Hotel Ghiffa in Ghiffa

This hotel does not deliver a true 4‑star experience. Mutch points to improve….The breakfast had no variety over more than 10 days, There was a strong and more attention given to familiar Italian guests. The beach was not private, as day visitors could reserve sunbeds, leaving hotel guests without guaranteed space. Parking costs €10 per day, and there is no alternative for guests with a car, which feels like a forced extra charge. The room was small, had no balcony, and offered no place to dry anything — quite inconvenient for a beach hotel.
The only real positive was the staff, both indoors and outdoors people where friendly, helpful, and professional.

We ate lunch there today and were very disappointed. It feels like they assume the view is enough. I ordered a Cesare salad which arrived with no dressing. When I asked for some I was given 3 sachets of mayonnaise and a bowl of what might have been vinegar. My husband had fish which looked like fish fingers and were quite mushy. It wasn’t cheap and yes the view is lovely - but that’s not enough.

I had hoped that the negative reviews from previous years—about poorly cleaned, outdated rooms and subpar food—would no longer apply after the recent renovations. Unfortunately, not much seems to have changed. The rooms are passable, but details disappoint: one small (warm) bottle of water for four people, and cheap plastic cups instead of proper glasses. Dinner service is Michelin-level in terms of formality and presentation—but the food is just as underwhelming as past reviews suggest. Breakfast was, however, on another level entirely—the worst hotel breakfast I’ve ever had (and I’ve stayed at over 150 hotels). The selection was minimal, and the overall quality resembled something from a low-budget school cafeteria. Dinner is included in the half-board package, but we ended up choosing a nearby restaurant just five minutes away instead. Frankly, I would rather pay extra not to eat at this hotel than the other way around—even though I’d already paid for it. Also worth noting: lunch service ends at 12:00, and the beach restaurant only serves a toast and a very uninspired frozen pizza.

Nothing was particularly wrong, everything was mediocre. Beach was nice and so was the pool. But the hotel is so incredibly overpriced that I would not recommend it to anyone. Facilities extremely old. Restaurant nothing special, they charge you 16€ for a salad.