Praia Art Resort

Praia Art Resort is a glorious property. It is a love letter to Calabria and the rich heritage of the region. The beach is stunning. The staff is excellent and friendly. The food is not to be missed. The grounds are lush and abundant with local treasures (olives, grapes, fig tress). The surrounding area offers much to see in an area of Italy that is often overlooked. We will return to Praia Art Resort without question.

The Praia Art Resort has many factors going for it. It is a beautifully designed hotel featuring and celebrating local materials, art and food. It has a gorgeous, incredibly clean, private beach, with sunbeds and umbrella for guests, as part of the nightly room fee. The pool, situated adjacent to hundred-year-old olive trees, next to the casual restaurant, is large enough for lap swimming and mostly unused. (We spent one morning lounging in the shade next to the pool, soaking up the relaxation). Our room, which is featured on some of the hotel's promo literature, was perfect - comfortable bed, large sitting area, a jet tub in the sitting area, large covered outdoor terrace, great A/C (it was a heatwave when we were there, so this was extremely welcome). The shower was a tad problematic - hard to get cool water coming out of it, so the "cool down" part of the shower was non-existent, sadly given the extremely high outside temperature. It seemed they were training a bunch of new staff when we were there. Everyone was extremely good-natured, though, and was trying hard, so we give lots of points for that. We especially loved Valentina, at the casual restaurant. She is clearly a veteran, very skilled and professional and also very friendly and funny. She seemed to be training some of the newer employees, so under her guidance, things should be running very smoothly in no time at all. Keep up the good work!! A word about the Michelin-starred restaurant, Pietramare Natural Food. The staff was lovely. The presentation was wonderful. All the aesthetic elements were there. We just didn't like the food, sadly. Among other things, every dish other than the dessert was extremely salty. We will chalk it up to an off night, as clearly others like the food and it does have its Michelin star. We would be thrilled to stay at this lovely resort again if/when we are in the area again.

We had a really bad experience with this hotel / no food options extremely expensive which was not a problem if the services and the food was 5 stars / this is not Saint Tropez / staff not trained / everything we asked was a big NO / poor breakfast / raw eggs / dinner just in the Michelin states restaurant / you will be hungry there / the only good thing was the room nice and clean housekeeping doing a great job / but restaurant and reception is a nightmare save yourself the money and time and go in a proper 5star hotel this is a joke/ my opinion/