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Reviews of Sporting Baia Hotel

4 out of 5
Sporting Baia Hotel
Via Lungomare Schiso, 6, Giardini Naxos, ME

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 163 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Panamanian view from our balcony was spectacular
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Natalie

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
WORST HOTEL. If you want to sleep stay somewhere else. The walls are PAPER thin. You can hear every movement from your floor to the ones above and below. Bathroom had hair left on counter and a clean dish left on counter in bedroom. Says parking included but man at front desk tries to charge additional for it. You have to pay additional to use the pool and it closes at 7pm.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rosie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location. Staff are amazing & helpful. Great service. Clean room. Easy access to other parts of Sicily from this hotel. ie. Taormina etc. Close to restaurants, shops, transport. Would highly recommend this hotel. I rate it 10 out of 10.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed at this hotel before ,the staff are very friendly and as it it right in the centre it is great for the beach,shops and restaurants 👍
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Riccardo

Traveled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good position but the hotel is a bit old and needs renovation. Service was ok
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Lisa, Lake Havasu

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We booked this room because it had a four star rating and free wifi. First of all, the front entrance was difficult to find—the sign is on one side, where there IS no door, but you have to walk the opposite way much further to get there. When we checked in, they could not find our reservation. We got up to our room which was very smelly, opened up the windows and had a gorgeous view. But the patio was too dirty to walk on without shoes, and the floor inside was equally as dirty. The sink placement only allowed the bathroom door to open 2/3 of the way. The extremely tight bathroom also had a bidet, but not really room for it so the bidet was placed in front of the shower door. A towel was laying over the shower drain which I picked up, only to discover it was keeping the sewer smells from drifting out. The internet did not work so we went to the hotel lounge. Still did not work. We inquired at the front desk and were told the internet does not really work here, especially past the second floor. But it’s a four star hotel—the girl just shrugged her shoulders and turned away. Unbelievable. Old, needs refurbishing BADLY—do not stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from booking on Aug 30, 2018
Spiacente per i disguidi, grazie comunque per la preferenza accordataci e per il prezioso commento, faremo di tutto per migliorarci

2/10 Terrible

Venetta, Washington dc

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible hotel. The air conditioner in the toom did not work and it was over 100 degrees. We asked front desk and the representative was new, first day and couldnt help us. The second day thry sent a technicisn to fix it. We were told it was working fine and assured all was fine. Got to our room that night still hot and not working. We asked to be switched to another room and they refused. We asked for a fan and told it was for concierge only snd it was more important that they were comfortable. My uncle (franco vadala) used to work for tourism dept snd had to get involved. Finally last night we were given a different room. Expedia should do their members a service and remove them from their site.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from booking on Aug 12, 2018
Grazie, il Suo commento è molto importante per noi. Le siamo grati per la preferenza accordataci, speriamo di migliorare il ns servizio e di riaverla presto nostro gradito ospite

6/10 Okay

Wojtek, Clifton nj

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from booking on Dec 9, 2018
Grazie, il Suo commento è molto importante per noi. Le siamo grati per la preferenza accordataci, speriamo di migliorare il ns servizio e di riaverla presto nostro gradito ospite

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unhelpful hotel staff
Unhelpful reception staff with no empathy and no wish to help ! We were visiting for a wedding and required an iron. The only 1 in the hotel was broken and they made no move to replace or help the situation. Finally, after a 'discussion' they agreed to have house keeping iron 2 shirts which they were going to charge for until a further 'discussion'.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017
Response from booking office on Aug 5, 2017
Many thanks for your comments; your opinion is very important for us. We will try to improve our service Best regards The management

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very clean and amazing location!
It was overall a great experience

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
nice and good location
nice and good location location and staff is very friendly we can not control the room tem and it was very hot.

10/10 Excellent

Salvo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Anne Marie, Wigan lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
1st time in Sicily
Hotel in ideal position very clean but very dated needs a complete makeover food very good and staff very helpful ideal for beach but noises nighttime are sometimes bad

6/10 Okay

Jo, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness
Faceless hotel with no personality
While our room was clean and had a great view of the beach, the only real plus for this hotel was its (limited) car parking right at the front. When we enquired about getting a light meal when the weather turned stormy, we were told we had needed to book for a table that morning. The hotel appeared to be frequented by tour groups, so not at all an enjoyable space.

6/10 Okay

Nabi, Beirut

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good location, friendly staff
The title says it all. Otherwise expect an old hotel, and depending on your room location, the outside noise can be frustrating. I haven't tried the food despite spotting a daily buffet with a wide local variety in the main restaurant. good for families with children.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good Hotel, very close to excellent beach
Hotel was basic, very clean but very close to a fantastic beach. Breakfast was also included and was very good.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
Noisy part of the beach to stay at night, main roads on either side, booming music from passing cars after midnight- take earplugs. Hotel caters to coach tours who book their tourists here for a few days. Beds were comfy and soft, fridge was working and empty, rooms big, shower was tiny! Cleanliness fine, some days beds were just made up so sand from the day before would still be there the next night. No glasses in the room to have a drink. The breakfast was sad - all the basic European choices are there but the quality is not. Tinned peaches and old bruised pears or bananas in a country where fresh fruit is plentiful? Watered down juice so it tastes more like squash. No coffee machines (just a flask of nasty tasting coffee on the table) no fresh espresso unless you order and pay for it separately. The service in the restaurant was also poor. You walk in and unless it's early you'll find that the tables are not made up so you have a choice of sitting on dirty tables or ones with just tablecloths on and then you find a waiter to help, they will then rush around you to set it up. That's if it's not reserved, which you won't know is the case until a waiter rushes over to tell you off - you can sit anywhere but not on a reserved table. No-one told me how to reserve a table or how to identify one that is reserved! The chef working the egg cooking counter was grumpy, rude or indifferent, depending on the day.The front desk staff are great however and the views are lovely at night

6/10 Okay

Laura, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good for the price and the location
It was fine for a few nights. Nice view of the water and great balcony. The rooms were ok. There was no private beach with the hotel and the chairs rental was expensive. But the location was good and near Taormina!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

James, Monterey

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cattle Car Crowd - Expensive Internet Access
In short, we wouldn't go back. Noisy. This hotel is mainly used by European tour groups so there is little personal attention. The breakfast buffet is ample, but it is of lower quality food. We had a room next to the stairwell on the second (3rd U.S.) floor and the sound came up the stairwell from the ground floor on the metal girders and was annoying in our room. The room was gaily decorated, but there was plenty of knocked about paint visible. Because of the noise, room rate and high internet charges after 2 days we ended up moving to another hotel for an additional 6 days. Internet. We had tried to find out about the internet access before going there but I didn't see any info on the hotel website. When we got there I needed to do emails and some work and was shocked to find the fee for wireless access was the highest we have ever seen, so high as to make it worth while to find an internet cafe down the street. The clerk was embarrassed about the fee and said because it is so high almost no one uses it. The manager said it was beyond his control. Because I complained the manager did offer to let me use a desktop in the back office. Parking. If you have a car, parking can be a problem as it is only street parking with 10 or so spots reserved for the entire hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
BEST LOCATED HOTEL IN GIARDINI NAXOS
Hotel is located almost on the sandy beach and has fantastic views of Giardini Naxos, Taormina and on a clear day Mount Etna. Condition of room / front of property could do with a lick of paint, but restaurant and bar area's very well nice. We had seven days Bed & Breakfast, Breakfast was very good with plenty of choices.

6/10 Okay

Henrietta, London

Liked: Room comfort
Great location, ok service.
The hotel is rated as 4 star, however according to the services, the maintainance and the quality is rather 3 star. The spa facilities were not available due to refurbishments, so we could not try them. The location was perfect, great beach excess, from the balcony superb view. Good size room with en-suite, only shower, caused trouble with our little one's bath time. They were the only place during are stay, whom provided the baby cot (bed) for free. Free parking space are very limited apprx. 7 spaces for 200+ rooms! Reception staff were not too friendly, but the housekeepers were great and kind. The waiters could not wait to see your back. The restaurant could not provide baby high chair and the breakfast was boring for 6 days. We did not try other meals, so can't comment on those. Internet was payable, which is normally free at this standards.

8/10 Good

judith, white plains ny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
on the beach
Other than the check in-which they eventually rectified, the stay was good. Front desk staff could ahve more maps on hand...they were out of many towns. Brakfast buffet was excellent. Parking which was included was sometimes not available....

8/10 Good

Joanne, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
great view
This hotel is located right on the ocean and we were given a room with a balcony overlooking the ocean. It is a large room and appeared clean. The breakfast was included and was very good. The only draw back was the mattresses. I could feel the springs on the bed. Otherwise everyting was great. Parking was free.

6/10 Okay

Manuela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Saknade grönsaker (tomater, gurka och frukt) på frukost bordet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

PAOLO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Il personale addetto alla colazione non è stato professionale, risultando anche maleducato.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

terje

Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Gesualdo

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Ignazio

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Deluso da una struttura collocata in un punto strategico, non offre possibilità di parcheggio all'ospite tranne che a pagamento. Un esperienza veramente terribile dopo trevore di viaggio in macchina sentirmi dire non c'è parcheggio. Non consiglirei questa struttura a nessuno.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from the management on Aug 15, 2022
Buongiorno, la disponibilità del parcheggio non c'è scritta da nessun parte; poi se lei si crea delle aspettative che non ci sono... problemi suoi, ma non deve prendersela con la struttura

8/10 Good

Dejan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Eija Katariina

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Huone oli sellainen kun olimme tilanneet, Wi-Fi yhteys oli aika huono, siisteys hyvä. Viikonloppuna musiikki kuului ranta ravintoloista vähän liian kovaa. Muulloin rauhallista. Rannalle helppo mennä ja hyvä ranta.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2021
Response from the management on Sep 21, 2021
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

6/10 Okay

leonardo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Vicino al mare ma parcheggio a pagamento e piscina solo su prenotazione 👎
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from the management on Sep 5, 2021
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti La Direzione

6/10 Okay

Ludovic

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Séjour Août 2021
Pas de parking à cet hôtel comme dans le descriptif. Parking payant à 5 minutes à pied pour 15€ par jour. Pas de libre accès à la piscine en sous sol. Mais bon petit déjeuner.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Response from the management on Sep 5, 2021
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti La Direzione

8/10 Good

Salvatore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from the management on Aug 17, 2021
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from the management on Jul 29, 2021
grazie per averci scelto, saluti

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from the management on Sep 30, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; speriamo di riaverla presto ns gradito cliente. Cordiali saluti

4/10 Poor

carlo

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

8/10 Good

lucio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La posizione è perfetta per chi ama la spiaggia, personale gentilissimo, ottimo hotel per vuole trascorrere le ferie in tranquillità e tutto apportata di mano
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

6/10 Okay

Michele

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No 4 stelle
Non può considerarsi un 4 stelle. Necessita ristrutturazione. Di positivo solo la posizione fronte mare e il panorama delle stanze con balcone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

10/10 Excellent

ARGYRIOS

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

8/10 Good

GuidoNunzio, Enna-Catania

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
aspettare l'alba da una delle terrazze dell'hotel è stato un fatto assolutamente fantastico, suggestivo, incredibile. La baia, con bellissime barche alla fonda e sullo sfondo la meravigliosa Taormina, ripaga qualsiasi sacrificio.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from the management on Sep 10, 2020
Buongiorno, La ringraziamo per la preferenza accordataci e per il Suo prezioso commento; ci dispiace per eventuali inconvenienti, faremo il possibile per migliorarci. Cordiali saluti

10/10 Excellent

salvatore, Cerda

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Struttura visitata per la prima volta, risale agli anni 80 e nonostante il tempo e' sempre affascinante sia per la vista che le camere. per essere un 4 stelle gli valgono tutte. ottima posizione di fonte al mare, vista mozzafiato su taormina e il porto, posizione strabiliante. personale eccellente ,gentile e accogliente. sin dal ns arrivo ci hanno messo a ns agio facendoci sentire a casa propria. ottime ed abbondanti colazioni sevite dal grande Fabrizio che con la sua loquacita' ed esperienza nel settore ci ha dato un paio di dritte sui ristoranti e locali dove degustare le prelibatezze locali. ci torneremo senz'altro appena possibile.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

4/10 Poor

Per

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DA EVITARE
ho prenotato una matrimoniale uso singola con supplemento, al mio arrivo mi ritrovo una singola con letto alla francese, non era quello che avevo prenotato con tanto di supplemento,ho chiesto una camera matrimoniale e ho dovuto pagare un ulteriore supplemento. La camera priva di bidet, bagno cieco con ventola non funzionante e priva di qualsiasi manutenzione, privo di balcone e senza la possibilità di stendere un costume. La colazione è stata priva di qualità. Nessun rapporto qualità prezzo VOGLIO RICORDARVI CHE E' UN ALBERGO A 4 STELLE
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pierluca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019