Hotel Alba in Torre Lapillo

We stayed for a week during the high season in August at the Hotel Alba (about €200 per night). The location is good, facing the Tower; the rooms are clean and have balconies; and the breakfast is plentiful. However, there were some things that made our stay less than satisfactory: the rooms are very small, the beach is very small, and the parking fee (€10 per day) and beach service (€40 per day) were too high (especially when combined with the already expensive accommodation). We were unfortunately disappointed by the staff's lack of friendliness, their insistence on settling the bill immediately upon arrival, and the difficulty in handing out keys for the paid parking each day.

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Standard rooms, a little small bathroom and shower cabin and no pay TV, but all in all they are welcoming. I confirm the intervention of the vacuum cleaner at 3 am but the windows guarantee excellent soundproofing. Only the rooms are air conditioned while in the common areas the air conditioners are almost never turned on .... and it was hot. All young people are quite inexperienced and the breakfast, which is good, is protected by the covid but not by flies. Even the info given by phone when booking were not precise, they had guaranteed me that the entry into the water was comfortable .... but it is not at all ... far from it. The hotel is located in a totally unpaved area and has no parking while the beach service (paid separately) is located on a small cliff with difficult access to the water. The body of water in front of the entrance has a very low seabed, like a swamp ..... There is certainly better in the area, both as a hotel and above all as a beach. All in all it is not worth the 4 stars and not even the price paid ...... not to go back. Given the inefficiencies, the advance payment is explained.