Alia House

Located down an alleyway just a minute's walk from the main square in Doukades, Alia House is a very sympathetic restoration of a typical century-old Greek village house, with lovely wooden floors, a very well-equipped kitchen and a delightful balcony with an incredible view of the mountains. There are lots of nice touches: polished banisters made from olive branches, a writing desk, a wooden barrel serving as table in the hall. The photographs give a very accurate idea of how well the house has been decorated and furnished. Doukades itself is one of the nicest places we visited in Corfu, with a lively village square full of children playing in the evening, an village hall, three churches and a supermarket which also acts as the kafenion, serving coffee, pastries, beer, wine etc, where locals (especially the men) play cards at night, and watch the TV news. There are three tavernas, one of which is excellent (Elizabeth's), and one very good (To Steki).

As others have mentioned, the shower room downstairs is a bit smelly, and the shower doesn't drain very well (the floor seems to slope away from the drainage holes). The house is very close to neighbouring properties, and at times can be pretty noisy. We visited in mid-October, and the blanket on each bed wasn't adequate to keep us warm; we then made up the beds with the duvets in the wardrobe but these turned out to be incredibly thick and hot! Obviously, visitors in summer wouldn't have this problem. Our biggest criticism was the lack of any information at all in the house, either about the surrounding area (there are some very worthwhile, if daunting, walks up the nearest mountain, which we discovered for ourselves) or even useful practical information, such as how the recycling should be divided amongst the colour-coded bins in the kitchen. Other visitors have complained about the distance from the nearest car park, and perhaps this should be explained a lot more clearly, but it is to be expected in traditional Greek villages which weren't designed for cars. Finally, we think the house ir rather overpriced; it was the most expensive accommodation we have booked in Corfu or Paxos, or for that matter, in village houses in Spain or France.

Authentisch, komfortabel

Geruch in den Toiletten

Picturesque location in a beautiful village close to Paleokastritsa. A lot of amenities and household equipment. Very nice terrace. Living room and kitchen were very comfortable. Flexible check-in.

The house is at the tallest spot in the middle of the village. During the late night, water pressure dropped really low, no water in the sink in the upper floor. Not sure if it was our fault. The public parking is some 200m from the house, quite downhill. The closest place to park and unload luggage is not much closer.

Flott innredet og utstyrt leilghet i et vakkert restaurert, gammelt steinhus, liggende i en hyggelig, liten landsby. Stor terrasse der alle måltider kunne inntas.Gode senger og dusj.

Ønskelig med bedre informasjon om hvordan finne leiligheten. Vanskelig tilgjengelig nøkkelboks. Utgangsdør til terrassen må forbedres. Lukt på toalettene var et vedvarende problem. Ville vært hyggelig med en flaske vann ui kjøleskapet ved ankomst. Veldig overfylte strender i nærheten