In terms of price / quality ratio, Albatros suited me with everything. It is clear that this is not a fashionable five-star hotel with a tail, which is in Taormina, and not one. But it is worth staying there not at all in Taormina. This is a convenient city hotel, located five minutes walk from the funicular to the coast and ten minutes from the main gate to the main street of the city.
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In terms of price / quality ratio, Albatros suited me with everything. It is clear that this is not a fashionable five-star hotel with a tail, which is in Taormina, and not one. But it is worth staying there not at all in Taormina. This is a convenient city hotel, located five minutes walk from the funicular to the coast and ten minutes from the main gate to the main street of the city. During the day, I manage to run through the next local attraction, go down for a swim, return to the hotel, and in the evening again get out into the city or on the coast to one of the many restaurants. There is practically no time spent on the road. The territory is clean, well-groomed, green, tidy - in a word. good, but quite small, compact. On the other hand, this is offset by the opportunity to get out into the city. There is Wi-Fi, they say that there is a pool, but a good question is whether it is needed: next to it is the purest Ionian Sea.
The rooms are clean, at the time of 2011 - new; with air conditioning, TV, cable (there were Russian channels for sure), a small terrace into a small garden, on the terrace - a table and two chairs, if you want to warm yourself outside in a siesta - VERY convenient, as the chairs are in the shade.
The food is good.
The rooms are clean, at the time of 2011 - new; with air conditioning, TV, cable (there were Russian channels for sure), a small terrace into a small garden, on the terrace - a table and two chairs, if you want to warm yourself outside in a siesta - VERY convenient, as the chairs are in the shade.
The food is good.
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A good hotel with a solid reputation. He would be the 4th, but there is no pool! Once a week the owner Filippo arranges entertainment for tourists. Each time is different! Food - don't go hungry. The pros are many. Of the minuses - the beach is not sand, but variegated pebbles (it's hard to get in and out), jellyfish sting quite realistically, the water is noticeably cool, and until June 10.
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A good hotel with a solid reputation. He would be the 4th, but there is no pool! Once a week the owner Filippo arranges entertainment for tourists. Each time is different! Food - don't go hungry. The pros are many. Of the minuses - the beach is not sand, but variegated pebbles (it's hard to get in and out), jellyfish sting quite realistically, the water is noticeably cool, and until June 10.2010 it was just icy!
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We went with my wife for a week, from the first days of August 2009. The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later. The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area.
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We went with my wife for a week, from the first days of August 2009.
The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later.
The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area. This gives the rest a unique feeling, because you, in fact, live among the locals, walk the streets with them, communicate (surprisingly, everything is very simple, you need to remember a little the most famous Italian words, or, in extreme cases, use English, but it not everyone knows), go to the same shops, sit in the same cafes and restaurants. Sicilians are very sociable and friendly. A rather uncomplexed people, who, however, do not forget about mutual respect and tact. The only thing that is unpleasant is that they are not very "clean", they throw garbage anywhere, and not in baskets.
In the hotel, and in Sicily, not only foreigners rest, but also many Italians from mainland Italy, some of them have houses or apartments on the island.
Rooms at the hotel are small, decorated with light tiles and white wallpaper. The furniture in the room is also white, and therefore some people get the feeling that they are in a hospital room. The bath is small, with red tiles on the floor, but has all the necessary sanitary facilities (sink, toilet, bidet, bath) + hair dryer. The room is cleaned every day, linen is changed every 2-3 days.
There is a TV, but it only catches terrestrial television with a dozen channels, including Italian MTV. The TV signal is not very stable and half of the channels either appear or disappear. Those who want to know the news from Russia should go down to the hotel lobby to a large TV with a satellite receiver and tune in to channel 39 - VESTI. This is the only (!!! ) of the Russian-language channels, in the entire range of the "plate". There are no channels in Ukrainian or Belarusian at all.
There is no refrigerator in the room, but you can ask for one for an additional fee (5 euros per day).
There is no pool in the hotel, because. the hotel is small and has the shape of the letter G, so in the narrow courtyard there is a staircase from the 0th floor (reception and restaurant) and 4 tables with chairs and umbrellas. Exit from the hotel square directly onto the street with a small parking lot (for 5 cars).
The entrance to the beach is 5-10 meters from the hotel, i. e. you have to cross a narrow street, with one-way traffic of small vehicles, and a small embankment sidewalk. The beach belongs to the hotel, sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach are FREE for hotel guests, which is important, because. the cost of 2 sun loungers and an umbrella per day is 15 euros.
The Ionian Sea is very clean and very salty, when diving, the nose starts to burn from the salt, so it is better not to dive or at least pinch your nose.
They say that there are days when jellyfish come to the shore, but out of 8 days of our vacation, this happened once and their number was minimal, I didn’t see them at all. Although 2-3 Russians, and only Russians, were stung by jellyfish. Why Russians in particular - because the Italians, as soon as they hear from the lifeguard that there are jellyfish near the shore, do not enter the water, and ours do not care about everything. The burn is quite unpleasant, it burns and becomes, after a while, dark brown, because. the place of the burn ceases to be protected from the sun. It goes away in six months or a year. On the beach, the lifeguard of our hotel had a remedy for a bite, and if you immediately approach him and say "Medusa", then he poured the remedy on the burn site and the consequences were weaker. But some did not know this and the consequences were serious, up to going to the doctor.
Now about the restrictions, they relate to nutrition.
Firstly, the breakfast is rather meager and is a buffet, which has: three types of cold cuts + cheese, white bread, croutons, cookies, butter, jam, corn flakes, drinking yogurt + milk + tea + coffee - and that's absolutely everything! A rather meager choice, no scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs for you, no cereals and other delights. But it’s quite possible to eat, and you won’t overdo it with calories, which is also a plus!
The second is dinner, for which you order dishes during breakfast, marking on your table survey sheet, quite varied and consists of three courses - an appetizer to choose from 3 items (always pasta and soup, and something else), main course a choice of 2-3 items (usually meat and fish, and something else) and dessert or fruit. Whoever wants to eat, let him take more pasta, because. the main course is either large or very small (such as thin slices of 3 pieces of some meat product). Drinks are ordered during dinner and they are paid, payment upon departure from the hotel.
The restaurant has 2 male waiters and 2 waitresses, very friendly and always ready to help.
Now about cultural rest and shopping. For Russian tourists staying at this hotel, there are 2 free tours from the tour operator in Messina and Catania. They pass in one day and one after another, with a short break and check-in at the hotel. It is worth seeing both cities and listening to the guide, because. cities are diverse, with different architecture and history. There is practically no time left for shopping in these cities.
The nearest large town to the hotel is Taormina. This is a famous tourist and historical center, which has a narrow street with a series of different shops. This street has the most expensive prices in Sicily!! ! It makes sense to buy only souvenirs there (ceramics, magnets, T-shirts, T-shirts, baseball caps, etc. ). Souvenir prices are quite reasonable. We went to the town almost every day between sunbathing on the beach (from 12 to 15 hours). It takes 10-15 minutes to drive with stops, it costs 1.5 euros one way, but it's better to take a round-trip ticket - it costs 2.5 euros (instead of 3 euros). The bus stop is on the street behind the hotel, right next to the hotel exit. The bus runs on average once every 1 hour, in August a little more often.
Now about shopping. Shopping makes sense to do in the town of Misterbianco near Catania, located on the road to the airport. To do this, you will need to rent a car. There are many discount stores of various famous brands (Benetton, Bugatti, H&M, etc. ).
Liquor wines and local orange honey are the cheapest to buy at the Spar shop, which is located 400 meters from the hotel, along the street behind the hotel. There are the cheapest prices. For example, a bottle of good local wine costs 6 euros (against 9 euros in Duty Free), Martini or Cinzano champagne costs 5-7 euros.
And finally, about Wimm Airlines. We liked the company, no delays or failures. Air conditioning is always on in the plane, even when parked. Boeing 757-200 aircraft, clean and tidy. The staff is friendly.
We liked Sicily more than Spain, although in Spain we were in a 4 + * hotel.
The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later.
The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area. This gives the rest a unique feeling, because you, in fact, live among the locals, walk the streets with them, communicate (surprisingly, everything is very simple, you need to remember a little the most famous Italian words, or, in extreme cases, use English, but it not everyone knows), go to the same shops, sit in the same cafes and restaurants. Sicilians are very sociable and friendly. A rather uncomplexed people, who, however, do not forget about mutual respect and tact. The only thing that is unpleasant is that they are not very "clean", they throw garbage anywhere, and not in baskets.
In the hotel, and in Sicily, not only foreigners rest, but also many Italians from mainland Italy, some of them have houses or apartments on the island.
Rooms at the hotel are small, decorated with light tiles and white wallpaper. The furniture in the room is also white, and therefore some people get the feeling that they are in a hospital room. The bath is small, with red tiles on the floor, but has all the necessary sanitary facilities (sink, toilet, bidet, bath) + hair dryer. The room is cleaned every day, linen is changed every 2-3 days.
There is a TV, but it only catches terrestrial television with a dozen channels, including Italian MTV. The TV signal is not very stable and half of the channels either appear or disappear. Those who want to know the news from Russia should go down to the hotel lobby to a large TV with a satellite receiver and tune in to channel 39 - VESTI. This is the only (!!! ) of the Russian-language channels, in the entire range of the "plate". There are no channels in Ukrainian or Belarusian at all.
There is no refrigerator in the room, but you can ask for one for an additional fee (5 euros per day).
There is no pool in the hotel, because. the hotel is small and has the shape of the letter G, so in the narrow courtyard there is a staircase from the 0th floor (reception and restaurant) and 4 tables with chairs and umbrellas. Exit from the hotel square directly onto the street with a small parking lot (for 5 cars).
The entrance to the beach is 5-10 meters from the hotel, i. e. you have to cross a narrow street, with one-way traffic of small vehicles, and a small embankment sidewalk. The beach belongs to the hotel, sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach are FREE for hotel guests, which is important, because. the cost of 2 sun loungers and an umbrella per day is 15 euros.
The Ionian Sea is very clean and very salty, when diving, the nose starts to burn from the salt, so it is better not to dive or at least pinch your nose.
They say that there are days when jellyfish come to the shore, but out of 8 days of our vacation, this happened once and their number was minimal, I didn’t see them at all. Although 2-3 Russians, and only Russians, were stung by jellyfish. Why Russians in particular - because the Italians, as soon as they hear from the lifeguard that there are jellyfish near the shore, do not enter the water, and ours do not care about everything. The burn is quite unpleasant, it burns and becomes, after a while, dark brown, because. the place of the burn ceases to be protected from the sun. It goes away in six months or a year. On the beach, the lifeguard of our hotel had a remedy for a bite, and if you immediately approach him and say "Medusa", then he poured the remedy on the burn site and the consequences were weaker. But some did not know this and the consequences were serious, up to going to the doctor.
Now about the restrictions, they relate to nutrition.
Firstly, the breakfast is rather meager and is a buffet, which has: three types of cold cuts + cheese, white bread, croutons, cookies, butter, jam, corn flakes, drinking yogurt + milk + tea + coffee - and that's absolutely everything! A rather meager choice, no scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs for you, no cereals and other delights. But it’s quite possible to eat, and you won’t overdo it with calories, which is also a plus!
The second is dinner, for which you order dishes during breakfast, marking on your table survey sheet, quite varied and consists of three courses - an appetizer to choose from 3 items (always pasta and soup, and something else), main course a choice of 2-3 items (usually meat and fish, and something else) and dessert or fruit. Whoever wants to eat, let him take more pasta, because. the main course is either large or very small (such as thin slices of 3 pieces of some meat product). Drinks are ordered during dinner and they are paid, payment upon departure from the hotel.
The restaurant has 2 male waiters and 2 waitresses, very friendly and always ready to help.
Now about cultural rest and shopping. For Russian tourists staying at this hotel, there are 2 free tours from the tour operator in Messina and Catania. They pass in one day and one after another, with a short break and check-in at the hotel. It is worth seeing both cities and listening to the guide, because. cities are diverse, with different architecture and history. There is practically no time left for shopping in these cities.
The nearest large town to the hotel is Taormina. This is a famous tourist and historical center, which has a narrow street with a series of different shops. This street has the most expensive prices in Sicily!! ! It makes sense to buy only souvenirs there (ceramics, magnets, T-shirts, T-shirts, baseball caps, etc. ). Souvenir prices are quite reasonable. We went to the town almost every day between sunbathing on the beach (from 12 to 15 hours). It takes 10-15 minutes to drive with stops, it costs 1.5 euros one way, but it's better to take a round-trip ticket - it costs 2.5 euros (instead of 3 euros). The bus stop is on the street behind the hotel, right next to the hotel exit. The bus runs on average once every 1 hour, in August a little more often.
Now about shopping. Shopping makes sense to do in the town of Misterbianco near Catania, located on the road to the airport. To do this, you will need to rent a car. There are many discount stores of various famous brands (Benetton, Bugatti, H&M, etc. ).
Liquor wines and local orange honey are the cheapest to buy at the Spar shop, which is located 400 meters from the hotel, along the street behind the hotel. There are the cheapest prices. For example, a bottle of good local wine costs 6 euros (against 9 euros in Duty Free), Martini or Cinzano champagne costs 5-7 euros.
And finally, about Wimm Airlines. We liked the company, no delays or failures. Air conditioning is always on in the plane, even when parked. Boeing 757-200 aircraft, clean and tidy. The staff is friendly.
We liked Sicily more than Spain, although in Spain we were in a 4 + * hotel.
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We went with my wife for a week, from the first days of August 2009. The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later. The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area.
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We went with my wife for a week, from the first days of August 2009.
The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later.
The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area. This gives the rest a unique feeling, because you, in fact, live among the locals, walk the streets with them, communicate (surprisingly, everything is very simple, you need to remember a little the most famous Italian words, or, in extreme cases, use English, but it not everyone knows), go to the same shops, sit in the same cafes and restaurants. Sicilians are very sociable and friendly. A rather uncomplexed people, who, however, do not forget about mutual respect and tact. The only thing that is unpleasant is that they are not very "clean", they throw garbage anywhere, and not in baskets.
In the hotel, and in Sicily, not only foreigners rest, but also many Italians from mainland Italy, some of them have houses or apartments on the island.
Rooms at the hotel are small, decorated with light tiles and white wallpaper. The furniture in the room is also white, and therefore some people get the feeling that they are in a hospital room. The bath is small, with red tiles on the floor, but has all the necessary sanitary facilities (sink, toilet, bidet, bath) + hair dryer. The room is cleaned every day, linen is changed every 2-3 days.
There is a TV, but it only catches terrestrial television with a dozen channels, including Italian MTV. The TV signal is not very stable and half of the channels either appear or disappear. Those who want to know the news from Russia should go down to the hotel lobby to a large TV with a satellite receiver and tune in to channel 39 - VESTI. This is the only (!!! ) of the Russian-language channels, in the entire range of the "plate". There are no channels in Ukrainian or Belarusian at all.
There is no refrigerator in the room, but you can ask for one for an additional fee (5 euros per day).
There is no pool in the hotel, because. the hotel is small and has the shape of the letter G, so in the narrow courtyard there is a staircase from the 0th floor (reception and restaurant) and 4 tables with chairs and umbrellas. Exit from the hotel square directly onto the street with a small parking lot (for 5 cars).
The entrance to the beach is 5-10 meters from the hotel, i. e. you have to cross a narrow street, with one-way traffic of small vehicles, and a small embankment sidewalk. The beach belongs to the hotel, sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach are FREE for hotel guests, which is important, because. the cost of 2 sun loungers and an umbrella per day is 15 euros.
The Ionian Sea is very clean and very salty, when diving, the nose starts to burn from the salt, so it is better not to dive or at least pinch your nose.
They say that there are days when jellyfish come to the shore, but out of 8 days of our vacation, this happened once and their number was minimal, I didn’t see them at all. Although 2-3 Russians, and only Russians, were stung by jellyfish. Why Russians in particular - because the Italians, as soon as they hear from the lifeguard that there are jellyfish near the shore, do not enter the water, and ours do not care about everything. The burn is quite unpleasant, it burns and becomes, after a while, dark brown, because. the place of the burn ceases to be protected from the sun. It goes away in six months or a year. On the beach, the lifeguard of our hotel had a remedy for a bite, and if you immediately approach him and say "Medusa", then he poured the remedy on the burn site and the consequences were weaker. But some did not know this and the consequences were serious, up to going to the doctor.
Now about the restrictions, they relate to nutrition.
Firstly, the breakfast is rather meager and is a buffet, which has: three types of cold cuts + cheese, white bread, croutons, cookies, butter, jam, corn flakes, drinking yogurt + milk + tea + coffee - and that's absolutely everything! A rather meager choice, no scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs for you, no cereals and other delights. But it’s quite possible to eat, and you won’t overdo it with calories, which is also a plus!
The second is dinner, for which you order dishes during breakfast, marking on your table survey sheet, quite varied and consists of three courses - an appetizer to choose from 3 items (always pasta and soup, and something else), main course a choice of 2-3 items (usually meat and fish, and something else) and dessert or fruit. Whoever wants to eat, let him take more pasta, because. the main course is either large or very small (such as thin slices of 3 pieces of some meat product). Drinks are ordered during dinner and they are paid, payment upon departure from the hotel.
The restaurant has 2 male waiters and 2 waitresses, very friendly and always ready to help.
Now about cultural rest and shopping. For Russian tourists staying at this hotel, there are 2 free tours from the tour operator in Messina and Catania. They pass in one day and one after another, with a short break and check-in at the hotel. It is worth seeing both cities and listening to the guide, because. cities are diverse, with different architecture and history. There is practically no time left for shopping in these cities.
The nearest large town to the hotel is Taormina. This is a famous tourist and historical center, which has a narrow street with a series of different shops. This street has the most expensive prices in Sicily!! ! It makes sense to buy only souvenirs there (ceramics, magnets, T-shirts, T-shirts, baseball caps, etc. ). Souvenir prices are quite reasonable. We went to the town almost every day between sunbathing on the beach (from 12 to 15 hours). It takes 10-15 minutes to drive with stops, it costs 1.5 euros one way, but it's better to take a round-trip ticket - it costs 2.5 euros (instead of 3 euros). The bus stop is on the street behind the hotel, right next to the hotel exit. The bus runs on average once every 1 hour, in August a little more often.
Now about shopping. Shopping makes sense to do in the town of Misterbianco near Catania, located on the road to the airport. To do this, you will need to rent a car. There are many discount stores of various famous brands (Benetton, Bugatti, H&M, etc. ).
Liquor wines and local orange honey are the cheapest to buy at the Spar shop, which is located 400 meters from the hotel, along the street behind the hotel. There are the cheapest prices. For example, a bottle of good local wine costs 6 euros (against 9 euros in Duty Free), Martini or Cinzano champagne costs 5-7 euros.
And finally, about Wimm Airlines. We liked the company, no delays or failures. Air conditioning is always on in the plane, even when parked. Boeing 757-200 aircraft, clean and tidy. The staff is friendly.
We liked Sicily more than Spain, although in Spain we were in a 4 + * hotel.
The hotel is a full-fledged 3 *, but with minor restrictions, which will be discussed later.
The hotel is small, cozy and, most importantly, stands between residential buildings in the town, and is not assigned to a separate resort area. This gives the rest a unique feeling, because you, in fact, live among the locals, walk the streets with them, communicate (surprisingly, everything is very simple, you need to remember a little the most famous Italian words, or, in extreme cases, use English, but it not everyone knows), go to the same shops, sit in the same cafes and restaurants. Sicilians are very sociable and friendly. A rather uncomplexed people, who, however, do not forget about mutual respect and tact. The only thing that is unpleasant is that they are not very "clean", they throw garbage anywhere, and not in baskets.
In the hotel, and in Sicily, not only foreigners rest, but also many Italians from mainland Italy, some of them have houses or apartments on the island.
Rooms at the hotel are small, decorated with light tiles and white wallpaper. The furniture in the room is also white, and therefore some people get the feeling that they are in a hospital room. The bath is small, with red tiles on the floor, but has all the necessary sanitary facilities (sink, toilet, bidet, bath) + hair dryer. The room is cleaned every day, linen is changed every 2-3 days.
There is a TV, but it only catches terrestrial television with a dozen channels, including Italian MTV. The TV signal is not very stable and half of the channels either appear or disappear. Those who want to know the news from Russia should go down to the hotel lobby to a large TV with a satellite receiver and tune in to channel 39 - VESTI. This is the only (!!! ) of the Russian-language channels, in the entire range of the "plate". There are no channels in Ukrainian or Belarusian at all.
There is no refrigerator in the room, but you can ask for one for an additional fee (5 euros per day).
There is no pool in the hotel, because. the hotel is small and has the shape of the letter G, so in the narrow courtyard there is a staircase from the 0th floor (reception and restaurant) and 4 tables with chairs and umbrellas. Exit from the hotel square directly onto the street with a small parking lot (for 5 cars).
The entrance to the beach is 5-10 meters from the hotel, i. e. you have to cross a narrow street, with one-way traffic of small vehicles, and a small embankment sidewalk. The beach belongs to the hotel, sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach are FREE for hotel guests, which is important, because. the cost of 2 sun loungers and an umbrella per day is 15 euros.
The Ionian Sea is very clean and very salty, when diving, the nose starts to burn from the salt, so it is better not to dive or at least pinch your nose.
They say that there are days when jellyfish come to the shore, but out of 8 days of our vacation, this happened once and their number was minimal, I didn’t see them at all. Although 2-3 Russians, and only Russians, were stung by jellyfish. Why Russians in particular - because the Italians, as soon as they hear from the lifeguard that there are jellyfish near the shore, do not enter the water, and ours do not care about everything. The burn is quite unpleasant, it burns and becomes, after a while, dark brown, because. the place of the burn ceases to be protected from the sun. It goes away in six months or a year. On the beach, the lifeguard of our hotel had a remedy for a bite, and if you immediately approach him and say "Medusa", then he poured the remedy on the burn site and the consequences were weaker. But some did not know this and the consequences were serious, up to going to the doctor.
Now about the restrictions, they relate to nutrition.
Firstly, the breakfast is rather meager and is a buffet, which has: three types of cold cuts + cheese, white bread, croutons, cookies, butter, jam, corn flakes, drinking yogurt + milk + tea + coffee - and that's absolutely everything! A rather meager choice, no scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs for you, no cereals and other delights. But it’s quite possible to eat, and you won’t overdo it with calories, which is also a plus!
The second is dinner, for which you order dishes during breakfast, marking on your table survey sheet, quite varied and consists of three courses - an appetizer to choose from 3 items (always pasta and soup, and something else), main course a choice of 2-3 items (usually meat and fish, and something else) and dessert or fruit. Whoever wants to eat, let him take more pasta, because. the main course is either large or very small (such as thin slices of 3 pieces of some meat product). Drinks are ordered during dinner and they are paid, payment upon departure from the hotel.
The restaurant has 2 male waiters and 2 waitresses, very friendly and always ready to help.
Now about cultural rest and shopping. For Russian tourists staying at this hotel, there are 2 free tours from the tour operator in Messina and Catania. They pass in one day and one after another, with a short break and check-in at the hotel. It is worth seeing both cities and listening to the guide, because. cities are diverse, with different architecture and history. There is practically no time left for shopping in these cities.
The nearest large town to the hotel is Taormina. This is a famous tourist and historical center, which has a narrow street with a series of different shops. This street has the most expensive prices in Sicily!! ! It makes sense to buy only souvenirs there (ceramics, magnets, T-shirts, T-shirts, baseball caps, etc. ). Souvenir prices are quite reasonable. We went to the town almost every day between sunbathing on the beach (from 12 to 15 hours). It takes 10-15 minutes to drive with stops, it costs 1.5 euros one way, but it's better to take a round-trip ticket - it costs 2.5 euros (instead of 3 euros). The bus stop is on the street behind the hotel, right next to the hotel exit. The bus runs on average once every 1 hour, in August a little more often.
Now about shopping. Shopping makes sense to do in the town of Misterbianco near Catania, located on the road to the airport. To do this, you will need to rent a car. There are many discount stores of various famous brands (Benetton, Bugatti, H&M, etc. ).
Liquor wines and local orange honey are the cheapest to buy at the Spar shop, which is located 400 meters from the hotel, along the street behind the hotel. There are the cheapest prices. For example, a bottle of good local wine costs 6 euros (against 9 euros in Duty Free), Martini or Cinzano champagne costs 5-7 euros.
And finally, about Wimm Airlines. We liked the company, no delays or failures. Air conditioning is always on in the plane, even when parked. Boeing 757-200 aircraft, clean and tidy. The staff is friendly.
We liked Sicily more than Spain, although in Spain we were in a 4 + * hotel.
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Location: 20 minutes by bus from Taormina, on the shores of the Ionian Sea (50 meters to the sea). Room: quite spacious room, air conditioning in the room, TV with Italian channels (Russian only in the lobby) Kitchen - breakfast: cheese, sausage, ham, muesli, juices, coffee, pastries, sometimes fruit.
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Location: 20 minutes by bus from Taormina, on the shores of the Ionian Sea (50 meters to the sea).
Room: quite spacious room, air conditioning in the room, TV with Italian channels (Russian only in the lobby)
Kitchen - breakfast: cheese, sausage, ham, muesli, juices, coffee, pastries, sometimes fruit. Dinners Sicilian cuisine a la carte - a choice of pasta or salads, raviolo, etc. , plus a choice of meat or fish with a side dish, dessert (cakes or fruits). They cook very tasty, not even all the restaurants in the area cook so well. . .
Sea: the beach is pebble, there is a strong current, but not for long - as a rule, the sea changes several times during the day. There are often burning jellyfish in the sea, there is nothing dangerous in their bites, their bite is like a nettle burn, a trace remains, which, as they say, will leave for 6 months. The main drawback of swimming with jellyfish is that it is impossible to relax - you understand that nothing terrible will happen, but you don’t want to be stung somehow... .
Room: quite spacious room, air conditioning in the room, TV with Italian channels (Russian only in the lobby)
Kitchen - breakfast: cheese, sausage, ham, muesli, juices, coffee, pastries, sometimes fruit. Dinners Sicilian cuisine a la carte - a choice of pasta or salads, raviolo, etc. , plus a choice of meat or fish with a side dish, dessert (cakes or fruits). They cook very tasty, not even all the restaurants in the area cook so well. . .
Sea: the beach is pebble, there is a strong current, but not for long - as a rule, the sea changes several times during the day. There are often burning jellyfish in the sea, there is nothing dangerous in their bites, their bite is like a nettle burn, a trace remains, which, as they say, will leave for 6 months. The main drawback of swimming with jellyfish is that it is impossible to relax - you understand that nothing terrible will happen, but you don’t want to be stung somehow... .
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June 2008 tried to rest at the Hotel Albatross in Letojani, Sicily. The words of a travel agent: "I found such a hotel for you! " we appreciated immediately on arrival. Noise and gas pollution of the streets correspond to Novy Arbat or the Garden Ring. A regular bus stop under the windows, as well as three garbage containers.
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June 2008 tried to rest at the Hotel Albatross in Letojani, Sicily. The words of a travel agent: "I found such a hotel for you! " we appreciated immediately on arrival. Noise and gas pollution of the streets correspond to Novy Arbat or the Garden Ring. A regular bus stop under the windows, as well as three garbage containers. Garbage is collected at 5.30 in the morning, just by this time you may have time to fall asleep after the nightly roar of motorcycles without silencers. There are only Russians in the hotel. The staff does not speak English, except for the "director". Unfortunately, to communicate with an ambulance honey. I had to use gestures, because There was no translator even for English. And an ambulance was required because of the burn of jellyfish, with which the sea is simply teeming. By the way, neither the tour agents in Moscow, nor the meeting party, nor the hotel warned about this. And there is no pool as an alternative to the sea...
The village of Letayani is the place of residence of Italian pensioners. In the evening they fill the narrow pavement along the sea with their chairs.
No place to walk, no entertainment, boring things!
So get stuck and for the money I do not want anyone!
The village of Letayani is the place of residence of Italian pensioners. In the evening they fill the narrow pavement along the sea with their chairs.
No place to walk, no entertainment, boring things!
So get stuck and for the money I do not want anyone!
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great vacation for the money. . . Beach: pebbles, you need to pay for umbrellas, your umbrella can only be on a nearby beach - (climb over the rope) your umbrella is much more profitable - only 10 euros the water is clean without algae, although across the road (the road is narrow - traffic is not busy) but go from the room a few meters Weather: out of 8 days, two were with clouds, and so 25-27 Room: if you go, then only with a sea view, the rest go out onto a dirty creepy courtyard, it’s better to pay extra, which we did, especially since they are bigger with a sea view, in general, for 3 stars it’s very decent Entertainment: from the beach they ride a boat through the grottoes - not bad, a hotel for those who like to lie quietly in the sun, there are bars, restaurants nearby, but without crowds of young people, it’s worth a trip to Taormina - 15 minutes by minibus =) wonderful park, beautiful views of Etna from the mountain where the castle is.
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great vacation for the money. . .
Beach: pebbles, you need to pay for umbrellas, your umbrella can only be on a nearby beach - (climb over the rope) your umbrella is much more profitable - only 10 euros the water is clean without algae, although across the road (the road is narrow - traffic is not busy) but go from the room a few meters
Weather: out of 8 days, two were with clouds, and so 25-27
Room: if you go, then only with a sea view, the rest go out onto a dirty creepy courtyard, it’s better to pay extra, which we did, especially since they are bigger with a sea view, in general, for 3 stars it’s very decent
Entertainment: from the beach they ride a boat through the grottoes - not bad, a hotel for those who like to lie quietly in the sun, there are bars, restaurants nearby, but without crowds of young people, it’s worth a trip to Taormina - 15 minutes by minibus =) wonderful park, beautiful views of Etna from the mountain where the castle is. many shops. it makes sense to go to Etna only with an extra charge for climbing to the very top - it's very cool - we witnessed a small eruption (at a safe distance =), but the standard excursion (cheaper - to a height of 1000m or something) - divorce - there is nothing to look at .
Hotel: there is a Russian-speaking girl in the restaurant - breakfast is poor, it’s better not to pay for dinner - food is better in neighboring restaurants, for example, to the right of the hotel (if you look at the sea) on the embankment - fish =), there is no safe, the local travel agency forced to drag from moving to the hotel 300 meters with suitcases and back, too, thanks to the company Eureale viaggio (with Russian staff), one tour group was thrown on a bus with a driver on the way from the airport at 2 am - as a result, they themselves had to look for a hotel at night and walk 300 meters - service is disgusting. in the hotel staff privetlvy cleaners also come across Russian.
Beach: pebbles, you need to pay for umbrellas, your umbrella can only be on a nearby beach - (climb over the rope) your umbrella is much more profitable - only 10 euros the water is clean without algae, although across the road (the road is narrow - traffic is not busy) but go from the room a few meters
Weather: out of 8 days, two were with clouds, and so 25-27
Room: if you go, then only with a sea view, the rest go out onto a dirty creepy courtyard, it’s better to pay extra, which we did, especially since they are bigger with a sea view, in general, for 3 stars it’s very decent
Entertainment: from the beach they ride a boat through the grottoes - not bad, a hotel for those who like to lie quietly in the sun, there are bars, restaurants nearby, but without crowds of young people, it’s worth a trip to Taormina - 15 minutes by minibus =) wonderful park, beautiful views of Etna from the mountain where the castle is. many shops. it makes sense to go to Etna only with an extra charge for climbing to the very top - it's very cool - we witnessed a small eruption (at a safe distance =), but the standard excursion (cheaper - to a height of 1000m or something) - divorce - there is nothing to look at .
Hotel: there is a Russian-speaking girl in the restaurant - breakfast is poor, it’s better not to pay for dinner - food is better in neighboring restaurants, for example, to the right of the hotel (if you look at the sea) on the embankment - fish =), there is no safe, the local travel agency forced to drag from moving to the hotel 300 meters with suitcases and back, too, thanks to the company Eureale viaggio (with Russian staff), one tour group was thrown on a bus with a driver on the way from the airport at 2 am - as a result, they themselves had to look for a hotel at night and walk 300 meters - service is disgusting. in the hotel staff privetlvy cleaners also come across Russian.
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