Corfu car hire recommendations?

Looks like we’re off to Corfu in September and I think it’s worth getting a hire car for transfers, supermarket runs, etc.

Any hire co. recommendations?

Used these guys – https://corfucarrentals.com/ – a few years ago. They were good and I’d use them again.

We’ve come back from Corfu this week.  Nothing seems that cheap to hire there.  We’ve been there 3 times in the last 7 years and used a different company each time based on what deals were available, I used Discover Cars as a broker website and ended up booking via them with Dirent (which seemed to also be Thrifty Car Rentals).  5 minute minibus from the airport and all sorted fine, handover etc was no problem, it’s also opposite Lidl so ideal for picking up the car and going to the beer/water shop.  Car was an Fiat Tipo which was a few years old and a bit tatty but the state of the roads and the horrendous narrow steep roads to beaches I’d not want to be driving anything too nice.

Also if you want to hire a boat for the day (well worth it, we did it twice, once on each side of the island) look up 35 Boats for Hire, it’s run by a lovely family and situated on the East side, not too far north of Corfu town.

Finally I can also recommend Ermones Villas fro accommodation a bit off the beaten track.  We’ve stayed there 3 times and it’s run by a nice couple, the accommodation is clean with fantastic views and is pretty central so a good base to explore.

Great info….. Thanks. Defo doing boat hire also!

We used Ermones Boats on the west side, it was convenient as near our villa (most of the hire places on the west run from the Palaiokastritsa area).  Was a bit more expensive for the hire but we used less fuel as there is less distance to cover so the total cost worked our similar for the day, hire period was an hour shorter though and whilst fine was definitely a bit more slapdash in approach (35 Boats do a proper briefing and seem a lot more organised (in a Greek way).

East and West are different experiences on the boat.  East is more built up, water is calmer and warmer.  West is more rocky, isolated beaches and better snorkelling.

This area in Corfu town is worth going to for a couple of sundowners and you can swim there too (not eaten there).  We also ate here a couple of times, it has a great view and the food was pretty good and reasonably priced.  Definitely look to book somewhere if it looks nice in Corfu town as it gets very busy.

Happy to attempt to answer any other questions if you have them.

Can’t comment on those villas but we stayed in the hotel opposite (Atlantica Grand Mediterrano) in Ermones last year. Its a lovely little beach and bay, very quiet in late season. Hotel ran its own bus across to Corfu town we didn’t hire a car.

My go to for car hire abroad is always Zest, only real exception has been the Canary Islands as Cicar is generally the best there.

Amazing, thanks guys!

We’re off to the NE which I’ve heard is very nice.

Not really looking for much in the way of action!

I might have more questions so will probably come back to this at some point.

We were in Kaminaki last year. There were 8 of us in a villa so we just got taxis from the airport and then rented a small runaround for shop runs etc. Got a little Suzuki Jimny from the local supermarket, perfect holiday car! Also rented a boat from the boat man at the bottom of the hill.

I think that was probably one of the most fun holidays I’ve had in a long while. Mostly because it took me back to childhood holidays in the 70s and 80s. Once the kids realised we weren’t in some sterile bubble they went fully local and had a brilliant time.