Hotel Budoni Beach

Some advertistements for this 'hotel' are very misleading. This advert for example suggests that all rooms have a fridge and "free wifi". We had a standard room - there was no fridge or WiFi available. Only those bungalows which were closest to the reception area had WiFi. No fridge (a basic amenity??) When the nearest supermarket for us was a 35min walk (in August temperatures, this wasn't fun) we then had nowhere to actually store water/food to keep it cool. Luckily, the air conditioning is very good. I feel it should also be noted how secluded the hotel is and that very few facilities surround it. Unless you are able or willing to hire a car and drive (add €200/day onto your budget), you are in for a lot of sweaty walking in order to do or see anything - this area has rough terrain at times and lots of hills. There is a free bus service which will take you to Budoni and back, however the bus services are very unreliable. We were stranded on one ccasion and faced an unsafe walk home in darkness of over an hour. Three times we attempetd to arrange a taxi service and three times we were refused due to the priority given to airport pick ups. The biggest selling point for the B&B is its close proximity to a beach. The nearest beach however had no facilities - nowhere to buy water, and no deck chairs to rent. We had to source our own umbrella for shade. There were no accessible toilets, only two portaloos. I assume that's what they were, anyway. Given the lack of facilities, the reception opening times and lack of guidance/area knowledge/support from the Budoni Beach staff, I would say that this is an Air B&B or a bed and breakfast stay at best. Not a hotel and certainly not a 3 star hotel given our experience in visiting hotels around Europe.

Camera confortevole e pulita, fresca e luminosa. Ma la differenza la fanno le ragazze… Anita è stata precisa e professionale,gentile e premurosa, ha saputo della mia intolleranza e mi ha fatto trovare cestino con prodotti gluten free per colazione. Grazieeee!!!! Tornerò sicuramente a trovarVi

Non so come abbia ottenuto le 3 stelle ma questa struttura non è davvero all’altezza delle aspettative! A parte il giardino, non ha nulla di bello. Entrati in stanza abbiamo trovato capelli attaccati alle piastrelle del bagno, sabbia e polvere a terra. Il divano letto è sporco e le tende presentano macchie scure (sembra sangue). Non c’è assolutamente il piacere di stare in stanza. La colazione davvero incommentabile, con succhi di frutta da discount, cornetti scongelati, tovaglie dei tavoli sporchissime. Rientrando in stanza abbiamo incontrato le addette alle pulizie che “pulivano” con una scopa vecchissima con le setole ormai piegate e piene di polvere. Hanno passato il mocho nella nostra stanza e una volta rientrati c’erano ancora capelli, polvere e sabbia ovunque. La doccia non ha mai conosciuto un anticalcare e persino la porta del bagno presentava macchie di non so che cosa. Confermo assenza di wi-fi, segnale telefonico e la presenza di un parcheggio che non ha alcuna luce e ci si ritrova nel buio pesto! Se non disponi di una torcia in camera non ci arrivi!