Cefalù Sea Palace

“Lovely hotel with a few niggles”

Stayed at this hotel last week. Our room , which was on the first floor, was excellent overlooking the pool, lovely and spacious. The hotel is exceptionally clean and the staff very friendly and helpful. We stayed on a bed and breakfast which was plentiful, apart from the limited hot choice (omele… more

Stayed at this hotel last week. Our room , which was on the first floor, was excellent overlooking the pool, lovely and spacious. The hotel is exceptionally clean and the staff very friendly and helpful. We stayed on a bed and breakfast which was plentiful, apart from the limited hot choice (omelette or scrambled eggs) which however were cooked to order. I only gave this a four star review as you are not allowed to take food or drink into the hotel - not even water☹️. There is a mini fridge in the room which contains soft drinks and water however this is expensive - 3 Euros for a small bottle of water.Drinks at the hotel bar were also on the expensive side. One other thing to be aware of is that the hotel also hosts functions at weekends and these are generally loud.

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“Beautiful views”

We stayed at Cefalu for 11 nights in June, half board basis. The room was lovely & comfortable, sea view & lovely view of Cefalu old town. Third floor, room 324. We enjoyed breakfast and evening meal, especially the view from the restaurant. Breakfast catered for most, with coffee made for you by a… more

We stayed at Cefalu for 11 nights in June, half board basis. The room was lovely & comfortable, sea view & lovely view of Cefalu old town. Third floor, room 324. We enjoyed breakfast and evening meal, especially the view from the restaurant. Breakfast catered for most, with coffee made for you by a Barista which was very nice. Would have been nice to have fresh orange as there only seemed to be juices that were not fresh. Cereals & fruit, along with various other products were available. Evening meal was 4 course and we really enjoyed the food. The pool area was very nice, you can also use the private beach if you prefer sunbathing on a beach. Only criticism for us was that the drinks are very expensive and this deterred us from buying drinks at the hotel. I think if the prices were reduced more people would stay for a drink rather than going into Cefalu. We were under the impression you could not take your own drinks into the hotel which we thought was a bit petty as we do enjoy a drink on the balcony. Totally understand not taking food, however it should be made more clear as we found out after that you can take drinks to your room from outside. Overall though we really enjoyed the holiday and would go back

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“Should have been 5 star”

This was an excellent stay, with real positives, however there were a few real issues which badly let it down, and it’s so frustrating as I’d love to return here. The positives. Cefalu is exceptional and the location of the hotel is perfect; right on the beach and a 10 minute walk to the old town.… more

This was an excellent stay, with real positives, however there were a few real issues which badly let it down, and it’s so frustrating as I’d love to return here. The positives. Cefalu is exceptional and the location of the hotel is perfect; right on the beach and a 10 minute walk to the old town. The free use of the beach sunbeds is a huge benefit. The breakfast is very good. The best we had in Sicily. Most of the staff are great people. Our room was a little old fashioned, big clean, well stocked up with toiletries every day and had a nice sea and pool view. Free beach towels. Two real issues which I’m so disappointed with. Firstly, on our first Saturday, the hotel started a nightclub in the hotel grounds. Very loud dance music, with the associated young attendees shouting and singing, right up to the end of the night at 3am. Suffice to say we had little sleep as we overlooked this area. The noise continued on the Sunday night to 1am. The majority of the demographic of the hotel is over 40 and this venture is not appropriate for the hotel guests. In addition, to make the hotel more appealing to the partygoers, the patio lights are left on, so there is noise and light seriously affecting your sleep. Secondly, and probably more serious and the only time I have ever seen this in any hotel. I witnessed the breakfast waiter who has no hair assault, by pushing a guest, to get him to move out of his way. The guest was standing waiting on eggs and instead of asking the guest to move, he pushed the guest. The guest was very annoyed and confronted the waiter, resulting in a face to face disturbance in the centre of the breakfast area. Subsequently two managers came to apologies to the guest. I was expecting the waiter, who always looks angry, with his shirt collar up, to be removed from service, however next day he was back, as grumpy and angry looking as ever. Suffice to say we loved our stay in Cefalu and we are so disappointed with the two negatives which resulted in a 5star rating being drastically reduced. If you want a peaceful sleep, I would seriously reconsider your options. Based on the noise and the waiter, I’m not sure I’d return.

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