B&B la Bastia in Scilla

For the price, the place is in a nice area and walking distance to most things. The downside is no instructions provided from the train station (ie use the lift) & instead we had to carry 20kg bags up the hill & stairs in 30 degree heat. Exhausting. Bathroom had no hot water and shower curtain meant water went everywhere. Saving grace was air con was good! Breakfast at Bella vista cafe was a pastry and coffee which was nice.

Make sure you call ahead as we waited 1.5 hours to get into the property. Very old and run down. Never saw a breakfast?

Contrary to the reviews, there was no view from the room. The room was quite small as well. The property is in the upper town, which is a long, exhausting climb from the train station (we discovered the following day that there is a public elevator that we could have used; why didn’t the owner tell us?). The air conditioner did not work very well. The bed was not very comfortable. The owner did not tell us how to get breakfast so I had to message him to find out. Overall I was not impressed and I think I could have found better value in Scilla.

A basic place to sleep and shower, with an amazing view. We self checked in and there was no one available when we arrived to ask for extra pillows (maybe they would have helped if I emailed. Not sure.). A very small room and the shower was not fully enclosed so the bathroom floor was wet. I noticed that the room can be booked for a third of what I paid for it (on shorter notice), and it didn't really feel like it was good value for what I paid. No amenities. Very basic. The view from the small terrace was very beautiful though and it was a short walk to a piazza with restaurants and to a cafe for coffee in the morning.