A large area, pleasant for walking both in the morning and in the evening, it was literally impossible to drive us into the room. There is an opportunity to get away from the animation when it becomes very noisy, for me personally - a huge plus.
Convenient infrastructure: on the one hand, everything is close (you don’t have to go to the sea for half an hour, as sometimes happens), on the other hand, there is no feeling of an “anthill” when everyone is sitting on each other’s heads. Animation is not bad.
VERY good cuisine! It is clear that in Sicily the cuisine is not bad, but here it is very diverse, dinners and lunches were not boring for a week, and it was not too successful to try everything either.
In short, a very good place to stay.
Location of the hotel: From Catania airport to get about forty minutes, they flew quickly. But getting out of the hotel to the "civilization" is difficult, this must be taken into account.
Territory of the hotel: Large green area. Evening walks have become a small tradition.
Food: Absolutely delighted!
Sea/beach: Not very convenient descent to the water.
I’ll tell you right away about the tour operator: a representative from TRIS T was at the hotel every day, all the questions that we had were resolved right there, on the spot. I am very grateful to them for the good organization of the tour.
The location is so unfortunate that it is simply impossible to get out of there. Although the sending party "Tris T" gives an example of how you can go from there to the nearest towns, but in fact this is unrealistic. Accordingly, there is nothing to do in the evening. Leave the territory and sit in a cafe or just take a walk somewhere......... Excursions in Russian are not provided at all, only for the French and Germans, but you will not be allowed to join these groups. The promised animation is just awful. Two stomp - three swoops. And most importantly, why do we all go to the sea to swim in it, and so you will not be able to do this. You will break all your legs faster than you will fall into the water. Huge stones of volcanic origin will not allow you to swim. It remains to be content with the pool in which all the places are packed. The only thing about this hotel that fits the description is the grounds. It is huge and very green. In general, if you do not want to lie like a seal and sour with boredom - this hotel is not for you.
1. The rooms are quite original and beautiful, but the shower is in the room. Cleaned and change towels daily.
2. The food is very good. A wide variety of different dishes: meat, seafood, a large selection of pasta, vegetables, fruits, sweets. There are themed dinners. Every Thursday is a farewell dinner. Red, white wine and ordinary water are offered unlimited. Most vacationers pour bottles of water in a restaurant so as not to buy it at a bar for money. We also constantly took fruit with us, which the restaurant administration does not interfere with. If you are late for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the restaurant administration is always ready to feed those who are late. When guided tours are held, the restaurant opens much earlier.
We arrived in Catania quite late, and we ended up at the hotel only after 00.00, but a table was waiting for us in the restaurant))
3. The territory of the hotel is very large, well-groomed and green. There is a bar, an amphitheater where evening shows are held, two swimming pools (large and children's), etc.
4. The hotel's beach is very long, so there is practically no large crowd of people in one place. There is no need to take a sunbed in advance, there are too many of them. The entrance to the sea is equipped with stairs. This is quite convenient, but sea urchins are often found near the stairs and at the bottom, which can hurt your leg, so it's better to swim in swimming slippers. Also, vacationers can use kayaks, canoes and sailboats for free throughout the day.
5. The staff is very friendly but mostly speaks only Italian and French. They speak English at the reception, but this did not bother us at all, because. can be explained without any problem. On the way to the beach at the tourist office there is a Russian-speaking operator Christina, with whom you can discuss all your questions. Also there you can get maps of all nearby cities and bus schedules.
6. Transport communication. Getting to the settlements is not very difficult. The village of Bruccoli can be reached on foot or by boat (2 euros - round trip). From Bruccoli to Augusta can be reached in 15 minutes by bus (1.5 euros - round trip). From Augusta there is a bus to Syracuse and Catania. It is very convenient to rent a car, because. the distance between the cities is not large enough, moreover, the hotel is located close enough to all major tourist centers (about 30-60 minutes).
7. As for excursions, the hotel provides them only in Italian and French, because There are very few Russians in the hotel (when we were there there were only 11 people). You can contact the offices in Taormina, but you need to get to the place of Russian-speaking excursions on your own. From the hotel we went on an excursion to Etna. I liked it, despite the fact that the guide spoke only Italian and French. On Etna itself, the guides speak English, French, Italian and German.
8. Animation is good, unobtrusive. All performances are in Italian and French. Quite interesting, funny and varied performances.
The rest at the hotel was wonderful, except for the work of the Moscow tour operator "TRIS-T", which did not inform the Italian side about our arrival. Therefore, we had to get from the airport by taxi, instead of the transfer we paid for. After lengthy negotiations before departure, the tour operator managed to send information to the Italian company on the last evening, and the transfer was provided.
I really liked the hotel. Would love to come again!
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