Stayed for one week at this hotel just across road from beach. Rooms very spacious and everything spotlessly clean + air conditioning. Staff were friendly and helpful. We were a bit disappointed on arriving at being given a room on the main street with no sea view, but in fact it was not that noisy and it was interesting to view the local streetlife below. There is a walk to the hotel down hill from where the buses drop guests, but it takes no more than 5 mins. The only downside was that the food was disappointing, in particular the continental breakfast (as mentioned in previous reviews) which could easily be improved with addition of some fresh fruit, yoghurts etc. However, there are plenty of bars/cafes along the seafront within a short walk so it is probably better to just book B&B. There are no bar prices so beware - if you wish for a drink it is better to go out to a local cafe or visit the supermarket over the road. Also, there is an 8 Euro charge per day to use the beach facilities (sunbeds, umbrella etc) but as it was getting towards the end of the season lower rates could be had elsewhere along the beach as all the beach cafes have their own stretch of beach, some with changing facilities as well as shower, toilets etc. The beach is gravelly and shelves quite steeply into the water so perhaps not so good for families with small children. The resort itself is fairly unspoilt and quiet as a seaside base and seems to be popular with locals at weekends. There is a pretty town square with cafes and often some musical entertainment in the evenings. It was nice to see locals of all ages out enjoying the warm evenings as well as the tourists. Letojanni is a good base to visit Mount Etna, Siracuse and Taormina (which is incredibly expensive but easily reached by local bus), but beware a trip to Agrigento is over 3 hrs drive away. Sicily is lovely & I think we would go back just for the ice-cream!

We did like the stay and the service very much.
The staff is very friendly and helpfull.
Very close to Taormina, easy by bus.
Closeby a lot of nice little towns.
Closr to the highway.

Hotel Albatros is located practically on the beach (narrow street between) and about 500-800m of the center of Letojanni.
Rooms are very clean, beds and mads are ok, but the problem can be the balcony. For some rooms balconies are connected through some narrow path and even to the side entrance of hotel, which looked to be locked . Although there is no burglar crime on Sicily, it is better to seak for rooms with proper balcony. On the back side all balconies are ok, but in that part it can be a little bit noisy because of the street. Generally, you can get a good sleep here.

Breakfast is bad and always the same. At the other hand dinner is very good and I think that it is better to book HB instead of BB because there are no restaurants nearby but also in the hole Letojanni. Dinner is reserved at the breakfast, and you can choose of 2 or 3 choices. On the each menu you can choose fish, meet, pasta, or vegetables with desert (fruit, cake or ice cream). I recommend barbecued vegetables - it is perfect.

Beach is great, umbrellas are paying only in particular time of summer and that can be checked on the hotel site. Sea can be a little bit unpredictable because of a strong flow. We had great swim about six of ten days , but 2 days sea was to cold and 2 days full of medusas. You can use those days to explore the island because it is beautiful. Letojanni is a very cute place with old but nice houses, pretty church and cafes in the centre, but not so big. Nearby the hotel there is a bus station and about 20 minutes riding to the dreamland Taormina on the top hill. This is a biggest tourist attraction in Sicily but the hotels, food and shopping here are the most expensive in the area. In the bottom of the hill there is pretty tourist place Giardini Naxos with narrow streets but not so good beach. You can also rent a car for about 50-60 eur per day and agencies will drove it to the front of the hotel. 30 minutes car driving from the Letojanni is vulcano Etna, 40 minutes to the super Godfather hilly villages, and less than hour and half to the great town of Siracuza.

Sicily is like another planet, and Albatros can be a solid base for your island exploration or peaceful rest on the beach, but if you are expecting luxury, pools, additional accomodation etc, you should prepare much much more euros for some another hotel.

Having read all the other reviews we arrived with some foreboding however we were pleased with our large,clean, compfy room with views towards the sea. The hotel manager and staff were all very pleasant and helpful. We enjoyed ending our evenings with coffee and/or liqueurs in the bar served by very pleasant young ladies. However, you should be aware that you may have to bring your luggage down from the main road yourself as the coaches will not come down to the front of the hotel as there are rail tracks to drive over. The breakfast is not exactly anything to look forward to in the morning. We recommend also to eat out in the evening as there are so many little bars and restaurants to try. Letojanni is a lovely place to visit and we had a wonderful time.