A five-bedroom on the northeast coast asks €13,000 a week in June and €40,000 in August, while the same house on the southwest coast runs a third less. Corfu has the widest coast-to-coast price spread in the Ionian: the northeast strip known as Millionaires’ Row carries the premium, and the southwest holds the value. The full structure, by coast and week.
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The number that matters first: €4,000 to €150,000 per week. The floor is a four-bedroom on the southwest coast in low season, and the ceiling is a staffed estate on the northeast Millionaires’ Row in peak August. Corfu is Ionian, not Cycladic, so it escapes the meltemi wind that batters the islands further south, and the green, mild summers are part of why the northeast became the family-money coast it is.
August is the single peak, the first three weeks tightest, and rates ease into a warm September. Four things move a Corfu quote, in order: the coast, the week, the bedroom count, and whether the villa sits on the water with its own jetty. The northeast strip from Kommeno through Kassiopi sets the top of every band.
Indicative weekly rates in euros. Low season is roughly November to April. Shoulder is May, June, and September. August is the single peak. The northeast coast sits at the top of each band, the southwest at the floor.
| Villa size | Low season | Shoulder | August (peak) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 bedrooms | €4,000 to €8,000 | €7,000 to €14,000 | €12,000 to €25,000 |
| 5 bedrooms | €6,000 to €13,000 | €11,000 to €24,000 | €20,000 to €42,000 |
| 6 bedrooms | €10,000 to €22,000 | €19,000 to €40,000 | €35,000 to €70,000 |
| 7+ bedrooms | €20,000 to €40,000 | €38,000 to €75,000 | €65,000 to €150,000+ |
Bands reflect Kommeno, Kassiopi, Agni, and Avlaki on the northeast against Pelekas and Agios Gordios on the southwest, May 2026. The seven-bedroom peak band is the northeast waterfront, the most sought stock in the Ionian.
Corfu’s map does most of the pricing. The northeast, from Kommeno past Nissaki to Kassiopi and Avlaki, is the old-money strip, with deep-water frontage, olive-terrace estates, and the short hop to Albania and Paxos by boat. The southwest, around Pelekas, Glyfada, and Agios Gordios, has the big sandy beaches and the better value.
The strip from Kommeno through Agni and Kalami to Kassiopi is the most expensive address in the Ionian and one of the most established in Greece. The villas are large, often staffed, and sit on rocky frontage with private jetties looking across to the mainland. A peak-August week here is the priciest combination on the island, and the same house in June costs close to half.
Pelekas, Glyfada, and Agios Gordios on the west face the open Ionian and the long sandy beaches, and they rent for materially less than the northeast for the same bedroom count. A family that wants beach over jetty almost always does better on this coast, and the sunsets are the island’s best.
Greece treats anyone letting three or more properties as a professional operator who must charge 13 percent VAT on accommodation. Estate-managed villas and agency stock therefore carry it, while a single owner letting one house may not. On a €40,000 August week the 13 percent is €5,200, so confirm whether a quote is gross or net.
Greece replaced its old hotel tax with a climate crisis resilience fee. For furnished villas of 80 square metres or more, which is almost every house in this guide, it is €15 per night from April through October and €4 per night from November through March. It is charged per property per night, not per guest, so on a peak week it is about €105, a rounding error against the rate but a real line at checkout.
Expect an end-of-stay cleaning fee of €300 to €700, and on staffed villas a 3 to 5 percent concierge charge. A private chef runs €320 to €520 per day plus food, a boat day to Paxos or the Albanian Riviera runs €700 to €2,000, and a driver is around €280 per day.
Plan on a refundable deposit of €2,500 to €20,000 depending on the value of the villa, held by card or transfer and returned within two weeks of checkout. Northeast waterfront estates sit at the top of that range.
Each budget is the rate plus the fees that land on the invoice. In Corfu the line items add roughly 12 to 18 percent on top of the headline.
Headline: €12,000 / wk (mid-June, Pelekas sea-view villa).
VAT (13%, agency let) €1,560. Cleaning €400. Climate fee €105. Chef for three dinners €1,200 plus food €600.
All-in: about €15,900 for the week, roughly €2,270 a night for eight.
Headline: €48,000 / wk (second week of August, northeast waterfront).
VAT (13%) €6,240. Service (4%) €1,920. Climate fee €105. Boat day to Paxos €1,400. Chef for four dinners €1,800 plus food €900.
All-in: about €60,400 for the week, roughly €8,630 a night for twelve.
Headline: €110,000 / wk (first week of August, staffed waterfront estate).
VAT (13%) €14,300. Service (5%) €5,500. Full-time chef €4,200 plus food €2,500. Two drivers €3,900. Climate fee €105.
All-in: about €140,500 before events and a chartered yacht.
Three levers move the all-in cost on a Corfu week.
Switch coasts, not tiers. The southwest delivers the same bedroom count and a better beach for 25 to 35 percent below the northeast. If the jetty and the Kassiopi scene are not the point of your trip, the west coast is the smarter buy.
Move off August. A June or late-September week in the same house runs 30 to 45 percent less, the sea is warm, and the northeast tavernas are bookable again. The first half of June is dry, green, and quiet.
Do not pay for a jetty you will not use. Renters book northeast waterfront for the boat access, then never charter the boat. If you are not running to Paxos most days, a villa set back with a pool and a sea view costs less and serves a family just as well.
From about €4,000 per week for a four-bedroom on the southwest coast in low season to €150,000 or more for a peak-August estate on the northeast Millionaires’ Row. Most quality five-bedrooms land between €11,000 and €24,000 per week in shoulder season and €20,000 to €42,000 in August.
The northeast, from Kommeno through Agni and Kalami to Kassiopi, known as Millionaires’ Row. It carries deep-water frontage and the largest staffed estates, and rents 25 to 35 percent above the southwest coast for the same bedroom count.
Professional lets carry 13 percent VAT on accommodation. A climate crisis resilience fee of €15 per night applies to furnished villas from April through October, dropping to €4 from November through March, charged per property per night.
No. The meltemi is a Cycladic wind that affects islands like Paros and Mykonos. Corfu is in the Ionian, west of the mainland, and its summers are calmer and greener, which is part of why the northeast became a family-money coast.
June and the back half of September run 30 to 45 percent below August with warm sea and quiet tavernas. Switching from the northeast to the southwest coast saves another 25 to 35 percent on the same week.
The best northeast waterfront estates are booked 9 to 12 months ahead for the first three weeks of August. Southwest villas and shoulder weeks open up later, often three to five months out.
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