The second part of hotel called : “ Village” was disaster: Elevator didnt work 4 days from our 8 days vacation , air-condition worked only 6 hour daily and the temperature was about 40 degrees outside.

Lot of things don't work like the elevator, blowdryer and WiFi for example.

If you stay across the street, you get there underground through a tunnel with the worst elevators I have ever seen.

We were greeted with refreshments, the reception staff were friendly and helpful.

The staff in the main restaurant were most friendly and helpful.

Front desk and dining staff are always friendly and aiming to please.

I found many interns doing their best to serve customers and a very friendly atmosphere.

Delicious meals in the hotel restaurant (all inclusive) - professional and friendly service.

Everything was clean, food was excellent, stuff helpful and friendly.

We had a fantastic time, the hotel was very clean and the staff very friendly.

The restaurant was friendly and the breakfast plentiful

The staff were all very friendly, the rooms were clean and comfortable, and everything was in a walkable distance.

The staff are all lovely, kind and friendly: much more important than trendy decor.

The bar personnel were attentive and very friendly to be around, quick, attentive and most of all friendly.

We had a room overlooking a busy road so the quality of a stay was sometimes disturbed by heavy lorries, loud motorcycles or ambulances.

Cons:  loud, loud, bad music all the time.

The majority of guests were quite noisy Italians, so If you look for a quiet place, Santa Caterina is  certainly not for you.

..a stone beach and a little to noisy room at nights (faced to a road direction).

However, the music played constantly at the beach, far too loudly, and there was an announcer who could not shut up.

but along a very busy road, could not sleep without earplugs!

The staff in the restaurant is so kind, menager Luca and his waiters are always well organised and say Hi with a smile.

A lot of animations and very creative staff made our stay in hotel attractive for our children.

Thank you for the hospitality and special treatment Luca and the staff 😘  the food was very interesting and the staff most polite ever.. the resort restaurant is surely worthwhile!

People warm-welcomed,  service in restaurant excellent, clearing service very accurate and caring, Staff helpful, excellent Italian cuisine, animations and animators wonderful, Carlos and His zumba dances unforgettable.

Our stay in the hotel and in the beach it was memorable i spend a really good moments that i never gonna forget my wife was super happy so i could not ask for more, the room is super clean as well as the toilet and shawer. They gave us a room with the seaview for free so we appreciate that, nice staff and big hotel you can do a lot of activities there also recomendable for families and of course couples too :)

As for Santa Caterina - its location, informal attitude of the staff, comfortable room, culinary surprises of the local chef and, of course, the amazing sea and beach deserve the highest possible praise.

Good kitchen-variety of dishes, including sea foods and italian foods-pasta, a lot of fresh fruits, 

, nice staff, large and clean rooms.

There´re many possibilities of sport and other entertainment provided by professional animation group.

The most unhelpful place I’ve ever stayed in.

The staff was easy to work with and attended to questions and needs.m

Staff is so attentive to your every need.

I'll be back next year.. Staff eager to provide any service requested by guest.

I heartily recommend a stay at the resort: clean and comfortable rooms, nice and competent service, good food, lots of attractions both in the hotel and in the village, wonderfull beach and sea - a great place to spend time with family or friends.

Santa Caterina Village

quietness

party

elevator

road

Free parking

Free internet

Pool

Since we weretravelling in the off season most restaurants and B & B's were closed.

Gaetano, the landlord, and his wife are very sympathic and friendly people, who love to care about the guests.

Gaetano couldn't have been more friendly and helpful, he recommended a great restaurant, and took me in his car to an optician to get my glasses fixed - he seems to know everyone in town!

We were met by the friendly Gaetano at the train station and taken for an espresso by our host.

Again, our hosts are very friendly and it was a pleasure to meet them in the hot streets of the town at night.

Gaetano and his wife Antonella were really friendly and also a lovely funny couple to watch.

but it is beautiful, prosperous (at least the coastal areas) and the people friendly and accomodating.

If I were to rettò Praia a Mare, I would definitely choose this welcoming place.

Gaetano is a great host, and was helpful with suggestions on places to eat and sights to visit.

We had a wonderful time in Praia a Mare made extra special by very welcoming hosts, Gaetano and his wife, who went beyond our expectations to make our stay very comfortable.

Very hospitable, picked us up 2 hours away and drove us back.

Gaetano and Antonella welcomed us like members of the family to their lovely, comfortable B&B.

but the owners, Gaetano & Antonella, opened it especially for me and I found a cool & warm place to stay, nice atmosphere, well clean, good breakfast and nice moment.

The host, Gaetano and his wife were helpful and available.

Gaetano & his family were extremely hospitable and kind.

Great to have such a knowledgeable guide to the area who is so keen for you to see it.

Gaetano, who lives close to the B and B, is easy to reach and very attentive to his guests.

Gaetano and his wife Antonella cared genuinely about making our stay very special.

We also appreciated the warm welcome by Gaetano and his wife who provided some helpful information for further exploring the surroundings.

We stopped and talked with a local owner of a B & B who had adequate rooms

At about 4:00 PM one of the ladies began to feel ill from motion sickness, so we got off the Autostrada and entered Praia a Mare.

The BnB rooms were large and very comfortable, breakfast was also very good; Our hosts were very attentive to our needs and made us feel like family.

He was always willing to answer any questions we had and assist us in anyway he could.

They were very accommodating and were so enjoyable to be around.

He found us walking from the train station to his B&B and was kind enough to give us a ride.

Gaetano is a great host; he went an extra mile to show us around, even drove us to Dino Island.

As someone suggested before, the only downside is the lack of internet access,

The only negative was a lack of internet access which in today's world is basic in any hotel or B&B.

Al Vecchio Pioppo

wifi

closed

wifi access

Free breakfast

Diving

Snorkeling

Note if you use the fridge to store any drinks/ food you will be charged per day (a bizarre charge- why not just remove the fridges?).

We tried to pay with 4 different credit cards with no success.

A short and wonderful stay with a great friendly staff.

Amazing staff- so helpful and friendly always going above and beyond to help us.

Everything was as we expected: clean rooms and surroundings, beautiful interior design, friendly staff, cool pool, Etc.

The hotel is not huge, the staff is very friendly, everything is clean and neat.

Reception staff were friendly and helpful.The room was spacious and clean and quaintly olde world in decor.

This hotel takes you back to the heyday of incredible hotels on beaches along this coast, the rooms are dressed as they were, and filled with antiques that are all usable, the reception upon arrival was amazing, so friendly and helpful and the pool, gardens and lido which is just 2 minutes walk away is perfect.

Staff was very friendly, competent and professional able to provide advice about the local restaurants and sites to visit.

The hotel also have a private pool with bar and friendly atmosphere.

The staff is very friendly, the go out of their way to accommodate any request.

The staff are friendly and welcoming and English is spoken.

The staff is friendly and ver professional, always willing to be helpful.

This was the only disappointing aspect of our stay - we really value being able to make ourselves a cup of tea in our room whenever we want to.

The only things that disappointed us was that the AC didn't get the room below probably 75, so it was pretty much non existent, the mini fridge had the same problem as the AC(wouldn't get cold), so it was basically a storage unit.

Breakfast a good spread - minor complaint about the fruit juice (cordial) served in light weight disposable cups and much of the fresh fruit had been spoilt with brown rot.

but we couldn’t use it due to the sheer number of mosquitoes around the pool.

Mosquito cream not required for staying in the hotel.

Don't forget the insect spray as the mosquitoes got me in the early evening.

Breakfast was poor - out of date items/ rubbery scrambled egg/ fruit bruised/ mouldy.

Wi-fi is slow - poor internet connection.

My main problem was with the poor internet connection

Everyone who works there is of the most pleasant and welcoming demeanor.

The location and views were stunning and the staff was amazing!

Wonderful staff, who were always helpful.

I was there very satisfied with nice place, sea view, beach distance and very polite hotel staff.

The staff are wonderful and super helpful.

Lovely place for families staff was great management was excellent,food was also good loved the beach lido also the beach it was set up nice.

We were hosted at the hotel for a conference, I enjoyed a cozy and comfortable room with great view, great friendliness and helpfulness of the stuff, excellent food, excellent access to the swimming pool and beach.

The pool is wonderful, short walk to the beach and restaurants, breakfast included, and the staff were all lovely.

Good breakfast assortment, helpful staff.

The staff was wonderful, the room was large and well appointed.

Staff was helpful, pleasant and attentive.

Grand Hotel De Rose

kitchen

poor

mosquito

creditcard

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

All staff very helpful, friendly, polite and professional.

BUT alright location (buses were extremely rare and we had to rent a car), polite, friendly staff, good food and very clean.

Nonetheless, staff were very friendly and helpful; the hotel was quiet (as you'd expect without many other guests); the room was large and clean; and the bed was comfortable.

The La Tana hotel we found to be a charming family run hotel with very good and friendly staff.

), and also boasts friendly and efficient service.

An excellent hotel with very friendly staff.

The family who run La Tana are extremely friendly and attentive.

If you are an avid tea/coffee drinker then take a travel kettle and some tea bags as these were not provided in our room; I think this is usual practice for southern Italy.

The rooms were not at all soundproof as we could hear everything from the room above and next to ours (toilet flush, discussion, doors slamming, throat scratching…).

Next morning, there was still no WiFi in my room.

but the tiny room had paraphernalia for wheel chair users.

On our early arrival the room we wanted was not cleaned yet.

After I insisted, she called the web company and they verified that I had already paid for my room.

Had a nice room, comfy bed and efficient a/c.

We found the staff attentive, helpful and gracious!

The thing that sets this place apart is the staff.

Welcoming staff, comfortable rooms and reasonable food.

Super nice family run place with very kind and helpful employees.

The Staff were the best we encountered in our 2 weeks in Italy  and the price of the food and hotel was extremely good.

The staff will provide transportation to the train station and there is bus service to surrounding cities if you do not have a car.

Hotel Ristorante Borgo La Tana

room

window

small room

but we did not booked for them.air con only gets turned on 15june.

great location--5 min walk from town center--breakfast good--great facilities in private beach with good reclining chairs--clean beach
rooms very spacious with great views--price very reasonable 
staff very friendly
the Hotel is virtually in the Sea 
free parking

Nothing is too much trouble everyone here is helpful and always with a friendly smile.

The staff are all very friendly and go out of their way to assist.

Staff very friendly and Sky tv in all rooms which you can change the language on some stations to English Pool and common used areas cleaned daily Would certainly return to this hotel

The rooms are clean and the staff is friendly and helpful.

The staff were very friendly and courteous and the whole place had a very relaxed feel about it.

The hotel was clean, staff friendly and helpful and since it was off-season, reasonable.

If you ever want to feel like your at home away from home then please check out the Hotel Talao, all of the rooms are very comfortable and have great views, the food is out standing and all the staff are warm, friendly and efficient as well as they all speak english.

The staff was accommodating and service was fine.

The staff were exceedingly accommodating in every way.

The hotel staff were wonderful & they had a nice area in front of the hotel outside where you could relax & have a drink & people watch.

The hotel crew is very kindly, and the Animation crew is very very funny!

Then, when I did arrive I was received most warmly by the excellent signora Ada, who even speaks great English (and here I had prepared my best Italian), and she swiftly sent me to my room.

Availed of hotel pool,beach & resteraunt June 23 / 26  great staff,service & best americano coffee in scalea.

So we approached the owner of the Hotel Talao  Ada Leo and got to work.

but all the staff we spoke to at the hotel spoke good English.The room was comfortable and the evening meal was lovely with a choice of 3 starters,main courses and desserts.All the staff we met were more than helpful and we would definitely stay there again.Thank you

At times, a given network worked on one floor

Hotel Talao

We were given a friendly welcome and a drink by the pool while we completed the check-in process.

Friendly hosts.We received great service, kind and full of smiles.

On arrival, we were immediately welcomed by the extremely friendly proprietor Mario, who just couldn't do enough for us, nothing was too much.

Although the pool was empty ( a bit to early for the season) the owner was preparing it to a high standard.

Mario (owner) greeted me upon arrival, despite being late at night, and was so welcoming.

Vittorio is a very kind and responsive host, I definitely recommend this place to explore Scalea and the area.

Vittorio is so professional and accommodating, going out of his way to   recommend and book restaurants!

He helps with every question and request you might have.

Vittorio greeted us with a cold beer by the pool upon arrival.

Vittorio (owner of the property) and the rest of the crew cared about us so well and obviously with pleasure,  We loved breakfasts  - a lot of fresh food, fruits,  smoothies, home made cakes..

The host was extremely pleasant and understands hospitality.

The shower and bed is amazing and the staff is very helpful polite and kind.

The very attentive owner lives in a detached house behind the B&B.

You will find that Mario, Vittorio and Valeria are incredibly attentive to your needs.

La Suite del Faro

quality

Wifi

We had lovely time,hotel is clean and proper,staff very friendly and helpful.tasty,genuine food available,for ,breakfast lunch and dinner.fantastic view of the coast,and surrounding hills, a lots of fresh air.the hotel is very peaceful,away from the noisy center of praia,astonishing wiev even from your balcony,reasonable prices.

The hotel manager was very friendly and helpful.

Laki had is own bed provided by the staff.

Very clean hotel, good breakfast beautiful pool and a very attentive, resourceful and generous host/general manager.

We stayed three days in a very clean hotel and with a very accommodating manager.

Many thanks to all the staff that look after us so well!

In responding to an earlier post, the management stated that we stayed for two hours and used the facilities /shower etc.

beautiful hotel,nicely blended in local nature.superb surrounding,nature at is best.fantastic sea view,sunset to die for,amazing,amazing,everything.very courteous and kind staff,could not get better service.i was tired and stressed of my london daily routine,after 3 days spent in the blue eden,i completely fully charge my battery.i will definitely return to the blue eden,also food 1st class.well done,i will see you again ASAP.

Staff is gentle and lovely, Room have sew view and are quite with nice balcony.

All employees were very attentive and service minded.

My family has stayed here several times over the last 4 years and the hotel has always been exceptionally clean and the staff very warm and helpful.

We could not get the internet to work nor could she.

though was a strange work-around to get wifi that no other hotel in the world would dream of having their clients do.

New Hotel Blu Eden

but to decline a guest a 2 euro bottle of chilled water is appalling.

We found this place very special and private 
Owner name Anthonio makes us feel very comfortable and friendly stay,if you like antique and romantic with beautiful views-this place for you 
Every request we asked ,Antonio accommodate us.

As for the staff, Antonio was very friendly and helpful, he answered all our questions and gave us some precious advices and recommendations.

The castle only has 8 rooms so most guests have to stay elsewhere.

but be prepared for faint background music.

but a long way to go with service from Antonio.

Beautiful, Love owner Antonio very nice person!

Antonio, our host, was very helpful and is well connected in Praia A Mare.

We staying in Castello di Praya from July 21st until August 3rd
I was searching and reading a lot of reviews about this place ,I am usual do before my trips ,I found very helpful.

The host was very warm and accommodating.

but kept warm with the open fire, a warm room and Antonio's charm and helpfulness.

Antonio the host was so helpful and lovely even driving us to a local restaurant when we arrived very hungry for lunch.

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