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Reviews of Hotel Al Pescatore

3 out of 5
Hotel Al Pescatore
Contrada Calura, 7, Cefalù, PA

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 200 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 200 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great base to investigate Cefalu
Great location, 10 mins walk to old town. Comfortable and clean. Helpful, friendly staff. Convenient parking (useful as no vehicle access to old town).
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Regina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are nice and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fabiana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ethan

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay.
Friendly and helpful staff. We stayed in the renovated rooms which were comfortable. Small details were missing such as towel hooks and do not disturb signs. Breakfast was average. Overall a decent stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

jason

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anatoliy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Josif

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not bad, but nothing special
Hotel is ok, regular breakfast. Walkable, but not close proximity to the center/old town, approximately 25-30 minutes. Same about beach - approximately 20-25 minutes… sound proofing should be addressed, can hear any noise from next door rooms. Wouldn’t stay more than 1-2 nights. Chefalu is a good base town to visit Palermo.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from ETX-ALPESCATORE on Oct 24, 2022
Dear. Mr. Josif,We thank you for choosing us and we are sorry for the inaccurate notes you made us, because:- The hotel is 900 meters from the historic center and can be traveled in a maximum of 10 minutes;- the beach is 100 meters away from the hotel;- as for the fact that Cefalù can be considered by her an old city first of all it is not the fault of the structure, so I do not understand the note and then I remind you that it is not "old" but an Arab-Norman town dating back to the ninth century considered a UNESCO heritage site for its monumental and artistic beauties.I understand that not everyone can appreciate the difference, but this statement seems absurd to us.

4/10 Poor

David, Somerset

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Anna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Room was large and balcony was nice to have to sit out and enjoy. Breakfast was good and plenty of choice. Decor in room was a little dated but key issue is location. It is a good 15-20 mins walk to Cefalu and the beach. There is a restaurant next to hotel which is good but others are a good walk away too.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thoughtful and attentive staff; friendly and welcoming. Locals hang out at the outdoor restaurant, adding great neighborhood feel,.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

james

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very helpful, kind and friendly. The room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was excellent and served by some very nice ladies. We really enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location and staff are the pluses
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Different price
Hotel was perfect. The only thing is that I was charged more than the hotels. Com rate
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay!
Comfortable beds, large balcony, nice walk to centre and good food next door. The best feature are the staff who will try to help you as best as they can! We hope to returned again in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Grace e Anna on Nov 9, 2020
thank you so much to you who have publicly shared your experience enhancing the services that made your stay pleasant, in this period you make us happy more than ever, we look forward to seeing you in the future.

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Standard condition, good buffet breakfast (Italian style) and free parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel needs maintenance, broken bathroom mirror and moldy grout in shower. No lift makes it very hard to bring luggage to room, staff watched me struggle without offering help. Breakfast was not very good. Parking is a rodeo! They have room but let bar patrons take all the spots. They should have 1 spot reserved for each room they have rented. Just use temporary signs... if room is rented put up the sign “reserved for hotel patrons” or something like that. It was a real paid to drag luggage from a muddy upper parking area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was perfect! It was close enough to walk to all the major sights in Palermo but far enough away to escape from the tourist noise and traffic. We decided to stay an extra night!! Loved this place!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wonderful small town with amazing cathedral, and nice hotel with lovely owners and their dogs! Next to a good snack bar and easy walk into town. lots of parking too.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Grace on Jan 11, 2019
Thank you so much, we are very happy that you had a good Holiday to us. Regards Grace, Anna & Baru

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, does what is says on the tin!
Super friendly and helpful staff even if nobody spoke English - no problems at all. Rooms were clean, comfy enough and breakfast was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Geoff, London

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A little dated but clean and comfortable.
A little dated but clean & comfortable and a 10 to 15 minute stroll to the town centre. There is a handy bar/coffee shop next door.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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Decent stay
Room was decent. Hotel staff was helpful. Overall stay is ok.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant staff but hotel a bit dated. Breakfast really not up to much unless pastries is your thing
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

maria, ny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect place out of busy city
staff great breakfest great loved the place anna and grace made us feel like we were home
Stayed 24 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Ersilia, West Palm Beach Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for a quick business trip or 1 night stay
I booked this based on the good ratings, and on premises parking availability, for 1 night while traveling for business. The owners perosnally run their hotel and take pride. It is very clean and maintained well. My only issue was the bed was harder than usual-- Italian beds and pillows are known to be hard and their towels are known to be thin. There is a great cafe right next door that is owned by the hotel where you can get a quick lunch or snack for a very decent price. I had a dish of pasta, a beer and took away a large bottle of water for 8.50 euro.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant Stay
Spent a week here and had a very pleasant stay. The breakfasts were good and the room was perfectly adequate and had a small private terrace with sea view. Couple of minor irritations with the bathroom (e.g. extractor fan worked only intermittently) but overall good value and comfortable. Staff friendly & helpful. The 15/20 minute walk into town was not strenuous and had good views. Wifi worked fine in the room.

4/10 Poor

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nothing good to say
it was a bad stay

6/10 Okay

Harrieth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Tracey, Worcester

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Bargain hotel in Cefalu
3 night stay whilst travelling Sicily. Booked last minute & got a great deal. Staff really friendly, room clean & sea view. Bathroom tiny, shower very small. Breakfast adequate & great bar next door for drinks & snacks. Good 20 minute walk, along the sea into the centre & we used the car for the beach. This didn't bother us but might be a problem for those less mobile

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

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6/10 Okay

Moni, Denmark

It's ok
Location ok, with a great view so make sure you get a room on the sea side. In the description they say "Within easy reach of the beach" which is not quite accurate unless they're talking about the small piece of sand by the harbor with no other guests. You need to walk approx. 25 min to get to Cefalu city and the beach. And also the staff is not really "multilingual" unless they're talking about all other languages than English.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Combs la Ville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly, quiet, out of town location.
Travelled alone, stayed one week in late October, there were very few other guests. On arrival was offered choice of front (overlooking sea) or rear (overlooking open fields) and was told that the rear was quieter. Took the rear and was pleased that balcony was so quiet and private. Staff very helpful, willing to pass the time of day with me - I speak fluent Italian, which obviously helped. Gave me maps and timetables to help with getting around. Dining room open on my 1st morning, had breakfast there, charged 3 Euros for it. Thereafter, dining room closed (end of season?) and guests used cafe next door for breakfast. Good sized cafe, large balcony, run by same family as hotel, enormous range of snacks and some limited evening food available, plus newspapers, tobacco etc.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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lovely hotel overlooking the harbour of cefalu
I stayed for three enjoyable and comfortable nights at the hotel Al Pescatore. The hotel is easily accessible via a short taxi ride from the station. The rooms are spacious and comfortable with sun terraces either facing the mountains behind or overlooking the sea. Bathrooms were also spacious and clean. The hotel occupies a great, peaceful location overlooking the harbour at cefalu and it is a ten minute walk down into the heart of the town and the beach. Breakfast was excellent, with plenty of choice from savoury to sweet, and the hotel is joined to a shop/cafe/bar next door where you can enjoy food and drink. Staff at the hotel were very helpful and accommodating, assisting ably with any requests I had. I would definitely recommend Al Pescatore to anyone visiting cefalu.

10/10 Excellent

CAMILLERI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
VERY GOOD
VERY COMFORTABLE STAY

6/10 Okay

pupsmom, Priddis, Alberta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A quiet, OK Hotel
Cefalu is a delightful place and the hotel was mentioned on signs, so wasn't too difficult to find. It's quite far from the lovely old town, so be prepared to hike, or drive in. However, it's in a quiet setting which was good for sleeping. The staff is friendly, and when we checked in, the lady at the desk spoke good English and was very helpful in providing us with maps and information. Breakfast was the usual, but the coronetos were a bit stale, and the cappachino, etc, came out of a machine, so tasted watery. Our room was basic, and the shower only had one door, so it was hard to keep the floor dry. Also, there was no hot water for our showers and the wall mounted hair dryer broke apart when I removed it from it's holder.

8/10 Good

Susan, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Lone Female Traveller
A very comfortable stay. I had a double room for single occupancy. The air-conditioning, shower, etc all worked very well. The key system was most efficient. When key placed in the slot electrics were turned on and therefore when leaving the room and key taken out of slot electrics are turned off. It was lovely having french windows opening on to the balcony with a good view. It is good to know that all rooms have a balcony. Although there is no restaurant in the hotel, there is a cafe/restaurant next door and the buffet breakfast included in the price is adequate, salami, cheese, bread, cornflakes, tea, coffee, juice and croissants/cakes. There is a good view from the restaurant. It is entertaining to see people on scooters pulling up for their espressos, snacks and beers. I really enjoyed Cefalu, particularly the old part of town, where there is a beach, which when I went end of September wasn't crowded. The larger beach about an 8 minute walk away was more crowded with umbrellas, loungers etc. To just walk through the cobblestone old streets is a wonderful experience. I was in Cefalu for one week, on my own, but felt very safe. I went on a couple of tours. They were excellent. The first to Palermo and Monreale, and the second to Mount Etna and Taormina. Do shop around for the best price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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Inconvenient if you do not have a car and have to carry heavy back pack, especially in hot part of summer. Not convenient walking distance from town centre.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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A good place to Stay
At first I thought it was a bit out of the way but soon saw the benifits of its location. We were very comfortable and the breakfast was good.

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in Al Pescatore for 5 nights. Its a very nice hotel. Staff were friendly and helpfull, rooms clean and spacious. For breakfast there big choise of various sicilian pastries, not so much choice of a savory things. The only small downside of the hotel was that it was situated at least 20 mins walk to the city center and beaches so its best to have a car if you are staying over there. Overall, good hotel with welcoming and friendly atomosphere.

8/10 Good

Mando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay in Cefalu
Lovely hotel just outside of Cefalu. The walk into Cefalu is about 15 minutes with great views of Cefalu harbour. The hotel owner was warm and welcoming and the rooms were perfect. Brreakfast was OK and what you expect in 2-3* Italian hotels. Would certainly recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Maidenhead, England

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A pleasant hotel in a great location.
I recently stayed in this hotel for 4 nights during a visit to Sicily. I found it to be very good value, the staff were very friendly, and it is in a great location. My room faced the large hill which over looks the town of Cefalu, very pleasant to sit on the balcony with a glass of wine admiring the view. Other rooms had balconies overlooking the road, with views of the sea and the harbour. The walk into the old town is very pleasant. I had a hire car for my stay, but this is not essential as there is railway links with Palermo. Lots of cakes to be had for breakfast, and there is a cafe and shop in the same building. The rooms were well furnished, nice bathroom, all you could ask for really.
View from my balcony
View from top of hill down to hotel area
Side view of hotel
Front view of hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
couldn't wait to check out
We checked in to this hotel for two nights and left first thing in the morning after the first night. We had our family with us so we booked two rooms. They were both marginally clean, the towels were stiff as boards and unuseable. The "breakfast" consisted of undercooked pastries and coffee from a vending maching-type coffee maker with bottle juice drink. In a country people take pride in cleanliness and hospitality and where great coffee and fresh orange juice is abundant, this was quite a shock. The hotel is located on one of the busiest streets in town with trucks going by all night long. None of us slept at all. There is a view of the sea if you cut down all the pine trees outside the window. It is close to the center of town which is the only positive thing I can say about it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Al Pescatore - Wonderful Hotel!!
After staying at several other hotels during my visit to Italy, I found Al Pescatore Hotel in Cefalu to be my VERY best experience, even compared to several much more expensive hotels. Al Pescatore was immaculately clean, very modern and totally comfortable and quiet with an awesome view of the Mediterranean. The location is great, an easy walk to the town center and attractions with taxis available as well. But best of all was the wonderful Sicilian family that owns and runs this hotel. Ms. Anna, the owner and her daughters truly treated me like family. They always had a smile for me and willingly helped me with every need I had, Ms. Anna even made phone calls on my behalf on her cell phone. She is a truly a "people person" who makes you feel "at home" and her daughters are equally kind and helpful. Their morning breakfast was delightful and included fabulous cannoli and other excellent Sicilian pastries along with many Italian coffee options. There is a very nice restaurant and also a sandwich shop/bar in the same building called Al Solito Posto ("The Usual Place") with great, reasonably-priced foods and desserts and a great counter-girl, Francesca. Overall, this hotel deserves a very high rating and Signora Anna said they would probably receive an additional star next time due to all the investments and upgrades the family has recently made to the hotel. I have been to Italy three times and stayed at many places but Al Pescatore was my very favorite experience by far!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Al Pescatora
Large second floor balcony with ocean view a big plus. Location across from police station safe and within walking distance to town. Breakfast exceptional. Saturday AM market by hotel was a gem and unknown to tourists staying in town.

8/10 Good

Scott & Sabina, Leicestershire UK

Lovely hotel if you don't mind bit of noise
Hotel is on the otskirts of the beautiful Cefalu.The area is nice it has lovely little harbour and you its in walking distance to the old town Cefalu. Hotel has small shop and bar which is very convenient especialy if you don't know area and its open (all the time) - it was open for easter and bank holidays.We had lovely room with a balcony to the main road which it was nice to observe lokals driving... shame the big tree was covering lovely view to the harbour. I can't say breakfast was very good but you had few options - cereals,lots of cakes (??) jam and butter. But it is noisy so if you wan't quiet night then don't stay there but if you don't mind bit of night noise then is nice place to stay.We stayed only for one night which it was perfect.I would more recommend it as passing hotel then long term holiday hotel.

8/10 Good

jane, england

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what can we have for break fast!!!
stayed october 2009. ideal location for town centre. not sutable for children no amenities for them. comfortable rooms toiletries provided daily along with rooms cleaned.breakfast very dissapointing. a voucher was issued daily allowing 1 cappuchino and 1 croissant per person this was not provided by the hotel but the cafe bar next door there was also no bar service at the hotel either. this spoilt our stay at the hotel.

8/10 Good

Ben, Sicily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very good
Great place, nice view, easy walking distance to town centre.