Antares 4 *, Sicily: photos and reviews of Russian tourists

The hotel complex Antares Olimpo 4 * (Italy, Sicily, Catania, Letojanni) is located 55 kilometers from the airport of the province of Catania in Letojanni.

The hotel is in a beautiful location with panoramic scenery. The local classical Mediterranean climate is favorable for resort rest. The land of Sicily is rich in historical monuments of the Middle Ages. Here the classical states of antiquity have left their mark. A five-million-dollar island has developed a resort infrastructure, traditionally attracting European tourists.

By Sicilian standards, the hotel service is quite economical and competitive, based on a combination of "price / quality". The cost of the current week-long tour, including the ticket price, is 78,281 rubles. In return, the guest feels welcome, receives a healthy rest.

Many tourists, taking advantage of the excellent traffic of the island, travel much of Sicily, caressing the citrus orchards and grape valleys, palm trees and mountain scenery. The island is known in the world for its balneological centers.

Location:

Usually Russian tourists who have purchased a tour to the mentioned Letojanni hotel first fly to the airport of Catania (provincial capital), from where they transfer to the hotel in an hourly transfer.

A quiet family hotel is Antares Hotel Letojanni 4 * (Sicily Island). It is located on the dominant hill above the Letojanni settlement. The latter is tiny, but very neat: the embankment and a couple of parallel streets.

However, despite the rocky terrain, tourists do not have to wipe the stairs up and down by wiping sweat. In the modern hotel complex, this inconvenience was initially eliminated by the architects. There is an ideal elevator and funicular transport.

The hotel complex is a very romantic place. So consider nine out of ten couples in love, vacationing in the Antares Hotel 4 *.

Building, territory

The Antares Le Terrazze 4 * complex in Sicily has three buildings on a slope. The lower building is called "Antares", the upper one is called "Olimpo". Between them a terrace is the middle building - Antares Le Terrazze. Tourists are transported between residential buildings funicular, providing a panoramic view of the area. From the hotel complex "Antares" with the help of an elevator they can go down to the beach and the resort town Letojanni.

The territory of the hotel complex is neat, with a taste of greenery. On the balconies and terraces of residential buildings, there are a lot of outboard flowerpots with flower-plants bloomed in color. Alleys of royal palms, geometrically trimmed topiary, fresh greens of neat lawns ... The gardeners plant the plants so that the strollers constantly see flowering buds on the flower beds.

Beautifully, as a hall with columns, decorated the reception area. It looks stylish semicircular reception desk. The public areas of the hotel are cozy, furnished with sound wooden furniture, the air in them is air-conditioned.

Infrastructure

Developed infrastructure has a modern hotel Antares 4 * in Sicily. It has a separate air-conditioned lounge for relaxation, panoramic terraces. Convenience of movement of the guests provides 9 elevators. Near the hotel there is a route A18, regular buses to the city.

The hotel has conference rooms equipped with video, audio and computer equipment. There is a modern business center.

The infrastructure of the village of Letojanni is interesting with a store with eco-scenes, which are left from the road to the sea, where local residents are brewed. If you go to the same side for another 400 meters, then there is a cafe-"minute" in the form of a stall where you can inexpensively and tasty snack. By the way, the cappuccino is not packaged, but natural, as it should be.

Communication

The staff at Antares Olimpo 4 * (Sicily) is helpful and attentive. However, there is a language problem: the Sicilians (which is natural) do not know not only Russian, but also English. Therefore, in order to communicate with them, it is desirable to have at least initial communication skills in Italian plus a phrase book. Also help to communicate (at the level of notes) a tablet with a Russian-Italian phrase book.

However, before you go to the Sicilian tour, it is useful to acquire some knowledge in communication in Italian. Fortunately, it does not have complex English sounds. Moreover, the Italian language is laconic and compact.

Rooms

278 rooms make up the hotel's Antares Le Terrazze 4 * (Sicily). The tourists' testimonies testify that housing conditions in the Olimpo building are higher. In addition, an extremely beautiful Mediterranean view opens from the upper floors.

From the windows and from the loggia guests can enjoy the mountain and sea scenery.

The hotel offers single, double, triple, quadruple rooms, non-smoking apartments and twin rooms. Those staying in the room can see there a dish with fruit, a bottle of grape wine and water, they feel welcome here.

Tourists write that they liked to watch the sunset from the balcony, they also note the convenience of the bathroom. In it, the staff regularly replenishes shampoos, toothpaste, soap. The rooms are equipped with air conditioning, mini-bar, TV, telephone, hairdryer, safe. All is well, everything works. If inconveniences arise, they are resolved in real time. The rooms are furnished accordingly to an improved economy class, but they are furnished with scuffed furniture. There is a comfortable table with chairs. A large mirror wardrobe is good.

For the convenience of the guests there is an electric kettle, a set of cups, plates, spoons, forks, knives. The amount of tea and coffee is regularly updated.

The rooms are well renovated. Windows and balconies - all the way to the terrace - provide a wonderful seascape.

Rooms are cleaned daily and carefully, towels and bedding are changed on request (at least daily). If the guest wants to change them, he simply leaves these things on the floor.

Beach holidays

At 500 meters from the beach is the hotel complex Antares Olimpo 4 * (Sicily). Reviews of the beach characterize it as pebble. Small gray stones the size of peas do not hurt feet when walking. The beach belongs to the hotel. It is cleaned daily and carefully. It is equipped with changing rooms, showers. In the daytime there is a buffet, where you can have a snack in the all inclusive. On the hotel beach you can use sunbeds and umbrellas for free. It is open from 9:00 to 18:00.

Vacationers, getting to it, first ride a panoramic elevator, then go down the elevator with a mine cut through the rock and finally pass 300 meters along the Letojanni village.

Before you enter the beach, you should go to a nearby coastal cafe and show your beach worker a card of your hotel room. After that, he escorts the tourist to his beach vacation spot.

The sea here is exceptionally transparent. Even at a depth of 5-7 meters you can see in detail the floating fish.

Recreation on site

Two outdoor pools are located on site Hotel Antares 4 * (Sicily). The upper one - near the Olimpo building, and the lower one - near the Antares building. Especially good is the upper pool, from there wonderful views of the sea and the mountain slope. Around the pools there are enough sun loungers and umbrellas to protect from the sun. There also work buffets, where you can eat and drink soft and low-alcohol drinks.

Around the buildings there are many terraces, cozy landscaped places with benches and tables where, walking, you can sit down and chat with friends, while drinking wine.

There is a SPA center at the hotel complex. There is a sauna, a sauna, a jacuzzi. You can order a massage. There is a modern gym. Tourists have all the opportunities to support a sports form during the rest and get better.

Every evening, live music is played on the terrace of the hotel in the evenings. Sounds nice jazz, some classic stuff. According to the guests, this is quite nice and creates a special mood.

Animators of the hotel complex regularly hold wishing classes on yoga, fitness.

Children's rest

At the Hotel Antares 4 * (Sicily), there is a special baby food in the restaurant, there are special tables for the youngest tourists. A mini-club is open daily. There is a playground and a children's pool. Animators skillfully entertain the children.

Parents have the opportunity to order a nanny.

However, contrary to advertising, tourists in the reviews quite reasonably argue that all the same the hotel is not suitable for families with young children. They consider the beach vacation here unsuitable for kids. The thing is that the gentle entry into the water suddenly abruptly turns into the depths.

Food

Guests of Antares 4 * (Sicily) celebrate a good catering in the restaurant of the hotel complex. At their service is a restaurant with three rooms, three bars, a pizzeria, a cafe.

Most tourists buy tours, paying two meals a day (breakfast, dinner).

Breakfasts are relatively light: scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, sausages, bacon, cereals, muesli with milk, several kinds of cheese, yoghurts, croissants, fresh orange juice, fruit, tea, coffee, baked goods.

Dinner is rich and varied. In the menu are several types of meat, fish, there are seafood, three kinds of pasta, risotto. Many fruits: watermelons, melons, pears, pineapples, bananas, apples, kiwi, peaches. Delicious desserts: sponge cakes, cannabis, ice cream 10 kinds.

Lunch on your menu is similar to dinner. However, if you eat at this hotel three times a day, then weight gain is assured. It's very tasty here.

The free food also includes beer and champagne, natural and very tasty. Regularly in the menu there are up to a dozen types of ice cream.

In the evenings, live music is played in the bars located at the upper and lower casings. Sicilian musicians remarkably perform their folk songs, playing the accordion, setting the rhythm with a tambourine.

Excursions

Traveling in Sicily, it is not necessary to buy excursions. The people here are nice and benevolent. It is possible to travel in the company of the same tourists, armed with a guide. Judging by the reviews, the guests of the hotel complex often take a car specially for excursions at the rental (the benefit of the hotel parking is free).

Usually tourists who have a rest in a hotel complex, aspire to visit following places:

• Golf club Il Picciolo;
• The Greek amphitheater;
• Cable car from Taormina to Mazzarò;
• The ropeway of Taormina;
• Mazzarò;
• Navmachia;
• Isola Bella island;
• Taormina Cathedral;
• TC Corso Umberto;
• Gorge of the Golay del Alcántara.

However, even without a car, using public transport, it is possible to organize excursions. After all, almost all the above-mentioned tourist sites are only 3 km from the hotel. Directly from the Hotel Antares 4 * (Sicily) in 10-15 minutes, you can take a shuttle bus to the city of Taormina. There, people carefully store medieval streets. On its outskirts are the picturesque ruins of the ancient Greek amphitheater.

Also on the bus you can get to the town of Castelmolo. In an hour it can be bypassed all. There are very nice and inexpensive restaurants, for example Gallo Cedrone. Exotic and pleasant, enjoying food in the company, looking at smoking Etna!

Diving

Traditionally, there are divers among the guests of the Antares 4 * hotel (Sicily). Reviews of the underwater world inspire: visibility - up to 20 meters, the water temperature from November to May ranges from 20 to 35 degrees.

In addition, the island has a rocky, karstic structure, rich in grottoes and caves. Diver tourists usually rent a car and travel to Palermo, where the main diving schools of the island are located.

The best places for diving in Sicily are the neighborhoods of the island, called "The Great Capital of Diving", as well as the Cave of Crayfish. Cape Halo, Porticello, and Mondello are also good.

Shopping

Shopping is also present in the Antares Le Terrazze 4 * holiday program (Sicily). To do this, they are traveling by car or by train to the Palermo and Catania shopping centers. Here you can not buy anything worse than in continental Italy.

By the way, tickets for the train are sold for some reason not at the station, but in the tobacco shop of Letojanni.

In Palermo, the shopping streets Via Roma, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Via Liberta, Via Ruggero Settimo are of interest to shoppers.

Especially "Sicilian souvenirs" are products from the lava of the volcano Etna, puppet puppets "lupi", high-quality olive oil, products from corals.

Conclusion

Hotel Antares 4 * in Sicily enjoys a good reputation among tourists. Many of them repeatedly buy tours to it. Here, magnificent panoramic scenery, resting comfortably and calmly. The beach is clean and comfortable. Meals varied. Have a pleasant leisure area by the pool.

And in addition, the island is safe to travel, because the people of the Mediterranean are friendly and hospitable.