отпуск на Сицилии holiday in sicily

In general, the holiday was a success, despite the arrival at the hotel at 23.30 on 06/13/2010, i. е. the day is almost gone. True, they fed us a cold dinner.
What we liked: Beautiful, huge, blooming, fragrant with various flowers, plants, the territory of the hotel. Decent, spacious 2-storey rooms (type - tanhouse). The weather did not disappoint 28-30 warm, almost always sunny. Excursions to various places are organized for an additional fee (about 10, including Malta). It is possible to contact, if necessary, with a representative of the travel agency (Pac Grup).
Near the volcano - Etna - is impressive.

What I didn’t like: Walking to the beach is quite far, since the territory of the hotel itself (see above) is not small and is located on the second line. The beach is paid - 8 euros per person. The pebbles are small-medium, the entry into the sea is immediately deep (it is very inconvenient with small children), the water temperature depends on the currents, which can change several times a day, like the wind. Suddenly, along with a change in current, stinging jellyfish may appear (took my father, so the redness did not go away for a week). Despite the large number of Russian tourists, no one speaks Russian at the hotel reception. In our room, the air conditioner on the 2nd floor, telephone, flexible shower in the bathroom did not initially work. After contacting the reception, they only did a shower. Everything worked for my parents in exactly the same room. There are no TV programs in Russian.
We ate at the nearby 5-star Hilton hotel. Breakfast - buffet, assortment: 1 type of ham or sausage, 1 type of cheese, 2-3 types of yogurt, muesli, milk, fresh juices, 2 types of pastries, butter, honey, jams, oranges, lemons, apples, kiwi, pears. Tea, coffee, very good coffee by the way.
For dinner, there are 2 types of menu to choose from, there is always something fish. The portions are average, but cooked tasty, high quality. For 1 person to choose from, either a glass of dry wine (red or white), or bottled beer 0.33 and excellent mineral water 0.5 per person, for dessert, a choice of either fruit or cakes, cakes (worth a try).
In the room you can cook for dinner yourself, but you need utensils - pots, pans, etc. . A good supermarket - Gabiani is located about 1.5 km from the hotel with normal prices, and those 3 grocery stores that are in the resort area nearby are quite expensive . In addition, if you go to Gabiani, then before reaching 300-400 m you find yourself in a rather cheap shoe store, because of the range of products of which we had to buy another suitcase. Highly recommend - there are great Italian shoes for 20-30 euros a pair. I also advise you to take a city bus (20 minutes one way) - price - 2.5 euros per person round trip to Taormina, an unforgettable experience, despite the high prices.
The four of us spent our entire vacation on the territory of the pool of the Hilton hotel, there are sun loungers and umbrellas for free, but by the sea they are also paid - 5 euros each. No one drove us out of the territory of someone else's hotel, they probably behaved correctly.
Perhaps everything, have a good rest everyone!