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Villa Esperia – reviews, photos

4.0 of 5
Via Nazionale 244, 98030 Mazzaro, Sicily, Italy
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Villa Esperia
Ranked #3 of 3 hotels in Mazzaro
2.5 of 5 stars 123 Reviews
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“How dare you call this a 4-star hotel!?”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2011
1
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Very disappointed in this hotel. Price/quality ratio is terribly low. It’s a shame that this hotel is qualified as a 4 star hotel. The swimming pool was very dirty and looked over a building excavation on the other end of the street. Not the nice view you see on the photos on the website. Except for the suites in the front of the hotel, almost all the standard rooms (which we had as well) looked out on a blindsided wall. In general the state of the hotel is miserable. The paint in the hall ways is flaking off the walls and the complex overall gives a very degenerated impression. In the period we where there (3 nights in May 2011) both the telephone at the reception and the internet throughout the hotel (wifi) were not working – very impractical and unprofessional. Breakfast was also very sober. In conclusion – we were truly misled by the nice pictures and promises on the website. I would never recommend this hotel for this price to a friend. Don’t go there!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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UK
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Truly Awful”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2010
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Avoid this hotel.
Food is terrible with poor service.
They may attempt to over charge your bar bill.
The rooms are filthy and very badly maintained.
Mould on the walls, plaster so damp it's dropping off. Black mould around bath.
No ventilation of the bathroom/WC except to the bedroom.

If this is Italian 4* then they need to send their chefs to England to learn how to cook. I've had better meals in a truck stop.

Location seems at first good but is on a very narrow busy road with no footpath - quite dangerous to get anywhere.

One plus point (and only one) - there is a good pizzeria/trattoria and restaurant opposite.

See the photographs to view the room standard.

  • Stayed September 2010
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Terrible food at a failing hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2010
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people found this review helpful

Travelled here with Voyages Jules Verne. The dinners at this hotel were a disgrace. The "chef" was incapable of even making an omelette. The “omelette” they served us bore more relationship to a Michelin tyre than something fit to eat. After the first dinner experience, the number of people in our tour eating evening meals at the hotel started to wane until, on the last night of our stay, no-one ate at the hotel at all deciding to eat at a local trattoria, even though our tour was half board. Breakfasts were awful too. For a country that grows oranges in abundance you would expect orange juice for breakfast but no, all that was served was a watery pineapple cordial and iced tea. Access to the hotel is very poor and difficult parking for the coach even for off loading. You have to struggle up two flights of stairs with your bags just to reach reception. The only thing 4 star about this hotel is the price of drinks - exorbitant!!

  • Stayed September 2010
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Belgium
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“not even a 2 star hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2009
3
people found this review helpful

We stayed with 44 people in the hotel. Breakfast is verry good and people at the reception are friendly. The food in the restaurant is verry, verry bad (I've never had this food, not even in a 1 star hotel), the waiters (except Rosie) are rude and unpolite (only beautifull woman can get supplements). Complains to the management are being laughed away ... think twice before you book this hotel !!!

  • Stayed November 2009
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Fawlty towers”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2009
1
person found this review helpful

with the exception of 1 young female , the waiting staff were rude , indifferent , sneering and totally incompetent. As part of a group tour our evening menu had a choice of 2 dishes ; pork or ........dolphin stew!!!!!!!!!! the vegetables were even better!!!!!!! green beans [they were ok] and 1 small potato.
Our room was nice , although most other guests complained of tiny rooms , and damp walls.
This is NOT a 4* hotel !!!!!!!!!!!! a 2* at most.

  • Stayed May 2009
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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  • Esperia Hotel Mazzarò
Address: Via Nazionale 244, 98030 Mazzaro, Sicily, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR7,133 - 17,165

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