Acacia Marina

Transfer although booked shared coach with TUI was just us so effectively private on a mini bus, still took over 90 mins, would naturally be longer on a bus either multiple drop offs. Acacia Palace and Acacia Marina same reception not sure you can say they are different hotels, just parts of the same one. Wi-Fi free and a good signal. Safe- man has to come and enable it. About €2 a day payable on checkout. Air con quiet and effective. Plugs! Our normal European ones didn’t fit. Hotel very kindly provided an adapter to fit between the socket and our adapter. Drinks in Hotel - This is their Achilles heel. Really expensive. Once or twice a day the staff will ask if you want a drink. Did it once 3/4 pint of beer €7 and an iced coffee came with a €2 additional service charge. For balance supermarket “MD” 5 min walk very cheap, can of beer €.79, bottle of wine (no idea of what it is like) €1.40 There is also a fridge in the room…. Sunbeds - no issues at any time of the day. They also have an adjustable canopy, which was lovely in the heat and something we’ve not seen before. Private beach area costs about €20 for two beds and a brolley. Payable on checkout. There is a toilet for users of the private hotel area. English - all English speakers in hotel front of house staff, go into the resort, maybe not the case. Excursions - Fantastic! We went on the Noto / Marzameni / Portopalo trip, wanting to see more of the island. Booked via the hotel, with only hotel guests on our trip, we went first to Noto, met by a guide with approx 45 minute tour of the city, with another 30 plus minutes on your own. Quick stop at Marzameni, 20 mins, not sure why this is on the itinerary and then an even shorter stop at the the very southernmost part of the island the very pretty Portopalo. Half day trip start at 0800 and dropped back the the hotel by 1400, we thought the €65 was worth it. Night trip to Scicli beautiful town about 25 minutes away. Bus to Ragusa Hotel will tell you were the stop is, just 200m off the main square. Worth a visit but be warned lots of steps! 5€ return per adult for the 30 min trip. Outside the hotel Restaurants- good menus scan using QR code, and pay inside they don’t come to you, found this out on night two thinking don’t they want our money! Scooters I’ve not been on a scooter in 50 years, but gave it a bash here. Use the Elerent app and then hop on to take you into the centre or beyond. Great fun! In summary my wife wanted an authentic Italian experience. This ticks all the boxes. Want a hotel and resort not full of Brits wanting the UK experience then this is perfect. Highly recommend. Tip learn some Italian and familiarise yourself with Google Translate.