Daily buffet breakfast (EUR 10 per person)

Reviews of Mare Nostrum Petit Hôtel

2 out of 5
Mare Nostrum Petit Hôtel
Via Enrico Giunta, 12/14, Angolo Via Magenta, Pozzallo, RG

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 90 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enrico, the owner, was an excellent host, extremely friendly and informative. A wonderful guy, and his wife and staff were extremely accommodating and friendly as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 19, 2024
Hello Christian,Thank you so much for your excellent feedback and we can't wait to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum Hotel.Enjoy the rest of your tour in Italy.Enrico, Ginetta and the staff

10/10 Excellent

Catriona

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Enrico on Oct 25, 2023
Dear Catriona,thank you so much for your excellent review. We can't wait to welcome you beack soon at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel.Kindest regards

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight near the beach.
Super location just across the road from the beach, lovely restaurants within easy walking distance, and a 5 minute drive to the Virtu Ferries. A little bit of work on the outside of the property makes it tricky to find the hotel and blurs the view from the window, but superb service and a very lovely overnight stay. Thank you :-) for the breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Enrico & the staff on Oct 5, 2023
Dear Kate,thank you so much for your excellent and lovely feedback and we can't wait to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel.

8/10 Good

Phillip

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Enrico on Jul 3, 2023
Thank you for your excellent review and we can't wait to welcome you back at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel

8/10 Good

Jacques

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We expected a hotel, as the name is petit hotel. However it is a B&B. The room is comfotable, with space to put the luggage. Bathroom well equipped, even if the shower stall is smallish. All very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Enrico Caruso on Jun 14, 2023
Hello Jacques,Thank you very much for your nice review and we need to correct you as the Mare Nostrum is a two stars Hotel and not a B&B. It is also described on Expedia and Hotels.co. with a national certification.Thank you again and we would like to welcome you again at the Hotel Mare Nostrum

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for access to the ferry to Malta. The owner was very nice, providing us with a bag breakfast when we needed to leave very early in the morning. Several restaurants within east walking distance. Overall pleasant experience.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Enrico on Jun 1, 2023
Dear Adrian,thank you so much for your excellent review and We are really happy you've been our guests for the second time.We wish you all the best and hope to see you soonKindest regardsEnrico & the staff

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had to leave before breakfest was served, so the hosts packed me a breakfest ahead of time to bring on the ferry.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Enrico Caruso on Jun 13, 2023
Hello Jim,thank you for your review on us and we really hope to see you soon so that you will have our delicious breakfast at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel.Kindest regardsEnrico & the staff

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Enrico Caruso on Nov 15, 2022
Dear Leslie,Thank you so much for your excellent review. We really hope to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Enrico on Sep 1, 2022
Hi Lawrence,thank you so much for your excellent review and we cant't wait to see you again at the Mare Nostrum Hotel.Kind regardsEnrico and Ginetta

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Enrico on Jun 2, 2022
Hello Ashley, Thank you so much for your excellent feedback and we can't wait to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hôtel. Enrico, Ginetta and all the staff

8/10 Good

tyler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Enrico Caruso on Oct 25, 2021
Dear Tyler, thank you so much for your positive feedback and we hope to welcome you again very soon at the Mare Nostrum Hotel

6/10 Okay

Noel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant spot in Pozzallo.
Neat little hotel, very convenient to ferry terminal. Central to shopping and good restaurants and a good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 24, 2020
Dear John, thank you so much for your great review, very much appreciated. I hope you can come back soon at the Mare Nostrum. Sincerely

10/10 Excellent

nicolas, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great find on a cycle tour
This is a great find in Pazzollo. Most people probably choose to avoid this town but it is a refreshing change to be in a normal working village and outside the tourist track particularly if part of a cycling tour which is what brought us here. Reception was very friendly. Although check-in was not open until later the manager came back from lunch to let us in and to open the garage where we could safely store our bikes. It is 5 min from the sea but about 10-15 min from the nearest beach (which we would not particularly recommend). However, there is a fantastic restaurant and wine bar nearby called "Avalatta" which is right on the water and deserves high praise and serves excellent fish specialities in the perfect setting with friendly staff. The hotel is clean and calm. While there is no view this was not a problem given our short stay and it was great to have a function aircon. The breakfast was excellent. Overall it was great value.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Enrico, Ginetta, Rosetta and Daniela on Sep 5, 2019
Dear Nicolas, thank you very much for your excellent review on us and the town of Pozzallo for which we are really proud. We really hope you can plan again another visit in Pozzallo in the future and stay with us a little bit more so that you can also appreciate the beach and the Baroque architecture and the surroundings. Sincerely

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
ok
this was a business trip, it is a perfect hotel if you just require the essentials.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on Jul 7, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your review. We really hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and friendly staff. Breakfast buffet was satisfactory. I would stay at this property again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on Jun 27, 2019
Dear Guest, thank you so much for your excellent review. We really hope to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding service.
One night to catch Malta ferry early morning. Enrico was a fantastic host and I highly recommend the hotel. Very happy with our stay. You can walk to everything. Enrico arranged our ride to the ferry terminal and he was waiting for us a 6.30am.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on Jun 17, 2019
Dear Michael, thank you so much for your excellent review. We really hope to welcome you again at the Mare Nostrum in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute and clean, the desk manager was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on May 14, 2019
Dear Guest, thank you so much for your review and I hope to see you soon again at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
{erfect layover between train and ferry
Great place to stay. Could be improved with larger showers, close to hitting both walls at the same time, and some English stations on the television that should be advertised in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on Apr 9, 2019
Dear Daniel, thank you veru much for your excellent review and we will keep your suggestions to improve our service. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great two night stay. No trouble finding packing. We did a day trip to Malta and totally appreciated Enrico’s help with getting a taxi to/from the ferry.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 14, 2019
Dear John, thank you so much for your great review and I hope to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central location for Pozzallo & visiting the area.
A short stop from Gozo Malta where we live. A lovely small hotel. Friendly staff. Comfortable rooms. Good Aircon.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Enrico Caruso on Aug 8, 2018
Dear Tom, thank you so much for your great review and we can't wait to welcome you again in our Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Belinda, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and comfortable
Overnight stay. After disembarking from a 21 hr ferry journey from Genoa to Palermo we drove to Pozzallo. The owner stayed up late to greet us at 11.35 pm. We were given a friendly welcome, in good English thankfully as we don't speak Italian. He even gave us good advice as to when we should leave in the morning for our next ferry to Malta, giving us an hour more sleep than we would have had. The room was clean with a good sized en-suite bathroom and a huge comfortable bed. Definately would recommend this hotel for long or short stays.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Enrico Caruso on May 17, 2018
Dear Belinda, thank you very much for your excellent review. Even if we don't have 24 Hours reception we always try to give our best service as we love working in this sector. I hope to see you soon at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel sincerely Enrico Caruso & all the staff

6/10 Okay

Graham, W Yorks

Central comfy hotel
Easy to find, friendly welcome, clean & comfy. Hot water took a couple of minutes to come thru, have faith, here it is. Simple 3-star, good value for money. Pozzallo is a small place and the only reason to come is for the Malta ferry. The boss Enrico rang up to check and it was cancelled by bad weather - so he saved me a pointless early start. So Plan B, took myself to nearby Modica and Ragusa, well worth seeing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Enrico Caruso on Mar 28, 2018
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Christina, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unbelievably good value!
Upon arrival we were greeted warmly by Enrique, the owner of the hotel. The hotel is clean,warm and cozy and the complimentary breakfast was lovely. As with Enrique, each member of staff provided a really friendly personal service. Had we not been travelling to Malta the next morning we would most definitely have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 16, 2018
Dear Christina, thank you very much for your great feedback and we would be very happy to welcome you again in the future, even if only for a coffee please call in. Sincerely Enrico & all the staff at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Jesmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pleasant stay
Easy to find, walking distance from centre, nice breakfast, very friendly service, nice room
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 6, 2018
Dear Jesmond, thank you so much for your very positive feedback and we hope to welcome you at the Hotel Mare Nostrum very soon in the future. Sincerely Enrico Caruso with the staff

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem near the sea
We were very pleased with the personal attention and kindness of the manager. He was very patient with us and provided local information which was very important to us. He is a real people person. We will definitely stay here again when we are in the area. Parking was easy and we loved the town of Pozzallo.

10/10 Excellent

dr. cristin, amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definate stay!
Great little town with super helpful staff! Room was clean & comfortable. Water pressure was great and bathroom was modern & clean. The town has a great feel to it; i drove from Amsterdam to Malta and this was my favorite stop along the way. :) Ohhh... And the free breakfast was amazing!!!!

8/10 Good

Fred, Chesterfield, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and very helpful owner
We broke our holiday in Malta to have three days in Sicily and decided to stay in Pozzallo so as to be close to the ferry port. The hotel was a little dated and ready for some TLC but that was more than compensated for by the owner and staff who could not have been more friendly and helpful. Our three days of exploring this part of Sicily was greatly helped by the research that they carried out for us on local bus and train times. They also recommended great restaurants and walks around the area.

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Place!!
We only stay one night as a stop in our itinerary, we are very satisfied with our choice

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place - highly reccomend
We had a great stay. The room was large and comfortable and exceptionally clean. We were greeted by the owner who was very welcoming and helpful. The place is very professionally run. Continental Breakfast was sufficient and fresh. We will definitely return.

8/10 Good

Hugues, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and greet staff
We spent two nights at the Mare Nostrum on a weekend trip to Sicily. The hotel is well situated in the small town of Pozzallo and a comfortable place to stay at a reasonable price. What really made the trip stand out was Enrico (director) and his staff who are super nice and helpful. They went the extra mile to make our stay and visit of Sicily great, including helping us rent a car, restaurant recommendations and sightseeing advice. we will definitely go back on our next trip to the island

10/10 Excellent

Tin Man, Oz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enrico (Owner/Manager?) most helpful and informative. Well located hotel and well managed. Good breakfast to set up for the ferry trip to Malta.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
Such a lovely hotel, and for a three star was so clean, really really impressed with the stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay in Pozzello
Nice clean hotel, staff very helpful

10/10 Excellent

Indrius, Vilnius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High quality to price ratio
Very nice hotel regardless if you're just staying overnight for a ferry to Malta or exploring Sicily. Very helpful staff. Rooms are clean and modern. Free Wi-Fi. Garage for parking.

10/10 Excellent

filiz, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent
i do definitely recommend this hotel to everyone. the hotel was so clean & heart of Pozzalo & the staff was so friendly & helpful. i love Pozzalo because of this hotel :)

10/10 Excellent

Tk, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel of a gentleman
Enrico is possibly one of the nicest men I have met in a hotel, anywhere. A beautifully appointed room and lots of interesting art and literature. Highly recommended

10/10 Excellent

Joyce, San francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most gracious host
Very pleasant. Very helpful

8/10 Good

Maggie, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Single males hotel
Hotel was not luxurious but very basic, breakfast was a let down and really didn't take it after the second day. The other thing about the hotel was the noise as its right facing a technical school so lots of noisy kids from early on in the morning. It's ok on a very basic level sea is one street away but everywhere there is graffiti feels very run down and a bit scary for a woman alone at night.

10/10 Excellent

Y Curless

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, escpecially for the ferry service across or from Malta. Really good hotel with extremely friendly staff. Near to beach and several great restruants

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enrico, the owner was the perfect host, he made you feel more like a member of the family rather than just a hotel guest.This hotel has 3 stars but deserves 4, better than a lot of the 4 stars we have stayed in. Well done.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Accommodation & Stay!
Wished we could have stayed longer, but will deffinately return to investigate the locality further. The Hotel Management were friendly and helpful, another bonus, the manager spoke English. They even made suitable provision for our cat which was most appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On our way to Malta
We used the Mare Nostrum in January this year as we drove to Malta from the UK. We returned to the UK and have just driven back to Malta and decided to use the Mare Nostrum again as we enjoyed our first stay there.

10/10 Excellent

Aaron, Malta

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

8/10 Good

Klaus, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable B&B in walking distance to the beach
Room was akin to a mini suite with separate sitting and sleeping areas. Stylish furniture. TV was in Italian only. The free wireless Internet connection was excellent and different from other Italian hotels indeed highspeed. I was even able to use my IPad while across the street getting a hair cut! Shower was good and strong a rarety these days. Wall partitions on the other hand appear to be flimsy as we were able to hear the breathing of a guy next door. Luckily he did not snore! Breakfast was average Italian. Hotel management provides excellent restaurant suggestions and if you tell the waiter that the hotel sent you, you actually get between 5-10% discount from the menue prices.

10/10 Excellent

Lidia

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Una bellissima esperienza….consiglio la struttura! Cortesia, confort e pulizia eccellenti!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Enrico Caruso on Sep 30, 2023
Gentilissima Signora Lidia,la ringraziamo per l'eccellente recensione e speriamo di rivedervi presto a Mare Nostrum e a Pozzallo.E' stato davvero un piacere ospitarvi nel nostro HotelCordiali saluti

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and comfortable
The owner is really nice and attentive. The property is well located, close to the port so easy when travelling by ferry
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Enrico Caruso on Sep 20, 2022
Dear Guest,thank you so much for your excellent review and we can't wait to see you again in the future at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel.Kindest regards

6/10 Okay

Takao

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

fabio

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Enrico Caruso on Feb 18, 2022
Buongiorno, Ci dispiace che non abbia trovato soddisfacente il suo soggiorno presso il nostro Hotel ma avremmo preferito solamente discuterne con lei direttamente in sede per capire in cosa abbiamo sbagliato? Saluti

10/10 Excellent

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Hotelbesitzer ist sehr nett und das Hotel ist sehr zentral gelegen, aber in einer Seitenstraße, wo es ruhiger ist. Er bestellt leckere Croissants mit Orangenfüllung aus der Region auf Bestellung, kann ich echt empfehlen.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Enrico Caruso on Nov 18, 2021
Dear Felix, thank you very much for your excellent review and we really hope to see you again at the Mare Nostrum Petit Hotel for your next holidays. Kind regards