Itaca Hotel

Our room was large, clean and comfortable. No passing traffic so it was quiet. It is near the beach and a few minutes walk to the town. The continental breakfast was adequate and staff members pleasant. No choice of food in the evening for us but this was because we were on a budget package holiday. Mini bar in the room but I longed for a kettle and a cup of tea!

We were staying in Itaca by the sea in May so we hardly saw any other hotel guests. It looks like having been restored recently - unfortunately they have missed one thing: in the room there were only two wall sockets and one of them behind the TV. It is not very easy to charge your mobile phones, laptops etc for two with only two wall sockets. A robust loose socket with too long and stiff wire was delivered when requested. The room was clean as well as the spacious bathroom, too. The furnishing was minimum and the stile traditional, old fashion but adequate. The hotel is next to the beach and the long breakwater, some 800 meters from the old town wall. There must be quite a "rally" on the beach in the summer season. Some buildings next to the hotel were abandoned or under construction that seemed to be on hold - so no particular views from the windows. The pool area in the back yard did not seem very appealing. The breakfast was included but it was quite modest. The service was helpful when needed.

We picked Hotel Itaca because it was near the beach and had a pool. We arrived in the morning after the overnight ferry into Bari, and were looking forward to spending our day recovering and relaxing by the pool. We were told the pool was not working and the best alternative was to pay (extra) for beach loungers at a nearby beach. This wasn't the relaxing stay we were hoping for. The room was very nice.