"Lovely peaceful beach setting
✓ Double sea view room has very comfortable large bed, plentiful supply of lovely toiletries, two chairs and a table on the balcony to sit and enjoy the beautiful view (and the sunrise if you are an early riser!)
Lovely peaceful beach setting with a good and reasonably priced beach bar managed by a very friendly and helpful lady. Sunbed lawn would be better without hedge as this blocks view of and breeze from the sea - although our sunbeds (room 18) had the best location with a view and a breeze, so we were very happy! Beach shoes definitely needed on the pebbly beach, although it is quite a steep incline into the sea so we only swam once. Preferred the small but fabulous jacuzzi swimming pool!
Excellent breakfast buffet with eggs prepared fresh to order and particularly good omelettes.
Restaurant food is superb and dinner includes a welcome glass of prosecco and a small savoury appetiser. We ate here twice and thoroughly enjoyed both meals.
Ask the staff to book a table for lunch at Trabocco Cungarelle. If you don't want to drive it is possible to walk along the green cycle/pedestrian path along the coast from the hotel (about 3 km each way).
There are only four taxis in Vasto, so make sure you ask the hotel to book a taxi in advance both ways if you want to eat dinner in the town and don't want to drive.
If you are flying from Pescara airport it is worth knowing that there is an excellent restaurant on the first floor of the airport.
✗ Air conditioning only activates at 23° and it is impossible to lower the temperature. We found this setting too high as we prefer a cooler room.
Bathroom light motion sensor is located too near the door so when light goes off it can’t be reactivated from the far side of the bathroom.
The hotel is quite difficult to find and we kept missing the small turning. Signs on both sides of the road would help in locating it.
"Amazing small private resort perfect for couples
✓ Honestly, it's one of the best resorts we've been to until now. The personnel is extremely nice and helpful. The suite was amazing: spacious, clean, with private terrace and jacuzzi (for a reasonable extra price), and with the roof terrace offering a beautiful view. It's not at all overcrowded so it's perfect for a romatic getaway (we stayed in September but even in high season seeing the number of available suites/rooms it would remain quite intimate). The private lounge chairs at the beach with a table and an umbrella assigned to each room is a great idea: you completely avoid the big resorts' problem where people get up early to "book" a spot and then disappear. The "beach" itself (more like a big meadow) is very clean and pleasant. The beach bar open until 7PM was appreciated. The entrance to the sea is rocky but I had the special shoes and they also sell such shoes at the resort; otherwise, you enter the sea quite easily, and it doesn't become deep right away. Finally, the restaurant was also great, each meal we ate was delicious, and with an amazing sea view.
✗ As a general impression, it was a really great stay, so no complaints. As a minor detail, the swimming pool was very cold. It was the middle of September so it's understandable (even though the days were actually very hot), but it was much colder than the sea itself. And as an even smaller detail, while the breakfast was excellent, the tea that was served was Twinings tea bags : I'm not particularly picky but it just did not correspond to the general high level of all the provided services :)
"Exceptional
✓ This is a gorgeous small resort on the Abruzzo coast. I was there with my husband, a friend, and my three year old daughter. While it is more a "romantic" place than kid-friendly, the staff was extremely kind to our daughter, who loved the pool. The private beach offers the perfect combination of being well-serviced (bar, chairs and umbrellas, and even little rafts to float in the water or lay on the rocky beach) but also not at all crowded. Bring water shoes. The food at the resort is also excellent, including breakfast and dinner.
"When you are looking for a quiet place
✓ A feeling of isolation
✗ A bit of atmosphere at breakfast place is missing
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