Name: Baia del Sole
Address: C.da Torre Ruffa, Capo Vaticano, 89866, IT

Baia del Sole

Calabria · Italy

50 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Maria

Breakfast was good. Most of the staff were very accommodating, especially with children. The grounds are beautiful, pool could be cleaner. Not very much shade, no umbrellas at the pool. Unfortunately, the beach was not great, very rocky and bad weather caused big waves… The room is comfortable, however ants were a guest most of time. Shuttle to Tropea was quite expensive. Overall, nice stay.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Lucia

Beautiful resort located directly on the water. Beautifully-maintained property with very kind and hospital staff. Over an hour away from Lamezia Terme airport. This was our first time in Calabria and we'll be back for sure.

Plan to book taxis (which are a bit expensive, but it's understandable for the region) or rent a car to explore Ricadi and Capo Vaticano. Visiting Tropea is a must, about a 15-minute drive from the resort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Florian

PET friendly nice staff

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Bradley

Beautiful location with private beach. The beach is a little coarse and there are rocks in the ocean, but it was really nice. The pool and pool deck were great. Breakfast was good. Lunch and dinner menus were mediocre. Overall very happy with our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Mark

Beautiful location, so idyllic and peaceful. Close to Tropea for shopping and adventures but ideal to also just enjoy the beach and relax.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2025

LIZA

Upon arrival my disappointment began. Every amenity and request for service was a struggle to achieve and a struggle to receive.
Our room had major flaws of arrangement for example the toilet had mere inches between the knees upon sitting and the counter. I had to sit sideways on it to use it. Also the shower floor in an effort to look “cool” was terribly uncomfortable to stand on. We requested pool towels mid day and were told sorry we are out try tomorrow. The list goes on and on.
The kitchen is open only for a short time and there is no food available in between. If guests don’t make a dinner reservation at the only dinner place you may not get fed until morning. It’s against the rules for the bar to sell a bottle of water unless the kitchen is open even though they sell alcohol the whole time.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Andrew

Great property for families! Staff and hotel is very accommodating. Baby bathtubs, bibs, cutlery, cups, etc. could you more seating around the pool as it was often slim pickings. Grounds were beautiful, very well maintained, and the sunsets, unreal!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

Kate

A very enjoyable stay in a beautiful environment. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Hotel could benefit from more stock including small food provisions in the boutique. The room would benefit from a kettle and more effective air conditioning.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

christopher

10/10 exceeded expectations. Room was amazing with a private plunge pool on the deck. The views are amazing and the restaurants are very well done on the ocean. Clean and felt like a Hawaii oasis

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

Isabella

Love the nightly entertainment! Staff was very accommodating !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Marco

Very helpful and kind staff. Good service. Nice and clean rooms. Highly recommended resort.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Nimmi

Property and service is wonderful. Little bit outside of town. Property has lots of amenities and activities like free kids club, restaurants etc that makes the stay very relaxing and enjoyable. Gunrud at the reception desk and Valeria at the boat rental desk was very helpful. Nothing much to do around the property itself. City of Tropea is a 10/15min drive. Lots of activity and dining options there.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Agnieszka

Beautiful gardens and beach. Plenty of free parking. The road down to the resort is not as steep and winding as for other places making for easier access. Lots of families with kids, kids club, playground. The rooms are clean and have the basics, but the standard room is very small so, if you can afford it, it would be worth to upgrade. The dinner options were too fancy for our tastes, but there are many restaurants nearby with the closest being about 3 minutes by car. We would love to return soon.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

emilio

Excellent but excellent place! Pictures can’t describe the beauty of it! The Resort is amazing, staff amazing, food amazing … wish the food could have been served also after 9:30 pm… I would give this place over 5 stars if I could have.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2023

Samantha

The property itself is gorgeous. The only downsides are 1. food on resort is a bit of a miss (not enough simple, local dishes in favor of fancy over-the-top dishes ) although breakfast was lovely and 2 you have to have a car to get to Tropea as the resort is isolated and there is not much to do in terms of activities or entertainment. If the weather is nice, you are in for a treat because their beach staff is impeccable and their grounds are breathtaking.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

mary

Nice hotel stayed one night and was nice to feel on holidays
Beach pool and amazing sunset

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2022

Carmela

Great for kids

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2021

Francois

Secret Place in Calabria, not to be missed !

Fabulous stay, as last years (we are return guests, as is most of the hotels guests). Perfect service, outstanding food, gorgeous property, nice sandy beach (however with rocks in the water, perfection doesnt exist), the water in the sea is surreal clean, perfect family holidays spot ! But quality and exclusivity comes with a price ! This is not a bargain price hotel !!! We will save money and come back next year for sure. What a delightful small property !

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2019

Jeremy

Good value and generaly positive stay

A very interesting resort. The accommodation itself is very good and the grounds are neat and well maintained. Service is conscientious but a bit of a mixed bag because a lot of the staff do not speak good English. The resort does seem to be popular with German and local guests - the main languages spoken by staff seem to be Italian and German. For those who take a meal package, there is a very good selection for breakfast and dinner, and the quality is generally high, although it takes a while to understand the dinner offering; some nights are full buffet whereas other nights are buffet for appetisers but a la carte for main. Wine choice is relatively limited and the cocktail bar staff's repertoire (even for menu items) is limited. But overall a lovely spot on a glorious beach and a generally positive and good value experience for a beach break with young kids.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2019

Jil

Great host...

The Baia del Sole wasn't open in time for our stay, but they kindly set us up at a beautiful hotel the Capivaticano Thelessa Spa which was stunning and had an amazing breakfast. Very helpful and hard working staff. Thank you for such a great stay!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2018

Maria

Calabria, Baia del Sole 2018

The resort was spotless, the landscaping perfect, incredibly zen. Only complaint is need water shoes as there are rocks in the water. Breakfast was included and the food was amazing.
We were not as impressed with the buffet supper meals that were offered.
We also enjoyed visiting Tropea.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2018

Angela

Awesome resort in a beautiful setting!! We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our stay and would return in a heartbeat.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Good resort

Good size resort with lots of facilities, beautiful manicured gardens, private beach and nice pool area. Newly renovated rooms, very clean, good buffet breakfast. Well located to visit the Capo Vaticano area & beaches and 15 min by car from Tropea. Best suited for families as there are many children, but it is also fine for couples.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2018

Domenico Salvatore

The resort was fantastic and the staff were amazing
The rooms very modern well appointed and extremely clean
5 stars

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2017

Beautiful grounds - great location on the sea.

Hotel catering to mass tourists. Seating is assigned, no choice. Stampede at 7pm sharp to buffet at dinner. Hot dishes always arrived lukewarm.
No room service. No toileteries in bathroom. 12\" TV in room - no English language channels.
TOURING BUS CROWD GOT PREFERENCE.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2015

Oscar

Wonderful memories

We were so pleased with this hotel, first: we had our own single standing room and it was very comfortable and cozy.
Second: the food was fantastic the buffet night was excellent (mostly the choices of fish and salads)
The staff was very friendly and attentive, most of them spoke English, German and although I speak fluent Italian they tried their English on me.
We will be back

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2014

Elena

Nice village by the sea

very nice place to stay and enjoy the beach and the sea but not very accessible to Capo Vaticano and needed to pay a asurcharge of 12 euros to go to Tropea and to go to the Eolie isles

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2014

Readlfs

Bedrock

For a four star hotel this was far from it. The room was small dark and not very up market although the outside areas were great and the staff very good. The food was very good and the waiters tried very hard. A little italian language goes a long way

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Matthias

Die gesamte Anlage ist wunderschön, sauber und top gepflegt. Auch die Lage ist sehr besonderes.
Das Personal ist jederzeit sehr höflich und hilfsbereit. Der Pool und auch der Restaurantbreich sind sehr schön.
Die Angebote an Freizeitaktivitäten wie Tennis, Tischtennis, Fitness sowie auch E-Bikes oder Tretboote sind super.
Zwei kleine negative Punkte gab es.
Das Strandufer ist sehr grobsteinig. Badeschuhe sind von Vorteil.
In den ersten Tagen hatten wir vereinzelt Ameisen im Zimmer. Dies wurde aber von uns reklamiert und das Problem wurde sofort beseitigt.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2026

Felix Anton

Zimmer war zweckmäss

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Dirk

Schönes Hotel, direkt am Strand beim Check könnten noch etwas mehr Informationen gegeben werden über den Ablauf des Aufenthalts das Essen im Hotel und leider war genau an unserem Anreisetag der frischgepressten Orangensaft nicht mehr verfügbar

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

PAOLA

Vegan friendly

Esperienza bellissima: personale gentilissimo, tante opzioni vegane ad ogni pasto, piscina e spiaggia attrezzati e particolare attenzione per i bambini. In foto la vista dalla piscina.10 e lode

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Solano

Excelente hotel! Localizado em uma bela praia, com estrutura de praia completa para os hóspedes, localiza-se a meio caminho entre Capo Vaticano e Tropea. Tem estacionamento gratuito. Quartos amplos e limpos. Café da manhã e jantar incluídos, sendo o jantar excelente. Recomendo fortemente.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Peter A.

Traumhafte Anlage direkt am Meer. Wir würden gleich wieder buchen.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2025

Elisabeth

Ankunft war nett. Leider gibt es keine Infos zu den Restaurant. Wann hat welches geöffnet. Wann gibt es Frühstück. Für Mittag soll man reservieren. Macht aber keiner.

Sauberkeit war in Ordnung. Pool und Strand sind super.

Personal eher weniger hilfsbereit. Könnte besser sein. Snack Karte und Kindersitze musst Elan extra darauf hinweisen das man sie ausgehändigt bekommt.

Ansonsten schönes Hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2024

Andre

Sensationell

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Théo

Hôtel en bord de plage !! Avec un jardin extraordinaire tropical très bien entretenu jolie fleurs hibiscus bananier très bon petit déjeuner
Bon resto équipe sympa belle chambre petite maison belle piscine résumé hôtel excellent je recommande sauf plage de sable mais pour rentrer galet avec chaussures ça va bien

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2024

fabio

Details

Tolles Service. Das Hotel achtet sehr auf Details. Und das Personell ist ausschließlich Italienisch. Das Essen ist fantastisch! Und die Location wunderbar!

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

Thomas

Paradiesisches Fleckchen

Das Resort ist fantastisch und allen Menschen, die es mit ihrer täglichen Arbeit zu einem so wunderbaren Ort machen, gebührt unser größter Dank.
Es gibt überhaupt gar nix was zu kritisieren wäre.
Ganz große Klasse.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2023

Nicola

La struttura e’ molto bella: giardini curati, piscina e ristorante con affaccio sul mare, spiaggia privata, camere molto moderne, pulite e confortevoli.
L’unico neo e’ l assenza di animazione.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2022

Rolf Johann

Kleider aufhängen konnte man nur draussen. Fast kein Platz für t shirts und blusen.
Der Innenarchitekt war wohl vom Mars. Aber abgesehen davon waren wir zufrieden.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2022

Sergio

Una bella esperienza da migliorare

La posizione e la struttura, sia dal punto di vista logistico che organizzativo e di controllo, sono ottime.
Non abbiamo trovato invece il medesimo ottimo servizio nelle parte di ristorazione : molto cara rispetto alla qualità offerta e con una scadente organizzazione specialmente nelle serate \"barbeque\" per una scelta limitata (serata pesce oppure serata carne) e molte volte con i contenitori ove servirsi che non erano mantenuti caldi.
Esempio : su tre tipi di primo (paccheri - maccheroni - riso) solo i maccheroni serviti erano caldi.
Analoga situazione con le diverse carni
Ci siamo presentati alle 20,30, come prenotato, con il servizio che avrebbe dovuto essere pienamente attivo fino alle 21,30.
Alle 21,30 in punto tutto era già praticamente spento e smantellato, nonostante la presenza ai tavoli ancora di molti Clienti che potevano recuperare solamente quanto rimasto al self service del dessert.
Complimenti per il fatto di aver realizzato in Calabria una struttura che molto assomiglia ai Resort europei organizzati nei vari \"mari ed isole\" dei paradisi turistici del mondo ma, molto da imparare ancora al confronto.
Commento elaborato da SF - Funzionario AICQ - Associazione Italiana per il Controllo della Qualità

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2020

Paolo

Vacanza eccezionale

Tutto perfetto, posizione, accoglienza, servizi.
La gentilezza del personale, la cucina eccellente, pulizia e cura di tutta la struttura, giardini curatissimi. Tutto ha reso la nostra vacanza indimenticabile.
Non c'è altro da dire che grazie!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Favoloso

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2020

Giancarlo

Piacevole soggiorno

Il villaggio si presenta con molto verde e ben curato. Non è un molto grande ma ha le dimensioni giuste per trascorrere un piacevole soggiorno. Il mare è facilmente raggiungibile e il lido dell'albergo è ben organizzato rispettando le distanze imposte dal Covid. I bagnini molto cordiali e sempre presenti. Tutto il personale, e soprattutto la sig.ra Carmela, si è dimostrato eccezionale, disponibile e soprattutto molto professionale. Abbiamo optato per la mezza pensione ed è stata una ottima scelta. Si mangia molto bene. Ottima la colazione anche se limitata a causa delle norme Covid. Sicuramente ci ritorneremo.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2019

Karolina

Super resort. Bardzo dobra lokalizacja.prywatna plaża. Super zagospodarowane miejsce. Parking dla gości ! dobre śniadania. Obsługa na duży plus !!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Wenn das Wetter schön ist und man in einer ruhige Oase sein will (um die Anlage ist nicht viel, ohne Auto ist man aufgeschmissen), dann ist das sicher eine gute Wahl. Bei Wind und Regen ist man aber aufgeschmissen: Es gibt kein geschlossenes Restaurant, in das man sich zurückziehen könnte. Da die Anlage neben einer Flussmündung liegt, war das Meer zwei Tage nach einem heftigen Regen braun (galt nicht für die gesamte Küste, schon in der nächsten Bucht war es blau, bloss kommt man nicht so leicht zur nächsten Bucht).

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Kostenpflichtige Getränke von anderen Gästen auf unserer Rechnung, Personal zunächst sehr uneinsichtig.
Wir waren zum Zeitpunkt des Verzehrs nicht mal im Hotel.
Dame an der Rezeption sah auch nicht ein, dass die Unterschrift komplett anders auf der Quittung war.
Keine Entschuldigung dafür.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2019

Luigi

Villaggio di medie dimensioni, quelle giuste, e che si affaccia direttamente
sul mare. Pulito, ordinato ben curato e con molto verde con personale sempre gentile.
Le camere sono esattamente come nelle foto di presentazionee
e comunque da poco rinnovate come i bagni. Da segnalare l'aria
condizionata un po'rumorosa nell'utilizzo notturno ma comunque niente di particolarmente fastidioso.
Ci siamo trovati molto bene, pur soggiornando in agosto gli spazi nei momenti comuni
erano comunque sempre ampi e vivibili, da segnalare la colazione che si svolge a due metri
dalla spiaggia e vista mare. La colazione è di qualità e le cene dove non
mancano mai i prodotti locali sono da ristorante stellato.
Nella spiaggia privata, composta da ciotoli e da sabbia, ti viene assegnato un
ombrellone per tutta la durata del soggiorno. Da segnalare i tramonti quando
il sole precipita in mare con lo Stromboli sullo sfondo, da cartolina.
Alcuni difetti: fuori dal villaggio non c'e'in pratica nulla e se non hai l'auto (a noleggio)
troverai poche alternative; l'animazione è assente per i piu adulti ed il giudizio per gli spettacoli non può che essere (molto) negativo.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Esperienza da non ripetere!!!

Luogo dalla vegetazione splendida ma dall’accoglienza piuttosto grossolana e frequentato da troppe famiglie maleducate con bambini molesti e mamme disturbatrici. Il rapporto qualità/prezzo è assolutamente inadeguato. Camera senza ricambio d’aria e con acqua che sgocciola dal soffitto nel bagno. I servizi troppo approssimativi e poca cura degli ospiti...sembra un collegio/casa di cura piuttosto che un resort...

Partner