Hotel la Roccia

This is a truly wonderful hotel. Situated at the edge of Castro marina it overlooks the main swimming area of the bay. The staff are amazing, helpful and friendly. They make you feel so welcome. The hotel has a modern cool and crisp white and blue decor, the upper rooms have balconies overlooking the bay, the lower suits are exceptional with terraces onto the hotel’s Lido. Everything you need is in the hotel, a lovely restaurant and bar. And of course exceptionally clean. Guests have access to free umbrellas and sunbeds in front of the hotel. The public can access the wider lido, which creates a great buzz without being too busy. Castro is a wonderful seaside town, a great place for exploring the surrounding coastline of coves and swimming spots. La Roccia is the perfect base for this, an oasis of cool and calm among the wider holiday makers and with amazing Italian hospitality. We’ll be going back and highly recommend as a destination hotel.

The rooms are sparsely furnished with dated hand painted bed frames. The balcony view is outstanding. Reception is not 24 hours. The lift did not work and as a disabled traveler with mobility issues I found the hotel difficult to navigate - so much so that we had to cut short our planned stay of a week and depart the day after arrival. The staff were very good about it and did not charge a cancellation fee. There were roadworks outside the hotel that made car access perilous. The area has steep climbs, no bus and no taxi service. Unless you are fully mobile and fit, Castro is not a good place to visit

I booked this hotel loving the majority of photos they have online of their rooms. BEWARE…only 5 rooms are renovated and modern suites- the rest of the hotel is very out dated, chipped paint, old furniture, and terrible bathrooms in need of renovation. There is often no staff around for any assistance. Location is great- right on the water but that is it. Town is sweet and not touristy. Small and quaint and a good point to visit neighbouring beaches and towns. A major disappointment if you aren’t in one of the 5 suites. The suites are the only way to go with private balconies overlooking the sea.

location is excellent and the rooms are beautiful but it is under staffed and a little disorganized.

That cute room on the 1st floor we saw online was definitely not our room. Ours had broken A/Cs, baths that weren't clean, uncomfortable beds and they didn't make the second bed up. When we asked to change rooms they said they were fully booked. They left the reservation book open when they left the property at 9pm and we saw several rooms open. We guessed that they hadn't been cleaned and that they didnt have daily service. When we called the emergency number upon noticing that they never made up our second bed, it was our waitress from dinner that brought the sheet. I get that it wasn't terribly expensive but this hotel has the most prime spot on the water in Castro. They opened, and charged for their beach club, but then didnt send any waitstaff to help those who paid to have a lounge. It was shoulder season granted, but it you are going to charge everyone as if it was mid summer than maybe see if they could use some water, I don't know. They need to do better. Such an opportunity here.

Loved the ocean view room . It was chic and clean. This place has so much potential but the breakfast was below average and the customer service could be better. We had to contact ******* directly and we find ******* is more helpful than the hotel staffs.

We loved this hotel. The staff are all helpful. Rooms are clean and cleaned every day. Food was simple but good. Beautiful views over the marina. Swim in the sea straight from the terrace. Great to laze in the ocean. Parking is tricky but not impossible.

The top floor rooms all have a sea view and a balcony. These upstairs rooms are a little dated but we had everything we needed. The access to the sea from the hotel’s private rocks / steps was fantastic. I swam many times in the beautiful turquoise water.

Lovely hotel and good value off season as limited facilities available. It was great as it was nice and quiet. Beautiful sea views and location. Everywhere was spotlessly clean. Breakfast was very good with plenty of choice. Overall we really enjoyed our stay. Just a couple of disappointments - the balcony had a very high front so when you sat down you couldn’t see the view! The sides were low so very open to neighbours and anyone smoking on their balcony. We had to keep the doors shut at times to keep smoke out of our room.( We were told we couldn’t swap rooms ) Also worth noting that all the balconies were in the shade in the afternoon when we visited in late September.