Portoferraio Hotels

It's remote feature made it perfect our get-away vacation. We enjoyed the variety of food, scenes, hospitality, convenience, etc. We stayed at one of the apartments which was more than enough space for my girlfriend and I, including a kitchen where we cooked breakfasts. We had a little terrace which overlooked a composition of sloping vineyard hills dropping down to the coast. The ocean view and Italian mainland beyond was absolutely unbeatable. The resort comes with a little market which has most of the things you'll need should you might need. The beaches were definitely comparable if not better than most of the ones we saw and visited along our island tour. Capoliveri is the closest town by which was by far, our favorite one.

The resort is within an established National Park which means the only access roads are unpaved. Though in good conditions, you'll need a car to get there. We rented a car which worked out perfectly. We'd recommend the same.

We really enjoyed our stay at ripe alte: beautiful place, far away, quiet, beautiful beaches, hiking. We hiked around, and went to the beach to cool down with a swim! The hotel has 3 private beach (you can take your pivate stuff and leave it at the beach). The national park was very beautiful, you can see mountain goats. If you love nature you will love this hotel!

The way to the hotel was shocking, because the road was in a very bad condition. We need ca. 10 minutes from the nearest city (Capoliveri), but the view was breathtaking! We came perfectly at sunset (we saw the sun went down to the sea). There were many flies at the apartment, but we killed them all =) .. but this hotel is the only hotel in the middle of the national park , I think its normal to have living thing beside you.

Free parking. Good food, nice staff, good location on the island of Elba.

Poor internet connection. You have to pay for it per hour. Most of the time we were unable to get a connection. Limited view of ocean (only from balcony)

good situation

The haed waiter was not really friendly.The british lady in the reception was really friendly and helpful.

We were upgraded and dealt with polite staff during our trip.

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the hotel is really very nice, the location is just perfec, it is easy to get to any other town within the island, dinner is highly recommended

old-fashioned TV set

It was quiet and relaxing and Management was very helpful in assisting our travel arrangements from their hotel to Roma.

Lack of air conditioning at night. The bed was very uncomfortable and we asked for it to be changed and it wasn't. This made our stay disappointing because of lack of sleep. When we arrived the check in staff didn't explain to us that we had to reserve a table each day for the evening meal, this was explained to us on the second night we were there and this made us feel uncomfortable, however they did accommodate us in the resturant.

We both liked the situation of the Hotel together with the choice of beach or good size pool. It would have been an ideal base from which to explore the island if we had more time but overall we enjoyed our stay with you. Gracie

The hotel staff was the absolute best here. He worked diligently to accommodate our needs and was helpful with information and recommendations.

Beautiful, secluded hotel, clean, huge room. Wonderful desk & restaurant staff, who spoke English. Breakfast and dinner with wine included in price. Exellent value! Close to beaches.

Nothing bad to report........this was our favorite hotel of our entire trip!!!!! (well....the pillow was a tad hard)

Nice place with very helpful staff, even English was not a problem. Hotel is kind of cute ancient style. The breakfast was nice, good value for money.

We had windows to the street - loud in the evening which is in Italy normal, there was a bar under the windows. But when the shutter were closed, almost nothing was heard. There was also a small problem with the shower drain.

We were told all rooms had a view, which they did not. We were also told the hotel was within walking distance of a beach and you had to drive 15 min to get to one. They did not inform us that to eat in town on Saturday you have to make a reservation. Told them the day before we were taking the first ferry out but no one was there and we were locked in the hotel and nearly missed our ferry trying to find a way out. There is no AC in the rooms and you have to pay 15 euro a day for the remote to use the AC.

Above all I liked the perfect location close to the sea and the very friendly and good staff. Also the hotels pools were nice.

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Lovely swimming pool which was pretty quiet during the day as everyone seemed to go out on day trips. We had a big balcony at the far side at the top so it was quiet and we had a great view. Nice restaurant but book your table during the day for the evening.

Last boat from Portoferraio was 6.30pm. There was only one restaurant in Maggazini which belonged to the hotel so no choice but the restaurant was lovely and had great live music one evening. Rooms are very basic so it was expensive for what you got.

It was superb. I was driving around Tuscany with no reservations for hotel stays and they were very accommodating. The hotel was beautiful.

The view from our seaside balcony was amazing, and the choices of foods in the dining room were simply delicious!

Great view from room (if you have sea facing room), room was very clean & a good size (even with a baby cot added). Two nice swimming pools & some childrens play equipment for small kids. Beach area is nice (even though not much sand area) but plenty of decking and sun chairs & small bar area. Helpful, friendly staff & there's a nice village nearby with market/small village style shops & plenty of places to eat. Food at hotel was average but we were there the last week of the season so I think they were winding down?. We're glad we hired a car as nothing is really within walking distance (though I think this is the case wherever you stay on Elba). Overall - great stay!

Restaurant staff were excellent. Location was perfect.

The beds were extremely uncomfortable. They were like sleeping on a brick floor. I like a firm mattress but this was way beyond firm.

A very nice Tuscan style Villa with a lot of green and a beautiful panorama. The apartment was very nice and tidy, the kitchen had all the utensils we needed. The swimming pool was very clean and in very good shape. The Villa's personnel was very friendly and helpful especially because we arrived very late for the check-in. The villa is located very near the center of Porto Azzuro (10-15min walk).

The cleaning fee at the end was too high, especially when you have to clean the kitchen yourself and take out the garbage yourself. The bed in the second room was very uncomfortable.

Extra "services" costs added up to 50% of total. Advertised 300m access to sea is a steep path through weeds and undergrowth and a machete is not supplied by the house. Children playground consists of rusty, dirty and unsafe equipment. Despite the high extra costs for cleaning and services, at check-out we where asked to carry our rubbish bags with us.

The hotel offers a very relaxed atmosphere, friendly and competent staff, wide selction of breakfast items and a convenient location.

The soundproofing between rooms was somewhat lacking. The noises included the hair-dryer, the extraction fans and the flush from neighbouring bathrooms. The room were a little damp.

was clean , free parking , big terrace, flower

poor breakfast, cost rooms

We had a great time at the Hotel. The location was great, just a 5 min walk from beach. Surroundings were also great, green all around... very relaxing and quiet! Great breakfast too!!

nice staff, room was very nice, we had a small balkony, ask for rooms on upper floors, they offer real italian coffee during breakfast - just ask the waitress, close to the beach, good restaurant at the beach (Sapore di Mare - very very nice staff and good food!)

small double bed, thin walls

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Nice garden, great terrace for breakfast and dinner. Although we were a couple, it was nice to be among a lively atmosphere of Italian families with small children.

Our room was very small, and somehow managed to be hotter than it was outside. No way to ventilate without opening the door, and losing our privacy. I knew the room would be small, but since it was so hot, it became oppressive and sometimes it was impossible to sleep.

Hotel is near the seashore and near the city center

There isn't a "real" shower box: you just have 3 movable plastic walls on the bathroom floor.

It was fine for the price. Facilities were basic but got a good nights sleep

The breakfast was good. Friendly staff. Would stay here again.

The hotel location was great- right on the water, you could see it across the bay when you got off the ferry. However, you need to have a car or scooter; otherwise you need to take a cab back and forth from the hotel to Portoferraio. The hotel was very nice- staff was helpful, pool and grounds were great. Breakfast was excellent for an Italian hotel.

One thing we (young American couple) noticed was most of the guests were older German people on vacation. It wasn't a big problem, and perhaps it was because we were there mid-week, but we didn't see any other young couples the entire time we were there. Aside from that (and that is a minor complaint at best), we had a nice stay and couldn't have asked for much more, particularly for the price.

Very convenient location. Rooms very clean. Staff very friendly and helpful. I liked the little garden behind the hotel. Possibility to use the facilities of the La Primula hotel but with a lower room price.

The parking facility is a bit far (500 meters). Not a big deal anyway.

Great location and comfortable rooms with a very low price.

The restaurant staff were exceptional.

The Manager on duty was somewhat brash and had a difficult attitude.

The location is absolutely stunning and the staff very friendly. Everything is made so that guests don't want leave the resort and it's fair to say everyone can find a little bit of what they want. We really had a wonderful stay.

I do think that the rooms located in the hotel need a refurbishment - the style is dated and I felt that for the price, one could expect a more contemporary, stylish and luxurious decor and feel.

The location, the breakfast and the staff

Noise from the street

A really good hotel. The courtesy of staff and position of the hotel (as the position of Marciana Marina for Elba) are perfect for anyone that want to use this as a base for travelling on all the isle, as it is for anyone that prefer to stay in the nearest beach.

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