It's a three hour crawl from the airport along twisting and badly maintained roads so expect to feel exhausted when you arrive. Roda Corfu is a small, pretty, but charmless village with a large number of bars, restaurants and small shops. Forget any Greek flavour though - this is English seaside town with karaoke and bingo nights in the scores of British theme pubs run by ex-pats. The drab uniformity can make a long stay here very tedious. A noise restriction after midnight does something to mitigate the music throb and infernal karaoke. Beware apartments sited on the main Sidari road as this is busy and noisy 24 hours-a-day.
Access to Roda beach is down some steps from the main road where there is parking. It is sandy for the most part with some pebbles and gets better at the western end. The sea is shallow and sandy underfoot so it's safe for children and non-swimmers and there are plenty of watersports. The resort has been making efforts to improve itself of late with benches along the seafront, some palm tree planting and daily beach cleaning though there is little to be done about the endless fag ends in the sand. The excellent cheap and air conditioned bus service is worth using and there's a bus stop by Roda beach. The place is plagued with stray dogs and feral cats but they are not a nuisance if you ignore them

Beach location: Accessed from any of a number of lanes that lead from the northern coastal main road that acts as the boundary to the resort area at Roda. Most lanes lead you straight to Roda beach and are signed as such with finger-posts.
Disabled access: Substantially a flat resort with wheelchair access to Roda beach in several places. The beach itself is soft sand. Car parking: Limited. Lots of cars are hired and parking is at something of a premium. Roadside parking, sometimes some distance from the beach, may be necessary.
Food outlets/restaurants: A full range of eateries close to the beach. Sand/pebbles/shingle: Soft sand interspersed with shingle and small pebbles in places. Sunbeds/umbrellas: Yes. Showers: Yes
Safe for children: Yes, Roda is a good family resort but be aware that the water gets deep quite quickly and currents are fast. Watersports: Yes. Main users: Tourists.
Well cared for: Some licence holders of Roda beach facilities are trying incredibly hard to keep the area clean. In other cases there are mounds of litter, bottles and other debris. This is something the local municipality should resolve! Mooring for boats: A small harbour with strictly limited mooring facilities.
Next to quayside/harbour: No. Storm drains/outlets into sea: Yes.
Natural shady areas: Some "ornamental" foliage has been planted and provides a pleasant, if somewhat limited, respite to the open heat of the beach area. Any other facilities: Full resort facilities.
Distance to main resorts: 0-2 km. depending on accommodation. Corfu Town approx. 40 km.
Public transport: Yes - buses and taxis serve Roda resort. Blue Flag: No.