Hotel Ara Solis

“Lovely hotel”

Nice hotel with clean rooms, comfortable beds, small fridge with bottles water, TV. Hot shower, nice soft white towels. A/C does not work well. We slept with balcony door open all night for cool air and to listen to the surf. Elevators. Good breakfast. Low ramp to bring suitcases in and out of hote… more

Nice hotel with clean rooms, comfortable beds, small fridge with bottles water, TV. Hot shower, nice soft white towels. A/C does not work well. We slept with balcony door open all night for cool air and to listen to the surf. Elevators. Good breakfast. Low ramp to bring suitcases in and out of hotel. Hotel is on a beach. Has a large swimming pool.

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“Thank goodness for Andrea & Emily”

Arrive @ Ara Solis From Naples: as you leave the national routes to take the local route to Taranto you will see the port cranes on the horizon. The hotel is about 30k from here? There appears to be a car route and a coach route due to a narrow bridge under the railway. Finally, on arrival, the ho… more

Arrive @ Ara Solis From Naples: as you leave the national routes to take the local route to Taranto you will see the port cranes on the horizon. The hotel is about 30k from here? There appears to be a car route and a coach route due to a narrow bridge under the railway. Finally, on arrival, the hotel now has a new sign. On arrival our coach party received room keys efficiently and a welcome drink. Our fourth floor room: 407 was clean & tidy, provided 3 single beds and views of the sea & the pool. All facilities working. If there are damaged panels in the rooms in the hotel, it’s not this one. Evening meal was simple fare (set meal) of gnocchi followed by sliced ‘pork’ & mash with a panna cotta for sweet. Though the beds have a firm mattress we had a great sleep. Breakfast was continental and not full ‘Irish’. As we discussed our fellow travellers experience of the hotel there was negative feedback which confirmed damaged panels in rooms, broken facilities in bathrooms. Crockery mugs are not allowed in rooms for coffees and guests only offered cardboard cups. This was justified as a health & safety matter. Some of the dining staff had an attitude problem where diners expressed dissatisfaction with the ‘agreed’ food offering. Any food intolerance did not seem to be respected at first; we were expected to eat what we were served. So if you were vegan, an aubergine meal was provided for the first four nights along with, surprisingly, a gluten sweet on two occasions. My son who has special needs and refuses pasta (the starter course) again no alternative. As a preference he prefers ice cream for sweet and not fruit salad or panna cotta. The initial response to the dessert was you can purchase from their bar fridge not as a replacement. Ultimately, for my son’s preferences, the solution was to speak in Italian through my phone’s translater & our preferences achieved. Instead of pasta, sliced meats & bread. For ice cream a choc ice on a stick provided. Many thanks to Andrea & Emily for improving of final days in the hotel.

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“Ok hotel away from everything, but on the beach”

I was given a room with a view of the parking lot when everyone else in my group had an ocean view and small balcony. The people at the desk were very nice and allowed me to move my room. It’s an older hotel that could use some maintenance. The fence surrounding the property is rusted and access t… more

I was given a room with a view of the parking lot when everyone else in my group had an ocean view and small balcony. The people at the desk were very nice and allowed me to move my room. It’s an older hotel that could use some maintenance. The fence surrounding the property is rusted and access to the beach is difficult. The meals were delicious. What a surprise from a hotel restaurant.

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