Simply put, this hotel is a 2 stars hotel, advertised and priced like a 4 stars.
It's very far from the beach, and the shuttle never comes "every 5 minutes", as it's advertised. In fact, the 2 ancient and dirty buses have frequent problems; most of the time, only one of them is on duty, so you have to wait at least half an hour to get to the beach. The beach itself is a mere improvisation, with 2 wooden barracks for 'bar' and 'entertaimnent'. With the exception af the children's entertainment and the aqua-gym, entertainment is a bad joke, animated by people who, probably, didn't find any other job.
The hotel is quite dirty, rooms have old furniture, TV sets don't work properly and the bathroom is terrible. 90% of the rooms don't have a window at the bathroom, nor any other system for refreshing the air inside the bathroom, although a true 4 stars hotel should have such a device. Hygene is done using the cheapest materials. More than that: they change the sheets only once a week, although a 4 stars hotel should change them daily.
Food is scarce: every day, the same ingredients, cooked in a different way. Despite being a Calabrian hotel, they only use refrigerated vegetables and you won't find any Calabrian meal at all. Wine - red and white - is miserable and even dangerous. Beer is OK.
Night entertainment is ridiculous, with stupid games and a terrible lack of good sense. On the other hand, the village hosts weddings and anniversaries (?!), almost every night! It's impossible to get rest.
Don't go to Calaghena, you'll waist your money on a cheap and dirty place.
What a pity, because Calabria is so beautiful!
R. Voncu
Romania
23.VIII.2007