Tivoli Portopiccolo Sistiana Resort

Wir waren im April und es war sehr angenehm wenig Leute und der Ort könnte in voller Ruhe genossen werden.

This is a hotel that is part of a condominium development; the hotel is an afterthought, and the resort is built around a day use Beach Club and condo owners. Staff are mostly teenagers, and many seem more interested in sitting and chatting with friends than helping guests. Nobody enforces the adults only pool area (even though there's a kid pool). No Hotel guests are allowed to use one section of pool terrace far away from the premium spots and other pools reserved for the beach club and have limited sea access. (Of course, you only find this out as you're rudely booted to a different pool by a teenager since the other teens didn't bother to tell you where you're allowed to sit.) Hotel guests are crammed into one tiny pool regardless of vacancy at the beach club. The hotel restaurant wasn't open, and the hotel spa doesn't offer treatments, just the beach club restaurant and condo spa. It's really a bizarre set up for a luxury hotel, and I recommend going somewhere that the hotel guests are the actual focus of the property.

I heard many good things about Portopiccolo from friends, so I wanted to check it out. Well, I guess we have different tastes, because I find this place boring. It is beautifully built and impressive the first minute you step through the entrance. Soon after you realize it's a playground for wealthier peeps. It seemed deserted and kind of like a band that are techically and visually great, but music gets mundane second song in. I guess they wanted to mimmick southern italian seaside villages, but they weren't able to recreate the soul of those. I guess it will take time, but considering this place is a weekend getaway for the wealthy crowd, it will never feel genuine like a real town would. There are a few shops here and there, but most storefronts are deserted. I visited in march, so maybe it's more lively in summer. Parking can bea challenge, so visit early. There are many better locations in the vicinity to spend your day. My .02 cents.