I’m not sure why this resort has such poor reviews. First thing to note, the hotels.com map shows that the hotel is in the centre of Favignana town. This isn’t the case. It’s some kilometres away on the other side of the island. €16 in a taxi.
The resort was built in the 70s but has obviously had a fairly extensive refurb in recent years. The gardens are immaculate, maintenance is good and the furniture etc is always positioned uniformly. The employees are really wonderful! Everyone was intuitive and engaging. So much so, I was sad to leave. Unfortunately they don’t wear name tags so no special mentions. The food was very good. There’s plenty deck space littered with sunloungers so it’s not difficult to find a free spot. There’s no beach (only rock) but there is a small enclave so dip in the sea safely and a large pool.
There were a few negatives… No coffee making facilities in the room & in turn, no glasses/cups. I hate this as I don’t eat breakfast and enjoy a coffee as I’m getting ready. There’s no English speaking TV channels. Plenty in other languages, but not even a news channel. The WiFi wasn’t strong enough for the (obviously new & very big) smart TVs in the room to connect so even though there’s the facility to log into Netflix and prime etc, it wasn’t possible. The bathrooms are dated but well maintained. The door locks in all the poolside WC’s were missing or defective. There’s also a long abandoned wing of the resort which is pretty unsightly & poorly disguised.
