We arrived late at 1.40am due to airline delays we were checked in quickly and efficiently and were taken to our rooms and as everything was closed provided with a bottle of water each. The room was clean and had a nice view and were cleaned everyday with the bedding changed every couple of days, can't fault the cleaning staff they work hard.
Our 1st morning in the restaurant we were very happy with the selection as we had our son who is fussy we were able to eat a hot breakfast while he enjoyed the Nutella and many pastries on offer. a lovely lady named Jacqueline who worked in the restaurant helped my son and was very chatty and would always ask us how our stay so far was and it was nice that she seemed to seek us out for a chat its was very welcoming. The food in the afternoon was hit and miss in both the beach restaurant and the main restaurant, for myself who likes to try new dishes I ate well each meal time except twice which we decided to order a pizza, however my children mainly ate chips the whole 2 weeks as there were not many child friendly dishes and in the beach restaurant the snacks were not the greatest either, nevertheless they didn't starve just lacked choice of food.
Every single member of staff we came across could not have been more helpful and pleasant to deal with, the entertainment staff were fantastic and work incredibly hard day and night and made the holiday extremely eventful.
Before we booked I had researched hotels within our budget and messonghi beach seemed the best option yes you pay 6 euros per person for the water slides for your whole stay but I think that was reasonable enough, you also have to pay 6 euros per day for 2 beach loungers with a little table but again we didn't think that was too bad and children were free. Also you do have to pay for WiFi which is 15 euros for 2 devices for 1 week again not an issue as all of these extra charges were clearly stated on the website when we booked so we were aware of these charges before we arrived.
The hotel is stated as a 3* hotel so what other reviewers were expecting is beyond me as I think the hotel is as advertised at a 3* rating it's extremely clean and comfortable all across the hotel.
We came near the end of the season so I'm not sure about the divide people mentioned we were able to use 2 pools and the splash park and also the water slide pool and the beach so we didn't experience a divde or any pools we could not use but as I said we were near the end of the season so could be different at high season.
There are car and bike rental facilities on site and there is a mini market and a souvenir shop as well as a home made shop with soaps and bags etc and a jewellery store too. We didn't use the shops on site as there are many shops a short walk off site offering everything that is on site for a much cheaper price. We did hire a car 2 days and travelled into corfu town to enjoy the local shopping experience which cost 45 euros for the day.
On our 10th day there was heavy rain and the site was partially flooded our rooms were to the left from the main hotel and were flooded from the door but there was a lady driving people to and from the main building for breakfast and lunch so you didn't get wet, the staff worked extremely hard to get rid of the excess water and everything was back to normal the next day.
Our last day check out was at 11am but our pick up for our flights were not until 7.40pm so I phoned reception for a later check out they asked me to go to the front desk and when I did they just took our room numbers and allowed us to keep hold of the rooms until 6pm without charge, again end of season so probably were able to accommodate us easier but we were very grateful regardless.
All in all we had a fantastic holiday and the only real let down was the lack of food choices for children so we've given a 4 out of 5.
I would definitely recommend as a budget friendly hotel for families and we would go back again. I will definitely be going back with my girlfriends and this time try out the on site nightclub.
Thankyou again to all of messonghi beach staff for a great holiday.