Mahara Hotel & Wellness Reviews

The room was very nice, large and clean with a sea view. The hotel has a great location. It is possible to reach the town on foot, but the sea in front is not that great.

Uncomfortable bed and pillows, very bad breakfast, not fresh, worst I’ve had in Europe, very noisy and music from a wedding piped into courtyard until after 1:00 am not mitigated by sound machine and ear plugs. The pool was nice. Basically a two star hotel in US. Will recommend travel company Overseas Adventure Travel use alternate hotel.

Please read before booking. The hotel is nice and the staff are really friendly and helpful, especially Angela. She went above and beyond to help me with getting to the only pharmacy on the island on a weekend (this was a 10 min drive from the hotel). The other pharmacies on the island are closed Monday - Friday so please take as much medication that you may need. I had been suffering from a severe migraine whilst on holiday and had used up the medicine I had already packed from the UK. Angela arranged for the hotel's transfer service to take me there and bring me back to the hotel. YOU NEED A CAR for this part of the island as there is not much to do that is in walking distance. We could not get a cab for love nor money out there and found ourselves stuck and bored. We searched looking for car hire which there is only one back at the airport which is a 45 min drive away! There is the beach which is a stone's throw away from the hotel but it is rocky with no beach to sit on and is full of rubbish. The closest beach is about a 30 min walk away where there are sunbeds, and a beach bar. Most of the food is all fish & pork based and I found it difficult to find authentic Italian restaurants in walking distance. Most food places are closed in the afternoon and re-open again at 7pm for dinner. If you want to have lunch you'll either have to eat at the hotel or do some research for places that are open during lunching hours (we struggled to find any). The hotel's breakfast was ok but mainly consisted of cakes and croissants which were sitting out from 7am, so don't be surprised if you see lots of flies hanging around. The only savoury option is boiled egg, scrambled egg and bacon. Over the weekend there are stalls right outside of the hotel which consist of street food and many stalls to purchase jewellery & all sorts of Italian souvenirs. The night time is busy and full of life, there is also a fun fair ground not far from the stalls for the children which is open late. We attended a hotel event which was lovely for 25 euro each, this consisted of buffet food (only mussels and mussel pasta as a main, no alternative options) , live band music, a firework display and plenty of wine! WiFi didn't work in the hotel, so be plan to get roaming add on. Overall, a pleasant hotel to stay in but the location is very cut off and quite run down in some places. A car is A MUST. I wouldn't stay here again but had to make the most of the time being somewhere different, we were a bit disappointed but enjoyed relaxing by the pool the most, as this was all we could really do!

I have just returned from a holiday today in this hotel, it is definitely not a 4-star hotel, the bathrooms need renovation, there are no attractions in the hotel, not even music at the swimming pool, the worst experience was in the restaurant, mistakes with the food every single day , my husband had raw chicken, we reported it, the waiter only said sorry he did not ask if he wanted it other food instead, be careful when ordering, they tell me to sign before we get food,and they not tell you the drink not included to dinner so you can’t trust them they not put more thinks to your order because we signed before food and in the end it turned out that I had to pay extra and you can’t check is true because we signed before food, I talk in receptionist and they promised send email in the morning about and nothing sooo I’m not recommended

This is rated as a 4 star. I think at best it’s a 2 star. The room was dirty. The curtains had holes in them which were patched in places with tape. But the tape was falling off. The only way to get any airflow was to open the patio door, which was lovely and fresh but flies and wasps came into the room. The front desk staff were quite rude. The wicker chair on the patio was not usable as the seat had rips and holes in it. There was a significant amount of bird poop on the patio which I appreciate can easily happen, but this had been there awhile. I was refused a cork screw to open the wine I bought. The pillows are made of foam chips and are hard and lumpy. On a positive note the bed was very comfortable and the location of the hotel was great. However, I could and would not recommend it.

Fabulous food.. Fantastic view... Friendly service specially reception and restaurant. and a great place to stay... Nice pool..Great foods .rooms are clean and nice ..surely I visit again ..I like this hotel ..I can definitely recommend this..

Really nice hotel, with very friendly and helpful staff and excellent room and food. We checked in in May 2023 and were welcomed nicely by the the staff. The hotel is well placed on the sea front with excellent views.

Nice hotel catering to mid to large size groups. The spa has very reasonable prices, the staff is well prepared to offer excellent massage. Steam room is very relaxing. Grounds are nicely kept. Food was not bad, but not worth writing home about. Too many sweets for breakfast and poor quality fruit (totally unripe).

Barely rates as a 4 star. At edge of town, but only 7-8 min walk. Lots of tour groups stay there. Rooms nice some with patios. Bathrooms need updating. Breakfast ok, but can get really busy with all the groups. Wellness center in front with loud music. Stay here if you get a great rate.

It was okay but it needed some work. Staff were great but it looked rundown and unkept. Maybe we were there too early as the season starts in April. Great walk out front on the Esplanade but otherwise I would look elsewhere.

Great off road parking under the hotel. Lovely staff, breakfast was good with a good variety of food. Easy walk just a few minutes walk into town along the front. Lots of good restaurants in the town.Room was good with a lovely balcony

Hotel is like the town, old and beat up. Staff not that friendly, maybe pandemic fatigue ? Breakfast is a joke just like the frayed linens, curtains and towels. Kind of a depressing way to end a long day. Nothing else good to say, actually the bartender is pretty good.

Me and my wife stayed for a week. Enjoyed the stay. The room was excellent with very good shower and other facilities. The dining room and staff provided very good service. The meals (breakfasts and dinners) were the highlights of the day.

A wonderful hotel, amazing staff , very friendly and helpful , very well run, fantastic swimming pool, lovely food , breakfast , highly recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Sicily . We were on a pilgrimage, and found no fault in the hotel or it’s staff.