IONIAN KONSTANTINOUPOLIS HOTEL WAS BUILT DURING THE BRITISH PROTECTORATE 1814 1864. IT FIRST OPERATED AS A HOTEL OFFERING ROOM AND BOARD BY A FAMILY FROM KONSTANTINOUPOLIS WHO MOVED TO CORFU TO ESCAPE THE TURKS. CONSIDERING ITS ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION BY THE MAIN PORT THE HOTEL WAS IN A GREAT DEMAND AMONG THE BUSINESS WORLD OF THE TIME AS WELL AS THE HIGH SOCIETY OF EUROPE WHO CHOSE CORFU FOR THEIR HOLIDAYS. FROM 1878 UP UNTIL 1993 WHEN IT CLOSED DOWN THE HOTEL ATTRACTED VARIOUS CELEBRITIES AND ARTISTS WHO CAME TO THE ISLAND TO PERFORM. THE KONSTANTINOUPOLIS IS A FULLY RENOVATED HOTEL WITH GREAT RESPECT TO THE HISTORY AND THE ARCHITECTURAL TRADITION OF CORFU. IT DISPOSES 31 ROOMS ALL WITH BATHROOM AND FULLY EQUIPPED WITH A/C/ TV/ TELEPHONE. THE HOTEL IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE OLD PORT WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE TOWNS EXITS AND ENTRIES ELIMINATING THE NEED TO CROSS THE BUSY COMMERCIAL SECTION.