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Hotel Tourist

3.0 of 5
Lungomare G. Giardina, 90015 Cefalu, Sicily, Italy
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Ranked #16 of 36 hotels in Cefalu
3.5 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
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BubbleDublin
Dublin, Ireland
Contributor
15 reviews
8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2011
3
people found this review helpful

It was our first time in sicily, and we had no idea where to go. After some research we decided to take a 3 hour drive from Catania Airport to Cefalu. Im delighted that we did! Hotel Tourist wasnt our first choice, but im really glad we stayed there. The hotel is a little bit out of the centre (but... More

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cen811
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 June 2011

Hotel Tourist has a perfect location on the beach of the north shore of Sicily, not an hour's drive from Palermo airport and close enough to walk to the old part of Cefalu. It is in the middle of a bay with gorgeous views from the balconies of front rooms of Cefalu to the east and sunsets to the west.... More

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anything1
Dorchester, United Kingdom
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5 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2010

I took a party of 14 and stayed seven days. The rooms were comfortable, mostly having sea views, some with sea facing balconies. On street parking outside. Own pool and private beach area. Staff very friendly, welcoming, efficient and caring. Food provided, even as a pre-booked group, was surprisingly plentiful, appetizing, varied and original. Special diets were catered for at... More

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TinkaBells
Cyprus
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3 reviews
8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Mind you we were there in the beginning of the tourist season, but still the closed pool area was in the beginning a disappointment. When we asked the staff where we could sunbathe - they organised sun lounges by the (empty but clean) pool. We didn't hear any building noise even though the other side of the hotel was obviously... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2009
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We traveled in Sicily for 2 weeks staying in nice hotels rated at around $100-120 and were never disappointed except here in Tourist: 1. service poor: nobody to help with luggage 2.room in poor state: the outside blinds were BROKEN and could not be closed 3. the maintenace of the room is disastrous: paint, ventilation, and so on. We certainly... More

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Piech74
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43 reviews
13 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2009
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Hotel is a classic two star hotel. Nothing of special. Rooms are old with holes in the wall. All staff are not so educate and in the morning cry around the rooms, impossible sleep after 8 am. Beach is not ok and full of rocks. Others Cefalù Beach is fantastic. Normal Breackfast but nothing of excellent. Restaurant is ok in... More

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HertfodshireGjm
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1 review
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2009
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Hotel decor old ,would not recommend this hotel for anyone with walking disabilty,pool was not open, being repainted (really bad fumes from this).Food was mostly cold and not to my taste. PS. Take your own kettle. The hotel was clean , the staff were pleasant.,the evening entertaiment was good More

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turist1
Rutland
Reviewer
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2008
1
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Room walls had holes around air con unit,Air con not working for 2 days was led to believe mechanic was coming to repair but was never booked. it transpired that the trip switch (not in room) reqd. re setting. To cap it all hotel charged my credit card twice for the balance but denied they had done so. but did... More

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zigaplum
montville n.j u.s.a.
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9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2008
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people found this review helpful

hotel was clean, bed room was large, bathroom was large.shower could have been larger. breakfast was simple. we have no complaints. we stayed there because of the location to the center. we walked alonged the ocean to the center every night and had dinner or lunch at a different spot. hotel is right on the ocean. we could hear the... More

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Myriana
Barcelona
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2008

The room and the bathroom are cleans and spacious but the breakfast is a disaster: "neither a buffet breakfast nor an english breakfast, just coffee and croissant". More

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