Forte Rose Hotel

They we forgot very expensive New shampoo, call the hotel next day . They said , helpers throw them … it’s strange…I can say good 3 star hotel ,

Es muss etwas in den Zimmer besser sauber sein

Les enfants qui perturbent le calme de l’hôtel en sautant dans la piscine et en criant

Restaurant konnte die Erwartungen nicht erfüllen. Offensichtlich war die Küche und der SEvice überfordert, was zu langen Wartezeiten führte - sowohl am Abend als auch beim Frühstück.
Es hat wunderbare Plätze draussen direkt am Wasser. Trotz Reservation und mehreren freien Tischen an bester Lage mussten wir oben gleich beim ersten Tisch Platz nehmen.

Wir wussten nichts von der Möglichkeit mit dem Boot abgeholt zu werden und mussten deshalb mit unserem Gepäck den Weg vom Parkplatz zum Hotel laufen.

Disappointing stay, and above all: beware of the many unadvertised extras.

HOW TO GET THERE
The hotel sits at the far end of the island, so you cannot drive to it. You have to leave your car at the port car park, by the information point. From there, the hotel sends a boat to collect you and your luggage, which saves you dragging your suitcases all the way round on foot. Call them **well in advance**: it took us between 30 and 45 minutes to get through and then wait, standing in full sun in crushing heat with no shade whatsoever. None of this is made clear at the time of booking.

THE ROOMS
Comfort far below what the price suggests. The bed creaked at the slightest movement, and the mattress has more peaks and troughs than the surf in Hawaii, with the sagging imprints of every body that has slept there before you still visibly moulded into it. Sleeping properly really uncomfortable. Housekeeping was done to the bare minimum, and done badly.

THE BEACHES: THE REAL TRAP
The hotel has actually three beaches. Only beach 1 is included in the room rate, and it is unsurprisingly the worst of the three: it faces directly onto the port. Beach 2, by far the most beautiful, is chargeable at €45 per sunbed. Beach 3 (down the car park) is also chargeable, at €30. The issue is not so much the price as the complete absence of information: no signage, no markings, no boundary of any kind. Staff wear the same uniform across all three beaches, and the parasols and sunbeds are strictly identical. You settle in good faith believing you are on the included beach, and you discover the bill afterwards. It is hard to believe this lack of information is accidental.

NO GYM AND NO WELLNESS CENTRE
Contrary to what several websites still advertise, there is no gym and no wellness centre. Do not book on that basis.

BREAKFAST
It is served as a fixed menu, not an open buffet. And most of the time you get only half of what is advertised: no avocado, no salmon, there is always something missing.

In het begin ontbijt niet duidelijk

Das Frühstück ist a la carte. Uns fehlte der Hinweis seitens des Personals, welche Leistungen zusätzlich inkludiert sind (ein Glas Saft p.P., eine Flasche Wasser pro Tisch, Obstteller etc.). Das Frühstück schließt eine Tasse Kaffee pro Person ein, jede weitere sei extra zu bezahlen - ein Witz, betrachtet man die Kosten für die Unterkunft.
Die Ausschilderung zur Anreise ist gerade bei Dunkelheit sehr ungenau (mal Hotel Forte Rosa, mal Ressort Forte Rosa), der Parkplatz ist etwas entfernt von der kleinen Ansiedlung, zu der das Hotel gehört, eine Alternative geben die örtlichen Gegebenheiten aber nicht her.

The staff are so bad - it is funny. Like being in a movie

Having to pay additionaly set on a hotels beach

Everything