Located in a quiet side street, the Bella Venezia is a stone's throw away from Corfu Town's historic "Spianada," and guests have easy access, by foot, to all the important sites and attractions of Kerkyra: the Liston, the two great fortresses, the museums, and Corfu Town's fine restaurants, shops and cafes.

Renovated in elegant style by interior designer Marilou Dolianite, the hotel comprises 31 rooms, all with private baths, direct telephone and internet lines, flat screen TV's, safes, air conditioning, and state-of-the-art orthopedic beds featuring double mattresses and exquisite linens and duvets.

Two beautiful rooms designed with honeymooners in mind and a second floor grand master suite, ideal for families, round out the accommodation.

The hotel's public rooms maintain the ambience of a 19th-century English club, and feature a fully stocked snack-bar, lofty, carved wooden ceilings, pink-and-white checked floors made of Ioannina marble, and all the mansion's original architectural elements. An internet kiosk was added this year.

In spring and summer, a generous breakfast is served in the "Gazebo," a free-standing, airy sun-room set in the hotel's garden; in summer, guests breakfast among the rich riot of flowers in the garden proper.

Open year round, the Bella Venezia is one of the island's premier hotels, its reputation based as much on the impeccable, personalised service offered by its long-time staff as on its fine amenities. Return visitors abound here.

Whether you have come to the island to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter, to hike the Corfu Trail, or to tour Corfu's remarkable villages, fortresses and beaches, make the Bella Venezia your home away from home in the Ionians.