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Post by saint on Jul 24, 2014 18:17:09 GMT 2
that area under discussion has been proposed as an area with villas/ bungalows since adam was a lad . as for AI i have tried it in various countries and found it ok ,to a point.reason being we have always self -catered in roda ,its a change . many nights sitting outside pirates with my sadly missed old friend angelo watching the AI guests[if i may use that word]walking up and down the beach road ,with their AI bracelets ,window shopping but not stopping to partake of any drinks in any of the bars . and i dont think it will change .roda ,in my opinion is a british orientated resort[before the ensuing brickbats ]that is not a critisism ,as said in a previous post maybe a more cosmopolitan approach is needed .AI will not help the bars and restaraunts in roda,quistion is will it harm them? just a quick aside you been drinking to much mythos pete its repeating on you .
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Post by norm on Jul 24, 2014 23:43:57 GMT 2
Our first visit to Roda entailed staying at The Roda Garden Village as AI. It wasn't bad but since wandering around the village we have come to find Theo's & enjoy staying there. The beach & village is only a few minutes walk away. AI's are OK if you have young children & don't want to have the worry of knowing where they are.Roda is perfectly safe,in the five years we've been coming to the village I can honestly say I haven't seen any trouble. The police I have seen drive by 2/3 times. That's OK in my books.
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Post by pete sant on Jul 25, 2014 8:02:45 GMT 2
Sorry for the repeat posts, internet was playing up yesterday. All the bars have sold Russian vodka since they opened and the Russians in the main still won't go in any of them and buy it so I have my doubts as to if they would buy Russian food if it was on offer, ,last night I sat and watched a party of 8 A.I. people walk back and to 6 times between the Dolphin and the Harbour Bar without entering anywhere before returning to Roda Beach resort, another family actually entered Pangalos but only to take photos !!! I remain totally unconvinced as to what good A.I.'s do for any resort in these hard times. pete.
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Post by artisans on Jul 25, 2014 10:14:04 GMT 2
You’re right, John, this development has been mooted for many years, but this time there does seem to be some movement. There has been a digger on the field in question, Kosta’s Horses have moved across the road, and there is further activity on land behind Blue Gardens.
I think the Britishness of Roda is a result of tour operators and their policies. They do currently support the village, unlike say, nearby Acharavi. Fortunately, Roda attracts a lot of independent visitors who will return whatever the travel companies decide and that is a tribute to the village and its people.
I cannot agree that visitors from other countries do not spend money here and there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. I agree that some businesses do not seem to attract such visitors and maybe they are the ones that are perceived to be less cosmopolitan. Certainly, along the front, New Port, Alexandros in the Village, Pangalos, Roxannes and Skouna are getting significant numbers of customers from Scandanavia and eastern Europe, including Russia, and one wonders what they are doing that the others are not. Important also is that not all these visitors are from Mitsis and many are staying at other places around the village. I can confirm also that maybe as many as half of the car-hire enquiries that I deal with through rodaonline are from eastern Europe. The people I have met are both well-educated and well-travelled and they are often paying more for their holidays than many of us Brits. I think we should welcome them, whether they are all-inclusive or not, but we must also adapt to suit their needs.
Steve
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Post by kathwebber on Jul 27, 2014 12:10:35 GMT 2
Have read this topic a few times now - I would be amazed if Thomas Cook (or anyone else) extended their flights to 20th November - cant imagine them even coming close to filling the seats.
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Post by Alan Keegan on Jul 27, 2014 20:32:03 GMT 2
Have read this topic a few times now - I would be amazed if Thomas Cook (or anyone else) extended their flights to 20th November - cant imagine them even coming close to filling the seats. If my experience of Roda in September never mind October & November is anything to go by then it will be a total non starter unless the locals are willing to stay open when business starts to tail off at the end of the season. We have stayed in Roda in September and also the last week of the season and it's fair to say well over 50% of businesses don't stay open once the high season has finished, in my opinion businesses in Roda have been selling the village short for years by leaving it late to open up & each year it seems less & less are staying open until the seasons end. I think if all the shops & bars were to stay open for the full season for 5 years or so they would find more people coming to Roda at the beginning & end of season, and in all honesty I think Corfu should be an all year resort, let's face it even their bad weather is a d**n sight better than in the UK.
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Post by artisans on Jul 28, 2014 20:45:37 GMT 2
It does sound unlikely, Kath, but don’t forget that, towards the end of the season, Roda suddenly becomes ‘unavailable’ unless you can fly from Manchester or Gatwick. This means that operators are sending fewer ‘planes, but concentrating demand on just two airports. Most tour operators do end their programmes in October, but many of the flights at that time are filled with relatives of people who live here or ex-pats themselves going back to do some Christmas shopping. The result is that flight prices actually rise at the end of the season. Maybe some enterprising airline has spotted an opportunity and is tempting ex-pats, and so on, to fly in November, thereby filling the last of their accommodation with tourists – or is that too much to expect?
There is no doubt that some businesses do close in October, Alan, but that’s more than a month after the ‘high season’ ends. In my opinion, it is good that they do so as no one wants to go into a bar or restaurant that has just a couple of people in it … far better to concentrate those still here into fewer places. Apart from Roda Inn, I cannot think of a single business that does not strive to be open for May 1st – the traditional start of the season and, in fact, many this year were open in April. I do agree that Roda could be an all-year resort and Roda Inn could lead the way in the right hands. I also believe that licences should only be issued to those businesses guaranteeing to be open for the full six months, but that’s not likely to happen. People staying in September can have some of the best weather of the year and the sea is still so warm. Even up to January, there can be so many beautifully sunny days. There were only three days last December/January when we couldn’t have breakfast on our balcony.
Steve
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Post by artisans on Sept 29, 2016 9:43:39 GMT 2
It’s two years since I reported the possibility of a new development starting on the hillside where Kostas used to keep his horses, and little has happened since other than the owner of the derelict building on the beach staking his claim. Well, now, there are signs that things are moving as shrubs have been cleared by the bridge and a new road is being forged through the undergrowth opposite Blue Gardens. Locals are philosophical as they’ve heard it all before, but this work does look a bit more serious. We are told that the first phase would be a new hotel at the top of the slope, below the radio masts.
Steve
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