Grand Hotel Faraglioni

Bardzo dobry hotel

large room, plenty of space where we didn't feel cramped. large bath which was great. nice sheets and towels. a pleasant location right on the ocean. a bit noisy but not bad. friendly front desk. make sure you see all the sites you can -- Mt. Etna.

This is very average! We booked this hotel for a week and we realised afterwards that there was no pool despite one being shown in the photos. However, with a private beach and being by the sea this was not an issue we thought. On arrival we realised the private beach was not yet up so this was not an option when we wanted to go swimming or spend time chilling comfortably by the sea. Sadly, it was impossible to get in the water by the hotel with no safe access across slippery rocks. Luckily we had a car so we ventured out every day visiting beautiful places and came across wonderful beaches. We would return in the evening which not quite the plan as we would have liked some down time by the sea before dinner but it was fantastic to see the island! The room we had was a superior room with a balcony - I had imagined we would sit and enjoy a drink from the mini bar overlooking the sea. The view was indeed amazing if you didn’t look down into the restaurant next door, but the balcony is tiny with standing room only for 2 people. The room had one desk chair so I guess we could have taken turns on that one as it would just about have fitted but again, not quite how we’d imagined it. As mentioned, our room was overlooking the next door bar/restaurant which is busy and they enjoy playing constant music throughout the day and late into the night. We had to call one night to ask how long this would go on for as we struggled to sleep around 1 am and to be fair, the music did go off shortly after. The room was made up nicely daily but it wasn’t cleaned. We had long dark hairs in the bathroom during the entire stay, and as I’m blonde and my husband balled they were not ours. The doors were dirty and could do with a clean which makes me believe this would probably go for other areas too. However, they did give us fresh towels every day, despite us hanging them to be used again. We could have complained but as I’d already called for the music, I didn’t and we just decided to spend as little time as possible in the room and kept our shoes on. The terrace bar is lovely when it’s open, great views and super kind staff but not really somewhere you can just sit and read a book without buying drinks. The cocktails are tasty and the food they serve with them plentiful. There is no sunset view as the sun disappears behind the hills, which is no issue but as they state there’s a sunset view, I thought I’d just clarify! We ate twice in the cafe so we could sit outside by the road which was lovely for a salad but don’t bother with a pizza! We didn’t try the restaurant as it was soulless and you had to sit inside which was not tempting. Besides, it was empty. Luckily the village is full of fantastic restaurants and only a stroll away along the seafront! The breakfast is served in a 4 star Michelin restaurant next door but don’t let that fool you! It is identical every morning and if you arrive after the American tour bus you could pick at the leftovers. The yogurts we

You can ask the hotel to arrange taxis. We were given a kettle when requesting before arrival which was great. Wow what an amazing setting, a beautiful smallish hotel, where the staff work incredibly hard. We were there for our 37year wedding anniversary and it was a lovely holiday. It's a nice fishing village. It can get very busy too but was also quite somedays. The breakfast next door was great.A wonderful morning sea view and people watching. The upstairs verander was opening up on the day we left. I think we would return as we liked it so much there. Once again a big thank you to all the staff especially the ladies on reception desk and the waitress and waitor.

It’s a nice hotel that is kept clean. The staff are nice and it’s on the sea front but no actual beach. Breakfast has a good variety but it’s exactly the same everyday so if you are staying for more than two days it’s a bit boring. No parking but we found plenty of street parking or you can pay to park. Water in the room is not complimentary so better to buy your own. Also, no iron! This was frustrating as the ironing service is by the item and costly. It’s quite a sleepy area where everything closes quite early. Centre is around 10/15 mins drive away and it’s nice and lively.