Family-friendly Hotels in Campofelice di Roccella

Don’t be fooled by the social media posts. Read the trip advisor reviews - chaos and food poisoning aplenty. To start with a positive, some of the staff are incredibly hard working and attentive and deserve to be working in an establishment with better management. Upon arrival, the place looked great the grounds were very well kept. Cefalù (the town you can get to on the shuttle bus which you have to pay for) was amazing as I’m sure more of Scicily is. If you do end up there the architecture, streets and gelato was superb. It’s a shame grand palladium is so far away and isolated. When we arrived the first thing we were asked at reception was ‘I see you are here until 27th. What time are you leaving? As we are closing that day’. I was then asked to show our flight details to confirm we were leaving early! Odd way to begin a 5 star experience. Food poisoning: I got food poisoning one evening not long after eating at one of the restaurants. My partner went to report it to reception and coincidentally another guest was reporting her own illness after a meal in the same part of the hotel. You’d expect something from the receptionist but despite us listing what we ate she only took the room numbers and shrugged.  (Pointless though, as no one checked on us). Check out the amount of food poisoning/sickness reviews, I wish I had before I booked. We witnessed first hand a member of staff not washing their hands after leaving the toilet cubicle, just unbelievable. The other guest’s son was also ill and whilst there she had more reports of sickness/illness from other guests! ‘It’s on the app!’ You need to download an app on the spot on arrival as ‘everything’s on the app!’ Whether checking in or at the a la carte restaurant you will need a phone there’s no instructions or menus anywhere and information needs to be worked for. I like to disconnect from my phone on holiday but that was not possible here and I had to take my phone everywhere. What cocktails do you do? ‘It’s on the app’ was the response! Immediately you see there’s no clear leadership taking charge or an understanding of why people might chose to holiday - relaxation and disconnecting. This is very much used as a conference centre more so than holiday resort (or it was when we were there) there was one for most of our stay where a huge business took over the bar and restaurant so much so that the staff were even more chaotic. We were not warned about this when booking, nor were we told it was the end of season which was apparent. We have stayed at all levels of hotels before and everyone usually knew the manager because they walk around and speak to guests daily ‘everything ok?’ ‘any issues speak to so and so ‘ etc.  and at the five star you could see respect other staff had for the manager who was always about. Here, I couldn’t tell you if they even had a manager. Rooms: The shower has no power at all - quite the mission to wash out shampoo. We also had to ask for loo rolls (quite

Located in Campofelice di Roccella, Acacia Resort is by the sea, a 3-minute drive from Himera and 5 minutes from Antiquarium di Himera. This beach hotel is 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Castle of Roccella and 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from Kartodromo Lascari.Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including a health club and an outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge). Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge) that operates within 20 km.Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.Featured amenities include a computer station, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Guests may use a train station pick-up service for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 240 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and bidets.

What one is looking for a holiday differs greatly between folk and so I must start this review by stating that, after 18 months of challenge and stress in our lives, we were seeking complete relaxation. We read reviews of Mangia's Himera Resort and were aware that we would be quite isolated in terms of location and mobility - didn't matter - and that we were likely to be two in a very small number of Brits or English speakers - didn't matter; we just wanted to crash for two weeks in a comfortable environment and come away feeling refreshed. Mangia's Himera Resort proved to precisely fit the bill. The hotel, whilst spacious, felt compact enough that you would recognise guests and there is a good balance between indoor and outdoor spaces, in fact there are plenty of spaces in Reception, the lobby and the entertainment space for sitting and relaxing. Outdoor spaces range from courtyards, poolside seating by the bar, outdoor area to the restaurant, plenty of sunbeds, both directly next to the pool and on terraces. In addition there are more sunbeds on the lawn by the beach, by the beachside bar and on the beach itself, where there is a Life Guard on duty for most of the day, with a timetable of when the beach is supervised posted on the fence at the entrance to the beach. The pool, at first glance, doesn't seem very large, but it easily accommodated the guests who were there in May. The main pool is a single depth and, in addition, one corner is sectioned off as a children's pool, with shallow steps to each section. There are poolside showers and toilets available, and you can borrow a good quality beach towel from Reception - we paid 5 Euros each for a two week stay. The hotel has a spa - which we didn't visit - with a list of treatments available provided in the room, a small shop selling basics, swimwear, a few English language books and lots of souvenirs and postcards. There is also an office from where you can book excursions, or the hotel shuttle bus, which goes to the nearby town of Cefalu daily. You can also hire a car from an office within the hotel, not necessarily the cheapest rates, but you have the car directly from the hotel, rather than having to go to collect from Cefalu or Palermo. The Animation Team are young, multi lingual and enthusiastic. They organise activities in the pool and entertainment lounge during the day and, each evening there is either a 'show' or something like a quiz. Rooms, in common with the hotel in general, are stylish, well decorated, spotlessly clean, with chic bathrooms and plenty of storage. I found the bed in our room really uncomfortable but, on enquiring at Reception, they liaised with the wonderful Housekeeping Team, who bolstered the matress for me and, from then on, I slept well. Where the hotel really shines, and what made the holiday for us, was the food - such good quality, plenty of choice and a great restaurant vibe - we managed to eat all but two of our meals outside on the terr