Colonna Grand Hotel Capo Testa

We stayed at this hotel in September 2024 (my review being a tad bit delayed, but here it is nonetheless). Overall, it was a great stay, but there are a few things travelers should be wary of before booking. I'll share these below. The Highlights: First off, the pools, beach and view are outstanding. Just lovely. And the grounds are well taken care off, and overall cleanliness of the hotel is great. The breakfast is solid . . . comparable with other hotels I've stayed at in Europe, with lots of choices and options for all. The rooms were well appointed (though the bathrooms a tad bit small, but certainly navigable). The Lowlights: Let's be frank . . . it's not a five or even a four star hotel, relative to my experience throughout Italy and Europe. It's just shy of four star, IMHO. BUT, it's still a good hotel and worth staying at . . . great location outside of Santa Teresa. My biggest concern with the hotel is the lack of food service. Unless you book full board, and commit to eating dinner at their restaurant every night (not something I wanted to do . . . and I subsequently heard from other guest that the food is not all that great) you will not likely be able to eat there. Which is fine, if they had other dining options, or even a bar menu . . . but they don't, beyond a frozen flat bread or ham toast sandwich (whatever that was). That's just inexcusable, particular given that the hotel is not centrally located. So if you are getting to the hotel late, whether when arriving or if after a long day tour, you are somewhat stuck. There are two restaurants in walking distance . . . one is OK . . . the other (Martini's) is less os. So planning is needed to get into town, which has some good restaurants, if you can't otherwise get into (or don't want to eat) in the hotel restaurant. If I had one suggestion for the hotel it would be to run the shuttle service into town a bit later. It would be nice to take it into town for dinner and then be able to take it back after dinner. As it stands, the shuttle stops at 7 p.m. . . . and a cab ride for the five or so minute ride back to the hotel runs about 25 Euros. Overall service was good . . . and I found it interesting that the staff seemed to sympathize about the hotel's policies surrounding the lack of food menu. That said, at times, the bar and breakfast crew seemed a tad understaffed . . . though not for lack of effort and care from those waiting on us.

Excellent placement and access nice views and beach . We were very pleased to spend time there with the family and kids.