Hotel Castello Monticello

The hotel provides exceptional service, friendly staff, and convenient shuttle services. It offers a wide variety of fresh breakfast and comfortable, spacious rooms. Its strategic location allows easy exploration.

Stayed here for five days with my husband. We wished we could have stayed longer. Really outstanding service from every member of staff - friendly, helpful, courteous. We paid a little extra for a room with sea view and it was a great pleasure to look out on the panoramic and ever changing view. Lovely gardens with a big terrace to sit in and watch birds or read. The weather wasn't perfect the whole time but the hotel lent us an umbrella. Our room was spacious and had a desk and chairs as well as a very comfortable bed. Very good bathroom with large shower and tiny sea view window! Breakfasts were perfectly good though fresh juices would have been welcome. We ate in the hotel every night because we couldn't be bothered to go out again; the hotel is a short walk out of town but coming back it's up a very steep hill (however there's a free shuttle from the port area to the hotel if you prefer to go out). The dinners were excellent; fractionally more expensive than in a basic restaurant but had a good choice of dishes, especially seafood. On several days we went out for long walks and the hotel provided a packed lunch @ 12 euros which we felt was good value for money. Spring was the perfect time to visit Giglio - the hillsides were covered with wonderful wildflowers and migrating birds were everywhere (hoopoes, golden orioles, bee eaters). There's a bus stop right outside the hotel which takes you to the two other settlements on the island. What we loved about this place was that it was old-fashioned in the best possible way - spotlessly clean, comfortable, and with everyone focussed on making sure guests truly enjoy staying there. It's a bit off the beaten track but a lovely place for anyone who likes islands and nature.