We (9 people, 2 families) stayed in Hotel Plaza for 2 weeks back in 2006. As soon as we got there we all struggled with our luggage and the staff were quite miserable and didn't help us. Our apartment was reasonably large with 2 good sized bedrooms although one of the lights didn't work! The pool was great for the kids and adults, it was clean and was quite big and there was a park nearby, which the kids enjoyed.
We hired a mini van and visited Corfu town which was very busy and had some nice shops. Our family also hired a motorbike and I took our 2 children (seperately of course) on a ride and they seemed strangely interested in the nice area around them.
The entertainment club was great for teens, adults and toddlers (soft play area) one child was 5 months and too young to play in the childerens play area while the other kids (aged 8 - 10) were too old to play in the soft play area (although they wanted to!) and there was nothing else for them to do at night. They actually got told off for playing in the soft play area late at night even though there was no little children around and that's all they had to do. After that all the reps ever did was shout at our kids and they just thought they were trouble makers when all they really wanted to do was have fun.
The shops, pubs and restaurants near-by were perfect for all of us and spent most of our nights in a particular pub (which had a giant tv!). It rained for 2 days but the sun we had was lovely. We visited Aqualand water park which we all enjoyed very much, there was an incident when the kids got stuck in one of the water flumes but it was a laugh and it ended well.
The worse part of the holiday was when all 9 of us had a tummy-bug and the kids especially were being sick every night, which was more of a problem for the baby. We had to ask for more toilet paper which wasn't good and the maids didn't change our sheets which were covered in vomit.(Lovely!)
We told the reps that we were all ill and we were starting to dislike the holiday slightly and they actually apologised for shouting at the children and one rep (her name was Emma) called a doctor for us and treated all of us very well.
I visited this area in the 1980's and the sewage was a problem then and was in 2006. The pipes were above ground and were leaking in areas.

Overall I think that Corfu is good for families (if you don't get ill!). Also, if you have never been to Corfu but are planning on going then i'd advise you to go to Corfu town.

The apartments are rated as 4 star by Thompson but are 2 star in my opinion. This is due to the low standards of decor, equipment and maintenance.
Some problems
Leaking water pipes- we had to move out of our apartment
Stains on walls
Cracked floor tiles around pool
old and stained baths
no laundry facilities or irons
Good points
Near to beach, and to resort
Overall the holiday was good, but due mainly to the Corfu sunshine!

Arrived at the apartments and was left to struggle with luggage. No help was offered by reception staff, who we found to be generally miserable. The apartment was well equipped and a good size. The outlook was average. The room service was not too good. Had to go to reception and ask for towels on two occasions. Had to ask for loo rolls as well, which was poor as half the guests had a tummy bug! The food in the Dining Room was very good. Nicely cooked and a good choice. Dining Room staff very friendly - especially Costas. The resort was poor. Good job the weather was good, as there was nothing much to do. No decent shops and no bus service to take you anywhere else. The traditional Greek excursion was poor. It was advertised saying they serve traditional Greek food. This turned out to be deep fired chicken and chips! Quite expensive and nearly £30! We enjoyed our holiday because the weather was excellent and we made the best of it, but I will not be coming here again.

Me and my better half stayed here for a week, and were quite disappointed. The hotel is classed as 4T, but we would rate it as a 2T at best - and we know that 4T and 2T don't mean 4* and 2*. The problems we encountered were our first apartment was filthy and poorly maintained, and after asking to be moved, our second, although a lot cleaner, was still very tatty. We certainly don't consider ourselves to be snobs, but expected a reasonable standard given the hotels rating - which it didn't live upto. The hotels restaurant wasn't tried, but the snack bar was below average, hardly any choice, and everything swimming in grease. The pool area was fine, and always busy, and although the reps had no resources for entertainment, they did try, bless 'em.

The resort itself was pretty quiet. The beach was a two minute walk away, and there were lots of water sports directly in front of the hotel. A word of warning about the resort, it only has one cash machine, and ran out of money and broke down several times during our week, so keep plenty of cash on you - there isn't a bank.

The bars and restaurants were, on the whole, fine, there were around a dozen of each, ranging from cheap and cheerful, to nice romantic settings on the sea front, athough don't expect fine cuisine here, it's more of the 'posh pub' type. We found the nights to be a little too quiet for us, most places either did quizzes, or put on hypnotists, the pubs did stay open very late, but don't go here if you like clubbing or want entertained during the evenings.

We booked our excursions through the Cosmos travel agency on the main street (nothing to do with the Cosmos holiday company) - do the same, you get the same excursions as you would with your holiday reps, but will save a bomb.

In all, we wouldn' t go back here, although not a complete disaster, the hotel was poor, and the resort too quiet for us - or maybe we were too young for the resort. (26 & 42)