Kavos, Corfu > Reviews > The place to be for a cheap but lively holiday

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Advantages:	Very very cheap drinks (Vodka  + red bull only 1 Euro)
Disadvantages:	Smells a little like sewage, having to pay 2 Euro's for the sun loungers

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Well how do i start? After going to Magaluf 2 years ago, i was a bit weary of going to Kavos. Dont get me wrong, i loved Magaluf. The reason i was weary is because of the price difference of both hiolidays. for the Magaluf trip, i went on a boys holiday. I paid 350.00 Pounds (the pound sign is broken on my keyboard) from a travel agents for a two week holiday in a 3 star hotel. i went to Kavos the summer gone. It cost 219.00 Pounds for a two week holiday in a 2 star hotel. I booked this holiday on teletext holidays. I booked with Olympic.

You can get a cheaper deal if you choose alocation on arrival, but i wanted to know where my hotel was as i did not want to be placed too far from the action. I strongly suggest looking at teletext holidays for your holiday and give them a call to find out the details. By using this site, you can literally save 100.00 for the same holiday. the hotel was at the end of the main strip of clubs and bars which was perfect as it took 2 minutes to walk to the main bars. im glad i wasnt situated in the centre of the strip due to the noise. I cant really remember the hotel name, but it was opposite a club 18-30 hotel that began with 'E'. (sorry if this is not helpful). If i can remember the hotel name, i will give a good description of that hotel.

the worst thing about Kavos is the mosqitoes. It is so hot there (I went in september), yet you cannot leave your windows open even for a minute as you will wake up with alot of bites. Luckily though i brought mosqitoe spray. I had to spray the whole room before i went out every night, so if you go, i would suggest taking 2 to 3 bottles of the stuff.

Kavos is extremely cheap. Food is half the price of that in England. You can buy a 3 course meal, the main being a massive serloin steak for 7.50 euros, which is about 5.00 pounds. Where in London can you get that?

If you are going to Kavos, only take enough cigarettes for the day you are going. There are shops open until about 5am so you can go and buy some duty free cigarettes. These cost about 27.00 Euros for 200, which is equivalent to 2.70 pounds per pack of 20.

The drinks are the main selling point for Kavos. If you go to the right bars, you can get any spirit and mixer for 60p. I had about 7 or 8 every night and by the end, i did feel a little ill. Not because of the amount i had been drinking, it was because of the vodka they use being abit dodgy. The Vodka is really cheap and i have heard stories there about clubbers having to have their stomach pumped because of all of the bad vodka they have had. Everyone out there advised me to stick to bottles of alcohol. They are safe. By no means, the vodka will not kill you, but excessive drinking may lead to you feeling ill for a couple of days. I didnt feel like drinking a drop during those days. I recomend the London Bar and the Buzz bar (Ask for Emiliano and Harris - they are excellent guys).

There are so many bars, that some show the newest movies, football matches and even Eastenders everyday. If you felt like chilling out before you go and hit the bars, you can go watch a movie.

The beach is quite nice. There are plenty of bars and clubs along the beach side that open in the evening as well as places to buy a drink during the day. The sun was baking hot during September so i cant imagine what i would have been like during peak time (July). the worst thing is paying 2 Euros to use the sunloungers. there are also 'Salesmen' on the beach every minute of everyday. Some trying to sell you 'Sexy Donuts' (You will know what i mean if you have been there) as well as bootlegged Dvds and CDs.

All in all, i hope this has been useful to you. I would definately recommend this as a boys or girls or even a couples holiday. This is a place for the youngsters so enjoy it, as time flies when your having fun.