Hotel Da Maria

It’s simply the best location and best staff on the island. This is my second stay and highly recommend the hotel and restaurant for the service, quality and value. You’re welcomed from the get go and the reception is in touch before your arrival to provide info and support. The bus and taxi boat are both convenient. I’d recommend for solo, couples and family travelers because quiet, privacy or an active vacation with beach and spas close by are at your fingertips.

A beautiful hotel set in an idyllic location. We came here on our honeymoon and had a wonderful time. The hotel staff were lovely and we were made to feel very comfortable and welcome throughout our stay. The room was beautiful, with views overlooking the castle, the little beach and Mount Vesuvius in the distance. The en-suite bathroom was a good size with an amazingly powerful shower. We ate in the hotel restaurant a couple of times. Most dishes are seafood based and also rabbit is an Ischian speciality. It was very easy to book a water taxi from the hotel to take us round to Ischia Ponte, a very short journey of 5 minutes, and we made use of this service most days. If you are staying at the hotel it costs €3 each per journey. Ischia Ponte is beautiful, lively and bustling with plenty of bars, shops and restaurants. We visited the castle one day which was very interesting and well worth it. We went to Ischia Porto a couple of times, which is bigger than Ischia Ponte, again with lots going on. One day we took a ferry from Ischia Porto to Naples to spend the day there. It took about 1 and a half hours to get there on the ferry, which was easy to book. Well worth a visit if you have time, but lovely to get back to the island after a day in the very busy city. We loved everything about our holiday in Ischia and would highly recommend the Da Maria hotel.

The perfect place for a beach vacation; a hotel with its own beach and restaurant, both excellent, with a room with a stunning view over the ocean and the Castello Aragonese, and very good and personable service. You can't really get anywhere from the hotel except by boat, but then there isn't much need to go anywhere. And if there is, the by boat part is actually very easy, constantly available and cheap boat taxi and a few minutes trip to town. The only little thing is that due to the big mountain next to it, the beach will lose the sun at about 5.30 pm. However, the swimming pool area and the terrace bar will extend the availability of the evening sun.

Even before we arrived at the Hotel da Maria I knew it was going to be good as all communication with the hotel with Alessandra had been clear and concise. All our expectations were met on arrival, our sea facing room was immaculate with the added benefit of a lovely balcony. The reason we chose this hotel in the first place is that we love the beach and we were not disappointed with sun loungers and umbrella included in the hotel price. In addition the hotel had the additional benefit of a swimming pool which we also made use of. All the staff were super friendly which you would expect in a family run hotel. We will definitely be looking to go back sometime in the future. Thank you Maria for a beautiful holiday.

Our stay at the hotel was wonderful. All the staff were welcoming and very friendly and went out of their way to help us and make our stay enjoyable. Alessandra in Reception was especially helpful and the other receptionist stayed much later than usual, as we were very late arriving. The hotel arranged trips by water taxi and transfers to and from the ferry, making for stress free travel. Food and service in the Ristorante Da Maria was very good, we loved the beach, breakfast on the terrace and wonderful views. Our room was spotless and we were offered use of hotel facilities the day we checked out, which allowed us more time in the pool and on the beach, before we checked out. A perfect break - just wish we could have stayed longer!

Our stay was absolutely incredible. We felt so at home throughout the entire stay. Gianni and Alessandra were so accommodating and couldn’t do enough for us during our time!! Would highly recommend staying here any time I’d come to ischia. I would also now choose to stay in ischia because of this hotel over any of the other islands in amalfi coast!