Faro Capo Spartivento

HOTEL REVIEW: With much dismay, this rating of 3 stars is for the hotel stay itself. (Please note at the time of writing this the high overall rating is a result of many of them for the location on the map/lighthouse only/views and NOT the actual hotel!) It gives me such sadness to give this place 3 stars as I know it has the full potential to be 5 stars and I do truly hope they make a few adjustments to succeed!

The STAFF were all very kind, courteous, and hospitable but perhaps there weren’t enough of them as the simple fact to carry our own luggage around the rocky and rugged property at check in and checkout was a bit disappointing at the nightly price paid.

The FOOD was a bit overpriced at dinner when considering local alternatives but I do feel the pricing is in line with the potential of the hotel when I imagine it could arrive one day at 5 stars. I can’t speak highly enough of the ingredients that were of the highest quality and truly exceptional. Unfortunately, considering the uncomfortable and uneasy journey to arrive there I wouldn’t advise anyone to go there ONLY for a dinner unless it’s for an event where transportation is provided.

The ROOM was essential, minimal, and raw and had a hint of elegance which I happen to love fully but had one massive flaw: the bed was worse than most hostels! If there is one thing that brought down a full star for me it’s the quality of the mattress and bed frame that were both seemingly out of place. I wasn’t able to have a full nights sleep any of the nights here and this is the greatest disappointment of the entire property. The bed frame moved constantly like a hostel bed and the mattress itself seemed to be made of hay and screws and it jabbed at you in various positions during the night.

***Despite all of these disappointments I’d like to point out that the concept of restoring an old abandoned lighthouse to host guests is extremely romantic and once at the property, while we sometimes we felt trapped due to the road in/out and lack of cell service or lights at night, the property it in itself was beautiful and had even more beautiful views! The breakfast was SO delicious and the main building pool was breathtaking.

I’ve been struggling for a while about the review for this place since I wasn’t sure how to rate it. I’ve always been curious about this lighthouse since I’ve seen it for the first time on a magazine, but things turned out very different than expected. Firstly the place is not very easy to reach and the road is rather rough for a normal car. Once you reach the place you get to a point surrounded with an incredible view to the ocean. We booked a room and we thought we would sleep and stay in the lighthouse..well, we were wrong. We were told we would stay in the “semaforisti” building which is 2 minutes by walk away from the main lighthouse but still..it’s not the lighthouse. And now we go to the main reason of my disappointment, the bed. This place is expensive! Very expensive! And yet the mattress was simply awful, really. Not even in 3 stars hotel you get such an uncomfortable bed to sleep on. We stayed there two nights and we slept extremely poorly, i still keep thinking about it. On the good side I have to say the the staff is excellent, impeccable no matter who the person was we can’t say any different than perfection. Again, it’s such a shame, the place is very romantic and beautiful, ideal for a week end away from the daily life but I cannot accept a place that expensive with an hostel level bed/mattress.