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Sunrock backpackers hostel, Corfu, Greece is located on Pelekas beach, Corfu, Greece.
Awesome sea views, amazing sunsets, this is the ultimate chill.
Famous for it's organic farm, home cooked food, huge breakfasts, free transfers and excellent atmosphere, we welcome backpackers and travellers from all over the world. read more
Sunrock backpackers hostel Corfu Greece
The hottest chill on the west coast!
Located on the waterfront of wide, sweeping, sandy, Pelekas beach, Sunrock enjoys spectacular views across the turqoise blue waters of the Ionian sea. And with the unrivalled sunsets, it's not hard to realise why Sunrock is described by Lonely planet as ' The next backpackers hangout'.
Book now: only 18 euro pppn including evening meal and breakfast:
Wine
For many years, Spiro's family have lived at Pelekas beach, on the west coast of Corfu.
Producing grapes and wine has always been a passion for the family.
In years gone by, Spiro's mother, could be seen riding her donkey to her vineyards daily, nuturing and caring for the vines and producing fine home made wine for the family.
Fast forward to 2006 and once again, after a few years of producing grapes, Spiro produced the first "Sunrock" home produced wine.
This is a real family event, with everyone helping out to make the wine a celebrated activity.
Naturally, the grapes are produced organically on the Sunrock hostel farm. Once the grapes reach maturity, they are picked and transferred to the hostel producing room.
From here, the grapes are pressed using special equipment....the days of treading grapes with the feet have gone!
The grapes are placed in a presser and squeezed to obtain the juice. The juice is then placed into casks for maturing.
Over a period of months, the wine ferments, until it reaches it's optimum. This is usually around the end of January.
Once the wine is ready for consumption, a big celebration is planned, in a day when Spiro samples and shares the rewards of his hard work and passion for continuing a treasured family tradition.
The home produced Sunrock wine is available from our bar - subject to availability!
Our Bar
Serving a wide range of local and international drinks, our bar offers something for everyone.
From traditional Greek drinks such as Ouzou, to favourite spirits, whiskeys and a wide range of greek wines, including our own Sunrock wine and other locally produced wines.
A selection of local and international beers are also available, including Mythos, Amstel, Heineken and Stella artois.
Soft drinks and Sodas suchs as Coca cola, Fanta and juices as well as bottled water are also available.
Our bar pricing philosophy is simple, discount backpacker prices for everyone.
Food
Sunrock is a completely unique experience.
We believe that what you eat should also be a unique and wholesome experience. Whether you are a meat eater, vegetarian or have a special dietary requirement, Sunrock's hospitalty extends to personal attention from our family, friends and staff.
Sunrock is pleased to serve home cooked, traditional greek cuisine, using a growing range of ingredients, produced on our own, exclusive organic farm.
Included in all of our rates are freshly cooked breakfasts, served until 1PM each day and 2 course evening meals of home cooked traditional greek cuisine.
Personally prepared and cooked meals in a family style.
Breakfast
Each morning, you can enjoy a deliciously filling cooked breakfast either in our restaurant or on our Sundeck, overlooking the Ionian sea.
Breakfast choices include:
Scrambled eggs with Tomatoes, peppers and Onion
Omlette, with Tomatoes, peppers and Onion
French toast, drizzled with greek Honey and dusted with Cinnamon.
Greek Pancakes - Balls of pancake dough, deep fried until golden and then drizzled in greek Honey.
Your choice from the menu is complimented with Fresh bread, Jam and Tea Coffee or juice.
And yes, seconds are available, if you dare!
Sunrock is pleased to try to accomodate your needs and requirements for breakfast that are supplemental to our breakfast menu.
Lunch
Lunch is available from our menu from 1PM onwards.
For those who plan to be away from Sunrock for the whole day, we are happy to arrange packed lunches.
A wide range of items are on our menu for lunch, including Sandwiches for 2 Euro and a range of Pasta dishes, varying at around 4 euro.
Specials are usually available and if you would like any special dishes, just ask and we will let you know what we can do.
Our famous evening meal!
Even if your travelling on your own, there is no need to be lonely at Sunrock!
Each evening, we invite you to join us on the Sundeck, order your favourite drink from the bar and enjoy an awesome sunset over the sea.
Shortly after sunset, everyone gathers in the dining room or sundeck together for the evening meal.
Our evening meal is prepared freshly each evening from our growing range of vegetables and meat direct from the Sunrock organic farm.
Vegetarians and guests with special dietary requirements are catered for too, on a personal basis.
For starters, we offer a fresh greek salad with Feta cheese and fresh bread.
For your main course, Madelena prepares home cooked dish from her repertoire of greek dishes.
You can expect to enjoy a dish each night including:
Souvlaki - grilled meat from our farm with Tomatoes and peppers, skewered and served with Tzatziki.
Pastitsio, Pastas, locally caught fish dishes, mixed grill and our famous BBQ chicken with our secret family sauce!
One word of advice....don't dare to leave anything on your plate, unless you want to attract the quick wit of Madelena!....
The Farm
Uniquely offering meals to our guests, using produce direct from our own organic farm each day requires hard work, passion and dedication.
A few years ago, Spiro decided that this was his goal. With a love and passion for farming and a dedication to providing his guests with the best quality food, he decided to utilise a stretch of land on the island for this purpose.
Now, the farm has grown into producing and keeping a wide range of stock and vegetation.
Each year, the farm's trees produce Olives, which are gathered and used to produce our own Olive oil for cooking and collected to be served fresh to sunrock guests.
Fruit is widely grown on the farm each year, including Strawberries, Cherries and Lemons.
Additionally, Sunrock itself has an abundance of vegetation surrounding the hostel producing Lemons, strawberries and Olives, along with our vegetable plots for lettuce, Zuchini and Tomatoes.
Our farm Animals are kept in good conditions ensuring that the best quality meat is a result.
Cared for by Spiro, staff and our volunteer helpers, the animals are well looked after and treated respectfully.
Of course, the ultimate result of producing the freshest, organically produce meat is always remembered, but we believe that the animals should live in good conditions.
Our Chickens produce Eggs daily for use in our breakfasts, Our cows produce milk, again, used daily at the hostel for our guests and we produce the freshest and what is believed to be the best quality Lamb, Pork and beef on the island!
Volunteers
Farming is hard work that requires dedication and comittment.
Each year, all year round, we accept the assistance of volunteers.
Our volunteers come from a wide range of countries and backgrounds, either currently travelling or heading to Corfu for the purpose of joining us to work on our farm.
Opportunities exist all year round and in return for around 5 or 6 hours each day, we offer accomodation at the hostel in shared rooms and 3 good meals each day.
Volunteers can enjoy an active social life with the others and with the guests, including parties, beach time, resting and chilling out.
However, we ask all our volunteers to remember the main purpose of their stay...caring for the farm.
Farming is hard work and volunteers need to be flexible...animals need regular attention to a strict timetable and their needs can sometimes occour at the most demanding and unsocial hours!
But, the personal rewards are well worth the effort...imagine helping and seeing the birth of a calf and then helping it to gain strength each day.
If you believe that you have a flexible attitude, you should fit the criteria below to enquire about becoming a volunteer:
* Be aged 18 to 25 years old.
* Be available for a minimum period of 1 month.
* Be fit and active
* Be flexible in your approach to this comittment