incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 6,33/10 - In front of the Jonian Sea, within walking ... more
distance from Acireale baroque city centre and Acireale, SPA. A few KMS away, Catania and its international airport. Places to visit:Etna, Taormina, Isole dei Ciclopi, A...
The Aloha d'Oro hotel is open year round It was built in 1968 with materials and ... more
techniques that are typical of the old farmhouses around Etna Ownership and management are both characteristically local and are not associated with any hotel chains The A...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Opposite the Etna Vulcan Sea, bordering the natural reserve of La Timpa, the hotel is ... more
situated very near the baroque old town centre of Acireale and its thermal baths.It is surrounded by a citrus fruit garden, which connects it to the sea, and is a str...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Attendance, atmosphere, staff, facilities, friendliness. Disadvantages: The localization.
- Very good and clean hotel, friendly and helpful staff. Personalized attendance.
The owners are from Northern Italy and the name comes from the famous Venetian palace.
- It's trying to maintain its original European atmosphere but in some instances has
submitted to more modern aspects.
- Excellent restaurant, International cooking and Italian specialities. One of the best,
if not the best, is the Bollito Misto accompanied by Mostarda di Cremona. This a delicious variety of boiled meats carved and served at the table, plus vegetables and the Cremona Mustard (which has almost nothing related to our common mustard) a hot condiment/dressing.
- The installations and facilities make it such that one can spend quite a few days there without needing to go out.
- I don't quite appreciate its location, near downtown, not very advisable ...
Advantages: Very comfortable beds Disadvantages: Location, Poor room service
I wondered where the taxi was taking me on my way from the airport to the hotel. The area seemed to get worse as we went on and I was really surprised when I saw the hotel. The entrance on the website looks very impressive, the reality is very different( see photo).
The location of the hotel wasn?t what I expected, and it seemed to be very run down and seedy, definitely not a tourist area. There were large open rubbish bins in the street, sometimes overflowing and surrounded by rubbish. Filthy pavements, when you could walk on them and they weren?t being used for parked cars. There were a few supermarkets, a bakery and a take away pizza place, but hardly any cafes nearby. There was traffic noise during the morning and evening rush hours.
There was a 10-15 minute walk to what I would term the normal tourist areas with shops, cafes ...
Advantages: Friendly service. Disadvantages: Flies only within the Hawaiian islands and some states.
to visit it during the short flights. But I'm sure there were a couple in the plane!
The take-off and landing was reasonable smooth. The flight was punctual both ways. Nothing to complain about.
Cost
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I bought my tickets as a holiday package from expedia.com which included return airfares from Oahu, car rental and accommodation. It came to around 640 US dollars for 2 people.
It is worth checking hotel websites on the Big island because they usually have very competitive deals with the domestic airlines and car rental companies.
Aloha airline also sells something call a 7-day Island pass. I believe it is the equivalent of a 7-day Eurorail pass. With this pass, you could have unlimited travel with Aloha airlines within the islands of Hawaii for around 340 US dollars (including tax). Personally I think this is a pretty good ...
petitesquirt 29.05.2003
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