Villaggio Cala Mancina in San Vito Lo Capo

Okay so let's start with the positive things. Nice large fridge for keeping alcoholic beverages for drowning your sorrows of this rundown money grabbing resort. I should mention space was plenty (2 room apartment) The view was very nice. Now...This is supposedly a 4 star hotel. Except for the actual 4 stars emblazoned on the buildings there is nothing 4 star about it ( well maybe in the 1970's which is how old I would imagine the decor is). So here goes: it has a pool - nice - except, when it's open (which it is not from 1pm to 3.30 pm, go figure, whoever needs to cool of at those hours anyway?) it has loud shenanigans for all the kids and the very crowded parent collection fighting over the too few sunbeds. All in Italien with the apparent default loud volume. I might add they have a very weird requirement for you to wear a swim cap if entering the pool. You can buy it in the reception!? So pool is out, BUT they have a dedicated beach area, yeih. Not for free mind you. It has 4 price levels: Closes to the water, 54 euro for 2 sunbeds and an umbrella ( a steal for that price, but not sure for whom). Fortunately they have a cheap option as well, only 34 euro all the way in the back! May I kindly suggest should you stay in this '4 star' just go to the beach and rent 2 sunbeds and umbrella for 20 euro at any of the agencies there. So, what to expect from a 4 star breakfast? Eggs, omelets, some nice bread, buns, selection of cheeses, good coffee and fruit? Afraid not. It's the cheapest day old sandwich bread, a croissant, some cheap juice from the local supermarket and terrible machine coffee. They had Nutella though, so you could put that on your dry bread to make it slightly moist. Bottom line, on one of my totally upbeat days I could maybe consider this a 3 star minus, but on my more normal days maybe a 2 star + is more fitting.

We stayed in San Vito lo capo for 3 nights to have beach time during our holiday in Sicily. Pros: The hotel ground is big and well maintained. The rooms are big. There's a pool. Cons: Not much interaction with staff upon checking in. Concierge walked us outside the office and pointed to our building . That was the extent of the orientation. Late night entertainment - loud, not for families with small children that sleep at normal sleeping hours. Big room but small bathroom and tiny shower stall. Staff are extremely stingy with bath towels which are old and frayed like rags. Bath amenities included only Shampoo/body wash that came in packets. While the hotel world is getting away from mini plastic bottles, this hotel was giving away plastic shampoo packets. Furniture are extremely old and smelly. Blankets are old and frayed like rags. Pillow cases are washed but the pillows smell. Can't use the pool without wearing a swim cap. So we were forced to buy caps from them. Poor WiFi reception. If you just want a roof over your head then this hotel will do. They provide the bare minimum. It is not deserving of TripAdvisor certificate of excellence. Will not recommend.