Negombo — Attraction in Forio

A unique experience for two Americans. You might call it a water park for adults.

A beach, plus an assortment of pools of all shapes and sizes (jacuzzis to Olympic sized) with all temperatures of water, plus a series of attractions like a hot/cold wading course, a sauna cave, and an area with massaging water spouts.

The setting is essentially a lush tropical garden. Umbrellas and beach chairs scattered everywhere. Lots of nooks and crannies that provide some level of privacy for dozing / reading a book between wet pursuits.

We had lunch at the self serve station / cafeteria. Long line. Big menu including alcohol. Expensive. OK to not good food. There is a bar with salads and I think other light fare - wish we had tried that instead.

I didn’t see anyone with bottles or glasses outside of the eating areas, so I’m guessing not allowed but not 100% certain.

Families: We didn’t see many kids. Overall I’d say it’s not designed for young kids. LOTS of stairs and no pools or attractions really meant for them. 12+ would probably have a lot of fun for an 90 mins or so before they got bored.

We enjoyed the day - found it interesting and relaxing. If you have a few days in Ischia this is a fine way to spend a good chunk of one of them…

… but we probably would not do it again, and I won’t recommend it to friends who are just there for one or two days. Once I got the phrase “people soup” in my head it was hard to enjoy anything but the beach.

We think there are better things to do with a short time on the island! The beach is amazing but if that’s all you want there is a free public beach right next to the Negombo roped beach.

We paid €80 for two adults on an early Sept Wednesday for the day pass. Afternoon pass was cheaper. Towel rental was €5 with a €20 deposit. Bag drop was free but with a €20 deposit for the key(?). We rode a scooter and found a free spot nearby. Not sure about costs...

The place itself is great but I'm giving 3 stars to bring attention to scam like approach to additional costs for customers. So even though 2 ppl entrance is 70 EUR off-season, for half a day, the towel is not included, and they require to pay additional 8 eur per towel. Additionally you have to pay DEPOSIT for renting this towel (10 EUR), and deposit for a locker key (20 EUR). Only in CASH. Why? Let's see. So for the deposits you get handwritten confirmation which are then really required upon returning. So it's like calculated to maybe grab a chance of someone loosing the paper (which century is it?) also what does it mean do they suspect someone paying 70-100 EUR to enter the pool will steal towels? And the best : the lady dealing with towels and lockers tried her chance TWICE impolitely asking to give her ... 20 EUR tip. Lol? For the job which should not even be needed like in normal places you just get the locker keys with the entrance ticket and that's it. And guarding towels 😁 I even saw she was counting towels for the whole big bunch of friends so they really expect to finally find a lost towel and charge you extra. The restaurant on premise is also robbery, 20 EUR for regular pasta. Other than that the place is great and beautiful ❤️ but just remember to never come in high season when it's super crowded (read 1 star reviews) it only makes sense low season (I was here in...

We had a terrible experience with Giovanna at the ticket (“biglietti”) entrance - very rude and condescending. We were there on August 13th at 2:30pm and no umbrella was provided for the four of us. After we left at 7pm we informed Giovanna of this, but she implied that I was lying. I told her to confirm with I believe his name was Boris the park staff who she called and who came over to the gate who confirmed with her that he was unable to provide us with an umbrella. Even after this confirmation, she continued to be rude and condescending. We therefore in principle asked her for a partial refund. She outright refused and did not care about our bad experience.

On a more general note, this park needs to better label the pools, in terms of the number assigned, the temperature associated with each, the benefits that each provides, and their location. And, at the ticket gate on entry, they need to clearly communicate to the client’s what is or isn’t available, including availability and accessibility to beach chairs & umbrellas and their location.

Do not go to this theme park as customer service is non existent and the experience is below average at best with a very pricy entrance fee.

P.S. I encourage the owner to reach out to me directly as I have more to share with him about the...