Hotel La Giara

⸻ Big Disappointment – This Hotel Ruined My Stay in Cefalù I’m not someone who usually leaves negative reviews, but in this case, I simply couldn’t stay silent. I originally booked a standard room. A few days before arrival, I was contacted and told that if I wanted a room with a balcony that wasn’t adapted for people with disabilities, I’d need to pay an extra €10 per night. I agreed – but looking back, it feels like this is just their way of squeezing extra money from guests without being transparent. The room I received was extremely small, and the shower was so tiny it was barely usable. The balcony was pleasant, but that didn’t make up for the sleepless nights. The rooms have no soundproofing. Every night, there was loud noise coming from the rooftop bar, and every morning I was woken up by slamming doors and noisy housekeeping. After two nights without sleep, I had to pack my bags at 3am and request to switch rooms. I was moved to an accessible room on the ground floor – much more spacious and quieter – where I could finally get some rest. But even there, I was woken at 7am by loud renovation work. To make matters worse, instead of offering compensation or even an apology, the owner asked me to pay the balcony surcharge for all three nights – even though on the third night I moved out of that room in the middle of the night. Naturally, I refused. Breakfast was also disappointing: powdered juices, reheated frozen croissants, machine-made coffee, and a waitress who seemed irritated by the very presence of guests. The only positives? The location is central, close to the marina beach, and the rooftop bar has a lovely sunset view. But none of that justifies the overall experience. All of this would be disappointing at any price – but especially at the high price they charge, which is simply not justified by the room quality, service, or overall experience. Bottom line: Avoid this hotel. There’s no peace – day or night – the service is poor, and their way of handling guests is simply unacceptable. There are plenty of better places to stay in Cefalù – look elsewhere.

City centre hotel. Functional. Clean rooms. Breakfast very basic. Paying for location

Worst place we’ve stayed in Italy.

The rooms are so dirty here. You can’t even walk bare foot without getting everything stuck to your feet. The shower is gross. There’s been no care to update and maintain the place.

My husband and I are on our honeymoon and they gave us a room with 2 single beds.. they’re a lot smaller than a single and the beds are rock hard!

This is more like a party hotel than anything. I had to ask them to turn the music down on the first night at 11:00pm so we could sleep and they said we might have to wait an hour.. but they eventually did. This hotel is incredibly noisy, morning and night! You can hear everything!

The breakfast isn’t good either, incredibly dirty cutlery..

The only good thing about this place is the location and split system aircon. That’s about all it has going for it..

We were given the economy room which was small, old, depressing and according to the owner needed remodeling. Bathroom was very small, the fan was very noisy.Water for showering was barely warm. View was far from courtyard view, as it was mentioned during reservation.It faced the back facade of another building with fixtures.Some of the staff were unfriendly, including an old gentleman, possibly the owner and a young girl, thin with long hair. Wifi wasnt working, in the room or in the property.they attributed it to the weather.rain??? Coffee at breakfast room was from vending machine. I wouldn't recommend it at all.