The hotel complex Antares Olimpo 4 * (Italy, Sicily, Catania, Letojanni) is located 55 kilometers from the airport of the province of Catania in the village of Letojanni.
The hotel is in a picturesque location with panoramic landscapes. The local classic Mediterranean climate is favorable for a spa holiday. The land of Sicily is rich in historical monuments of the Middle Ages. The classical states of antiquity have left their mark here. The five millionth island has a developed resort infrastructure, traditionally attracting European tourists.
By Sicilian standards, the hotel service is quite economical and competitive, based on the combination of "price / quality". The cost of the current weekly tour, including the price of tickets, is 78,281 rubles. In return, the vacationer feels himself to be a welcome guest, and receives a full-fledged healing vacation.
Many tourists, taking advantage of the island's excellent traffic, spend most of their vacation in Sicily, caressing the eyes with citrus orchards and grape valleys, palm trees and mountain landscapes. The island is known worldwide for its balneocenters.
Location
Usually, Russian tourists who have purchased a tour to the mentioned Letojanni hotel, first fly to the airport of Catania (the provincial capital), from where they get to the hotel in an hour by transfer.
A calm family hotel is considered Antares Hotel Letojanni 4 * (island of Sicily). It is located on the dominant hill above the village of Letojanni. The latter is tiny, but very neat: the embankment and a couple of streets parallel to it.
However, despite the rocky terrain, tourists do not have to wipe the sweat up the stairs up and down. In a modern hotel complex, this inconvenience was initially eliminated by architects. Elevator and funicular transport works perfectly here.
The hotel complex is a very romantic place. So nine out of ten couples in love who rested at Antares Hotel 4 * consider it.
Building, territory
The complex of the Antares Le Terrazze 4 * hotel in Sicily is three buildings located on a slope. The lower building is called "Antares", the upper is called "Olympo". Between them, the terrace is the middle building - Antares Le Terrazze. Tourists are transported between the residential buildings by a funicular providing a panoramic view of the area. From the hotel complex "Antares" with the help of an elevator they can go down to the beach and the resort town of Letojanni.
The territory of the hotel complex is neat, tastefully landscaped. On balconies and terraces of residential buildings there are many hanging flowerpots with lushly flowering plants matched in color. Alleys of royal palms, geometrically trimmed topiary trees, fresh greenery of neat lawns ... Gardeners plant plants so that strollers constantly see blooming buds on the flower beds.
Beautifully, like a hall with columns, the reception area is decorated. It has a stylish semicircular reception desk. The public areas of the hotel are cozy, furnished with solid wooden furniture, air conditioning.
Infrastructure
Developed infrastructure has a modern hotel Antares 4 * in Sicily. It has a separate air-conditioned lounge for relaxation, panoramic terraces. Convenience of movement of guests is provided by 9 elevators. Near the hotel there is the A18 highway, buses to the city regularly run.
The hotel has conference rooms equipped with video, audio, computer equipment. There is a modern business center.
The infrastructure of the village of Letojanni is interesting for a shop with economists, located to the left of the road to the sea, local residents shop there. If you go another 400 meters in the same direction, then there is a “minute” cafe in the form of a stall where you can have an inexpensive and tasty snack. By the way, the cappuccino is not packaged there, but natural, as it should be.
Communication
The staff of the Antares Olimpo 4 * hotel (Sicily) is helpful and attentive. However, there is a language problem: the Sicilians (which is natural) do not know not only Russian, but also English. Therefore, to communicate with them, it is desirable to have at least initial communication skills in Italian plus a phrasebook. A tablet with a Russian-Italian phrasebook will also help communication (at the level of notes).
However, before you go on a Sicilian tour, it is useful to acquire some knowledge in communicating in Italian. Fortunately, there are no complex sounds inherent in the English language. Moreover, the Italian language is concise and compact.
Rooms
278 rooms make up the housing stock of the Antares Le Terrazze 4 * hotel (Sicily). Responses of tourists indicate that in the housing "Olympo" housing conditions are a class higher. In addition, an extremely beautiful Mediterranean view opens from the upper floors.
From the windows and from the loggia, guests can enjoy the mountain and sea views.
Guests are offered single, double, triple, quadruple rooms, non-smoking apartments and steam rooms. Those who move into the room can see there a fruit platter, a bottle of grape wine and water, they feel welcome here.
Tourists write that they liked to watch the sun go down from the balcony, and they also note the convenience of the bathroom. In it, staff regularly replenishes shampoos, toothpaste, soap. The rooms have air conditioning, minibar, TV, telephone, hairdryer, safe. Everything is working, everything works. In case of inconvenience, they are resolved in real time. The rooms are furnished in accordance with the improved economy class, but they are found in frayed furniture. There is a comfortable table with chairs. Nice large mirrored wardrobe.
For the convenience of guests there is an electric kettle, a set of cups, plates, spoons, forks, knives. A stock of tea and coffee is regularly updated.
The rooms are in good repair. Windows and balconies - all over the wall opening onto the terrace - provide a wonderful seascape.
Rooms are cleaned daily and thoroughly, towels and bedding are replaced at will (at least daily). If the guest wants to change them, he simply leaves these things on the floor.
Beach vacation
500 meters from the beach is the hotel complex Antares Olimpo 4 * (Sicily). Reviews of the beach characterize it as pebble. Small gray pebbles the size of peas do not injure the feet when walking. The beach belongs to the hotel. It is cleaned daily and thoroughly. It is equipped with changing rooms, showers. In the daytime there is a buffet where you can eat as part of the all inclusive. On the hotel beach you can use sunbeds and umbrellas for free. It works from 9:00 to 18:00.
Vacationers, reaching it, first go by panoramic elevator, then go down by elevator with a mine cut into the rock and, finally, walk 300 meters around the village of Letojanni.
Before entering the beach, you should go to the nearby coastal cafe and present to the beach employee who is there a card for your hotel room. After that, he escorts the tourist to his beach vacation spot.
The sea is exceptionally transparent. Even at a depth of 5-7 meters, you can see in detail the floating fish.
Rest on site
Two outdoor pools are located on the territory of the Hotel Antares 4 * hotel (Sicily). The upper one is near the Olympo building, and the lower one is at the Antares building. The upper pool is especially good, with wonderful views of the sea and the hillside. Around the pools there are enough sun loungers and umbrellas. There are also buffets where you can have a bite and drink soft and low alcohol drinks.
Near the buildings there are many terraces, cozy landscaped places with benches and tables, where, while walking, you can sit down and chat with friends, and drink wine.
There is a SPA center at the hotel complex. There is a sauna, a bath, a jacuzzi. Massages can be booked. There is a modern gym. Tourists have every opportunity to keep fit and get healthy during the holidays.
Every evening, live background music is played on the hotel terrace. Sounds nice jazz, some classic stuff. According to the guests, this is quite nice and creates a special mood.
Animators of the hotel complex regularly hold yoga, fitness classes with those who wish.
Children's holiday
At Hotel Antares 4 * (Sicily) special baby food is organized in the restaurant, there are special tables for the youngest tourists. A mini club is open daily. A children's playground and a children's pool are equipped. Animators skillfully entertain children.
Parents have the opportunity to book a babysitter.
However, contrary to advertising, tourists in the reviews quite convincingly argue that the hotel is not suitable for families with small children. They find local beach vacations unsuitable for kids. The thing is that a gentle entry into the water suddenly abruptly goes into the depths.
Nutrition
Guests of Antares 4 * (Sicily) note a good catering in the restaurant of the hotel complex. They have a restaurant with three rooms, three bars, a pizzeria, a cafe.
Most tourists buy tours by paying two meals a day (breakfast, dinner).
Breakfasts are relatively light: scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, sausages, bacon, cereals, granola with milk, several types of cheese, yogurts, croissants, freshly squeezed orange juice, fruits, tea, coffee, pastries.
Dinner is hearty and varied. The menu has several types of meat, fish, seafood, three types of pasta, risotto. A lot of fruits: watermelons, melons, pears, pineapples, bananas, apples, kiwi, peaches. Delicious desserts: sponge cakes, cannulas, ice cream 10 kinds.
Lunch on its menu is similar to dinner. However, if you eat three times in this hotel, then weight gain is provided. It is very tasty to cook here.
Free food also includes beer and champagne, natural and delicious. Regularly in the menu there are up to a dozen types of ice cream.
In the evenings, live music is played in the bars located at the upper and lower buildings. Sicilian musicians wonderfully perform their folk songs, playing the accordion, setting the rhythm of a tambourine.
Excursions
When traveling in Sicily, it is not necessary to buy excursions. The people here are sweet and friendly. It is quite possible to travel in the company of the same tourists, armed with a guide. Judging by the reviews, guests of the hotel complex often take a car specifically for excursions at the rental car (the benefit of hotel parking is free).
Typically, tourists vacationing in a hotel complex tend to visit the following places:
- Golf Club Il Picciolo;
- Greek amphitheater;
- cable car from Taormina to Mazzaro;
- Taormina cable car;
- Mazzaro
- Navahiah;
- Isola Bella Island;
- Taormina Cathedral;
- TC Corso Umberto;
- gorge Gole del Alcantara.
However, even without a car, using public transport, it is quite possible to organize excursions. Indeed, almost all of the aforementioned tourist sites are only 3 km from the hotel. Directly from the Hotel Antares 4 * (Sicily) in 10-15 minutes you can take a regular bus to the city of Taormina. There, residents carefully preserve the medieval streets. On its outskirts are the picturesque ruins of the ancient Greek amphitheater.
There is also a bus service to Castelmolo. In an hour you can get around it all. There are very nice and inexpensive restaurants there, for example Gallo Cedrone. Exotic and pleasant, enjoying the company of food, look at the steaming Etna!
Diving
Traditionally, there are divers among the guests of the Antares 4 * hotel (Sicily). Reviews about the local underwater world are inspiring: visibility - up to 20 meters, the water temperature from November to May ranges from 20 to 35 degrees.
In addition, the island has a rocky, karst structure, rich in grottoes and caves. Diving tourists usually rent a car and drive it to Palermo, where the island's main diving schools are located.
The best places for diving in Sicily are considered to be the island's surroundings, nicknamed the "Great Capital of Diving", as well as the Crayfish Cave. Cape Halo, Porticello, Mondello are also good.
Shopping
Shopping is also present in the Antares Le Terrazze 4 * rest program (Sicily). To do this, they go by car or by train to the shopping centers of Palermo and Catania. Here you can buy no worse than in mainland Italy.
By the way, for some reason, train tickets are not sold at the station, but in the tobacco shop of the village of Letojanni.
In Palermo, shopping streets of Via Roma, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Via Liberta, Via Ruggero Settimo are of interest to shoppers.
Purely "Sicilian souvenirs" are products from the lava of Mount Etna, puppet puppets "Lupi", high-quality olive oil, products from coral.
Conclusion
Hotel Antares 4 * in Sicily is well-known among tourists. Many of them repeatedly buy tours in it. Here, magnificent panoramic landscapes, vacationers comfortable and quiet. The beach is clean and comfortable. The food is varied. Relaxing poolside seating is provided for enjoyable leisure.
And besides, it’s safe to travel around the island, because the people of the Mediterranean are friendly and hospitable.