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Reviews of Villa Gaia Hotel

4 out of 5
Villa Gaia Hotel
Via Maestro Vincenzo Pintorno 101, Cefalù, PA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 101 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Marsha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Easy check in. Best parking during our 10 days in Sicily. Good access to beach and historic center
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan, Broadview

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very nice, breakfast was great, room was nice and comfortable ocean view.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located hotel, near the beach where you have free access to chairs and parasols. Swimming pool by the sea a five-minute walk away. Bord walk to get to the very beautiful old town. Very good breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice. Basic room, very narrow bed and mattress too firm. Smashed patio chairs! suggestion: Offer a free bottle of water
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, with access to private beach a huge plus
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, service, location, very walkable to all sites and beaches. Would stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff was very helpful and friendly. Parking was easy, in an overgrown lot next to the hotel. Breakfast was good and caffè great. The rooms are a bit dated and worn down. Meets 3 star expectations though. Not a luxury property but a 15-minute walk from the downtown area and very accessible to the beach. Recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel is by the beach. They provide umbrellas and the beach is great. You have a gourgeous view of the town and swim and sit on a sandy beach
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend!
Great experience, and they recommended an amazing place to have dinner in the old town. Was such a wonderful place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth Anne

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable,quiet, spacious rooms
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Carli

Eh
Tiny room, even tinier shower, though the bathroom was fair-sized. Poor to non-existent wifi. Included beach service several blocks away, not just across the street as advertised but it was too hot & windy to use it anyway.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fine
Positives were: Good location, nicestaff and clean rooms. Negatives: Bad pillows, hotel pool closed as was the hotels private beach. We had to argue for complimentary lido usage during our stay. Breakfast was limited but that was mainly due to COVID restrictions and this perfectly normal.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Staff on 30 Jun 2020
Dear Stephanie, thanks for the great review, we look forward to seeing you again as guests in the next summer.

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Italian charm
Spend a week in Hotel Villa Gaia, lovely hotel across from the beach, short walk to town. Breakfast was great, WiFi and air conditioning in the room all fine. Rooms very clean. Beach towels available to hire from reception. Reception staff were wonderful. Cefalu is a fabulous place for a relaxing beach holiday.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cefalu
Great service. Area is beautiful and convenient
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The standard was excellent except that the room I was given had a shower that did not function ie the water was tepid (this was at 8 a.m), at best....most guests would have deemed it 'cold'...and it was, but am trying to be generous! Also my shower hose was full of leaking holes so it was impossible to use shower properly...I gave up in the end and washed at the bathroom sink. I did report this the following morning but it is impossible to believe that this has not been reported before, it was so bad. Such a shame, as otherwise it was a nice room rather noisy at night possibly from the fridge, I was crawling around at gone midnight trying to work out where the loud humming was coming from...couldn't find a fridge plug or would have turned it off. In the end, I settled for using my ear plugs and diving under the bed clothes. The lack of a decent shower would make it a 'no return' place from my perspective.....this shower was so deficient that it must have been mentioned many times before yet they have done nothing about it. Donna Garner
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Chuck, New york

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a nice hotel but the bed was so uncomfortable, it would’ve have also better if they had an elevator
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel next to sea w/ parking & good breakfast
Nice hotel in a good location within walking distance to many good restaurants and of course next to the sea. Good breakfast. Comfy bed. WiFi was sketchy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good choice
It was our last minute choice, and very good one. Nice and friendly staff, very helpful. Spacious room and bathroom. Bathroom was very cold, there is no heating there. Nice breakfast. Worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disappointed
Large comfy rooms but sky tv not working and also card machine out of action. Breakfast ok but we stayed in much better hotels for a lot less money. Would have been happier if we had paid a lot less money.

2/10 Terrible

Benjamin

The owner charged us 40€ more than the price listed on hotels.com.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very warmwelcome! Helpful and pleasant hosts. Excellent breakfast!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hotel
Very quiet, comfortable hotel with lovely staff.Nice to have breakfast available until 10.30am!

10/10 Excellent

con, sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Very helpful staff close to beach and short walk to the main centre if town

10/10 Excellent

clare, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff in hotel in well located position
Had suite with balcony overlooking beach and sea which was perfect. Easy access to town's facilities. Great staff. Parking useful

10/10 Excellent

D, London Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attentive owner
Good value for money and good location Nice place to stay and base for touring. Very attentive owner and staff with modern facilities.

10/10 Excellent

Roger , Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position next to beach and near station.
Location was very good,with beach access with club facilities.Also handy to old town with its great atmosphere and numerous excellent restaurants. The breakfast at the hotel was also exceptional with a large variety including fresh fruit. The staff went out of their way to assist in every capacity. Would definitely stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

iliana, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is brilliant,location and staff excellent. It was 2mins away walking from the beach and restaurants and bars, 10mins away from the old town of Cefalu walking. Definitelly will go back and recommend it. :)

8/10 Good

Anne, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place in an excellent location
The reception staff were excellent, very efficient and helpful with someone always being there. The room was clean and had a nice balcony with a view of the sea. Breakfast was excellent with lots of options. The hotel was facing the beach, with free sunbeds provided, and it was really in a nice location, a short walk from the bars and restaurants in cefalu. Would definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

senior traveler, virginia, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little bit of paradise
Everything was great about this hotel. The location was perfect. Across the street from the beach. Walking to everything. We parked the car and did not use it until time to leave. Breakfast was very good, served outside with ocean view. The staff couldn't be nicer. All spoke English and ready to help and give recommendations. High marks for all.

8/10 Good

Lee, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to everything we wanted to see
Our stay was great. The hotel staff was very helpful and gracious.

10/10 Excellent

G Han, Key Biscayne, fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
By the seaside w/ easy walk to historic town
Very comfortable seaside resort type hotel. We stayed just to get easy parking away from central town congestion. Park in gravel lot with lift gate just next door.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location but hard to access by car. Wonderful staff. Breakfast a bit spartan

8/10 Good

Mary F, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Hotel was located across from the beach and finished to a very high standard. Room was spacious and bed was comfortable. Service was attentive without being obtrusive. Not located as close to the old town as I would have liked but it was a pleasant stroll along the beach to reach the historic sites and buildings.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice staff, hotel was clean and pleasant.
Difficult to reach because of one-way streets. Hotel has a great parking lot next door. We thought the breakfast was nice. We were only there from late evening to early morning, so our impression was fleeting. But we would probably be willing to stay there again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location in Cefalu'
The room itself can use some updating. We had a very nice room with a balcony overlooking the sea. Hoever the metal window shutters were stuck at half open position. We could get under it to enjoy the balcony but it would have been nice had it been fixed. Also, the shower head did not stay on the holder so one had to hold it while showering. Other than that I would recommend this hotel. Teh staff was very helpful and friendly. The location is excellent. The breakfast was good (except for the coffee). They had coffee out of a machine that was not drinkable. Overall, we enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Gaia and would stay there again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasing interlude
There briefly only - but place was more than adequate - and well priced for a beachfront property. I have been told to write more - but there is nothing more to say!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel!
A short walk from the train station, this hotel is across the street from the sea and an easy walk to the duomo, museum and other Cefalu sights. Giorgio was very kind to us throughout our stay. The breakfast was quite good, too.

8/10 Good

Rod, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worthwhile stay
Stayed for two nights, fantastic location to the beach, the old city, and especially the towns up in the hills. We were blown away by the hill towns. As for the hotel, generally very good but with a few quirky features. Georgio was a good host, very warm and welcoming. However, you have to pay for wifi which only works in the public area. Could be more generous I think. Also no tea making facilities in the room, had to rely on Georgio which is fine as long as you don't want tea before 7 in the morning. But overall, a good stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not the most welcoming of hotels
This hotel is well located and clean. It would be a much nicer place to stay if some staff on reception were friendlier and more helpful. The room was fine, except the shower wasn't hot enough. Breakfast was OK

8/10 Good

jerry, nc

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
giai internet
ciuld not access the internet--you must buy a card for either 1,3, or5 hours; tried the 1 hr for 2E and never could connect. first day told it was "down," second day it was working, however, could not connect.

10/10 Excellent

Carmen, Dublin, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better than expected!
When I first booked this hotel, I thought it was a 3 star and looked fine for a one-night stay. But when I arrived, I discovered it was a 4 star hotel and had been upgraded and had obviously had an overhaul! My room was exceptional with a side-view of the beach. The staff were very friendly and couldn't have done more for us. It is possible to hire an umbrella and sun-loungers on the beach through the hotel, which is very convenient. I was to travel on to another location the following day, but changed my plans and stayed an extra night in this hotel as I enjoyed it and Cefalu, so much. I would recommend it to anyone!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, West Sussex, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved every moment!
I can recommend this hotel to anyone. We enjoyed every moment of our stay. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful with anything we asked. The rooms were spotless, the bathrooms very modern with twin'sparkly' basins - we needed a university degree to understand the shower but after asking for a demo and soaking the giggling demonstrater we were ok! If I was to return to Cefalu, which I hope to do in the future, I would not hesitate to return to the Villa Gaia.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dans le cœur de cefalu stationnement facile près de la mer
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary Jane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just a nice place to spend a night
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024