Nettuno Hotel Palace

“great time in Calabria”

We lived in Nettuno Palace for a week in July 2016. Overall I would describe my experience as positive, nevertheless there are peculiarities you should know about. First of all, we got room on the ground floor without balcony or terrace, and felt disappointed so we decided to pay extra and changed … lisää

We lived in Nettuno Palace for a week in July 2016. Overall I would describe my experience as positive, nevertheless there are peculiarities you should know about. First of all, we got room on the ground floor without balcony or terrace, and felt disappointed so we decided to pay extra and changed it to a sea-view room on the 1st floor with a huge balcony. Sunsets and sunrises are absolutely stunning, perfect view. So if you have a chance, I would advice you to ask for a sea-view. Wi-fi does nor work well. Secondly, there will be a buffet for breakfast only, for lunch and dinner you will get a menu, where you should choose dishes from 3 positions (1st and 2nd course), a starter and a dessert will be same for all. And this is where fun begins. Once I choose meatballs with mushrooms and I got meat with mushrooms, but not meatballs. If you order a pasta with chickpeas you might get a soup with pasta and chickpeas. If you choose a calabrian fish soup there may be a tiny piece of fish, but plenty of seafood. I must admit that food was good, just be prepared or ask for help and waiters will do their best. Staff is friendly and rooms are very clean. Garden was rather small but really well-maintained. It takes about 10 minutes to get to a beach on foot, but there is no sidewalk so if you want to go to the seaside when it is dark I would strongly advise you to have safety reflectors and stairs (by your left when you go from hotel, on the same road side as hotel). From 8.30 til 18.30 you may use a free bus, and it will take less then 5 minutes. The each is good and the sea is just perfect. If you would like to go to local towns, you may use train. It is cheaper to buy tickets in Bar Turistico, otherwise you'll need to pay 5 euro extra per ticket if you will buy it in a train. The train station is closed and there is no ticket office. It is a small station, so train will stay only for 2 minutes there, so be quick and well-prepared to push a green button and get in. Be prepared that not all buttons work. We had a great time in Calabria and I hope that you will enjoy your stay as well.

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