Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hotel Giardino Sul Mare€€
( 090 981 10 04;
www.giardinosulmare.it
;
Via Maddalena 65; d €80-230; Apr-Oct; )
This family-
run hotel's top attraction is its superb seaside location, a few blocks south of Marina
Corta. The pool terrace on the cliff edge is fabulous, but if you prefer to swim in the sea
there's also direct access to a rocky platform below. Most rooms have terraces and high
ceilings; they're a bit tired and bland otherwise.
HOTEL
Vulcano
Casa Arcada€
( 347 6497633;
www.casaarcada.it
; Via Sotto Cratere; B&B per person €27-55, d apt per week €350-790; )
Conveniently located at the foot of the volcano, 20m back from the main road between the
port and the crater path, this sweet whitewashed complex offers bed and breakfast in five
simple rooms with air-con and minifridges, along with weekly rental apartments. The
communal upstairs terrace affords lovely views up to the volcano and across the water to
Lipari.
B&B, APARTMENT
Casa delle Stelle€
( 347 9063689;
www.bblacasadellestelle.blogspot.it
; Contrada Gelso; per person €25-30; )
This lovely
hideaway, high in the hills above the island's south shore, is run by former Gelso light-
house keeper Sauro and his wife Maria. The two guest rooms share a living room, fully
equipped kitchen and panoramic terrace with spectacular views of the Mediterranean and
a distant Mt Etna. In summer, local buses will drop you at the gate.
B&B
Salina
PENSION
A Cannata€€
( 090 984 31 61;
www.acannata.it
;
Via Umberto, Lingua; r per person incl breakfast €40-90, incl half-board
€65-115; )
Near Lingua's waterfront, this long-established family-run
pensione
offers
three simple rooms above its superb Slow Food-acclaimed restaurant, but its best accom-
modations are in the cheerful orange and blue annexe down the street, completely re-
modeled in 2013. Here you'll find 25 spacious units gleaming with hand-painted tiles,
