be arranged for a private pool. The Elixir Spa has its own indoor pool, heated April, May and October, for spa guests, and the spa is a sixteen-and-over facility.
There's no dedicated children's pool and no splash pad. For young children the options are the main pool, the garden sharing pools and, if you book a villa, your own private pool.
A string of coves, not one long beachThe beach
The coastline here is a sequence of small coves rather than one continuous beach, which the resort describes as Blue Flag awarded: roughly three sandy beaches, a pebble beach and a diving beach. The main beach is sandy with no rocks and a gentle gradient into calm, clear bay water, which suits small children paddling; the trade-off is there's no long stretch of sand to walk along, and sunbeds can be taken by lunchtime, with some claimed by mid-morning at busy times. There's an adults-only beach, and a separate beach for villa guests that isn't well signposted.
The beaches have sunbeds, umbrellas, showers, changing cabins and complimentary towels. Service can vary: one visitor in early October, at the end of the season, found beach staff hard to find and drinks and food service thin, which reads more like a shoulder-season staffing issue than the peak-season picture. Reaching the sand means walking down through the gardens on paths that aren't flat, so a waterfront villa is the easiest option if a short, level walk to the beach matters to you.
Babies and toddlers
The baby kit, the children's club from four, and how the childcare compares.
The baby provision is the resort's real family strength. GrecoBaby, for children from birth to three, lends a long list of equipment so you don't have to pack it: cots, bed rails, baby monitors, pushchairs, trainer steps, potties, bouncy chairs, toilet trainer seats, changing mats and bottle sterilisers. Some items are complimentary and some carry a nominal charge. You complete an order form and request the kit direct from the hotel before you arrive. It's among the fullest baby kits of any resort on Corfu, and it's what makes the resort workable for a family with a baby even without a crèche. High chairs are available in the restaurants. Nappy-changing facilities are provided in the public restrooms; the one thing not supplied is a nappy bin, so bring poo bags.
For weaning, purées can be prepared on request for infants up to one, and staff will warm a bottle or baby food; contact the Restaurant Manager in advance to set it up. One family had purées made up twice a day for their seven-month-old, always ready hot, at no extra charge. Children under three are welcome at the Grecoland club with a parent or guardian alongside, rather than in a supervised session. For an evening out as a couple, babysitting is available for an extra charge, arranged through reception with advance notice.
Grecoland, the children's club, takes four to twelves and is free, with no pre-booking: you drop in and out, six days a week through the season. It sits between the main pool and the beach, and it's small, relaxed and easy to use rather than a big animation operation. It splits into Grecokids for fours to sixes, with water play, arts and crafts, team games, baking, eco days, treasure hunts and gardening, and Grecojuniors for sevens to twelves, with adventure games, team challenges, organised sports, nature activities, performances and a Discovery Adventures strand that builds awareness of the environment, local culture and healthy eating. Grecoteens, for thirteen to seventeens, runs mid-June to mid-September, with tennis, mini golf, archery, football, watersports, beach volleyball and parties. Beyond the club there are children's activities such as snorkelling and free-diving sessions, a kids' culinary workshop, a Flavours of Greece session cooking traditional recipes and picking up a few Greek words, personalised swimming lessons and mermaiding, a family movie night under the stars and a private family photo session. A parent-and-child spa treatment, designed for children and teenagers with a parent, is the exception to the spa's sixteen-and-over rule.
The one thing to be clear-eyed about is that supervised childcare starts at four. There's no crèche from infancy, which several rival Corfu resorts do offer. If a crèche for a baby is a deciding factor, that's the point to weigh; if you're happy to manage your own baby with the GrecoBaby kit doing the heavy lifting, it's much less of an issue. More on how that compares below.
On the resort and in the waterThings to do
Most of what's on offer sits around the water. The beach watersports centre runs motorised and non-motorised activities, from water-skiing, parasailing and wakeboarding to pedaloes, paddleboards, see-through kayaks and underwater scooters; all are chargeable and there's no pre-booking. There's a scuba diving centre on the beach, in partnership with Amphitrite Diving, with reef, cave and wreck dives and children from eight, registered in person, plus snorkelling gear to explore the rocky stretches. The concierge can arrange cruises, fishing, boat trips, an aperitivo cruise, a fish-and-feast beach barbecue and paid luxury water transfers to Corfu Town, and guests can adopt a coral frame as part of a reef-protection scheme for the Ionian. There's also horse riding through the olive groves that ends with swimming with the horses in the sea.
On dry land there's tennis at the Merlin's Forest courts with visiting coaches, and premium courts at LUXME Daphnila Bay with a complimentary transfer, plus archery, table tennis, a biodegradable mini golf, badminton, mountain biking for a charge and morning yoga, Pilates and aqua aerobics. Further afield there's hiking and trekking on the peninsula and a Jeep Safari that starts from the resort. The wellness side runs to a combined fitness-and-food programme, touchless sensory therapy and personal training, and there's a well-equipped gym with Technogym cardio and strength kit.
Culture and crafts run through the season: Kakotrygis wine tasting with a sommelier, upcycling and jewellery workshops, cooking classes, an organic farm tour, a be-a-farmer-for-a-day session in the resort gardens, heritage walks through Corfu Town, a food tour and an artist in residence. Evenings are low-key: live music, a pianist or a DJ outside the restaurants, described as not overbearing, a seasonal events calendar and an outdoor cinema several nights a week. This isn't an animation-heavy resort, though. There are no waterslides and no kids' shows or parades, so if your children want constant, high-energy entertainment this isn't the one. The Elixir Spa, over two floors, for sixteens and over and open 10am to 6.30pm, has an indoor heated pool, a 168 m² open-air relaxation loggia, a sauna and steam room, four massage rooms, a couples room and a beauty salon, with a hairdresser on request; book about a week ahead.
Corfu beyond the gateThe area and days out
Corfu Town is about 8 miles (12 km) away, roughly half an hour, and a good half-day out: a UNESCO-listed old town of Venetian fortresses and narrow Kantounia lanes, with the child-friendly Casa Parlante waxwork museum bringing 19th-century noble life to life. A complimentary shuttle runs two to four times a day, pre-booked, alongside taxis and a paid water taxi; the cobbles are tricky with a pushchair, so it's easier with children who can walk. Danilia Village, the Grecotel-owned 1930s village replica, is the local highlight families single out, with a folklore museum, a vineyard, an olive mill and an old printing press, plus a Kafeneion café; guided tours run on Tuesdays and Fridays, and on a seven-night Dine Club stay the dinner there can be one of your two free à la carte dinners. Its enclosed lanes suit curious children more than toddlers who want to run.
For waterslides, the resort's own activities list points to nearby water parks with slides and lazy-river pools. Aqualand, near Corfu Town and about a 30-minute drive, is the well-known independent park most families use as their day out. Closer to hand are Dassia beach a little way up the coast, the village of Kontokali and Gouvia Marina, a yachting hub with restaurants a few minutes from the peninsula entrance. Further afield you can take a boat to Paxos and Antipaxos, visit the museum village of Palaia Perithia or the Achilleion Palace, or join an organised food tour or heritage walk.
Loves and gripes
What guests rate and what they flag, how it compares, the journey in and the weather by month.
What families love
- The location and the Ionian views, cited more than anything else, and the private-peninsula feel.
- Warm, attentive service, with many guests returning year after year and villa concierges singled out.
- The Mon Repos breakfast.
- The GrecoBaby equipment, which makes packing for a baby far easier.
- The Dine Club value, with children eating free and a choice across the peninsula's restaurants.
- The grown-up atmosphere, welcoming to children without feeling child-heavy.
- Danilia Village, and the free drop-in Grecoland club.
Common gripes
- The price, among the highest on Corfu, with extras mounting up without the Dine Club.
- The main pool's side entry, which one reviewer found had no shallow, graduated end for young non-swimmers.
- Compact main-building rooms at 32 m².
- A chaotic breakfast at peak times, and beach service that can be thin at the shoulders of the season.
- No waterslides or high-energy animation.
- Merlin's being adults only.
- Multi-level villa layouts to check for toddler safety, and the small coves rather than a long beach.
Across the review sites it rates highly. TripAdvisor sits around 4.6 out of 5 from close to two thousand reviews, and Booking.com rates it Excellent with a 2026 Traveller Review Award; it was also nominated in Condé Nast Traveller's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards. The Hotel Guru's own review calls the feel calm and elegant, with marble, palms and olive groves, and says there's enough going on across the pools, beaches and restaurants to stay lively without losing that sophisticated, relaxed tone. Ratings shift over time, so read recent reviews close to your own dates.
Against the other Corfu luxury resortsHow it compares
Corfu has a handful of high-end family resorts, and the main dividing line is childcare from infancy. MarBella has a waterpark and a crèche from four months; Domes of Corfu has a crèche from four months, a toddler programme with its own pool and a funicular down to the beach; Ikos Dassia and Ikos Odisia are all-inclusive with childcare from around six months, and both are flatter and easier with a pushchair. What Corfu Imperial has over them is the setting, the villas and the dining, plus a calmer atmosphere; what it doesn't have is structured childcare for a baby or the easy, flat ground. So it suits families who don't need a crèche and want luxury and location, more than those who want a baby looked after from early infancy on level terrain.
The journey in and the best monthsGetting there and when to go
Corfu airport is about 9 miles (14 km) away, roughly a 40-minute drive. There are shared luxury transfers scheduled around flight arrivals, with a wait of thirty to sixty minutes as they're shared; private transfers for an extra charge, best booked ahead; and sea transfers, a taxi or minivan to a meeting point in Corfu Town and then a fifteen to twenty minute crossing, with a luggage guide of 20 kg checked and 5 kg carry-on. Free airport transfers come with the direct-booking "Our Greek Summers" offer on stays of five nights or more, not as a standard inclusion, and you email your flight details to reservations in advance. A 24-hour taxi from reception is the fallback, though one guest's one-way fare came in on a par with what a private transfer would have cost. If you're combining Corfu with another Ionian island, the domestic ferry port is about 7 miles (11 km) away, around half an hour by road.
The resort opens from about April to early November. The best family months are June and September, when it's hot and sunny with a warm sea, quieter than the school holidays and cheaper than July and August. July and August are the hottest and fullest. April, May and October are cooler shoulders, with the main pool and the spa pool heated to make up for a cooler sea.
Month by monthWeather
Corfu Imperial is on Corfu's north-east coast, and there's no mountain barrier here to give it a different climate from the island's main figures, so the destination picture applies. The warm, swimmable window for a family runs June to September; the sea is comfortable for a toddler from June, around 22°, through to September. Only the main pool and the spa pool are heated in the shoulder months. The adults-only pool and the garden sharing pools aren't.
| 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. The resort opens from about April to early November.
Fees, health and practicalities
The extra costs, the health and entry basics, then the questions parents ask.
A few costs sit outside the room rate. Greece charges a mandatory Climate Crisis Resilience Fee, €15 per room per night from April to October and €4 from November to March (last checked July 2026), settled at check-out rather than built into the price you're quoted; on a peak-season family week that's around €105. On arrival, €300 per booking is pre-authorised on your credit card to cover extras, and released after you leave, with the timing down to your own bank. The same card you booked with must be shown at check-in with photo ID, and by Greek law the resort can't take cash payments over €500.
On health, there's a doctor on call around the clock for an extra charge, and a public hospital and a private medical centre about 3 miles (5 km) away on the approach road, with pharmacies in Tzavros and Dassia about 2 miles (3 to 4 km) away. A UK GHIC or EHIC card is valid in Greece for emergency and necessary treatment. The tap water is fine for washing and brushing teeth, though the resort recommends bottled for drinking, and bottled is easy to find; high-factor sunscreen is essential in July and August. On entry, there are no FCDO restrictions on Greece: your passport needs to be less than ten years old on the day you arrive and valid for at least three months after you leave, the usual 90-days-in-180 rule applies, and with the EU's Entry-Exit System now live it's worth allowing extra time at the border.
A handful of practical points. Every room has an espresso machine and tea and coffee, a safe, an iron and board and a pillow menu on request; towels and sheets are changed after the second day, or daily if you ask, and room service is available. The Grecotel app and a WhatsApp concierge on +30 695 777 3174 handle bookings and requests, reception is staffed around the clock, and staff cover English, Greek, French, German and Russian. There's a boutique, a gift shop, a jewellery shop and a mini market on site, with laundry and ironing payable locally. Parking is free, with EV charging and valet. Pets are welcome in selected room categories if you tell reservations at booking, and guide dogs are allowed everywhere.
The questions parents askQuestions
How does the Dine Club half-board actually work?
Breakfast is at Mon Repos every day, then you take either lunch or dinner, with a set à la carte credit per adult and per child to spend across the Kommeno restaurants. Drinks aren't included and the day's allowance doesn't roll over, so it's use it or lose it. If you'd rather not track credits, bed and breakfast and paying as you go is the alternative.
Are the airport transfers free?
Only if you book direct on the "Our Greek Summers" offer for five nights or more, and you email your flight details to reservations ahead of time. It's an offer perk rather than a standard inclusion, so check it's attached to your booking. Otherwise a shared luxury transfer or a 24-hour taxi from reception gets you there.
Can they do food for a baby who's weaning?
Yes. Purées can be made on request for infants up to one, and staff will warm a bottle or baby food; contact the Restaurant Manager before you arrive so it's set up. There's no self-service baby buffet, so arrange it directly rather than expecting to help yourself.
Is there a crèche for a baby or toddler?
No. Supervised childcare starts at four, at the free Grecoland club, and under-threes are welcome there only with a parent alongside. If you need daytime care for a baby, the GrecoBaby kit lets you manage it yourself, or a Corfu resort like Ikos Dassia or MarBella runs a crèche from a few months old.
What's the mandatory climate fee?
A Greek government tax the resort collects at check-out, so it isn't in the room price you're quoted. It's charged per room per night, not per person, so it's the same whether two or four of you share the room. Budget for it on top when you compare prices.
Is it hard work with a pushchair?
In places, yes. It's a hillside site, so a double buggy is a struggle and reaching the sand means a walk down and back up. The fix is a waterfront room near the beach; GrecoBaby lends a pushchair, but plan around the terrain, and if level ground matters most one of the flatter Corfu resorts will suit better.
Are the beaches Blue Flag?
The resort's own site lists its coves as Blue Flag awarded. Bear in mind it's a set of small coves rather than one continuous beach, so there's no long stretch of sand to walk along.
Can we all eat at Merlin's?
Not with young children. Merlin's, the Asian and Latin fusion restaurant, is adults only and treats twelve and over as adults, so under-twelves can't dine there. For a fine-dinner night as a couple it's babysitting or the kids' club, with Aristos and Yali both open to families.
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Useful links
- Corfu Imperial: the resort's own site for rooms, the Dine Club and the family services.
- 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 13 July 2026.
