Nice, clean and cozy hotel. Nice staff, good food at internal restaurant, aviable PC with free internet for your use.. nothing to complain about comfort of your stay.

-1 point for being a little bit far from restaurants and surrounding cities - there is a bus stop very close, but buses arent so frequent as you would wish to. I think that the best solution is to rent a scooter (chep and greate place to do so is next to harbor - I paid half the price I would pay in other places).

I would deffinetly recomend it for anyone - due to greate value to prace ratio:)

Hotel Antares is advertised as a 3 star hotel but don't let the stars fool you. The first room they offered us had paint peeling from the walls, built-in wooden closets with make shift curtains for doors, a lock which looks like it was tampered with, and a desk with no chair to sit on. After I told the receptionist that this was unacceptable for my mother, he offered a slightly better version of the first. This room (room 111) was bigger, with a twin bed and 2 twin beds to make a queen bed. There was a chair for the desk on this one but the shower had no divider so when one takes a shower, everything gets wet. The toilet seat is actually in a direct line facing the shower so, I told mom, you can poop and shower at the same time....ingenious!

When asked about wi-fi, the receptionist claimed that we could not get it in the rooms, but they did have 1 computer in the "lobby" which we could use. Thanks, but no thanks. As it turns out, we can connect to the rooms and the signal is quite strong.

Lunch at the hotel consisted of a fixed menu of the Italian version of baked Mac N Cheese and baked chicken with carrots. It actually didn't taste bad, but nothing compared to the meals we have gotten accustomed to in Italy.

The Hotel Antares redeemed itself on the second day. The manager arranged for pizza to be delivered. Although the pizza came 1 hour late, it was cheap and delicious. When asked for a blanket, after translating it in Google, we got one. When asked for a schedule of boats to Naples he printed one out very quickly and efficiently.

Just by observing, this hotel caters to an Italian clientele. The Italians staying in this hotel were quite happy. But for the American traveler, when a hotel is advertised as a 3 star, we expect, at the very least, that the receptionist can speak fluent English and not have to translate every other word on Google. And we definitely expect more than the conditions I described earlier.

The Antares is on the road halfway between Casamicciola and Lacco Ameno - about 5 minutes walk along the coast road from either. There are also 3 or 4 buses an hour in each direction stopping just outside the hotel. There is just the road and a narrow strip of beach separating the hotel from the sea, and you could easily lob a brick into the sea from the roof terrace if so inclined.

Our room was very clean and comfortable with a sea view. The communal areas were equally salubrious, and included access to a PC with internet access.

The one slight downside was the surprisingly noisy road. Considering how small the island is, the locals seem to spend a hell of a lot of time driving around it.

We would definitely consider staying here again on any return visit to Ischia.

We went for three nights & stayed for six as Lacco Ameno is a great base to discover Ischia.and the Antares is the friendliest hotel there.

The rooms(very clean) are simply furnished but have bathroom, TV, aircon, and comfortable beds.

Helpfull friendly staff, comfortable ten minute walk to the village along the waterfront.
The same room in the village costs twice as much.