Where to stay on Corfu: areas and prices
Corfu is an island of very different coasts: calm pebble coves on the east, open sandy bays and sunsets on the west, a family north and a party tip in the south. Pick the coast first, then the bed.
Corfu Town
Suits: First visits without a car, culture, food and short breaks, and anyone travelling outside summer.
Character: The UNESCO listed Old Town: Venetian forts, a mainly neoclassical townscape, the Liston and the Spianada. The most cafes, bars and restaurants on the island, open the longest.
Getting about: Most of the island's beaches are within a 30 to 50 minute drive of town and the airport.
Prices: Lowest typical hotel rate in HotelMonitor's early September 2026 scan: £99 a night (cheapest fifth of hotels, two adults).
Sources: UNESCOThe TravelerHotelMonitor
North east coast and Kassiopi
Suits: Couples, families with small children, swimmers who like calm water, and boat days.
Character: Gouvia, Dassia, Ipsos, Barbati, Nissaki, Kalami, Agni and Kassiopi. Sheltered pebble coves and calm, shallow water facing Albania and the mainland. Kalami is Durrell country, and the three tavernas at Agni are reached by car or boat. Dassia is a good beach for water sports.
Getting about: Water taxis link Agni with Kalami, Nissaki and nearby coves.
Prices: No published zone price found for this coast. Use the island figures below.
Sources: The TravelerSantorini DaveGreece ToursBeyond Riviera
Sidari, Roda and Acharavi
Suits: Families who want sand and shallow water, and good value in summer.
Character: The long north shore. HotelMonitor calls Sidari the classic family resort, with wide sandy beaches, calm shallow water at the Canal d'Amour and plenty of mid range hotels. Acharavi's beach runs for several kilometres towards Roda.
Getting about: HotelMonitor notes it is well served by summer charter flights into Corfu airport. Check your transfer time before you book.
Prices: Peak season about £110 to £125 a night (HotelMonitor resort comparison). Lowest typical rate in the early September 2026 scan: £69.
Paleokastritsa and the north west
Suits: Couples, snorkellers and divers, walkers, and anyone after scenery over nightlife.
Character: Six beaches in three bays under high, wooded cliffs, with cold, very clear water. Further north the clifftop village of Afionas looks over Agios Georgios Pagon, a two kilometre sandy bay, and Arillas faces the sunset.
Getting about: About 22 km from town, with a bus Santorini Dave describes as hourly in season. Allow 35 to 45 minutes by car.
Prices: Peak season about £135 to £160 a night in a quality hotel (HotelMonitor resort comparison).
Sources: Santorini DaveThe TravelerHotelMonitorBeaches of Greece
West coast: Glyfada, Pelekas and Agios Gordios
Suits: Families who want sand, sunset lovers, and older children who like a bit of surf.
Character: Long sandy bays open to the sea, so there is more swell and wind in the afternoons. Glyfada is a Blue Flag beach that Santorini Dave rates the best family beach on the island; Agios Gordios has golden sand and the Ortholithi rock.
Getting about: Glyfada is about 15 to 16 km from town. Public buses serve several west coast beaches in season, more often from June to early September.
Prices: No published zone price found. Use the island figures below.
The south: Benitses to Kavos
Suits: Budget summer stays, groups who want nightlife in Kavos, and quiet fishing villages elsewhere.
Character: Benitses has a Blue Flag beach on the east coast road. On the west side, Issos and Halikounas are long sandy beaches backed by dunes beside the Korission Lagoon. Kavos, at the tip, is known as a party resort for 18 to 25 year olds.
Getting about: Check bus times for the south before you book if you will not have a car.
Prices: Kavos is the cheapest of the main resorts even in peak season, about £85 to £100 a night (HotelMonitor). Lowest typical rates in the early September 2026 scan: Kavos £55, Messonghi £73.
Hotel prices through the year
Typical nightly rate for two adults at the cheapest fifth of hotels across the island, by month, from HotelMonitor's rolling scans (data updated 4 Sep 2026, search engine copy, read 4 Oct 2026). The same article's text quotes about £65 for April and £78 for October, so treat every figure as a rough guide, not a quote.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £67 | £68 | £75 | £94 | £92 | £93 | £119 | £110 | £65 | £52 | £55 | £59 |
Low, shoulder and high season
- Low season, November to March: the cheapest rates, but HotelMonitor reports that in 2025 over 70 per cent of the island's hotels were closed between November and March. Corfu Town is the safest base.
- Shoulder, April, May and October: good value and warm enough for the beach by late May. October is the cheapest month in HotelMonitor's scans.
- High season, June to September: the highest prices, peaking in July and August. Book well ahead.
What other price trackers say
| Tracker | Cheapest month | Dearest month | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| momondo | January, average $79 | June, average $374 | Average hotel price per night |
| KAYAK | January, average $72 | August, average $209 | Last minute bookings over 12 months |
| HotelsCombined | October, $109 | August, $776 | Average nightly price found by users |
| HotelMonitor | October, £52 | July, £119 | Cheapest fifth of hotels, two adults |
All four read on 4 Oct 2026 from the search engine copy of each page. The trackers measure different things, so their figures do not agree: use them for the shape of the year.
Questions
When are hotels on Corfu cheapest?
The trackers we read disagree on the month. HotelMonitor's scans (updated 4 Sep 2026) show October as the cheapest month, with the cheapest fifth of hotels at about £52 a night for two adults. momondo and KAYAK point to January, and HotelsCombined to October. All of them put the highest prices in June, July or August. Read 4 Oct 2026.
Which part of Corfu is cheapest for a summer stay?
In HotelMonitor's resort comparison Kavos is the cheapest of the main resorts even in peak season, at about £85 to £100 a night, against about £110 to £125 in Sidari and £135 to £160 in Paleokastritsa. Read 4 Oct 2026.
Do holiday flats on Corfu need a registration number?
Yes. Every short term rental in Greece must show an AMA registration number from the tax authority AADE on each listing, according to the compliance guides we read on 4 Oct 2026.
Next: hotels by area, holiday flats and Airbnb, our original stay list with Deniz's pick, and getting around.
Sources
Each place is listed because at least one of these guides lists it. We did not copy anyone's ratings, reviews or menus. "Search engine copy" means we read the search engine's copy of the page because the page itself would not load for us.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Old Town of Corfu: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978, read 4 Oct 2026 (page).
- The Traveler, guide to Corfu beaches, 20 Jan 2026: https://www.thetraveler.org/ultimate-guide-to-corfus-best-beaches-paleokastritsa-glyfada-agios-gordios-and-beyond/, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- HotelMonitor, Corfu hotel price tracker (updated early Sep 2026): https://hotelmonitor.co.uk/price-tracker/corfu, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- Santorini Dave, best beaches on Corfu: https://santorinidave.com/best-beaches-corfu, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- Greece Tours, Agni Bay guide, 22 Jun 2026: https://mygreecetours.org/agni-bay-corfu/, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- Beyond Riviera, Toula's Taverna, Agni Bay: https://beyondriviera.com/en/discover/toulas-agni, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- HotelMonitor, best time to book a hotel in Corfu, May 2026, data updated 4 Sep 2026: https://hotelmonitor.co.uk/blog/best-time-to-book-corfu.html, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- Beaches of Greece, Corfu beaches with bars and tavernas, updated Jul 2026: https://beachesofgreece.com/guides/beach-bars-and-tavernas/corfu, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- momondo, hotels in Corfu: https://www.momondo.com/hotels/corfu-town, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- KAYAK, last minute hotels in Corfu: https://www.kayak.com/Corfu-Hotels_Last-Minute.Lhotel.42547.hotel.ksp, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).
- HotelsCombined, Corfu hotels (price data updated 10 Sep 2026): https://www.hotelscombined.com.au/Place/Corfu.htm, read 4 Oct 2026 (search engine copy).