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Reviews of Hotel La Giara

3 out of 5
Hotel La Giara
Via Veterani 40, Cefalù, PA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 248 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 124 out of 248 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 55 out of 248 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 248 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 248 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Allen, Dripping Springs

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel has been recently remodeled and was very comfortable. It has a lovely roof terrace.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

virginia, Towson

Liked: Staff & service
Noise but AC can drown it out. Bathrooms tony. Great location. Wonderful and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very small room for 4 people.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Mr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach holiday in Cefalu
The Hotel is very well placed in a quiet side street 5 mins walk from the town beach and close to the Duomo. The Hotel is traditional. The room was clean with good air con. The bed was comfortable. The staff were very helpful. The breakfast was OK but could have had a bit more choice and better stocked.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Do not stay here!, in the room issues with noise, outlet and shower. Staff had no reaction to my concerns.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a decent hotel for the price, while a little dated, it was clean and the location is excellent. The family that run the hotel are friendly and helpful. The hotel is a 5/10 minute walk from the beach (depending on which part of the beach you plan to visit) and it is centrally located for all the restaurants / bars. The building has a terrace on the roof with some nice views so it is nice to sit there with some drinks in the evening. I would re-visit.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Mikko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, well located hotel
Location and service were very good. The room was a bit small, but overall very nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Hotel La Giara on 31 Jul 2019
Thank you for your feedback, we are glad that you had enjoyed our hotel. Regards

6/10 Okay

Gintaras

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Central but could improve
The bed was very uncomfortable. Also the room window was facing some scalfolding in a pit, not a courtyard as it says. Mini Fridge barely working, it took overnight to cool the water. Breakfast was fine basic stuff like eggs, croissants, coffee, fruits, though when ran out of juice it took around 10min to refill. Very central location, friendly staff. Safe to leave things. Modern lock mechanisms and you can open the door from your bed also lights, except central light doesn't work. Clearly they saved on the art work :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Great stay, very helpful staff. Breakfast was OK.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Hotel La Giara on 31 Jul 2019
Thank you for your feedback, we are glad that you had enjoyed our hotel. Regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The generations of the Benedetto family was very welcoming. Great staff: Maria, Matthew, Miguela and the others. Wonderful hotel, great location, perfecto!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from hotel la giara on 31 Jul 2019
Thank you for your feedback, we are glad that you had enjoyed our hotel. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Informative staff, very comfortable and convenient location, great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Hotel La Giara on 29 May 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We are very glad to know that you have enjoyed our hotel and we hope that you will come back to Cefalù. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel within walking distance for all Cefalu amenities. In the hub of things but generally quiet within the hotel. Nice rooftop terrace to enjoy evening sun. Staff were all very pleasant and keen to make sure guests were happy. Breakfast was sufficient enough to start the day. We had triple room which was a bit small but no problem to us. All in all would highly recommend this hotel for your stay in Cefalu.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Response from Hotel La Giara on 29 May 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We are very glad to know that you have enjoyed our hotel and we hope that you will come back to Cefalù. Best regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Hotel La Giara on 21 May 2019
many thanks

8/10 Good

Christine, Coventry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant location in the old town.
Enjoyed the hotel as it was in the old town, close to the cathedral and the beach. Lovely restaurants and bars close by. Took a bus to Castlebuono for a day out and the train station was within walking distance. Only disappointment was that I stupidly left some clothes behind in the hotel which I asked them to return, but they were not prepared to pay the postage on this, and although I offered to pay it was all too complicated.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very central location. Reasonably priced.
Very nice stay. Helpful receptionist. Clean rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful rooftop view and excellent location. Outdated decor and super small rooms- smaller than usual for Europe.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great & close to everything
Was very happy with this hotel. We only booked one night but cafalu was so great and the hotel was in a prime location we booked again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

sabina, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice, clan, central
I loved it, very clean, close to the beach and town centre,,,I would recommend
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Hotel La Giara on 27 Jun 2018
Hello, thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Michael, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach
Nice hotel, Nice staff, Nice location. Round the corner from the Duomo. Walkable from the train station, but advisable to get a taxi, especially if you have heavy luggage.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Hotel La Giara on 27 Jun 2018
Hello Michael thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super location
Overall very favourable - view from balcony incredible.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2018
Response from Hotel La Giara on 20 Jun 2018
Hello thanks for your review we are very happy you have had a good stay in our hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location but internet did not work; electricity, power went off in the middle of the night; then kept spontaneously resetting and lights, alarm would ring! Happened 3 times, then staff did something to fuse box. Very loud, and noisy for front room facing the street.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Hotel La Giara on 20 Jun 2018
Hello, thanks for your review, we are apologize if your stay was not perfect. we have had a serious problem in the city of Cefalù about the electricity. Because the weather it was not good and when the electricity go off automaticly the allarm sistem go on. Now everythink work, so we will be happy to host you again and we are sure that you will have a good stay. best regards

6/10 Okay

Spannipammi, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and quick check in. In the heart of the old twin with quick access to beach and restaurants everywhere. Could hear crowd and traffic noise from street below as street was narrow and echoing with tall buildings. ‘‘This was acceptable due to position but rooms were badly soundproofed and one sleepless night a television in the next room was left on overnight so loud that we couldn’t sleep at all. My husband got up and located the night porter who refused to act on said noise saying the occupant would be sleeping and shouldn’t be disturbed! So one whole night without sleep for two of us. Choice of breakfast food very poor.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

J and Y

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A couple of nights
Staff were very helpful and friendly. Room was a little small but very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was enjoyable and location was fantastic for local area. Roof terrace had amazing sites. Would love to stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Carlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Cefalu
Nice little hotel in Cefalu. My room was clean and the staff friendly and courteous. Nice breakfast.

8/10 Good

Dedrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pretty good
Pretty good. Free airport shuttle.

8/10 Good

Bjorn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice good value hotel
Hotel is in pedestrianized area of Cefalu so you have to pull your suitcases to it. It is also a few rows away from the sea. Nice hotel. Décor might be a bit dated with the dark wood, but it is well maintained. There is a lovely roof terrace with views in all directions. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La Giara, Cefalu
Staff was very accommodating, room clean, close to bus and train station, breakfast excellent, excellent location, near beach and felt comfortable during our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very centrally located in pedestrian area
Great location in town, steps to cathedral, shopping and restaurants. For parking we were directed to a lot 15 min walk away. For few hours the pedestrian area is open for cars hardly according thousands of shoppers in narrow streets that barely fit a car.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stay was very pleasant. There was one fellow who had night duty who was always so helpful and informative and could never do enough.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Liz, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little hotel 3 mins from the beach.
If you are used to and want a big swanky hotel with a pool and all the trimmings and you dont mind paying way over the odds then this hotel is not for you. If however you want a nice clean room, friendly staff and a really good location at a reasonable price then read on. This hotel is right in old Cefalu and I thought it was quite charming. No pool but who needs one when the beach is 3 minutes away. All the rooms are reasonably kitted out with air conditioning and shower etc. If you want a view you can go upto the roof terrace. Excellent location for everything in Cefalu. As its just me the B&B style of this hotel suited me perfectly as I like to go out and sort my own meal out in the evening and dont want to be tied down to a resort hotels meal schedule. The staff are really kind and friendly, would and probably will go there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from the reservations manager on 25 Jul 2017
Thank you for choosing us... we hope you have spent a good holiday in cefalù and we hope you'll come back in hotel la giara!

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Pittsburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cefalu Experience
This was a great place to stay. Everyone was very professional and friendly. The breakfast was good too. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel and very near to beach and main square,
Streets are all cobbled, so strong shoes are required for the elderly.Plenty of gift shops etc. A pleasant sqare where one can sit and watch the world go by.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Mary Lou, Toronto Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location to the beach and old town.
I had a wonderful experience during my 3 nights at this Hotel. I arrived on a Monday afternoon and the staff were very accommodating with regards to upgrading my room so I had a balcony and a small view of the sea. The elevator was wonderful and very rare to find in the older buildings. The bed was very comfortable and my bathroom had a large shower ....with plenty of hot water. Overall I had a very comfortable stay.

6/10 Okay

Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Esteban

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Location and value.
Great location. Simple place but good value for the price. The pillows are pretty bad. They valet parked our car for $15 which was very convenient. Breakfast is quite basic.

8/10 Good

Duncan, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Old Votel in the Centre of Town
The hotel is old but we found that to be part of it's charm. Room was dated but very clean. Staff was super friendly, patient and accommodating. Location is in the centre of the old town just feet from everything.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
In the heart of cefalu
Close to it all. Not a sea view but three minute walk.
From the roof patio

6/10 Okay

Jose Luis

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff and comfy bed but not very clean.
When I first arrived, I found the bathroom to be particularly not clean. I notified this to the staff, who checked and then offered me a voucher for a breakfast the next morning. Other than that, the bed was comfortable and the hotel is located in the middle of the old town. The staff were also friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Kate, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel very near beach
Friendly reception staff. Comfortable room, and we were offered a choice of a quiet room at the back or one with a balcony at the front, we chose the front and it wasn't very noisy, especially with the windows closed and air-con on. Lovely shower. No restaurant on site but you can pay 5 euros for a voucher to go to a cafe overlooking the cathedral for breakfast, which was fine. About a minute from the beach, and right next to everything else (Cefalu is very small!).

8/10 Good

Stephen, Cambridgeshire

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location, Good Value
Hotel is nice enough and right in the heart of the Old Town. Would recommend to people on a budget.

6/10 Okay

Iva, Pula

Liked: Cleanliness
La Giara
It was good. Hotel is located very well. Bedroom was small but comfortable. Everything clean.