in Corfu, Greece
Corfu Palace Hotel
- Kid
- Teen
This is the city option, and it is not pretending to be a resort. Corfu Palace overlooks Garitsa Bay on the edge of the Unesco-listed Old Town, ten minutes on foot from the Old Fortress and the Spianada. There is a large saltwater pool with sea views and a splash pool for children, and beyond that, essentially no child-specific facilities. What you get instead is a city your children will actually remember.
Our verdict
For a short city stay, or the front or back end of a two-centre trip, this is the right call with children over about seven. Swim in the morning, walk the Old Town in the evening. Do not book it for a beach week, because there is no beach.
The rooms
All rooms look at the sea, most from a balcony, and the Garden Rooms open onto the grounds with loungers on the terrace. Interconnecting and larger rooms take families of four. The hotel has been through a full bedroom refurbishment, which was needed: the character is grand and old-world, and before the works it had slipped into being charmingly dated.
At a glance
- Old Town
- Under 10 min on foot
- Pool
- Saltwater, plus splash pool
- Kids club
- None
- Beach
- None, Garitsa is a bay
- From airport
- About 10 minutes
How the KidProof Score works
Every hotel is rated on eight things families actually care about, then weighted by how much each one drives your choice. Room setup counts the most. The little touches break the ties.
Sleeps how many? Connecting rooms, family suites, a real extra bed?
Clean travel cot, high chair, bottle warmer, changing table, kit to borrow.
Shallow pool or paddling area, playground, kids club (free or paid).
Quick breakfast, kids menus, allergy options, snacks on hand.
Secured windows, protected corners, watched pool, well kept grounds.
Laundry, in-room fridge, stroller access, parking, reliable Wi-Fi.
Close to family attractions, easy transport, park tickets or access.
Welcome gift for the child, staff who talk to kids, themed rooms.
Why families love it
- Under ten minutes on foot to the Old Fortress and the Spianada square
- Large saltwater pool with sea views, plus a splash pool for children
- Every room has a sea view, most with a balcony over Garitsa Bay
- An excellent buffet breakfast included, and food quality that stands out
- Family-run, with the service culture that usually comes with it
- Bedrooms fully refurbished after a recent closure for works
🗓️A day here with kids
- 8:00
Breakfast at the Bizantino
Semi-covered and genuinely excellent. The hotel's best trick.
- 9:30
Old Fortress
Go at opening. By 11 the stone is hot and the cruise groups have landed.
- 12:30
Back to the pool
This is why you booked a hotel with a pool in a city. Use it at midday.
- 17:00
Old Town wander
The alleys are shaded and the shops open again. Ice cream is non-negotiable.
- 20:00
Dinner on the Liston
Touristy, and worth it once. Walk back along Garitsa Bay afterwards.
Family things to do nearby
The Old Fortress
Tunnels, ramparts and a lighthouse climb, under ten minutes from the door. The single best thing to do with a 7 to 12 year old in Corfu Town.
The Liston and Spianada
Arcaded cafes on one side, a huge open square on the other. Children run, you sit down. Cricket is sometimes played, improbably.
Mouse Island boat
A short hop from Kanoni to Pontikonissi. Ten minutes on a boat is worth an hour of any museum at this age.
Is it right for your kids?
Baby
0 to 1 yr
We would not. No beach, no creche, city noise, and a splash pool is not a reason to bring a baby into town.
Toddler
1 to 3 yrs
Hard work. The Old Town is cobbled and stepped, prams struggle, and there is nothing here built for under-fives.
Kid
4 to 11 yrs
From about seven this comes alive: fortress tunnels, boats, the square, ice cream and a pool to come back to at midday.
Teen
12 yrs and up
The best base on this list for teenagers. A real city they can walk into, shops, cafes, and no mini disco anywhere near them.
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Parents also ask
Is there anything for children here?
A splash pool, and that is honestly it. There is no kids club and no other child-specific facility. The city is the attraction, so this suits children old enough to enjoy walking round one.
Can we swim at Garitsa Bay?
Not really. It is a beautiful bay to look at and walk along, but it is not a swimming beach. The pool is your water for the stay, or you drive out to the coast.
Is the hotel dated?
It was, and it closed for a major refurbishment of all the bedrooms. The grand 1950s character remains by design. Reviewers who love it call it old-world; those who do not call it tired.
Is it worth pairing with a beach hotel?
That is the way to use it. Three nights here plus a week on the north or east coast gives children the fortress and the slides, and gives you a holiday with two textures instead of one.
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