Hotel Residence Villa Marinù

The location is very good. You can get in Forio with bus in 10mins. The beach is also 10mins by walk. The rooms were clean and nice. We have a beautiful view to the sea.

The staff is extremely kind and helpful, give you a lot of hints about the island and get you anything you need. The spa is amazing and open 24/7. Excellent location and amazing landscape.

The furniture were a little too old. The kitchenware were sticky and the gardens might have been better kept.

We spent a lovely week here - it was like staying at the country home of an extended Italian family. Location was great - near to bus routes, small shops and the beach, but far enough off the main road that it was quiet and you felt in the countryside. Lovely views over the sea and sunset from our terrace (recommend to choose room with sea view). The owners were very friendly and always available to answer questions (sometimes in English, otherwise in Italian). When we booked, we had expected that the nearest swimming pool would be at a sister hotel across the road. But we were delighted to find that Villa Marinu now has its own outdoor pool and a little indoor thermal spa, open day and night. A wonderful addition to this property. We were sad to leave at the end of the week.

The indoor space of the apartment was quite small, especially as our children are big teenagers (but we spent most of our time outside and the terrace was large). Our apartment had a locked wooden connecting door to another apartment and we heard noise from the neighbours a few nights. It really helps to speak Italian, as not many of the staff speak English (but this was OK for us - we liked it that all the other guests were Italians). We didn't expect to have to pay an extra EUR 5 per day for air conditioning (but I understand this charging is common in other places too).