Santo Stefano Island Vacations from $1,534

Beach view fantastic 👌

The hotel doesn’t have a drop off area or any luggage trolleys, pity the receptionist was curt, abrupt, non informative and dismissive. The hotel appears old and struggling to keep up with travellers requirements. The room was old cashing a good size and clean with aircon. The bathroom was big but the window didn’t work and was screwed open, I asked straight away for the window to be fixed and a handle put on the window as it was also missing. I was told the engineer would come but six days later nothing changed. I saw no management at all. The breakfast staff and cleaners were all delightful. The biggest problem was the pool was discoloured and cloudy and staff had put up a sign (probably weeks before) advising it was still safe to use. We and several others were not going to risk health conditions. The weather was 35 degree plus and we desperately need a pool. In the end we travelled about 15 minutes outside Castelsardo and found lovely beaches. I would recommend using a different hotel. The other reviews said about paper thin walls, this is true. Good point was the seaview and the breakfast.

Nice hotel, but not great. As an experienced traveler I wasn’t happy having to carry luggage up around 20 marble steps to get to the reception desk. They have plenty of space to install a ramp or a lift. The WiFi was horrible. It would connect but then you needed to authenticate with an email address or it would disconnect. It was very hit or miss on sending the authentication email. Tried multiple phones, devices and emails. I got lucky with connecting 1 phone. The hotel was clean, but sterile. Nice breakfast in the morning, but the hotel offered no other services. The reception staff were very nice, efficient and friendly. I would put it in the Same class as Holiday Inns in the US. It probably was very nice back in the day, but has not kept up with changing times.

Room was clean, although the safe never worked, reported 3 times, TV worked intermittently, reported 3 times. Cleaners were very helpful and polite. Breakfast was a good choice, never had lunch or evening meal. Booked the hotel last minute due to original hotel cancellation last minute, wasn’t told about the hotel club which would have given us deals on the restaurant. Can’t pay catch at the bar, need to top up a hotel card with cash only yet the hotel beach bar you can bay by cash, card or the top up card.the one Beach bar toilet had a broken loose seat, some beds and most of the umbrellas need repair and this is early June at the start of the season. Nothing around the hotel shops or restaurants so you need to use the most expensive taxis in the world… booked a seven day stay and left after 3 days. Will NOT return.

Beautiful historic hotel. Gorgeous common spaces and pool. Plenty of beach toys (thank you!). Staff were incredibly helpful and accommodating. I’d definitely stay again.