Castello di Santa Caterina

Misschien omdat ik hele slechte verhalen heb gelezen dat ik het allemaal wel mee vond vallen. Huisjes waren prima. Het was lekker rustig en heel fijn dat ze een privé strandje hadden en een zwembad. Kamer waren ruim. Ontbijt viel een beetje tegen, maar wat wil je voor die prijs. Het eiland is heerlijk en hebben er iedere dag van genoten. Al met al was het prima te doen.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Terreforti Luxury Village. The hotel is brand new and it shows: from the room we stayed in to the swimming pool area, everything looks extremely clean and crisp. Our stay also started with positive news, since we were informed to have received an upgrade as to the room we stayed in: we were able to stay in a room including a Jacuzzi even though we had booked a regular room. Everything in the room was wonderful, though the TV menu's and some of the light switches (which are operated via touch screens) take a few moments to get used to. The room itself also featured a huge balcony, which we really enjoyed. The service around the hotel was great, staff helped us out whenever we needed something. We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel and in the restaurant several times, really enjoying our experiences each time. While work completing the hotel was seemingly still going on during our stay, this was never a problem to us and we never experienced any noise from construction or anything like that. In conclusion, we would absolutely recommend Terreforti to anyone looking to stay in the Agrigento area.

The staff was amazing and very helpful. They moved our room after our first night because the people in the room above us were so loud we could hear everything. The rooms are nice but have some drawbacks: in order to have your windows open to get fresh air at night, the room is flooded with all the uplighting surrounding the hotel. The windows have wooden shutters inside which means in order to block out the light, you must close the windows and then close the wooden shutters. Either turn off the floodlights at night or provide some curtains. The walls are also very thin and you can hear everything in the room next to you. We couldn’t get any of the TV apps to work so only had access to Italian TV. Did a fun (but very long) cooking class. The pool area is interesting but not inviting. It’s in a corner in the main area of the courtyard and faces 2 walls so there is no view. Also not very private. There is no lobby bar or any soft seating to relax anywhere. There is also not a set restaurant at the hotel - you have to do a cooking class or a private chef cooking for you (which would be nice but it’s in the cooking class/breakfast room so you have to experience it while a class is going on beside you). It’s a very pretty hotel but not really designed for the best experience for guests.