Strandhotell i San Giovanni la Punta

"The hotel feels a bit old and worn out, although the staff at the reception are very friendly and helpful. The location is about a 30-minute drive from Catania city center, and without a car you are quite limited, since most restaurants are in the center. The breakfast staff are also very nice, though the male breakfast host clearly has his favorites—he runs over immediately to seat them and serve coffee, while we had to wait around five minutes just to get a table or order an espresso. The food in the main restaurant is not very good, and the prices are extremely high compared to what you can get in Catania, where the food is excellent and costs about half the price. Other guests even warned us, and we later learned that the hotel changed its chef last year and significantly raised prices. We have traveled extensively in Asia, the US, and the Caribbean, usually staying at high-standard hotels, and I have never before been asked to pay extra for sunbeds and umbrellas. At this hotel, however, guests are charged €30 per day if they want to sit by the sea. The sunbeds by the pool are free, but the area is overcrowded. Overall, I would rate this as a 3-star hotel rather than the advertised 4.5 stars. "

"Nice location and very nice staff. We had an excellent time!"

"Rummet hade gamla skitna heltäckningsmattor, stenhård säng som var på ett loft. Minibaren fungerade inte kylan på, överlag var hotellet väldigt gammalt och slitet. Borde inte ligga på mer än 2 stjärnor. Läget var bra. Fanns ingen bar i hotellet, blev hänvisade till en bar ett kvarter bort. Frukost ok. Enda hotellet som tog betalt för en flaska vatten från varma minibaren. Ena hissen trasig. "

"Perfekt för familj med barn, mycket tyst och centralt med bekväm och fin frukost! Bra detaljerat kontakt i samband med incheckning utanför öppettider "

"Supertrevligt hotell som hade väldigt blandad typ av gäster. Personalen var toppen. Hjälpte till med tips om det mesta. Bra pool och nära till havet. Egna bussar till Taormina (rekommenderas då lokalbussarna kan vara fulla, av erfarenhet). Boka detta i tid. Strandrestaurangen i närheten Navi är toppen för lunch vid stranden, ett måste."

"Good place, good breakfast, nice pool. Overall nice place"