President Park Hotel

The food here was really delicious. Dinner was amazing, breakfast was nice (especially if you like a lot of pastry / chocolate / treats). Staff are really kind and go out of their way to help. My room had an amazing Jacuzzi shower, and overlooked the pool. And in the distance, I could watch the sun rise over the sea. The fact that the sea was so far away however, was the most disappointing part of the stay.

I hold my hands up on this one. I really should have checked past the nice photos of the hotel. I was sold by the image of the pool. I wish I had checked. For all its loveliness, the President Park is unfortunately inconventiently placed. It is far from the sea (a cab / car ride) and far from the two little villages (a hotel shuttle to either). If I had been driving, this may have changed things. But there was nothing within walking distance, nothing nearby apart from a couple of run-down looking shops and a cafe. I felt very very isolated in this hotel, and only stayed one of two nights before transferring to a hotel in nearby Catania for my final night. "What could be changed?" I don't think anything, this is a very nice hotel, run by very professional people to a high standard of care and attention. It is just in an unfortunate place. And the pool is circular, which means if you're looking to do lengths, you may get dizzy...

Rooms are nice and clean inside

Swimming pool is poor, breakfast average, neighborhood is ok but there is nothing to do without the car. 1 day max

We had the room at the 3rd floor, under the restaurant. From 6am we could hear a lot of noise, it was almost impossible to sleep. The room was very small and dark, not much natural light.