This hotel rates itself as 4 stars, but is really only 3 star level, with some added features. The positives are the friendly staff, great view from our window across the bay to Port Azzurro and the nice private beach area below the hotel accessed by the hotel lift. There are areas of wooden decking and sand, a bar and basic restaurant, which we did not eat in.
The 2 hotel pools looked fine.
The downsides include the shabby and weather worn exterior of the hotel, although the rooms and interior public areas have been upgraded somewhat.
But the big downside, was the poor value for the facilities and lack of ambience for the money paid for the room. I imagine the cost of the upkeep of the 2 pools, the lift to the private beach and maintenance generally, are high.
Another downside is no outside restaurants are accessible by foot from the hotel. We drove to Porto Azzurro, but that takes 15 minutes, and then is a hassle to find a carpark. The second night we had dinner in the hotel restaurant, which we found a good experience, with tasty food and efficient friendly service at reasonable prices. However,
overall we felt that the hotel was not good value for money.