Leonora’s House

What Leonora's House lacks in interior style, it more than makes up for with location, and ultimately provides the perfect base for family villa holiday.

Nestled on the illustrious Northeast coast of Corfu, this simple, three-bedroom villa comes with its own, private swimming pool, exceptional sea views and an enviable location within a seven minutes’ walk from one of the regions best fishing villages, Agios Stephanos. This small but bustling seaside resort, offers an idyllic coastal setting, looking out on turquoise blue sea with boats bobbing in the distance. It has a choice of excellent seafront taverna restaurants and is the perfect place to wander down to after a day by the pool, order a carafe of ice-cold local wine, some fresh seafood and soak up the view. As for little ones, they’ll be welcomed with open arms by the friendly restaurant owners and can burn off any residual energy paddling in the water and shell hunting on the beach directly in front of the restaurant.

Although its easy to just wile a week away in a routine of family pool days, followed by waterside languid lunches or dinners in Agios Stephanos, there’s a whole lot more to see within a short drive. Whichever direction you set off along the coast, you’ll find two lovely beaches Avlaki and Kerasia, both of which play host to excellent restaurants of their own and are perfect for beach days. For more adventurous families we highly recommend hiring a boat from the local village. You can pack a picnic and head out to explore the beautiful coastline and drop anchor somewhere remote and beautiful for a private dip. There's even an option to pre-book boat hire via our partners before you travel, which is particularly useful in the height of summer when availability is limited.

Durrell fans will find the famous ‘White House’, one time home of Gerald Durrell, a short drive (or boat ride) to the south. Sitting in another beautiful cove, the house has been lovingly renovated into a boutique hotel with a contemporary, waterfront restaurant. We particularly enjoyed their feta and honey filo pastries during our visit and found it a dreamy spot for a leisurely lunch on the water.

For larger groups, or friends wanting to holiday together, we recommend looking at Villa Maria which is a two bedroom villa located a few minutes from Leonora's House.

Accommodation Overview

This three-bedroom villa sleeps six plus an infant in a two-level villa with two twin rooms on the ground floor and a master suite on the first floor. The bedrooms are a good size with simple, unfussy but comfortable furniture. There is a bathroom and additional shower room on the ground floor and an en-suite bathroom on the first floor attached to the double bedroom. The living area is located on the ground floor and is light and spacious. There's a good-sized living area with a TV, DVD player, Bluetooth speaker and doors leading directly out onto the pool terrace. The kitchen is traditional but well-equipped with an electric hob, oven, microwave, fridge-freezer and dishwasher. The villa also provides a washing machine.

Outside the house has a beautiful terrace with sweeping views over the sea. There’s an outdoor dining table for alfresco meals and a BBQ for summer cooking. The pool is unfenced but perfect for swimming and there's a Jacuzzi attached to one side of the pool.

Please note: Air conditioning is provided in the bedrooms only. An iron, ironing board, pool and bath towels are provided. Guests should be aware that the villa is reached via a steep driveway and requires a reasonably confident driver.