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A nice hotel- clean, modern and friendly. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes and views. BUT isolated. 2 1/2 hrs from Catania airport (read more about transfers below) and half way up steep, rocky hillside. Roads are steep and winding with lots of u-bends. You need a car as you cannot walk to town for evening meals/shops (too steep/dangerous) and drivers need to be confident, sober and used to parking on edge of a cliff! We haven’t seen any taxis. ‘LoveHolidays’ totally stung us after we realised that transfers had not appeared on our booking. After 4 phone calls they admitted they couldn’t find transfers to the hotel and we’d have to organise it ourselves. The huge distance (which we hadn’t spotted) and evening arrival time would have cost 600 euros taxi round trip. We ended up forgoing day 1 of hotel, booking accommodation at the airport and hiring a car the next day. Other considerations: a beautifully Italian resort with few English speakers (don’t come here if you prefer Brits abroad!) Plus lots of hidden costs eg E160 on day one for local taxes and use of beach. Hotel food rubbish - lots of processed, sugary food- little fresh - not even orange juice!

I stayed at this hotel with my three daughters (14, 11 and 3) .They enjoyed the stay, had lots of fun in the pool and with the animation team. The youngest really enjoyed the baby dance!... Staff were extremely friendly, caring and pleasant, starting from the reception, restaurant and animation. The staff went above and beyond to make my stay as a single mother as easy as possible. They accomodated our requests for dishes (they youngest one is a very picky eater) and even found a pair of armbands for the little one to enjoy the pool! Buffet breakfast is abundant with many choices from sweet to savoury and fresh fruit at every meal! Meals are generally very tasty and delicious with different options everyday... Room was very clean and spacious, beds comfortable. Great service of a minibus to and from the beach is also available every 10-15 min so if you are looking for some relax time and not sightseeing you don't even need to use your car! The recdptions staff set us up with a day trip to Eolie Islands, with pick up and drop off right in front of the hotel. That hotel has it all! Could the hotel use a bit of refreshing? Sure, but the perfect location, breathtaking views and sunset, exceptional staff make up a slightly ripped curtain!!