Costa Verde

The hotel is very remote, everywhere is a bus ride away, even the beach (there is a free shuttle bus) You are trapped in the hotel unless you have transport. There are no other restaurants and bars in the walkable vicinity. The hotel staff are not overly friendly other than on the night that they leave a tip envelope on your table in the restaurant. Food is pretty rubbish and not much for kids, other than plain pasta with tomato sauce or some other green stuff that looked unappealing. We paid for all inclusive and would have expected ice creams to be available for the kids, sadly they are not included and have to be purchased. Free ice cream is available at meal times only as a desert, and even then you are served two small scoops in a bowl. Water is available in small plastic cups from a water dispenser at the pool bar only. Do not try and fill a water bottle up as this is frowned upon. Water in any volume is available to buy at €2.50 for a litre. (There are no local shops to buy water from). All drinks (other than beer) are served in small receptacles and are packed with ice to ensure a short measure. At the time of our visit there was only one night out of the week which they provided evening entertainment. And that was a chap singing to a backing track. Definitely not worth paying for all inclusive. Very poor value for money. On a positive note, whilst you are tucking into your evening meal there is a lovely sunset. Summary : Disappointing

From the airport is a 2 hour ride so with kids they need there tablets. As raw dogging as the youth call it is beyond them looking out the window 😂 For an all inclusive there is a set menu each day in the main restaurant which is a refreshing change for an all inclusive. They have Sicily night, and all the flavours of Italy which is great. This means if you like chicken nuggets and chips, it’s not for you. They have a voucher system to allow you to go to various restaurants in the hotel which is a great change of scenery and taste. Pizzeria, Garden restaurant (Italian), Grill, Beach restaurant and main restaurant. The main restaurant is your base and you sit at the same table. Breakfast is very Italian, pastries and coffee or hotdog sausages eggs and tomatoes cheeses etc. They offer pack lunches if you are going on an early trip. The beach restaurant food is good and the environment is nice, but you have about an hour to eat it, so you have to turn up on time which is a very rushed scenario. Ok so the beach, you’ll need swim shoes due to it being sharp sand and stones. Free 10min bus ride. The beach in Cefalu is sandy and nicer but super crowded. Bus ride is 20mins and is about £4.20 return. Those beach shoes come in handy for the free water park on all inclusive though you have to pay for good and drink in the park . The park is good but gets busy at weekends. The issue there is you need to pay £10 for 2 beds and a parasol. The hotel pools are shallow warm and good, no issues with sun beds. Towels are £2 each for the week for laundry and a returnable £20 each. Crazy for a Hotel, that claims 5 star status? Now the penny pinch continues with no drinks in your fridge, no mini bar, no bottles of free water apart from at breakfast lunch and dinner which you can’t take out of the restaurant? You can’t fill your own bottles. So you order little plastic cups of water all the time because you are so dehydrated. Obvs you can go to a supermarket in Cefalu, but who at a hotel wants to do that, this absolutely ruins the whole experience. Entertainment was typical, but some not suitable for family young kids entertainment.

Overall, this was a very good hotel that allowed us (family of 4; Wife, children 8 & 5 and me - Husband/Dad) have a very pleasant 10 days at the Hotel Costa Verde. Everything is very comfortable. The Hotel is well maintained and clean, and everything is very comfortable. The seats, the beds (not the usual thin springy types), the sun beds, the pool - everything. A very easy hotel to relax in. Our bedroom was large and modern with plenty space for the 4 of us. The service is very good. Vast majority of staff are attentive, hardworking and despite clearly having to work long hours - still do a really good job of serving you as needed; that includes at the bars, reception, the info point etc. We went full board on advice of our Travel Agent, as opposed to all-inclusive. He was bang on as it was cheap to buy drinks, and it was large cans of the good stuff like Coca-Cola etc. Allowed us to go out 3/4 times to Cefalù without being too worried about “value”. There was so much we wanted to do and did whilst there (pool days, Palermo, Cefalù etc) we only used the water park once (which we had one free entry for) which was all we needed - and it was fun, our kids loved it. The bracelet is super simple too, don’t believe the reviews where they say it’s complex - it isn’t. The bus to Cefalù is reliable also, which was great and as we used it a number of times. I haven’t come away with many criticisms. A couple bits of general focused feedback for the hotel. The food is good, especially the first week. After week 1, it’s repeated itself like for like which was a little boring on our second week. We ate on the top floor (our allocated table was there - great by the way, allocated tables) - and despite having the fly swatter on hand and burning coffee grounds; you need a specialist to deal with so many wasps you’d get some nights (not all). Also, trying to get late checkout was impossible. All in all, we’ve had a great time. The hotel is super and we would be very happy to return in future.

Hotel is nice and clean, pool area is nice. We paid half board but it was not worth it, the breakfast was awful, we are vegan and could only eat stale bread rolls and chopped fruit salad. The evening meal options were terrible too. You need a car really to travel around Sicily. The local town is lovely and worth a visit.

Am under rated and hidden gem on the North coast of Sicily. We're use to the Canaries having tried all the islands and found this through Jet2. Costa Verde hotel is just a couple of hours from the airport. A 10 minute bus ride into the gorgeous Cefalu (where we saw the beach in White Lotus). Also less than an hour from Palermo. Although we never made it that far having enjoyed the hotel amenities so much. A hotel with it's own water park, separate to, but included just a short walk away. The park is often under utilised and has it's own pool and sun loungers if you want to escape the two pools at the hotel. The kids loved it so much and we all raved about the food. Plenty of simple but immensely tasty Italian dishes done to perfection. Plenty of seafood too. Ample choice of restaurants and bars. I've noticed some complaints about water but it is plentiful unless you want your own bottled water in your room for example. Just nip out and grab some from Cefalu if the bottles on sale don't suit. The staff are incredible. Each working from 9am to 1am 6 days a week it takes a great deal of commitment. They smile and entertain every day without fail. A massive thank you to Giovanni especially, and Tristan too. These guys were so nice, the kids loved them and they provided entertainment all day, performed on stage at night at the ampi theatre and made the party at the disco into the small hours. Incredible people and thank you again. This is still very much a hotel for Italians and very few Brits are here. So don't be surprised if they speak to you in Italian. But they all speak English too. The beach is at minute free "party bus" ride away with it's own restaurant and sun beds included in the all inclusive package. So much us included in the all inclusive that we spend less than a hundred Euro all week. And that was only because of what we bought in Cefalu, the nearby town. It's a place you grow to love and we will definitely be back again. (And we never do the same place twice). Thank you!

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Great hotel with lovely friendly staff. Everywhere was always very clean and tidy and views from the hotel are just incredible! We are not usually pool people but the infinity pool at the hotel was just beautiful and the kids who usually prefer the beach actually preferred to be at the pool in this hotel. Breakfast was a little basic and did get monotonous by the end of the week. Lunch and evening meal however was probably the best hotel food we have ever eaten. We usually just feed the children and then head out but we ate at the hotel on several occasions and were very impressed with the flavours. Nothing was ever bland. We were half board and being able to swap our evening meal to lunch some days was great. I honestly don’t understand how people say the staff don’t speak good English. Never encountered this at all but also maybe try to learn a few words in Italian? Only things which could be better are the towels which are like a thin bed sheet and you can hear the room next door very clearly through vents. We hired a car from the airport and explored the local area. Cefalù is a lovely town and went there most days. We did also prefer the beach there compared to the hotel beach. All in all a fantastic stay, great value and would not hesitate to return.