Just out of Giglio Porto about 2 miles is a side road to a small rocky beach. On this, the Arenella Road, is the Hotel Arenella, perched on multiple levels high above the sea. The hotel and the rooms have a marvelous sense of simple modern Italian design. The views are magnificent. The short walk to the beach is down a steep paved road, or you can drive or take a bus (1 mile away is the stop) or a taxi to a lovely sandy beach at Giglio Campese. The breakfast is simple but adequate. The staff are welcoming, in Italian and English. The only restaurants are in Giglio Porto and Giglio Castello, with some beachside simpler places in Giglio Campese. So you do need to eat in town. The hotel has a navetta (shuttle van), and you can bring a car over on the ferries out of season. Traffic becomes restricted and impossible in July and August.
- Arenella Hotel Isola Del Giglio
