Hotel berhampiran Spiaggia della Foce, Rocca San Giovanni

Ottimo albergo 4* fronte mare ubicato a 2 km dal paese di San Vito Chetino dove inizia la fascia costiera da Ortona a Vasto caratterizzata dalla presenza dei trabocchi, ovvero antiche macchine da pesca su palafitta realizzate dalla popolazione contadina del litorale per poter pescare banchi di pesce come alternativa alla pesca su barca. L'hotel, dotato di ampie camere dall'arredo moderno dai toni chiari e da altrettante confortevoli e attrezzate zone bagno, dispone di parcheggio, ampie zone lounge e terrazze e zone relax sia interne sia esterne dove godersi il panorama del mare e dei trabocchi. Servizio attento e disponibile, colazione ampia e gustosa nelle proposte dolci e salate. Avendo avuto la possibilità di fermarci per una sera, abbiamo potuto testare anche il ristorante che propone piatti ricercati a base di pesce con interessanti contaminazioni di terra a base di tartufo, etc... Rapporto qualità / prezzo molto buono, anche se il periodo del ns. soggiorno ci ha concesso la possibilità di fruire delle offerte di bassa stagione. Noi siamo stati già 2 volte avendo dovuto soggiornare in zona per impegni di lavoro. L'esperienza positiva ci ha invogliato a tornare per un week end di primavera così da godere della possibilità di escursione della lunga pista ciclabile prospiciente l'hotel.

We stayed a week here. Accessibility wise, it is only a short walk to the beach and restaurants BUT it is down and then up a very steep hill. Unless you like fish, most of the nearby restaurants will not suit you. Would recommend having a car due to these facts. There is a courtesy mini bus service to a beach which was at a cost of €25 euros per day inc umbrella, chairs etc. We ate dinner in the restaurant twice. The food was very good but is a limited menu. Portion size on the small size. We ate breakfast most mornings which at €5 is good value for money . Varied buffet breakfast with lovely local bread and cakes, fruit yoghurt etc, cold meat and cheeses and scrambled eggs. We booked 6 months in advance and were disappointed with the room allocated to us. We had booked a superior room and queried on the first night if that was what we were in. We were assured we were……but….. on further conversation the next day with very helpful check in desk staff, it became clear we were in one half of a family room. There was not much difference in amenity except the superior room was approx 8-10 m2 bigger…..so a huge difference. We were subsequently moved on night 3 of 7 so this aspect was disappointing and the photos on the website of various rooms are very misleading. We felt slightly cheated over this. There is also an issue with noise from other rooms which is audible for sure but did not cause us any significant issue. In terms of the rooms and public areas, the gardens and pool areas are very pleasant to spend time in. The restaurants for breakfast and dinner are ok too. The rooms and corridors are tired and do need refreshing in our view, especially the bathrooms which are showing signs of age with black mould in a lot of the grouting. Lastly, the staff throughout the hotel were outstanding in every respect. The service was exceptional…… friendly, informative, professional and efficient. 10/10. Had this not been the case we would have reviewed it at 3/5.