Hotel Terme Royal Palm

“Lovely hotel with stunning view”

Booked this hotel through TravelZoo. Lovely hotel with stunning views over Citara Bay. I'll be honest and say the room was very small but clean & adequate for our needs (myself and a friend) and we only used the room as our base to explore the island, which is a must. Food was OK, good choice for... more

Booked this hotel through TravelZoo. Lovely hotel with stunning views over Citara Bay. I'll be honest and say the room was very small but clean & adequate for our needs (myself and a friend) and we only used the room as our base to explore the island, which is a must. Food was OK, good choice for breakfast but didn't bother with dinner as many lovely restaurants around Citara & Forio to visit. Staff all very helpful. Lovely pool but had to wear swimhats! Hotel guests mainly Italian and German. Would recommend but mainly as a base to explore!

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“First visit to Ischia - not disappointed!”

1 The hotel shuttle bus to Citara beach and to the no 2 bus terminus is very handy, although the shuttle doesn’t run between 1.00pm and 4.00pm 2 The no 1 stops at the top of the road and takes you to Sant Angelo, a beautiful little car-free seaside village 3 Buses around the island in general ar... more

1 The hotel shuttle bus to Citara beach and to the no 2 bus terminus is very handy, although the shuttle doesn’t run between 1.00pm and 4.00pm 2 The no 1 stops at the top of the road and takes you to Sant Angelo, a beautiful little car-free seaside village 3 Buses around the island in general are very easy to use 4 Hotel food on the whole very good, (apart from the chicken cordon bleu!) . 5 Gala night was a nice touch 6 Room was good and having a balcony with a sea view was worth paying the extra - it was a fabulous aspect 7 Some good excursions to book through the hotel but you have to pay in cash when you book 8 Lovely terrace bar from which to watch the sunset 9 Thermal pool is hotter than a bath! 10 Bar and restaurant staff helpful and pleasant 11 No iron or ironing service - we are all travellers and our clothes will be creased! 12 English is not common here. Although the reception staff speak it, most of the guests are German and the rest of the staff know more German than English. Having said that, we always managed to make ourselves understood!

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“Lovely break in beautiful Ischia”

We have just returned from a weeks stay at the Hotel Terme Royal Palm and had a great time. The Hotel is in a great location in Forio and we found it really easy to explore the island using the local buses. There are also restaurants and bars in walking distance. The beach is also a 10 minute wal... more

We have just returned from a weeks stay at the Hotel Terme Royal Palm and had a great time. The Hotel is in a great location in Forio and we found it really easy to explore the island using the local buses. There are also restaurants and bars in walking distance. The beach is also a 10 minute walk downhill or the hotel do put on a free shuttle bus service. Our room was quite small but had everything we needed and was in a nice location near the pool. The staff were very friendly and kept the hotel and facilities clean as well as answering any questions we had as best they could. Appreciated the discount voucher for Negombo-we had a great day there.

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“Nice enough but not 4 star ”

We stayed here as part of a package deal with Voyage Privé so the hotel was allocated by them a few days before our arrival. We received a warm welcome and our cases were carried to our room for us. Reception staff friendly and helpful. Room was an adequate size with large terrace. Bathroom h... more

We stayed here as part of a package deal with Voyage Privé so the hotel was allocated by them a few days before our arrival. We received a warm welcome and our cases were carried to our room for us. Reception staff friendly and helpful. Room was an adequate size with large terrace. Bathroom had shower only, with a shower curtain not screen, cheap fittings, thin towels, no robes or slippers like you’d expect in a 4 star (in the UK at least.) Cleaned daily to a good standard. If you struggle with walking then this hotel is probably not for you as there lots of little steps all over the hotel. ( in fact you’d do well to avoid the whole island really) We stayed on a half board basis and had our meals in the Cava restaurant so can’t comment on the other restaurant. Breakfast was typical self-service continental fare but with only 1 coffee machine there was often a long queue. Dinner was self-service appetisers followed by a starter-main-dessert, choice of 3 or 4 dishes for each. Not the greatest food, but it’s mass catering so it would never be a la carte standard. You are allocated a table on your first day and you have to keep to that table for your stay. Want to eat your breakfast at a window table overlooking the sea in the almost empty restaurant? You’ll be moved back to your allocated table by the staff. Waiting staff are not very friendly, although I observed more friendliness to the Italian guests. Bar staff are friendly though. Swimming pools are all very warm. The rule is to wear a swimming cap although I saw lots of people in shower caps, baseball caps etc in the pool so I’m not sure this is enforced. Sunbeds round the pool seemed plentiful. The beach is a 10 minute walk down the hill (15 mins back up though as it’s steep!). The hotel runs a free shuttle bus to and from the beach. On the beach there are private and public areas and it’s a coarse sand beach, nice and clean. To get around the island the no2 bus goes to Ischia port which has the bus station and therefore onward buses to other destinations. You can buy bus tickets at the mini mart by the beach (must pay in cash for bus tickets), the hotel doesn’t sell them. The no 2 terminus is just a little way past the mini mart. If you want to walk into Forio the most pleasant/safest route we found was out of the hotel main entrance, turn right and follow the road. Just after the Albatross hotel turn right onto a narrow tarmacked road and follow this all the way, past the yellow basilica and it eventually drops down into the town where all the shops are. It takes about 30 minutes. Nearest ATMs are in Forio. If you fancy pizza I can recommend Jamm Ja, towards Forio and a little way past the Albatross on the main road, about a 15 min walk.

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