We first came to Corfu in 1990 and stayed in Agios Stefanos, I remember climbing the hill with two reluctant toddlers and looking down onto Arillas beach.
However, it was in 2004 that we took a cheap, last minute, 'allocated on arrival' holiday. We had a long, night time coach transfer and decided that we would sleep one night where ever we ended up and then look for somewhere we liked. We woke to find that we were in a front room in The Hotel Marina. The view blew us away, the owners were soo friendly, we explored Arillas and have never looked elsewhere since!!