This Corfu hotel is everything you need for a relaxing week in the sun (with or without children)

The Greek island of Corfu has many faces: a party island with an incredible clubbing nightlife, an island of history and tradition, a place to experience traditional Greek food, history and culture, a place for rest and relaxation, with its rugged landscape, beautiful sandy beaches and stunning sea. For me, our trip the Greek island of Corfu was perfect for the latter – a family getaway, a week to relax on the pristine sands, swim, eat local food and read books while my young family enjoyed all that was on offer in hotel.

We stayed at The LUXME Costa Botanica, a laid-back, recently renovated, all-inclusive resort, set on the North side of the island, approximately an hour’s drive from Corfu Town. Don’t be misled by its Lux name, despite the more bling, Instagram influencer-worthy glamour of other LUXME hotels, what we loved about this hotel was its more rustic, laid-back, village-like feel, due to its vast green landscape set over 350,000 metres, multiple restaurants, long stretch of private white sandy beach and four, large, fresh-water swimming pools. Not to mention its own onsite waterpark with multiple wild slides and the small petting farm, with its friendly fat donkey, two deer and some geese.

What restaurants are there at the LUXME Costa Botanica, Corfu?

LUXME Costa Botanica is an all-inclusive hotel which meant we could enjoy all five restaurants including, wine, all within the price. And we really did eat and drink like kings. Their restaurants offer everything from basic fish and chips or pasta bolonese, pizza and chicken nuggets to chocolate-filled crepes, a gelateria by the beach and the new addition of an upmarket lobster bar.

We loved Nonna’s Italian House, which cooks the salmon, shrimps or pork at your table on a slab of boiling hot lava stone, as well as offering delicious Truffle pizzas and creamy burrata starters with juicy red tomatoes.