Forio hotellia

Plussat: The hotel grounds were beautiful and so idyllic. The photos did not do it justice. Outdoor pool really big and nice, and breakfast was great!! Staff very helpful and quick to assist with anything.

Miinukset: Couldn’t pay for food and drink as you go, can only really pay the whole bill when you check out

Plussat: Apart from these last minute details, the staff is very professional as expected in such a place, and very helpful. The food is absolutely great both for dinner and breakfast. And the area is so peaceful. Once in your room and in the jaccuzzi of the room it feels that you re alone in the world, in the best possible way. It is an expensive place but for an exceptional treat, it is definitely worth it.

Miinukset: There is nothing much not to like in this place once you ve decided to pay the price for this type of luxury. Some things were quite disappointing when we left though. We had to catch our boat back to Naples, the check-out process was unnecessary long (and why do they keep your IDs the whole stay?) but mostly we bought bus tickets from the reception, so did the family before us at the desk, and I think they should have told us that there was a strike that day and that almost no buses were to be found. So we ended up taking a taxi. I think in such a place they should take care of the guests til the end in this type of situations, the minimum would be to let them know there is a strike and offer to order a taxi of some sort.

Plussat: The grounds were beautiful. Pool and gardens were stunning. Extremely close to the beach. Staff were very accommodating. Great bar, cocktails were very tasty.

Miinukset: Room was very dusty. Had not been cleaned properly for a while. Baby cot was full of dust. Air conditioning was broken. If you pay for half board note the very strict eating times. Dinner only available for 1.5hrs from 8pm. Breakfast also starts late. Not great for children at all. Food is not readily available.

Plussat: Very nice hotel wih a lot of beautiful greenery (real garden). Nice big and clean room with double shower (useful option!), a lot of shelfspace for your staf to store, large comfortable bed, all needed options in the room were there, water in a glass bottle is served every day. Hotel has good location (close to Negombo, Laco Ameno and Mortella Gardens), you can use shuttle to get to places nearby (service from hotel). Great breakfast with big variety of food to choose, good dinner as well. Very nice staff which helped us with all the questions and requests we had. Espesially many thanks to Christian!

Plussat: The landscape is stunning and the staff is flawless, they really bend over backwards to make your stay as perfect as possible.

Miinukset: The only missing part is a private beach but the 10 minutes walk down the hill is a good conpensation for the extra calories you get from the amazing food :-)

Plussat: Great staff and very good food!

Plussat: This resort is amazing. Staff is very friendly and very accommodating. Giovanni and Christian in the reception were exceptional. They had great recommendations and were very helpful. Breakfast is really good as well as dinner, where they serve produce grown on premises. Overall great resort and will definitely recommend to stay while on the island.

Plussat: The property is fantastic and very well kept. The pool was very nice, the food was good and the staff very friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: The mosquitos were a serious problem which could be better taken care of. Ok, you are in a green resort but you really don’t have to pau the toll for that. At nights it was often impossible to sit on the terrace although wearing skin repelent.

Plussat: The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The location is great on a particularly nice part of the island. Great accommodation in very peaceful surroundings with excellent amenities - including a large 28 degree heated pool.

Miinukset: There is noth8ng to dislike!

Plussat: Location, pool, and dining services were on point. The breakfast was amazing!

Plussat: Gorgeous views, pools, general property.

Miinukset: When we were first there we had a room that required us to shuttle back and forth.

Plussat: Luigi and staff were fantastic. Thank you to Teresa ? She looks after lots of cats and tried helping me book train ticket to Milan. Luigi helped me with anything I needed. Loved the way they care for the Cats also at reception. Beautiful people and hospitality.

Plussat: Pools and sea front area very nice. Staff were very friendly and breakfast had a wide variety of foods. All of which are grown themselves

Plussat: very nice and kind people, who own the hotel and who work in it, amazing views, absolutely fantastic sunsets, swimming pools are incredible, especially at night

Miinukset: -

Plussat: It was in a nice location and was very clean

Miinukset: Accommodation was split over two locations and none of the staff spoke very good English

Plussat: Rustic charm, home grown produce and location of beauty. We enjoyed the fresh salad in the Cantina. We enjoyed the Punta Chiarito white wine and we enjoyed the location. Near the natural hot thermal spas of Sorgeto and near Sant' Angelo.

Miinukset: Found the sauce for the Gnocchi sauce other than that we had an enjoyable time.

Plussat: Amazing plants around the property, looks extremely beautiful. Almost all including the wine is produced on family farm. Must try bruschetta in cantina for lunch with a sea view. Tasty seafood for dinner – try a lobster.

Miinukset: Very rude and weird cleaning lady, coming every day in different time. Bakery for breakfast is not very tasty.

Plussat: very good fresh assortment of food

Miinukset: nothing, it was just perfect

Plussat: Everything, the food, the location - it’s simply wonderful

Plussat: Perfect place, excellent food quality and nice staff. Food at km 0 and farmed locally on the island. I strongly recommend it.

Miinukset: Everything was perfect.

Plussat: Simple, but very nice hotel with fantastic service. Gianluca and his staff do everything to make sure you have a great holiday including helping you with valuable tips. Very clean and fresh. It’s in a peaceful area and you can really enjoy the small pool area. The food is excellent with great variation. Breakfast of course dominated by cakes, but hey, you’re in Italy! You can also get eggs/omelette if you want. It’s close to spiaggia Chiaia which is just fine.

Miinukset: It’s a 15-20 minutes walk to Forio center and part of the road is small and very busy with cars. Also Forio as such is maybe not the best choice on Ischia, but I guess that’s a personal preference. It’s very simple though to reach all other parts of the island by a bus stopping nearby. The family rooms are quite small, but with smaller children there’s no problem whatsoever.

Plussat: The guy at the reception is very kind

Miinukset: All perfect

Plussat: Very nice hotel for a relaxed holiday. It is very quite at the hotel. The location is very convenient. About 5 min by foot to a bus stop and about 10 min by foot to the beach (both public and private parts). About 15-20 min by foot to Forio port and the center of Forio. The hotel territory and the rooms are very clean and nicely decorated. The rooms are cleaned up daily. The relaxation zone with the pool is very nice. The pool is not deep (about 1,10 m maybe), but it`s enough to cool in the warm day. The diners at the hotel are exceptional! The dinner consists of 4 courses and everything is very tasty. The breakfast is good. The hotel owner and his staff are very polite, friendly, always helpful. You can feel like being at the home of your friends, not the hotel. The free transfer to and from Forio port can be organized by the hotel. During the stay, we celebrated the birthday and received a nice suprise at our table during dinner. Highly recommend for the holiday at Ischia!

Plussat: Everything is perfect, the design is thought of in all tiny details. The hotel is a bit away from the main road and it is absolutely quiet, can enjoy birds singing. The food is delicious, Domenico is super in all the senses !!! The best Southern Italian Man! Kids loving, patient and very helpful! Love our stay!

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: View of sea. The dinner. The cappuccino at breakfast. The owners were incredibly gracious.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Friendly and helpful welcome from Gianluca, very clean and well-kept hotel. Good value dinner each evening

Plussat: An outstanding location - close both to the city center (20-30 min walk) and Poseidon thermal park (15-20 min walk). Right below in 20 meters there are 2 excellent restaurants (comparing to a number of other options throughout Forio that are highly rated at the well-known restaurant review web-site) for lunch and dinner - definitely in our top 5 of Forio. Has a great beach right downstairs with an amazing view to the bay of Citara (the beautiful place where the Poseidon park is located), one can even have some fun swimming with a mask - there are some bigger and smaller stones around (with some huge ones standing well out of water) so the seabed has some nice landscape to watch, as well as occasional fishes. The hotel provides a decent breakfast and they were able to prepare some custom omelette for our baby upon request. The room (sea view) was stylish, spacey and clean. The view was excellent - one can enjoy it from the private terrace (that each sea view room has) relaxing in a chair. The child bed provided was good and spacey for our 2-years old baby. Sea view rooms are at a distance from the breakfast space (unlike some other rooms, esp. the standard ones) so we had no issues at all with the morning noise mentioned in some reviews. They have a rare great “door system” in the rooms - there is a usual glass door, then there is an extra shutter door with moving louvers, plus a sliding mosquito net for the whole door space. So one can close just the glass door to avoid noise but keep the view, or also close the louvers so that no one sees the room, or open the glass door but close the shutter door and mosquito net to let the air come in. Both the glass door and the shutter door are sturdy and can be locked separately with the same key, so one can safely lock the room in any of the mentioned set ups. They also have quite a powerful exhaust fan in the rooms, so there are no problems to keep the air fresh and have no insects at the same time.

Miinukset: The air conditioning was quite smelly in one of the rooms (we had two rooms as a bigger family) probably because of unchanged filters, so we didn’t want to use it. That is sea view room #2 (for the owners reference). Wasn’t a big deal for us but may be for someone else. One other thing was that our request to clean the blocked sink was probably forgotten on day 1 as it seemed, despite a second reminder, but was quite quickly fixed on day 2. Again wasn’t a big deal for us at all, though there is some space for improvement. The bigger issue is that smoking is prohibited in the rooms BUT allowed on the terrace which has half-open partitions between the rooms (at least for the sea view ones). So we had a few times when our smoking neighbors spoiled the air in our room when we had the door open to get fresh air (quite ironically). When you notice the smell it is usually too late to start closing the glass door. My recommendation would be prohibiting smoking everywhere around the rooms as otherwise the non-smoking rooms don’t make much sense, especially with the exhaust fan that sucks the outdoor air to the inside. Also some people smoke much more often than our neighbors did, so if someone gets such smoking neighbors I can imagine that it could seriously spoil the vacation.

Plussat: Lovely Hosts, Location, breakfast on a terrace with view, spacious comfort double room

Plussat: The staff Mario is very helpful and he made wonderful cheese cake for breakfast which was very impressive. Overall the stay at the hotel is very enjoyable. The hotel is located at a very beautiful beach.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Very nice place, helpful staff, especially Mario.... 30 m from nice sandy beach, 2 restaurants close to the hotel.

Plussat: We really loved our stay here. Our highlights were: - The beach. Cava dell'Isola is beautiful and it's only 2 minutes walk (down a slope) from the hotel. In peak season, it got busy during the day (but still with a nice atmosphere) but it was super peaceful in the early mornings and evenings. We thought it was nicer than nearby Citara, which is supposed to be one of the best beaches on the island. - The breakfast and aperitivo - delicious food and great cocktails with stunning views of the ocean - The staff. Lovely family-run feel and really helpful staff. Mario was especially awesome! - The location. We really liked this part of the island. Cava dell'Isola has a couple lovely restaurants right on the doorstep so we didn't really feel the need to explore Forio for the two nights we were there, but it seemed like a great little town. The hotel is also near the Poseidon Thermal Spas, which are pretty pricey but a really relaxing day trip and walking distance from the hotel.

Miinukset: Nothing, it was all fantastic!

Plussat: We had a wonderful time at the hotel. The hotel has really nice colors and a wonderful seabreeze-atmosphere: Walls and tiles all in white and blue - a perfect match to the view from the hotel at the azure-blue sea. The rooms were very comfortable. Great airconditioning and comfy beds. Amazing view at the sea. Breakfeast was very good: Calm atmosphere having a great coffee again with seaview and all the yachts passing by. And you can have breakfeast until 10.30. Nobody is rushing you. Everybody is totally relaxed. Big thanks to Mario at the bar who is very nice and helpful and he makes a great Aperol Sprizz. Big Plus: From the hotel its only a few steps to a beautiful beach with crystal clear water and coarse but soft clean sand which doesn't stick. The water is amazing. Also good for snorkeling, because there are big rocks close to the beach. The hotel has umbrellas and sunbeds to take down to the beach. When you arrive and leave ask for the taxi to drive down the narrow way to the hotel otherwise it is quite a challenge with the luggage.

Miinukset: niente!

Plussat: Room was clean, nice and location was just beautiful

Miinukset: One part of beach was closed because of talus slope alert.

Plussat: There is an amazing view on the sea, and the rooms are very big, whit all the confort that you want (TV, mini-fridge, air-conditioning). The staff is so lovely and they receive you with a big smile.

Plussat: Great location, very near a beach. Beautiful outlook over the sea. Very pleasant, helpful staff. The room was a good size with an extremely comfortable bed and good storage. Breakfast on the terrace was delightful with a reasonable selection of food. This is definitely a place to come for a relaxing holiday as it is quiet, well away from traffic noise.

Miinukset: On arrival there was very little information about local restaurants, buses etc. It would also be helpful to know in advance how to request assistance in getting cases down the many steps from the road to the hotel as the local taxis didn't seem to know.

Plussat: The view from the terrasse is amazing and the beach is 1 minutes by foot from the hotel and is not too busy (in july at least). The room was amazingly clean and the same for the common areas of the hotel. At breakfast I particularly appreciated the variety of fresh fruits. The staff was the best, smiling and nice and gentle all time. They even helped me get back my backpack (that I forgot on the bus)... I'd definitely come back again !

Miinukset: Nothing !!

Plussat: We liked the attentive service, the clean room and property and the beautiful garden with a lot of plants and trees. Very friendly service in the restaurant by the staff there and the very friendly personal help of the chief of the restaurant. The pools with the thermal water are clean and easy accessible.

Plussat: Ihanan rauhallinen paikka, oli siistiä ja allasalue erityisen mukava

Miinukset: Henkilökunta ei ollut erityisen omatoiminen palvelun suhteen.

Plussat: Very Good restaurant, very Good terme

Plussat: The garden is very nice, staffs are friendly and nice. Breakfast was good but not much choice.

Miinukset: The room and bathroom are small and not not as what a 4 star hotel should be. Pillow was not comfortable.

Plussat: Brilliant three pools all varying in temperature with a pool bar that was so convenient for drinks and snacks. The spa offers great treatments at good prices. The restaurant served excellent breakfast and dinner. All the staff are friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: No coffee making facility in the room.

Plussat: Meal, polite and helpfull personnel, Comfortable room, clear termal pools, fitness

Plussat: Friendly staff. Swimming pools were clean and refreshing, not crowded.

Miinukset: Restaurant was only for 90 minutes and food had to be ordered the evening prior. However, the breakfast was plentiful and tasty.

Plussat: + professional staff who tries to make you feel welcome (especially maître Enzo) + nice pool area + quiet hotel at night + nice area with beautiful gardens

Miinukset: - not always enough fresh fruits for breakfast. Furthermore, offering only one type of cheese is not 4-star-like - most hotels in the South of Italy lack whole wheat bread (pane nero integrale) - so does this. They did offer some type of healthier sandwich though

Plussat: Enjoyed the choice at breakfast and the staff are great

Plussat: Love the outdoor pools and heated indoor pool! Weather was bad, so it was nice to be able to sit inside in the indoor pool. Staff was super friendly!

Miinukset: Food at restaurant was okay, not great.

Plussat: Incredible view from our Superior room Excellent breakfast on the terrace overlooking the sea Wonderful staff

Miinukset: no elevators.....lots of stairs to reach any of the pools or upper level rooms

Plussat: Exceptional staff, from Louisa checking us in, to Mereka helping us, Eleria serving us breakfast and lunch, the ladies cleaning our rooms..... all were so friendly and welcoming. The hotel is in its own little paradise of beautiful tropical trees and plants.... meandering around four swimming pools with stunning views of the sea. Incredibly relaxing place to stay with the family of teenagers.

Miinukset: There wasn’t anything we didn’t like.... if we are being picky... the beds could do with quilted mattress protectors..... oh and the mosquitos at night! Forgot to take our spray!!!!!!

Plussat: Fantastic, beautiful and tranquil oasis of tropical plants and pools around the hotels rooms... classic, simple style our room was lovely with fantastic sea views. The staff are wonderful and so very helpful and friendly.... we shall return. One of the loveliest holidays we’ve had.

Miinukset: Just a slightly comfier bed or quilted mattress protector would have been bit more comfy. Other than that wouldn’t change a thing.... beautiful place x

Plussat: Staff excellent, very helpful, especially Mareka. Hotel grounds beautiful, with 4 pools. Location perfect, besides beach and restaurant's.and a 2 minute walk from Poseidon volcanic natural pools. Can not wait to come back, such a relaxing tranquill place.

Miinukset: You could not find anything to fault at this place.

Plussat: Everything as there was nothing I complained about.

Miinukset: Lovely, friendly, helpful staff, beautiful, clean, and well kept Gardens and thermal pool with also wonderful sunset views, feeling fantastic after staying at this hotel and on this Island.

Plussat: Clean, friendly staff

Miinukset: Location of separate building is not within walking distance (5 mins car or 20 min fast walk uphill) and it is not clearly outlined/ illustrated on booking.com. No photographs show how far the separate building is located which is in the town- not set on the cliff.

Plussat: We had a wonderful time at this lovely hotel! It is so much better than a 3 star property, I cannot fault it. The 3 thermal pools in the wellness centre are delightful, an unexpected surprise. Our room was great, breakfast was generous and yummy. But the best part of our stay was the friendly and helpful staff ... all the restaurant recommendations were fabulous, they booked taxis, ferries, activities ... nothing was too much trouble. I hope we can return again one day!

Plussat: The grounds, views and pools are absolutely beautiful and really well maintained. Staff were friendly and helpful. Lovely beach and good selection of restaurants just over the road.

Miinukset: The rooms are a little run down. When we arrived most of the lightbulbs weren't working (this was quickly resolved), no battery in TV remote, air con too noisy to keep on overnight.

Plussat: Really perfect in all respects: the place and staff are great, including reception and spa. A piece of paradise. Particularly satisfied by the view from the room and 4 fantastic swimming pools of which 3 with sea water and 1 large thermal water pool. Great panoramic view from all pools (Do not get upset by the appearance of the entrance from the breach: once you step on the territory of the hotel, it is true paradise

Plussat: The courtyard & facilities.

Miinukset: Steep uphill walking from road

Plussat: Excellent sat at Hotel Belvedere - lovely, helpful staff. In addition the pool and jacuzzi were extremely clean and not overcrowded. Cleaners attended to our room every morning, lots of towels. The hotel is located very close to the bus- stop and to the sorgeto thermal pools

Miinukset: The breakfast could have been a bit better

Plussat: The owner was a lovely person and always happy to help. Every night they cook a dinner for the guests, and it is always amazing (some of the best Italian food we had!!) All the staff were accommodating and great. The bar was reasonably priced with a good range of drinks and snacks.

Miinukset: If I have to say something than I would say the room can feel a bit dark, but I would highly recommend the seaview room as you get a huge terrace

Plussat: Loved our stay here! The owner was so wonderful! The view was fantastic! And the food was delicious and a great value. I’d highly recommend staying at Hotel Belvedere! If I go back to Ischia (which I hope I do), I would stay there again. Very relaxing!

Plussat: The staff was very friendly and spoke English, German and Italian. The breakfast was very good! The outdoor swimming pool was really beautiful and had a nice warm temperature.

Miinukset: The beds were quite hard and the breakfast offered was quite basic - bread and jams

Plussat: Friendly staff, food lovely and clean rooms.

Plussat: Excellent service, they welcomed us like family and was always very helpful

Plussat: It was a great holliday, thanks for all!

Plussat: Everything about the Hotel Belvedere was amazing, from the friendly staff to the beautiful setting with views of the sea and surrounding hills, staying here really enhanced our trip to Ischia. It is a family run hotel and their advice and first-class hospitality were massively appreciated, they really bent over backwards to make our trip special and accommodate our needs. There is a great pool and the rooms are spotless and cleaned daily, fantastic food with fresh fish dishes nightly, really couldn't find fault with anything. Thank you, Salvatore, for having us and to your lovely family (including the 2 dogs!), we will be back!!

Plussat: exceptional theme waters pools plus sun beds where always available it did not matter that it was almost half way high up the side of a steep hill a free shuttle was running every hour .too many places ,the sun set was not to be missed.

Miinukset: nothing.

Plussat: We liked the views, pool was brilliant, and the shuttle bus to and from centro

Miinukset: Paying for the fridge I think it should be included in the booking and not as an extra

Plussat: Everything: the superb panorama of the apartment, the new furniture, the freshly refurbished and tastefully refined bath, the kindness of the staff and the owner, the food at the restaurant, where they also met special requests, the atmosphere with live music in the Easter evening, regular shuttle bus to the center, . . .

Miinukset: Eventually, breakfast can be more varied.

Plussat: We enjoyed our stay at the hotel very much. The view is great, the personnel very nice and always ready to help. The shuffle to go to the beach or Forio was very appreciated as the road going to the hotel would be difficult to "climb" on foot ! The kitchen in the 2 people studio is enough and it was very nice to be able to eat on the terrace. We would definitely go back to this hotel if we go back to Ischia island.

Miinukset: Nothing. Everything was great

Plussat: Ystävällinen henkilökunta, todella puhtaat huoneet ja toimiva ilmastointi. Viihtyisä allasalue, hieno maisema, hyvä aamupala. Hintansa väärti!

Miinukset: Parina iltana paikassa oli joku disko ja musiikki kuuluu huoneeseen tosi häiritsevästi. Muuten hotelli oli todella siisti ja viihtyisä. Kävelemällä liikkuminen oli haastavaa kun liikenne tiellä oli vilkasta eikä erikseen ole kävelytietä.

Plussat: Staff are so helpful couldn’t do enough for me. This hotels in a great location just a short walk to the beach and forio (local town).

Plussat: The pool was lovely and refreshing, and the grounds were excellent surrounding the hotel.

Plussat: My 5 year old loved the music and sfogliatelli. We both enjoyed the hot tub and all loved the large pool. Food was excellent and Ferragosta was immense. Friendly staff made our stay. Great place and we would return half board!

Miinukset: Road - nothing the hotel can change but ignore made going out at night tricky. I think is busy and there is no pavement. That said it is on the bus stop for both directions which is ideal.

Plussat: Pool and excelent food

Miinukset: Niente

Plussat: Hotel is great, good and green territory Calm and beautiful rooms with services and Beaty centre and 5-7 min to the beach

Miinukset: Just 10-15 min by walk from city centre but it’s worth this to stay in the hotel

Plussat: The pool area was fantastic. The staff were really helpful and friendly. Nice breakfast and snacks available.

Miinukset: We would have liked the air conditioning in our room to be more powerful.

Plussat: Staff, price, quality, cleanings, breakfast-all!!

Miinukset: Everething was perfect

Plussat: Very very kind staff. Thank you.

Plussat: It was beautiful the indoor heated pool was great

Plussat: helpful and polite

Miinukset: nothing

Plussat: Friendly staff, wonderful pool, great location (some people may object as there is some distance and altitude to the beach, but great view, and close to bus stop). Citara beach is IMHO the best beach on the island, Maronti a close second. Dinner and restaurant a la carte is great. This was our second stay there and we would come back again.

Miinukset: The breakfast is a bit dull and it takes ages to refill the empty trays.

Plussat: Breakfast could have been a larger selection

Miinukset: We liked everything

Plussat: All the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The hotel atmosphere was relaxed

Miinukset: The only problems were to do with noisy guests- woken up 2 nights in a row by a group of about 8 people being very loud in bar/foyer. 2am and 1am. Not hotels fault; it's all open plan and tiling throughout so noise amplified. But staff are there 24/7 and I think something could have been said at the time.

Plussat: Almost everything was amazing in this hotel: the greatest sea view, large thermal hot pool on the edge of the rock, good location near the beach!

Miinukset: Bed was really narrow (140 cm or so) - not that comfortable for 2. The rooms' terraces are not separated by blind barriers, but by decorative fence - so you may see and hear through all the terraces in the row!

Plussat: Staff, position, cleaning, pool with amazing view

Miinukset: The breakfast was not the best

Plussat: Vincenzo was an amazing friendly host. He was very accommodating. We plan to have another trip at this hotel again soon!

Miinukset: The bed was a little a firm and it would have been nice to have more pillows because they were a little thin. Other than that, we really enjoyed our stay!

Plussat: Everything was a Vincenzo promised. The weather was horrible until the last day, but when it's nice, I would come back for sure!

Miinukset: Only the weather and that the pool was drained the last morning (only time in the sun to go in it)

Plussat: Staff were superb, and the manager Vincenzo could not have been more friendly and helpful. Thermal pool was fantastic, and not too busy. Breakfast consisted offa wide range of continental breakfast staples - ham, cheese, rolls,vcroissants, fruit, yoghurt and fresh fruit juices and wide range of jams, honey etc. , plus hot bacon and scrambled egg. Early breakfast arranged when early departures for trips were required. Bus tickets available at hotel, and excursions and transfer to airport could all be arranged by the hotel, for no extra charge. Loved the rooms with terrace at poolside, and they were very clean. Set evening meal was very good value, and a la carte restaurant with outside terrace was also very good. Good bus service short walk up the hill. Beach was a short walk away, although quite steep hills to climb on way back. Poseidon Gardens also an easy walk from the hotel. Forio could be reached in about half an hour by foot, and coast road w had adequate pavements making walking safe.

Miinukset: Nothing about the hotel itself ....just mosquitoes! Also some roads were very busy with little or no pavements, making walking dangerous and a bit of an ordeal. Taxis were plentiful, but fairly expensive for short distances.

Plussat: Quiet location., Friendly professional and informative staff. Very clean.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: The Hotel pool and gardens were beautiful, all the plants give the feeling of a tropical garden made the hotel feel special. The Hotel was very clean and I loved the way the hotel had been designed and the alcoves and plants set out in the hotel were very creative. staff went the extra mile to make us feel welcomed.

Miinukset: when walking to the town the pavements had a lot of rubbish and and bins bags not picked up. dog poo also was a Issue also in part of the area.

Plussat: Super clean and cute hotel !! We booked 2 rooms, sea side view and a pool view, the rooms were simple but very spacious and comfortable with a refrigerator and a small and useful balcony. We took half board which turned up to be a great decision, food was top level (specially dinner). There is a great mid size pool which feels like your personal pool. Stuff was super nice and helpfully. Would defiantly recommend this for both couples and families.

Plussat: Pool was great and really enjoyed the breakfast.

Miinukset: Quite a long way from town (though the buses do run regularly) and no local shops or restaurants. The island is very busy and limited access to the beaches which are nearly all private.

Plussat: Very friendly straff that made our visit extra special! They helped us with recomendations on food and sights nearby. On our last day The hotel offered to keep our bags for a few hours while we visited the town of St Angelo and when we got back we were able to use the pool even though we had already checked out. The breakfast is fresh and delicious.

Plussat: Staff was polite and friendly (perfect tip for the best ice cream spot in Forio and help in booking the boat tour around the island). Room spacious and very much clean. Roomy shower and happy for the little balcony where we could hang beach towels and swim suits do dry in the sun Pool also rather big and quiet. Bus stops just round the corner once out of the narrow alley that leads to the Hotel.

Miinukset: Would like to suggest to improve the quality of the coffee and jams provided for breakfast. Also some days there were not enough cornetti (croissants) although the wide choice among homemade pies and cakes would make it up for a new croissant tray wait ;-)

Plussat: Charming small hotel with a very green and nice garden and outdoor pool area. Staff was polite and help ful. Clean, fresh and quite big double rooms and comfy beds. Breakfast buffer style was also good. Great value, 10 mins walking from Citara beach and bus stop nearby with very good connections almost 24/7.

Miinukset: Sometimes food in breakfast buffet will run out if you arrive late.

Plussat: If you are looking for smth special for yourself, this a little paradise is for you. Yes, it’s not an exaggeration. Tasty breakfast and supper, comfortable apartment and amazing view on the mountain Epomeo. Attentive staff - two super nice girls are always ready to help you and try to realize all demands... one word- wonderful!!!

Plussat: The garden and pool area was fantastic!

Miinukset: There was a reparation done in our room during our stay, could have been done before or after...even though it was a quick one.

Plussat: Great breakfast lots of choice, big pool and not over crowded, very quiet and peaceful good firm beds

Miinukset: Evening meal could have been a bit cheaper 35 - 45 euros pp was a bit much for a family of 4

Plussat: Small and cosy hotell. Second time we stayed here. Good value for money. The staff is amazing.

Plussat: We return to Hotel Citara for the third time (we missed last year:)) and everything was perfect, thank you very much to Francesco and Lucia, the perfect hosts for all kind advices, help. Also thank you to the staff restaurant, especially Mario (who mainly served us this time). We love Ischia and could have not chosen a better place to stay, hopefully we will return next year, thank you!

Miinukset: The cleaning of the rooms in the morning is a bit noisy and also, please if the hotel can add a Please do not disturb Sign to be hanged on the door, so the cleaning ladies to know when to come in and when to return a bit later, it will be perfect... Thank you very much!

Plussat: The thermal spa and rooftop swimming pool. Lucia at reception was very pleasant, welcoming and helpful. The view from the balcony of the ocean and sunsets was great. It is within walking distance of the Poseidon Thermal spas. Fairly easy public bus transportation nearby.

Miinukset: The breakfast staff seemed indifferent. Never once asked if they could get us something. No salt and pepper shakers on the table, while other tables had it. The bathroom was clean, but there was black mold starting to grow above and inside the shower. The shower enclosure was extremely small in size.

Plussat: Helpful and nice staff, breakfast, location(near city centre and port, panoramic view to the sea), garden with pool.

Miinukset: Bed is not comfortable and too small.

Plussat: Kaunis puutarhamainen piha ja oma pieni terassi. Kivat uima-altaat. Viihdyttiin hyvin ja keskustaan kävely kohtuullinen, bussipysäkki myös lähellä.

Miinukset: Ilmastointi lisämaksusta. Ei tosin ollut tarvetta sille, kesäkuussa ei ainakaan niin kuuma tullut huoneeseen.

Plussat: Excellent balcony with a fantastic view of the bay. Very light and clean room. Comfortable bed. Lovely outside and inside pool. Pretty flowers and greenery around the complex. Brilliant location - 5 mins from the beach and 5 mins from Forio centre. Up a very small hill off the main road which means it is very quiet, with a great view.

Miinukset: The breakfast was pretty basic. We were there during a quiet week and there weren't really any other people around in the evening. The staff weren't overly friendly. We weren't informed there would be an additional charge for air-con and for tax so this came as a shock at the end of the week.

Plussat: Everything was perfect as expected. It was the second time I was there and it was just as excellent as I remember. Great location, a mere 5 min walk from the beach and from the village center. Friendly and efficient staff who do everything to make you stay comfortable and pleasant, wonderful facilities, great open air pool and inside pool with hydromassage, beautiful view from the nice restaurant and excellent cuisine and service. I will surely come again.

Plussat: The best thermal pool I've ever swum in. I left after my stay feeling relaxed and charged up to get back to work. I visited the hotel at the end of the season, so I often got to enjoy the luxury of a 'private' pool. The staff is incredibly nice and welcoming. The hotel is beautiful, clean and spacious and even has a few house-cats.

Miinukset: It is mandatory to wear a head-cap in the thermal bath. The hotel doesn't offer these caps for sale though so you have to go into town to find one. It would be a great service to provide guest the option to buy a cap at the reception.

Plussat: The territory of this hotel is very well landscaped and maintained, there are two outside pools, one of which is hot. The restaurant offers a decent boarding, portions are generous and food is local.

Miinukset: Keep in mind that if you're unlucky to miss opening times of the snack bar, you will have the only option - sandwiches. Are you really there to eat them?

Plussat: Nice pool

Miinukset: Distance to the beach and town.

Plussat: The staff were friendly

Miinukset: Not enough staff in the bar so we had to find staff late evening to get us a drink from the bar even though the bar was supposed to open. Also the toilet flush in our bathroom kept breaking and had to have maintenance come to fix it. We were told there was a ‘knack’ to pressing the flush! Not great. Also the pool towels were very worn & had seen better days. Lastly continental breakfast was very poor.

Plussat: everything!

Miinukset: The weather, but this cannot be helped ;)

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Not enough staff in bar, hard to get a drink in the bar of an evening

Plussat: Excellent.

Miinukset: The outdoor pool water was not clear/clean.

Plussat: The facilities were fantastic for the star rating and it had a nice feel for a small hotel.

Miinukset: My friends shower wasn't working properly in his room. However he was too lazy to seek assistance. Pillows were a bit hard.

Plussat: The staff was realy polite, i' ve been helped in many things, like restaurants or places to visit. I really suggest the stay there.

Plussat: Location quite central to Forio and bus stop. Food was good and hotel was clean.

Miinukset: Service at bar and reception except for initial booking in was almost non existent, not great English speaking although better than our Italian! Beds hard no coffee or tea facilities. Half the spa facilities were not working reason we booked was for the spa.

Plussat: Lord Byron is a nice and quiet place with couple of pool, an outdoor and a warm indoor, where costumers can relax and enjoying the sun of Ischia or a very good fresh lemon juice! Is very close to Forio village center ! And all the Staff is very nice and helpful! Thank you, We will back soon!

Plussat: Our room was clean, comfortable and basic with air conditioning. There was a bus stop out front. Most of the staff spoke enough English that we could get our questions answered. They were super helpful getting reservations for us. The breakfast room was fully stocked and they even got us rice milk for our cereal. It was a quiet place to sleep and the pool area was a nice place to relax. Forio is a great part of the island, the restaurants are really good.

Miinukset: The lock for our room's door was a skeleton key which was kind of challenging to get it locked and unlocked.

Plussat: Very comfy hotel, from all aspect: close to the city center, bus stops are at doorstep to explore the Island, the pools with the bar and the garden are wonderful, you might hardly leave the site, as happened to us. Breakfast is OK, staff is really nice, many extra service offered. Would go back anytime.

Plussat: Excellent food with nice personnel.

Plussat: The staff in the whole hotel was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was good and sufficient. - just sometimes the cutlery was not quite clean. The room was small and comfortable. The airconditioning was great - it saved us! The pool and the poolside was perfect. So all in all, a very nice, comfortable stay. We will definitely return.

Miinukset: The only minus point which we can think of is that sometimes the cutlery at breakfast was not completely clean.

Plussat: Staff at the reception desk and at the bar Located in the centre of the town

Miinukset: Breakfast (just poor selection - 1 type of cheese and 1 type of salami - the cheepest ones). To many mosquitoes aroud hotel.

Plussat: friendly staff , small, but clean and nice decorated rooms in main building ,short walk to city centre and to the beach ,good ( only cold ) breakfastbuffet - small pleasant hotel with a family atmosphere

Plussat: friendly staff

Miinukset: room, looking (at a rather dark) internal courtyard. Breakfast extremely basics.

Plussat: We stayed 3 nights here on our way to Sicily. The hotel was fairly charming and the staff very helpful. Good pool and sunbathing areas. We didn't eat an evening meal at the hotel but the breakfast was good and there was a good selection for snacks if lunching by the pool. Hotel was quiet and relaxing. Excellent location for the town and sight seeing. I would recommend this hotel to others.

Miinukset: We stayed in the annex rather than the hotel which was a little disappointing and the "garden" was synthetic grass mats that needed updating. The room was clean but basic and it lacked a fridge which would have come in handy. I would describe the hotel as charming but could do with a few updates around the grounds.

Plussat: The hotel staff were the best we have experienced they certainly made the guests feel at home. The food was great value for money and the hotel facilities were excellent

Miinukset: The rooms were basic, not a lot of storage space for your clothes, and no baths only showers

Plussat: The swimming pool!

Plussat: Delicious restaurant, adorable staff, lovely pools, perfect location!

Plussat: Upon arriving we made welcome and the staff assisted us in every way possible The maître was very friendly and ran the restaurant like a professional, and he had an excellent staff to support him. Even the cleaning staff made you feel at home. Met the chef whom also was friendly. The hotel was very clean and I would recommend Galidon to my friends.

Miinukset: Nothing really