Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa
Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa is an independent five-star resort on a wooded peninsula just north of Corfu Town, on the north-east coast of the Greek island of Corfu. Families come for a private Blue Flag beach that shelves gently for paddling, sea views from both sides of the headland, one of the island's most complete spas and a fifteen-minute run into a UNESCO old town.
On this page
Is it worth it?
Who it suits, how the board basis works and the facts to skim before the detail.
Kontokali Bay is an independent five-star that has run on the same peninsula since 1971, and it's the closest luxury resort to Corfu Town, about 6 km up the coast. It sits on bed and breakfast, half board or full board rather than all-inclusive, so drinks and the two à la carte restaurants are always paid on top. The site runs down a wooded hillside to a private Blue Flag beach, with a main building served by a lift and low-rise bungalows spread through the gardens.
Families come back for the two-sided sea views, the warm long-serving staff, the food and the spa, and many return year after year. The things to weigh are the hillside terrain with a pushchair, some older rooms one recent review found dated against newer five-stars and the lack of any childcare for under-fours. You'll get the most from it if your youngest is four or older and you want a quiet, characterful base to explore Corfu from rather than a sealed all-inclusive bubble.
Best for
You want a five-star base close to Corfu Town, a private sandy beach, strong food and a proper spa, and your youngest is old enough for the Mini Club, said to start at four.
Maybe not for
You need a crèche for a baby or toddler, you want flat ground throughout with a pram, or you want all-inclusive with meals and drinks in one price.
Best ages
Four and up, when the beach and the Mini Club, said to start at four, come into their own. There's no crèche for under-fours, only paid babysitting.
What stands out
The peninsula setting with sea on both sides, warm long-serving staff and one of Corfu's most complete spas for adult time off.
What to check
The board basis, since drinks and the à la carte restaurants are always extra, and the hillside terrain if you're pushing a pram.
Where is it?
On the Kontokali peninsula on Corfu's north-east coast, about 6 km and fifteen minutes from both the airport and Corfu Town.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
Where it sits, how it's laid out over the hillside and the practical policies worth knowing before you book.
The resort has run continuously since 1971 and been renovated in rounds since, so the communal areas and many rooms carry a clean, contemporary finish of neutral tones and wood or tile floors, understated rather than ornate. It sits on the Tourka peninsula, a wooded finger of land that reaches into the Ionian Sea just north of Corfu Town, with sheltered Govino Bay on the north side and open sea to the south. The upshot is water on both sides, so most rooms and all the main areas look out to sea. You'll sometimes see it listed under its older name, Kontokali Beach Hotel; it's the same resort.
There are two places to sleep. The multi-storey main building rises up the hillside and has a lift, while a series of low-rise bungalow blocks spreads through gardens of mature pine, cypress and bougainvillea below and around it. Across the two zones there are 261 rooms and suites, and the greenery makes the place feel more private than that number suggests.
Reception, the Panorama lobby bar, the Horizon buffet and the Asterias fine-dining restaurant sit in or beside the main building at the top. Down at the water are the beach, the Allegro beach bar, the Marina food court and the Parea restaurant. The Children's Village, with the Mini Club and the children's pool, sits in its own quiet corner of the grounds, and the spa is a separate building again.
Moving between all this means the lift in the main building and a network of paths and terraces that step down the slope to the sea, so the site is leafy but not flat, with meaningful gradients and flights of steps between the main building, the bungalows, the pools and the beach. That's worth planning for with a pushchair, and it's covered in full further down. Parking on site is free, with a valet option, check-in is from 2pm and check-out is noon.
Every restaurant and bar
The buffet, the food court, the two à la carte restaurants, the bars and what each board plan covers.
There are four restaurants and two bars, and none of it is all-inclusive: what you get depends on your board, and drinks are extra throughout. The table below shows what each plan covers before the two à la carte restaurants, which are always charged separately whatever board you pick.
| Board | Breakfast | Added meal | Drinks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bed and breakfast | Breakfast at Horizon or Marina | Nothing else included | Always extra |
| Half board | Breakfast at Horizon or Marina | One more meal a day: lunch at Marina or dinner at Horizon | Always extra |
| Full board | Breakfast at Horizon or Marina | Lunch at Marina and dinner at Horizon | Always extra |
Horizon is the main buffet, with show-cooking stations, themed evening nights and homemade desserts. It serves breakfast for everyone and dinner for half-board and full-board guests. A buffet suits a young family, with no waiting on à la carte orders and plenty of plain choices, though in peak season the breakfast room can get pressured, so it's worth not leaving it to the last minute.
The Marina food court is the casual, beachside option, a seaside-tavern setting doing pizza, gyros, grills and a salad bar with sea views. It handles the included lunch for half-board and full-board guests, and it's the easiest place to eat with young children, close to where they've been playing on the sand.
Asterias is the à la carte fine-dining restaurant, Mediterranean and Corfiot cooking on a sea-view terrace, open for dinner only from 7.30pm and booked ahead. It's the resort's most praised food, though it's an evening, grown-up setting with no separate children's menu, so families often pair it with a babysitter. Dishes start from around €12 (last checked June 2026), and it's charged on top of your board.
Parea by the Sea is the all-day à la carte restaurant right by the water, serving fresh fish, pasta, meat and Greek mezes from 1pm to late, with live music in the evenings. The name means a group of friends, and it's the most family-friendly of the à la carte rooms, with shareable dishes that suit toddler-age eating. Like Asterias it's charged separately from your board, with mezes from around €12 (last checked June 2026).
The Allegro beach bar runs cocktails and snacks by day and turns livelier in the evening with live music and dance shows. The Panorama lobby bar in the main building is the quieter one, coffee through the day and aperitifs with live piano at night.
How restaurant booking works
Asterias is the one to book, through the hotel app or at reception; the buffet, the Marina food court and Parea all take walk-ins. Room service runs until midnight in every room, and you can order an early breakfast or a packed lunch the evening before if you're heading out for the day.
The kitchens are led by Chef d'Hôtel Christos Alamanos and group executive chef Spiros Voulismas, who chairs Corfu's Chefs Club; they cook from scratch and grow herbs in the resort's own garden, and there's no Michelin star involved. The menus lean on Corfiot specialities such as sofrito, slow-cooked veal in white wine and garlic, pastitsada, spiced beef or cockerel in tomato sauce and the local koumquat liqueur. On allergies, the buffet doesn't use allergen cards, so tell the team when you book and staff will walk you through each venue; everything comes from one kitchen, so they can't guarantee against cross-contamination.
Rooms and suites
Every room type with its official size, the three kinds of pool and the private Blue Flag beach below.
There are 261 rooms and suites across nineteen types, split between the lift-served main building and the bungalow blocks in the gardens. Almost all have a garden, bay, sea or sea-front outlook. The table below is the full line-up with official sizes; the guidance after it is which suit a family with a baby or toddler.
| Room | Size | Sleeps | Where it is | Family notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Garden View, patio | 23 m² | 2 | Ground or 1st floor | The smallest, for a couple plus a cot |
| Double Garden View, main building | 23 m² | 3 | Ground or 1st, lift | Sofa bed and a balcony or terrace |
| Double Garden View, bungalow | 26 m² | 3 | 1st or 2nd, by steps | A bath or shower; reached by garden steps |
| Double Garden View with private pool, main building | 23 m² | 2 | Ground floor, by steps | Private unheated pool; couples only |
| Double Garden View with private pool, bungalow | 26 m² | 3 | Ground floor | Private unheated pool; buggy-accessible |
| Double Bay View, main building | 23 m² | 3 | 2nd–5th, lift | Views over Gouvia Bay |
| Double Sea View, main building | 23 m² | 3 | 3rd–5th, lift | Sea views over the Ionian |
| Double Sea View, bungalow | 26 m² | 3 | 1st floor, by steps | Sea views; reached by garden steps |
| Double Sea Front, main building | 23 m² | 3 | Ground or 1st, no lift | Closest sea views; stairs only |
| Double Sea Front, bungalow | 26 m² | 2 | 1st floor, by steps | Has a bath; couples only |
| Family Garden View, main building | 28 m² | 4 | 1st floor, lift | Shower rather than a bath |
| Family Garden View, bungalow | 40 m² | 4 | Ground floor | Best-value family room: living area behind a sliding door, terrace, a bath or shower |
| Family Bay View, main building | 36 m² | 4 | 4th floor, lift | Confirmed bathtub; bay views |
| Family Sea View, bungalow | 36 m² | 4 | Ground floor | Sea views; buggy-accessible |
| Deluxe One Bedroom Suite, sea view | 73 m² | 3 | 4th floor, lift | Separate bedroom for naps; spa package on 4+ nights |
| Executive Two Bedroom Suite, sea view | 107 m² | 5 | 4th floor, lift | Two bedrooms; spa package on 4+ nights |
| Presidential Suite | 97 m² | 4 | Top floor, lift | Two bedrooms, a heated private pool and jacuzzi, a 94 m² terrace |
| Junior Suite Sea Front with private pool, bungalow | 36 m² | 3 | Ground floor | Private unheated pool; sea front |
| Executive One Bedroom Suite Sea Front with private pool, bungalow | 64 m² | 3 | Ground floor | Separate bedroom and private unheated pool; shower only; spa package on 4+ nights |
For a couple with a baby, any double takes a free cot. The bungalow doubles at 26 m² give a bit more cot headroom than the 23 m² main-building rooms, or you can step up to the Deluxe One Bedroom Suite at 73 m², where a separate bedroom means the baby sleeps in one room and you sit in the other.
For a family of four, the Family Garden View bungalow at 40 m² is the best-value family room: it's on the ground floor, its living area is separated from the sleeping space by a sliding door for nap and bedtimes, and it opens onto a terrace. The Family Sea View bungalow at 36 m² adds sea views and is also ground floor. For more room, the Executive Two Bedroom Suite at 107 m² has two proper bedrooms and sleeps up to five. For five, or with grandparents along, that suite or the Presidential Suite at 97 m² (up to four, with a cot for a fifth) are the options, and both are limited in number, so book well ahead.
If you need a bath for a small child rather than a shower, four rooms are confirmed to have one: the Family Bay View in the main building, the Garden View and Family Garden View bungalows and the Sea Front bungalow that sleeps two. The Executive One Bedroom Sea Front bungalow is shower-only despite its sea-front billing, so don't assume a bath from the name; check the room's own page for any type not on that short list.
Four of the types come with a private pool, the two Garden View with Private Pool rooms, the Junior Suite Sea Front and the Executive One Bedroom Sea Front, and all four are unheated, warmed by the sun only. The one heated private pool in the resort belongs to the Presidential Suite, which also has a jacuzzi. Book any suite for four nights or more and two guests each get a complimentary three-day spa programme, which can't be passed to anyone else.
The renovations have refreshed the communal areas and many rooms, but one recent review found some of the older family rooms and bathrooms dated against the newest five-stars, so it's worth checking recent photos of your room type before you book.
Pools and water features
The main pool is a seawater infinity pool open to all ages, unheated and warmed by the sun, with a sea view and a sun terrace of free beds and umbrellas around it. It's a calm pool rather than a party one. In peak season the prime sunbeds go early in the day, and parts of the terrace fall into shade in the late afternoon as the hillside turns, worth knowing if you want sun all day.
The children's pool is a freshwater pool in the quiet Children's Village by the Mini Club, stocked with floats and water toys to borrow, and parents are welcome to take younger children in even under the club's minimum age. Inside the spa there's an indoor heated pool, but that one is for guests aged sixteen and over, open to children only on bad-weather days between noon and 2pm with an adult; the spa's treatment pool and jacuzzi are adults-only too. The private in-room pools follow the room types above. There's no splash pad here, so the children's pool is the water-play spot for young children.
The beach
The resort has its own private sandy beach, certified with a Blue Flag for water quality and holding a Green Key eco label. The peninsula gives it a sheltered bay side facing Govino Bay and a more open side to the sea, so there's calmer and livelier water within the same beach. It's equipped with free sunbeds and umbrellas, beach towels come on your room card, and food and drink are served to your lounger.
The sea shelves in gently for shallow paddling, and the sheltered bay side is especially calm; with no real tide in the Ionian the depth stays consistent through the day, which helps with toddlers. From the main building you reach the sand down a few steps or by a lift, so it's manageable with a pushchair from there, and there's no road to cross, since the beach is part of the grounds. It's a comfortable resort beach for calm swimming and children's play rather than one of the island's long, dramatic stretches like Paleokastritsa or Glyfada.
Water sports run off the beach, all paid on top: waterskiing, stand-up paddleboarding, fun rings, banana rides, a flyer, pedaloes, boat hire and scuba, from day trips to lessons and certification.
Babies and toddlers
The Mini Club, babysitting and baby kit, plus the costs to budget for.
The one thing to be clear about before booking is childcare. Kontokali Bay has no crèche and no structured care for children under four; the Mini Club is said to start at four. For a baby or toddler, the only childcare on site is paid babysitting, which sets it behind the Corfu resorts that run a crèche from a few months old.
The Mini Club, in the Children's Village, is generally described as running for ages four to twelve, roughly 10am to 6pm, and free to guests, though the resort's own listing sets out the club and its activities without publishing the ages, hours or cost, so confirm all three with the resort when you book. It's staffed by certified multilingual carers and runs arts and crafts, face painting, cooking with the chef, team games, outdoor play, Uno tournaments, movies and weekly children's shows, with a children's pool, a playground, an indoor playhouse and a separate indoor games room alongside.
Babysitting is available on request at an extra charge, with rates given on the day rather than published, so ask when you book if you want an evening out. Cots are provided free and added at booking. High chairs are in the restaurants, and baby baths, bottle sterilisers and potties can be borrowed; if you'll be relying on any of the loan kit, confirm it with the resort when you book. There's no dedicated weaning menu, but the buffet and the Marina food court cover simple options such as plain pasta, rice, grilled meat and the salad bar. If you book a private airport transfer, age-appropriate car seats can be added on request, so state it at the time.
Two costs to budget for. Greece charges a Climate Crisis Resilience Fee of €15 per room per night from March to October (last checked June 2026), collected at check-in on any board. On top of that, the things that cost extra for families are babysitting, water sports, spa treatments, the à la carte restaurants, golf and green fees, all excursions and drinks.
A grown-up bolt-holeThe spa
The Spa & Wellness Centre is a separate building and one of the most complete on Corfu, and for adults it's free to use: an indoor heated pool, a heated treatment pool, a jacuzzi, two saunas, a steam room, a gym, a relaxation room and an aqua-gym class that needs at least three people. Everything in the spa is for guests aged sixteen and over, so in practice it's adults-only; the only exception is the indoor pool on bad-weather days between noon and 2pm, when a child can swim with an adult.
There are eleven treatment rooms, one of them a double for couples, and treatments are charged on top: massages, reflexology, aromatherapy, anti-ageing facials, body wraps, scrubs, a rassoul mud treatment and a hair and nail salon. The products lean on local ingredients, herbs, olive oil, raki and orange. Suite guests on four nights or more get the three-day programme included, as above, and there are two paid packages open to other guests too, the Mediterranean and the Longevity.
Things to do
Sports and activities, the evening programme, getting around the hillside, and the days out beyond the gate.
On site there's a floodlit tennis court with coaching, table tennis, beach volleyball and boccia. Organised fitness runs to morning stretching, aqua aerobics and yoga, and there are cultural sessions too: a syrtaki dance class, a Greek gastronomy experience with the chefs and bike rental for getting out around the resort. Horse riding is run from a stable about 10 km away with a pick-up laid on. For golfers, the eighteen-hole Corfu Golf Club in the Ropa Valley is about 13 km away, with a transfer arranged and green fees and transport paid.
The concierge books ten excursions, each with private transport: a food walk of the Old Town, a Durrells filming-locations tour, an island gastronomy day with a winery, a Venetian-routes hike, a jeep safari through north-west Corfu, tailor-made sightseeing, a kayak paddle around the old fortress, a self-drive boat that needs no licence, a day's sailing on a yacht and a boat trip to Paxos and Antipaxos. Two carry a warning worth heeding with young children: the jeep safari isn't for anyone prone to car sickness, and the sailing day isn't for anyone prone to sea sickness.
Evenings are deliberately low-key: themed and folklore events, live piano at the Panorama bar, live music and dancing at Allegro, themed buffet nights and the Mini Club's weekly children's show. There's no mini-disco and no big production show, which suits families after a calm evening more than those wanting high-energy entertainment. For practicalities, there's a car-hire desk, a doctor on request, an ATM, a gift shop and a jewellery shop, newspapers, a business corner with laptop or tablet hire and a free hotel app for booking restaurants and experiences. Staff are known for tailoring local recommendations to each family.
Slopes, steps and the liftGetting around with a pram
The terrain is the main thing to plan for with a pushchair. The resort steps down a hillside, so between the main building at the top, the bungalow zones in the middle and the beach at the bottom you're crossing terraced gardens with paths and flights of steps. The main building has a lift, and the beach can be reached from it by lift as well as by steps, so a family in the main building has the most manageable pram access.
The bungalows are more mixed. The upper-floor ones on the first and second floors are reached by garden paths and staircases with no lift, while the ground-floor bungalows, the Garden View with Private Pool, Family Garden View, Family Sea View, Junior Suite Sea Front and Executive One Bedroom Sea Front, avoid the stairs. If you're bringing a pram, ask for a ground-floor bungalow or a lift-served main-building room; the Family Garden View bungalow at 40 m² is the best-identified option for reaching the beach with a pram.
The resort doesn't list any golf-buggy or electric transport around the grounds, so plan on paths, steps and the main-building lift on foot. Parking is free on site. The resort doesn't detail step-free or wheelchair access, and the hilly layout is likely to limit it, so contact the resort directly about specific access needs before you book.
Corfu on the doorstepThe area and days out
Being close to Corfu Town is Kontokali Bay's biggest draw beyond the gates, and our Corfu guide has the wider picture. Corfu Town, a UNESCO-listed old town about 6 km and fifteen minutes away, is the headline day out: the Old and New Fortresses, the huge Spianada square, the arcaded Liston, St Spyridon church, the narrow kantounia alleys and the Palace of St Michael and St George with its Museum of Asian Art, plus local sweets like koumquat liqueur and nougat.
Closer still, Kontokali village is about ten minutes' walk with a supermarket, a pharmacy and a few tavernas, handy for basics and a casual meal out though functional rather than pretty. Gouvia Marina, on the bay side, is a short stroll away, with yacht charters, waterfront cafes and bars for an easy evening wander.
Further afield, and easiest with a hire car, Paleokastritsa on the west coast is about 45 minutes and has turquoise bays, sea caves you can explore by boat and a clifftop monastery; the Achillion Palace, about 20 minutes south, is a 19th-century hilltop palace with formal gardens; and Kanoni, about 10 km south, looks over the little chapel islet of Pontikonisi, Mouse Island, reached by small boat, with the lagoon behind it a protected wetland for wading birds. The resort's own eight-hour boat trip to Paxos and Antipaxos calls at the village of Lakka, the blue sea caves and the pale sands of Voutoumi beach. For a family day of slides, there's Aqualand, a water park in the island's interior, and a Corfu aquarium near Paleokastritsa; both are independent attractions rather than resort excursions, so confirm each one's current opening, location and suitability on its own site before you plan a day around it. A hire car also opens up the island's villages and beaches, from Kassiopi to the quieter sands at Avlaki, Issos and Mirtiotissa.
Loves and gripes
What families rate and what they flag, how it compares on Corfu, the journey in and the weather by month.
What families love
- The peninsula setting, with sea views on both sides of the headland.
- The warm, long-serving staff, singled out across years of reviews.
- The food, at Asterias and the buffet alike.
- The private Blue Flag beach, with free sunbeds and towels and a gentle entry for children.
- Fifteen minutes from Corfu Town, so it's easy to mix beach days with the old town.
- The gardens and greenery, which make it feel more intimate than its size.
- The Mini Club, well-run and popular with the children who go.
- The spa, a real draw for adult time off.
- Cleanliness throughout.
Common gripes
- No crèche or care for under-fours.
- The hilly terrain, hard work between areas with a pushchair.
- Some older rooms and bathrooms that one recent review found dated for a five-star.
- A scramble for the best sunbeds at peak times.
- Afternoon shade over parts of the main pool.
- Kontokali village just outside is functional rather than charming.
- À la carte prices that can feel steep on bed and breakfast.
- Low-key evenings, with no mini-disco or big shows.
- Allergies need flagging ahead, as the buffet has no allergen cards.
As a rough steer, the resort rates highly on the big booking sites. Beyond guest scores, Mumsnet's Corfu guide names it the island's best beach resort, and The Hotel Guru recommends it for its views, beach, family suitability and spa. Treat these as a general picture and read recent reviews close to your own dates.
Against the other Corfu resortsHow it compares
Corfu has several strong family resorts, and the split comes down to babies. The Ikos resorts at Dassia and Odisia are all-inclusive with childcare from six months, where Kontokali is board-basis with dining costs that vary and no crèche; what Kontokali holds over them is a longer-established character and a stronger spa.
Domes of Corfu is newer and more contemporary in style, and its crèche runs from four months with a dedicated toddler pool for ages eighteen months to three, so it's the stronger choice for a baby or young toddler; against it, Kontokali Bay holds a longer history, a warmer reputation for character, a stronger name for food and a shorter run into Corfu Town. MarBella has the most complete childcare of the three, with a Grasshoppers crèche from four months and an on-site waterpark that gives older children plenty to do too; against MarBella, Kontokali Bay is quieter, more intimate and closer to Corfu Town. Corfu Imperial, also on the north-east coast, runs GrecoBaby from birth with sterilisers, monitors and bouncy chairs laid on, so it's the better-equipped choice for a family with a baby; Kontokali Bay has no baby programme, but sits four kilometres closer to Corfu Town and carries a stronger reputation for character and food. Where Kontokali competes on equal terms is for families whose youngest is four or older: it's the closest of these to Corfu Town, with the warmest reputation for service and food, and it works best as a characterful base to explore the island from rather than a resort you never leave.
Getting there and the best monthsGetting there and when to go
Corfu airport is about 6 km away, a fifteen-minute drive. The resort arranges private transfers you book in advance rather than a coach laid on automatically: a private taxi runs €42 in and €38 out for up to four people, and a VIP minibus €65 for four or €75 for up to seven (last checked June 2026), with car seats on request if you ask when booking. The resort lays on private transfers and a car-hire desk rather than a scheduled service, and while some guests have reported a seasonal courtesy shuttle into Corfu Town it isn't listed officially, so don't count on a free bus. Day trips run on taxis, a hire car from the lobby desk or those private transfers.
The resort opens from late April to the end of October and closes outside those months. The Ionian doesn't get the strong summer meltemi wind that reaches the Aegean islands, so the sea here stays warmer and calmer, which helps with young children. The easiest months with little ones are June or September: June brings full summer warmth and a swimmable sea before the August peak in heat, prices and crowds, and September holds nearly the same warmth with the quietest resort and lower rates.
Month by monthWeather
The figures below are long-term averages for Corfu's east coast, where the resort sits, across its May-to-October core season. The sea is slow to warm, so May is still cool for swimming, and the warm, dry heart of the season runs from June to September.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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° |
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 late April to the end of October.
Questions
The things families ask most, and where to see the photos.
Is there a crèche for a baby or toddler?
No. The Mini Club is said to start at four, so for a child under four the only childcare on site is paid babysitting, booked through reception. If you need daytime care for an under-four, one of the Corfu resorts that runs a crèche from a few months old will suit you better.
How much is babysitting?
Babysitting is arranged through reception at an extra charge, with the rate given on request rather than published, so confirm it when you book. Line it up early if you're planning an evening at Asterias, the grown-up fine-dining restaurant.
Can we manage the site with a pram?
It depends where you stay. The site steps down a wooded hillside and only the main building has a lift, so a lift-served main-building room or a ground-floor bungalow is the way to avoid stairs. The Family Garden View bungalow gives the flattest run down to the beach.
What does half board actually include?
Breakfast every day plus one more meal, either lunch at the Marina food court or dinner at the Horizon buffet, but not both. The two à la carte restaurants and all drinks are extra whichever board you pick, so full board is the one to choose if you'd rather not think about lunch.
Can children use the spa pool?
Not as a rule. The spa and its indoor heated pool are for guests aged sixteen and over, with one exception: children can swim in the indoor pool on bad-weather days between noon and 2pm with an adult. Plan on the children's pool and the main pool for family swimming.
Is there a resort fee to pay on arrival?
Yes. Greece charges a Climate Crisis Resilience Fee of €15 per room per night from March to October (last checked June 2026), collected at check-in on top of your board. It applies whatever board you book, so budget for it across the stay.
Is there a free shuttle into Corfu Town?
The resort's own transport is private transfers and a car-hire desk, and it doesn't advertise a scheduled shuttle. Some guests have reported a seasonal courtesy shuttle into town, but with nothing official to rely on, don't count on a free bus. Corfu Town is about 6 km away and a taxi is quick to arrange at reception.
When's the best time to go with young children?
June or September. June brings summer warmth and a swimmable sea before the August peak in heat, prices and crowds; September holds nearly the same warmth with the quietest resort and lower rates. The shoulder edges in spring and autumn leave the sea too cool for small children.
See more Kontokali Bay photos
Open the Kontokali Bay photo gallery →Useful links
- Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa: the resort's own site for rooms, board plans, dining and the spa.
- 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 16 July 2026.
